8 Days Rwanda Gorilla Holiday
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park
After breakfast you will transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park which is on the north-eastern part of Rwanda on the Tanzania and Uganda Boarder. On arrival you will have lunch and relax at the lodge. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 2: Early morning Game drive
Today you will have breakfast and later go for a game drive. During the game drive you will see animals like the Bushbuck, Eland, Impala, Oribi and Topi, Buffalo, Olive Baboons, Giraffe, Vervet monkeys, Zebra, Hyenas, Leopards, Lions elephant, hyena and black rhino. Return to the lodge for lunch. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 3: Another game drive- transfer to Butare
After breakfast drive to Butare via Kigali. You will have lunch in Kigali town; get to visit the King’s palace in Nyanza, the national museum in Butare, the genocide memorial site and many other interesting places. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in Butare
Day 4: Genocide memorial and transfer to Nyungwe Forest
After breakfast you will drive to Nyungwe Forest, you will have lunch and relax the rest of the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking
After breakfast you will go for chimpanzee tracking. During tracking you will spot other primates like the Ruwenzori colobus and L’Hoest’s monkeys, Mountain monkeys, Angolan black, colobus monkeys, Owl-faced Monkey, Mona Monkey, Blue Monkey, Golden Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey, Vervet Monkey and Olive Baboons among others. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 6: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast you will transfer to Volcanoes national park. The drive takes about 6 hours. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 7: Gorilla trekking
You will have breakfast at the lodge and with parked lunch you will go for a briefing at the park head quarters, and then set of for gorilla tracking. This may take one to 8 hours depending on the movement. When you get to the gorillas you will be allowed to be with them for one hour. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 8: Transfer from Volcanoes national park to Lake Kivu
Have breakfast, and then drive to Lake Kivu. You will have lunch on arrival; later go for a boat ride on the lake. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 9: Boat cruise – departure
After breakfast you will visit the hot springs and later take a boat cruise to the coffee growing island. Later transfer to Kigali for your connecting flight.
