5 Days Volcanoes NP & Nyungwe safari
5 Days Volcanoes NP & Nyungwe safari : A 5 day safari in Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe Forest National Park will give you the opportunity to experience Rwanda’s most exquisite sights, such as gorilla trekking in Volcanoes and chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda’s south
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes national park
As soon as you arrive at the Kigali airport, our company representative and your driver/guide will be waiting to greet you and take you to Volcanoes national park, the home of the endangered mountain gorillas.
Dinner and overnight stay at Sabyinyo Silverback lodge (luxury) Le Bambou gorilla lodge (mid range), Hotel Muhabura (budget).
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience and Cultural Tour
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters-Kinigi for a briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas.
Upon receiving your trekking gear, drinking water, and packed lunch from the driver, you will be dropped off at the starting point where you will be guided by the ranger guides on your gorilla trek.
Depending on the gorilla’s movement, this activity may take between one and eight hours. However, meeting them is an extremely rewarding experience, and you will spend a maximum of one hour studying them and taking photographs.
As soon as you have spent time with the fascinating mountain gorillas, return to the base and meet your driver to take you to your lodge for lunch and a brief rest.
Rwanda Cultural Tour
After lunch, take a cultural walk to Iby’iwachu Cultural Village-a Non-Profit umbrella organization that provides conservation incentives, supports community enterprise development and livelihood projects with the goal of improving the lives of reformed poachers and communities around Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.
During your guided tour around the site, you will experience Kinyarwanda traditions, including the Intore dance, traditional ceremonies, and a guided community walk. Retreat and return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay as above. Sabyinyo silverback lodge (Luxury), Le Bambou Lodge (Midrange), Muhabura Hotel (Budget)
Day 3: Stop over at Lake Kivu and transfer to Nyungwe national park
In the morning, after a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, take a trip to Lake Kivu and enjoy the early morning breeze on the shores. It is an hour’s drive to Rubavu from here.
After spending only an hour there, return to the road to drive 4-5 hours to Nyungwe national park, where you will have lunch en route.
A large and ancient rain forest in East Africa, the Nyungwe forest is the largest and oldest in the region. After arriving in the park in the late afternoon, you will connect to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay at Nyungwe Forest Lodge (luxury), Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel (midrange), or Gisakura Guest House (budget).
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon canopy walk
Have breakfast and attend a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest before entering the forest in search of the active and playful individuals.
In addition, the Chimpanzees are easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing as they go. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. Once you have located them, take pictures and videos for an hour. You will then return to your accommodation for lunch.
After lunch, you will walk to the Canopy Walk, a 50 meter swing bridge suspended from large trees.
You will have the opportunity to see the amazing rain forest from a bird’s eye perspective, observing wildlife as it moves about. Before night fall, you will return to the lodge for dinner as above.
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali city and airport drop off
After breakfast, leave for Kigali city with a visit to Nyanza king’s palace and Rwanda national museum in Huye, as well as Murambi genocide museum en route.
After arriving in Kigali, visit the craft shops and the memorial to the victims of the Rwandan genocide. Have lunch and connect to the airport for your return flight to your next destination.
End of 5 Days Volcanoes NP & Nyungwe safari
