Rwanda. Gorilla Trecking and Safari in Rwanda in 6 days

Arrival at Kigali Airport in the evening – meets and greeting, have safari briefings by our Representative. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner & Overnight at Flame Tree Village Hotel (HB)

Kigali- Akagera national park After wake up –call and breakfast at 9:00 departure to Akagera national park, lunch at Akagera Game Lodge. In the afternoon boat ride on the lake Ihema. Lake Ihema is located in the south of the Akagera National Park in the savanna region of the Eastern province of Rwanda. The Akagera River feeds a complex of a dozen of lakes including Lake Ihema, which is located at an altitude of 1,292 m. It is the biggest lake in the park; it covers an area of about 90 square kilometers. The eastern lake shore forms the border between Rwanda and Tanzania. Observe hippopotamus disturbed from their daytime slumber and basking crocodiles slide back into the lake as the boat approaches. For keen birders, the boat trip is a must, with a huge variety to be seen. Lake Ihema and the island Nyirabiyoro, both have an interesting history. Hear about the Rwandan folk law of a banished fortune teller who fled to Nyirabiyoro Island. And how Henry Morton Stanley, the first western explorer to visit Akagera in 1876 was responsible for the name of Lake Ihema. Dinner & Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge (HB)

Akagera national park. After wake up-call and breakfast, game drive all the day. Akagera Park is one of the most diverse and scenic of Africa’s game reserves in term of landscape and one where you can still drive for some hours without encountering another vehicle. A few of the species that you will encounter are: buffalo, zebra, giraffe and a variety of antelope. Break for packed lunch in the car. Important to note is that Akagera and its lakes are home to one of the highest concentrations of hippopotamus in Africa. One of the animals that you will probably also see is the Nile crocodile which is the world’s largest reptile. Of the shy animals that you may be able to spot, Akagera has a small but nonetheless important population of Leopards and spotted hyenas. The reintroduction of lions to Rwanda is a ground-breaking conversation effort for both the Park and the country. The group of lions includes five females and two males. The smaller predators to be found within the Park are mongooses, genets, serval cats, and side-striped jackals. Also very common in the park, are the primates: olive baboons, vervet monkeys, bush babies and more rarely, silver monkeys. Of the 12 antelope species that may be observed in Akagera, the graceful impala is the most common and will probably be impossible to miss! With more than 525 bird species, Akagera is one of the best spots for bird-watching in Rwanda. The three habitats of the park encourage a wide variety of birds. Akagera is indisputably the best place in Rwanda to find Savannah birds and raptors. It is also very well stocked with water birds and the less common birds living amongst the papyrus swamps. Lunch (packed lunch) in the Park and in the afternoon transfer to Kigali. Dinner & Overnight at Flam Tree Village Hotel (HB)

Kigali-Kinigi. Excursion in Kigali town all the morning, The green city of Kigali, built on Mt Kigali is the largest city in Rwanda, known for it’s clean and safe environment. It was chosen over the established cultural city of Butare as a capital in 1962 when Rwanda gaine dits independence from Belgium. It has grown very quickly and is now the major political center and of Rwanda as well as the economic and transport hub of the country. It provides a convenient gateway to the country by road or air. The commercial center of the city is in Nyarugenge, while the Government and administrative center is further east in Kacyiru… Visit of the Gisozi/Kigali Genocide Memorial Center. The Memorial, a joint partnership between the Kigali City Council and the Aegis trust, was inaugurated in April 2004, for the 10th anniversary of the beginning of Rwanda’s Genocide. Three permanent exhibitions are on exhibit, the largest of which documents the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. There is a children’s memorial and an exhibition on the history of genocidal violence around the world. The center is built on a site where over 250,000 people are buried. Have a lunch at the New Cactus. After lunch transfer to Kinnig for visit the Ibyiwacu Cultural village where you enjoy the cultural exchange. This village offers a number of activities and the opportunity to experience Rwandan traditional living and what makes it authentic. Grind millet and sorghum on the local grinding stone to make food, cycle a wooden bicycle around the village, shoot arrows with the people, listen to village elders explain their traditions and practices and so much more. There is even the opportunity to enjoy the traditional Intore dancers. Dinner & Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (HB)

Kinigi (Volcanoes National Park)-Kigali After your morning wake-up call and breakfast (6:30 am), transfer to report to the park headquarters (7:00 am), for Gorilla trekking formalities and briefing by the Volcanoes National Park’s guides on the Gorillas’ etiquette. Then drive on the brim of Parc National des Volcans, depending on the group or family of gorilla that you will be allocated to trek. The gorilla safari here commences at about 2000 meters above sea level in the upmost slopes of the Volcanoes, led by experienced trackers who have spent their entire lives living in or close to the forest - time will vary with how close they will be and it is unpredictable because gorilla tracking takes place in their natural habitats also depending on the ape’s movements, some families are not far others are quite fast moving that it may take you longer hours to find them - Your trek will be captivating as you merge through pending vines, moss-covered Hagenia trees and giant Lobelias that thrive in the tropical climate. The high point, of course, one of the greatest wildlife experiences on earth, will be spending an hour with the gentle giant gorillas as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting, and raising their young. After Gorilla trekking transfer to the Lodge for Lunch. In the afternoon relax at the Lodge. Dinner & Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (FB)

Kinigi (Golden Monkeys) After your morning wake-up call and breakfast (6:30 am), transfer to report to the park headquarters (7:00 am), for the Golden Monkeys trekking.Trekking to see the golden monkeys is another highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests of the Volcanoes National Park area. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor.There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 - 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo. After Golden lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon transfer to Kigali for your departure flight.