7 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Lake Kivu & Chimpanzee tracking safari – Amazing Rwanda safaris
7 Days Rwanda gorillas, lake kivu & chimpanzee tracking safari – Coming face to face with the mountain gorillas in the wild is one of Africa’s greatest wildlife encounters that no traveler will not want to miss on their bucket list and when it comes to arranging gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda Great Adventure safaris is your premier safari operator in tailoring safaris to volcanoes national park to see the mountain gorillas and Nyungwe forest national park for chimpanzee trekking
Our 7 days Rwanda gorillas, Lake Kivu & chimpanzee tracking safari will give you great opportunities to trek in the mountainous terrains northwest of the main capital Kigali mountain gorillas before taking a drive along the Nile Congo trail, Gishwati mukura and the ultimate view drive along Lake Kivu as you traverse between Volcanoes national park and Nyungwe national park and you will also have a great chance of visiting several historical sites
Highlights
Volcanoes national park
Nyungwe national park
Lake Kivu
Kigali city tour
Dian Fossey Museum
King’s Palace
Detailed itinerary
Day 1-Arrival in Kigali international airport – Hotel in Kigali City
With a warm welcome to Rwanda, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to the lodge for relaxation and overnight, and if time allows you will have time to check out the Kigali city for shopping and orientation
Day 2-Drive to Volcanoes national park
After Lazily breakfast you will transfer to Kigali city for a short city tour before starting your drive North West to Musanze town where you will visit the Dian Fossey museum and have Lunch and later you drive to the lodge at the base of the volcanoes for overnight and a gorilla trekking briefing by our Guide
Day 3-Gorilla trekking experience
One of the greatest highlights is on this day as you prepare to come face to face with the mountain gorillas, after early morning breakfast our guide will pick you up and transfer you to the park station in Kinigi where you will meet other travelers for a gorilla briefing by the park authorities before your split into smaller groups of 8 per gorilla family and you meet your lead guide start your trek by driving to the trailhead before starting to trek into the rainforest, upon finding the gorillas you will spend one hour with the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat and later you will trek back to the endpoint and drive to the lodge
Day 4-golden monkey trekking and transfer Lake Kivu
Another day of trekking again as you will head into the forest to trek the endangered golden monkeys that live in the bamboo zones, After morning breakfast you will transfer to kinigi for a briefing at the park before driving to the starting point for golden monkey trekking, you will also spend one hour with the Golden monkeys and later you drive to the lodge for refreshment and pack up after you will drive to Lake Kivu for overnight and if time allows you May do some optional activities
Day 5-Drive to Nyungwe forest national park
After lazily breakfast at the shores of Lake Kivu you will start your drive to some of Africa’s spectacular rainforests located on the border between Rwanda and Burundi, the rainforest is home to the endangered chimpanzees that live in the Cyamudongo trekking zone of Nyungwe forest national park, this drive is one of the best drives along the famous Kivu belt
Day 6-Chimpanzee trekking experience
Usually, chimpanzee trekking in the Cyamudongo area starts as early with the drive from the park station in Gisakura to the Cyamudongo trekking zone, you will meet at the park at 4;30 am and start the drive at about 5 am and upon arrival you will have a short briefing and later start trekking in the forest in search of the chimpanzees and when you find the chimps you will spend one hour with them and later you will drive back to the lodge for relaxation also option activities like tropical waterfalls, canopy walks can be arranged
Day 7 Drive back to Kigali
After morning breakfast you will start your drive back to Kigali via the ethnographic museum in Butale and the king’s palace Nyanza these are some of the prominent historical and cultural tourism sites in Rwanda
Includes
Gorilla permit
Chimpanzee permit
Golden Monkey permit
Accommodation
Entrance fees for Museums, cultural and historical site visits
Vehicle, Guide, and fuel for the entire trip
Drinking water
All airport transfers
Excludes
international flights and Rwanda Visa
travel and medical insurance
Tips
Personal expenses like donations, Alcoholic drinks and shopping
When to travel?
This tour package can be booked all year round but recommended months are from June to October and from December to February