10 Days Best Rwanda Safari, Cultural encounters

The 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari is a well curated safari adventure that allow you to explore Rwanda. This safari allow you to experience Rwanda wildlife, primate tracking, cultural experience and city tours. The  10 days best of Rwanda safari tasks you on a Rwanda gorilla safaris tour to Volcanoes national park where you’ll have an opportunity to witness the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. You will have a Rwanda Cultural tour and a Kigali City tour in Kigali City. On this 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari, Rwanda private customized tour, you will tour the genocide memorials, visit the Nyungwe Forest with its variety of primates and birds, enjoy Lake Kivu; and get two opportunities to spend time amongst the Mountain gorillas.

This 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari takes you to 3 National Parks within Rwanda, which include Volcanoes National Park for Mountain gorilla trekking, Nyungwe forest National park for chimp Tracking tour, and then it will take you to Akagera National Park for a wildlife trip and game viewing in Rwanda Safaris tour.

10 Days Best Rwanda Safari Highlights

Things to do on this Safari

City tour in Rwanda

Exploring Lake Kivu

Mounatin Gorilla trekking

Primate adventure in Nyungwe National Park

Cultural experience in Rwanda

Wildlife viewing in Rwanda

Game drives in Akagera National Park

Detailed 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport & transfer to a hotel in Kigali

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport & transfer to a hotel in Kigali 

You’ll arrive at Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport to start this 10 days classic safari adventure. Upon arrival at the Airport, our representative will be waiting to welcome you to Rwanda. You’ll then be transferred to a hotel in Kigali city. Along the way to your hotel, you will be briefed about this 10 Days best of Rwanda safari. Check in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Kigali.

Meal Plan: Dinner

Day 2: Travel to Musanze

Day 2: Travel to Musanze

Following a hearty breakfast, we embark on a journey from Kigali, traversing the picturesque landscapes to arrive at Ruhengeri, situated at the entrance of Parc National des Volcans. En route, we are treated to a mesmerizing spectacle of natural beauty, passing through the meticulously cultivated terraced hills of Kigezi and Rwanda. As the day unfolds, we immerse ourselves in the enchanting scenery that unfolds before us, truly capturing the essence of this remarkable region. Later, we indulge in a delightful dinner and settle in for a restful overnight stay, cherishing the memories created amidst the splendor of our surroundings.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3: Mountain Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park

Day 3: Mountain Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park 

Following an early morning breakfast at the lodge, enter Volcanoes National Park  (Parc National des Volcans,) to search for the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.Mountain gorilla trekking is a demanding but rewarding experience. The trekking experience starts with a briefing about at the visitors center. After the briefing, you’ll be put in small groups of about 8 members each and then allocated to different gorilla families. Following the lesd of your ranger guide, grab your trekking stick and start your adventure. Trek through the forest searching for these humble primates. After locating them, you’ll be allowed to view them for one full hour. After your allocated time elapses, trek back to the visitors center.

Ensure you bring with you enough water and a packed lunch. The time spent in the forest depends on the movements of the primates in their natural environment.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 4: The Beach of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi

Day 4: The Beach of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi

After breakfast, leave Ruhengeri and proceed to Gisenyi, a pretty town located on the shores of beautiful Lake Kivu, the main water body of Rwanda. Relax on the beach. Dinner and overnight

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 5 of 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari: Panorama of Rwanda

Day 5 of 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari: Panorama of Rwanda

After breakfast, transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park along Lake Kivu. Stopover in Kibuye for lunch. Arrive in Nyungwe National Park in time for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 6: The Primates of Nyungwe National Park

Day 6: The Primates of Nyungwe National Park

After an early breakfast, you enter the Nyungwe forest for trekking in search of the numerous troops of Colobus monkeys and/or tracking the chimpanzee.

Nyungwe is a vast, uncontaminated tropical rainforest over 1000 sq. km in size and you will be amazed by such intense, green mountain vegetation.

Ensure you carry with you a packed lunch and water for a picnic lunch. Return for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 7: Kigali and the Culture of Rwanda

Day 7: Kigali and the Culture of Rwanda

After breakfast, you will drive to Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. Stopover in Gikongoro for a tour of the Genocide Memorial of Murambi.

Lunch in Butare, where it is possible to find the best Rwandan, original handicraft, which you cannot find in other countries of Africa.

Butare hosts the biggest university and the national cultural museum, worthy to visit. Stopover in Nyanza for a tour of the royal palace of the traditional king of Rwanda, the Mwami. Arrive in Kigali for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Akagera National Park

Day 8: Akagera National Park

After breakfast, depart for Akagera National Park located along the Tanzanian border of Rwanda. You reach in time for the evening game drive.

This park is famous for its herds of game animals including Burchell’s Zebra, lions, elephants, topi, giraffes, impalas, and over 425 species of birds including the shoe billed stock, African jacana, sacred ibis’ goliath heron. Dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 9 of 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari – Game drive

Day 9 of 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari – Game drive

Early morning game drives along with the trials of Akagera. As an optional activity, you can board the boat for exploring the water of Lake Ihema to see a large number of hippo, the huge Nile crocodile, and birds. In the afternoon drive back to Kigali for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Day 10: Reserved for departure

Day 10: Reserved for departure

Depending on your program, enjoy a city tour around Kigali before your transfer to the airport for departure.

End of the 10 Days Best Rwanda Safari

Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

The safari package includes

  • Park Entrance fees
  • Gorilla trekking permit
  • chimpanzee tracking permit
  • 4×4 Land Cruiser or Safari Van for ground travel
  • Service of professional English-speaking guide
  • Boat ride
  • Game viewing
  • Bottled water on tour

The safari package excludes

  • Tips
  • Laundry
  • Visa fees
  • Optional Activities
  • Air tickets
  • Shopping
  • Cigarettes
  • Telephone bills
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