6 Day The Big five and Culture relaxation tour of Rwanda
This 6 day Rwanda tour takes you to 2 national parks within Rwanda. It begins and ends in Kigali City , takes you to Akagera national park, Volcanoes national park and Lake Kivu.
- Cultural experiences
- Game drive experiences
- Golden Monkey Tracking
- Boat safaris
Safari Highlights
- Park fees and a professional driver/guide
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (unless listed as upgrade)
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT and Round trip airport transfer
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Bottled water throughout the trip
- golden monkey trekking permit
Includes
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips to porters, site guides and driver/ guide
- Insurance
- Optional activities
- Personal expenses
- Visa
Excludes
Detailed Itinerary
Transfer to Akagera national park
After breakfast and meeting with your drive guide for a tour briefing in Kigali, we will drive to Akagera national park, the only wildlife park in the whole of Rwanda.
You will check in, have lunch, rest and later have a game drive in the evening looking for elephants, gazelles, antelopes, buffaloes, giraffes, lions and among others.
Head back to your lodge where you will dine and spend the night.
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Transfer to Musanze in the north
Early morning, take breakfast and transfer from Akagera national park to Volcanoes national park. After arrival in Musanze, you will check in at your hotel and have lunch, rest and then you will transfer to the Ibyiwacu culture village where you will be introduced to the traditional Rwanda culture through traditional dances, poems, and dressing codes among others.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Canoeing on Twin Lake and Nature walk
After an early breakfast, you will drive to enjoy a fantastic nature walk around the lakes, bird watching, fishing and later in the evening visit the panoramic twin volcanic lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Golden monkey tracking then Lake Kivu
After breakfast, we will drive to the park headquarters for a briefing. Golden monkeys have a limited number of permits per a day although you can only have one hour with them. They are very shy primates but also playful. Just like any other monkeys they play a lot on the tree branches.
We will have lunch after tracking and drive to lake Kivu for evening relaxation , dinner and overnight stay.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Kayaking on Lake Kivu
After breakfast at your hotel, you will head for a kayak on Lake Kivu that will give you a beautiful sea feel as you watch over to see local fishermen and a number of bird species at different corners of the lake and later head for lunch.
After lunch, spend the rest of the evening refreshing and enjoy the sand on the beach.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Transfer back to Kigali
After breakfast, we will drive to Kigali. We will drive through a very beautiful countryside with views of Nyungwe forest national park and a thousand hills.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
No accommodation
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