Tour Rwanda in Eleven (11) days

Day 1: Pick up from Kigali International Airport and transfer to a hotel in Kigali
You will be picked by our driver guide from the Kigali international airport and transfer to a
chosen hotel in Kigali (Luxury Facility or Mid-Range Facility). Dinner will be organized at the
Hotel.

Day 2: Drive to Nyungwe National Park

Have early morning breakfast and ready for pick up at 7am for a drive to Nyungwe National
Park. On the way, through the heritage corridor, we will have the opportunity of exploring
the King Palace Museum in Nyanza and the ethnographic National Museum in Huye. Have
lunch at the Mater Boni Concilli Hotel. After lunch, we shall continue to Nyungwe National
Park and have a nature walk to Gisakura tea plantation for the afternoon. Spend your night
and dinner at chosen accommodation (One & Only Nyungwe House [Luxury Facility] or
Nyungwe Top View Lodge [Mid-Range Facility].

Day 3: Water Falls & Colobus Monkeys

Have early morning Breakfast at the hotel/lodge to be ready to be picked by 7am. Drive to
Gisakura Park office for briefings. Start the hike to the waterfall. This hike last approximately
four hours. Experience stunning panoramic views as you make your way through the forest.
Have lunch at the hotel/lodge and ready for an afternoon Colobus monkey tracking
experience. The hiking for monkey tracking experience last approximately for three hours.

Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy walkway

At 05h00 you get your packed breakfast and drive to the park headquarters for chimpanzee
trek briefing and formalities and then to the evergreen forest for a great experience that
starts at 6h00. You may spot a wide variety of bird life. Dashing at high speed through the
flora, hooting and clanging – it’s a truly exhilarating experience to encounter chimpanzees
playing, wild and free.
Home to one of East Africa’s last intact chimpanzee populations, Nyungwe National Park is
an ideal place to observe chimps in their natural habitat. Most active in the morning, an
early rise is required for maximum viewing opportunity, and a beautifully prepared breakfast
will be enjoyed ‘on the go’. Allow experienced, expert trackers to guide you on a deep forest
trail, learning about these fascinating creatures and the enchanting forest that call home.

Return to the lodge at around 11h00. By 12h30: have an early lunch. We will transfer you to
the park headquarters for canopy walk briefing that takes place at 14h00. Your guided
canopy walk will start at 15h00. Experience the rainforest from a dazzling new perspective –
on the famous Canopy Walkway.
The only walk of its kind in East Africa, this breathtaking construction hangs 60 metres
above the forest floor between giant trees and towers, revealing a stunning view of the flora
and fauna, both below and above. An iconic experience, not to be missed. Return to the
lodge later in the evening. Overnight stay at One & Only Nyungwe House (Luxury
facility)/Nyungwe Top View Lodge (Mid-range facility) and have dinner.

Day 5: Drive to Karongi, Visit Environmental museum & Enjoy Night Fishing
Have breakfast in the morning and ready to be picked by 8am and transfer to Karongi. The
drive to Karongi takes approximately 3 hours. Arriving in Karongi, check in at Cleo Lake Kivu
Hotel (Luxury facility)/Moriah Hill resort (Mid-Range Facility). Have lunch at the hotel.

In the afternoon, visit the Environmental Museum and enjoy Lake Kivu beaches. Then in the
evening enjoy the night fishing. Join the singing Fishermen of Lake Kivu on night on the lake
as they fish for sambaza, the famous small fish of Lake Kivu. This tour is as real as it gets.
You will join a real fishing crew during their normal fishing activity so be prepared to get

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your hands dirty. The tour starts on board one of the cooperatives comfortable tour boats
and your guide will accompany you out to join one of the fishing boats as they paddle out
for a night of fishing on the lake. Your driver guide will drop and pick you from the
cooperative.

Once you have reached the fishing boat, you will accompany the crew as they paddle, sing
and whistle their way out on the lake in the sunset. The song sung by the fishermen is a
traditional song in an old language which has been passed down through generations of
fishermen. Well out by the fishing location, you will help the crew to get the nets ready by
lowering them under the boat. As darkness descends on the lake, paraffin lights are lit to
attract the sambaza fish. From here you will need to wait until enough fish is attracted. The
crew usually rests for a while until the captain decides that enough fish has been attracted
below the boat. Together with the crew you will pull the nets up into the boat which is a
tough and laborious activity. One catch usually yields anything from 3 to 30 kgs of fish
depending on the location and the current conditions. The nets are lowered and pulled
several times by the crew until they return at dusk. You are welcome to stay and wait for
another catch, but most people are fairly tired at this point and board the tour boat to
return to land. The activity takes approximately 3 hours and can be booked from 18h00.

Few considerations before embarking on the activity: The boat floor is usually wet. Wear flip
flops or waterproof boots. It might get cold, bring a light jacket or a sweater. The tour boat
has a roof in case of rain. You will have a late dinner as the activity ends close to 22h00.
Overnight stay at Cleo Boutique Hotel (Luxury facility) or Moriah Hill resort (Mid-Range
Facility).

Day 6: Transfer to Musanze and Caves experience

Have morning breakfast at the Hotel and ready to be picked by 8am for a three hours’ drive
to Musanze. Check in at One & Only Gorilla Nest/Bisate Lodge/Singita Lodge (Luxury facility)
or Five Volcanoes Lodge/Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge (Mid-Range facility) and have lunch.

In the afternoon an experience into the Musanze caves will be organized. The Musanze Cave
is a 2km long and the most frequently visited. It lies in the volcanic region dating back 65
million years, where the lava flows contributed to the Albertine Rift Valley. The cave is part
of the lava basaltic layers from the Bisoke and Sabyinyo volcanoes.

The cave has 31 entrances, most being roof collapses. The main cave has an entrance the
size of a cathedral and is home to a sizeable bat colony. The collapses create an incredible
array of coloured shafts of light shining into the cave.

Musanze Cave has been used as a shelter during wartime for many centuries and was the
site of a massacre during the genocide against Tutsis in 1994. The site is formally protected
and access is limited to guided tours, which last two and a half hours. After this experience,
you will be dropped back to the hotel, have dinner and relax to be ready for the next
morning activity.

Day 7: Golden Monkey trekking and community Tour

Have an early breakfast and be ready to be picked by 06h00 to be transferred to the park
headquarters for Golden monkey trekking briefing which starts at 07h00. We will then
transfer you to the trail of your guided walk that begins at 08h00. The tracking usually takes
approximately 4 hours. Once you come to the habituated families, you will spend the
allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life. Trekking to see the golden
Monkyes is an absolute highlight of Volcanoes National Park.

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The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread
Sykes Monkey, also known as the ‘Blue Monkey’ ad is endemic to the high altitude forests.
The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo
branches of frolicking on the forest floor. There ae two habituated groups of Golden
monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members. With its home at the foot of
Mount Sabyinyo. After the trek you be dropped back to the hotel for lunch.

In the afternoon, as part of relaxation and readiness for the Gorilla trek the next morning,
you will visit one of the community village in Musanze District. When you take a trip to this
Village, you will discover that it is beyond what you have ever experienced in a lifetime. This
experience offers fascinating activities and some of the must-enjoy moments within the
village including Drumming lessons, Beer brewing lessons from bananas, Basket weaving
demonstrations, Village walks, learning about some of the traditional/local herbs and what
they are used for as well as village walks among others. Enjoy traditional/cultural dances to
wind up the experience. The tour will last about 4 hours. Drive back to hotel for dinner,
relax and ready for gorilla trekking the next day.

Day 8: Gorilla Trekking & Transfer to Kigali

Have early morning breakfast and ready to be picked by 07h00 to transfer at the park
headquarters, arrive in time for briefing before your start your guided walk at 08h00 in
search of the gorillas. The Volcanoes National Park is a forested area in the Virunga
Mountains that border Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This is Rwanda’s premier tourist attraction, with the mist-covered volcanoes of the Virunga
being one of only two locations in the world where you can track a habituated family group
of mountain gorillas. The high point will be spending an hour with the remarkably peaceful
gorillas despite their size and appearance as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing,
resting and raising their young. The entire trip ends approximately around 1pm or even
early in case you were blessed to find the gorillas near the park entrances.

After, the gorilla trek, head back to the hotel for refreshing, lunch and check out. Then
transfer to Kigali for an overnight stay in Kigali Marriot Hotel/Kigali Serena Hotel/Radisson
Blu Hotel (Luxury facility) or one of the best Four star hotels (Mid-range facilities). Dinner
will be organized in one of the finest standalone restaurants in Kigali.

Day 9: Akagera Game Drive

Have early morning breakfast and ready to be picked by 6am. The drive takes approximately
2 hours to arrive at the Akagera National Park headquarters for game drive briefing. Picnic
lunch will be packed. You will spend the whole day (approximately 6 hours game drive) as
you will explore the majestic Akagera National Park, home to a variety of savannah animals
and wildlife. Akagera National Park has a diversity of wildlife including buffaloes, elephants,
giraffes, zebras, impalas and many others. After a long time being extinct in Akagera
National Park, the black rhinos and lions have recently been restocked. Their sighting is
always not guaranteed due to their small number and the hiding character of the black
rhino. Enjoy the game drive viewing the natural habitat of different animals, birds and
enjoying the view of different lakes and landscape. Finally, exit the park, drive back to
Kigali. You will be dropped to your hotel. We arrive back in Kigali towards the evening, any
time between estimated 17h30-19h00.
Day 10: Kigali City Tour

This one Day Kigali city tour itinerary gives you an exceptional feel of Africa’s beautiful and
cleanest city, Kigali, which is also a hub of the rolling “thousand hills” of Rwanda. This day
tour experience of Kigali city can be added as a refreshment trip from the major safari

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experiences such as gorilla trekking in the volcanoes, chimps trekking, cultural tour
experiences, and other experiences…. Kigali city is Rwanda’s central business district and a
hub for various commercial activities and conferences. With a favorable all year round
moderate climate, you can visit Rwanda for Kigali city tour experience during any time of the
year.

This Kigali city tour will take you around the major historical and cultural heritage sites of
Rwanda. You will visit Kandt house or museum of natural history where Dr. Richard Kandt
the first German colonial resident of Rwanda resided. The experience at the museum can
take about 1 hour in total depending on how you engage with the museum guides. After
here, you will take a hike climbing Mount Kigali located at the heart of the city.

You will proceed with the guided tour visiting some of the fast-growing centers in the
outskirts of Kigali City including the chanceful opportunity to visit the presidential museum
where two former Presidents of Rwanda resided, here you will have an opportunity to learn
a bit about the political history of Rwanda.

The trip continues as we drive through the older commercial and residential areas with a
major stop at Kigali Genocide Memorial site commemorating the 1994 Genocide against
Tutsis that claimed hundreds of thousands of people.

Your Kigai city tour will end with a visit to the Caplaki Craft centers where you will probably
be able to purchase souvenirs from your stay in Rwanda in turn supporting families of the
women involved in making the items. You are free to choose a cosmopolitan restaurant for a
more diverse menu at the time of the lunch break. We will help you with alternatives for
your choice.
You will be dropped back to the hotel in the evening at around 5pm.

Day 11: Relaxation day and transfer to Airport

Have breakfast in the morning. Relax at the hotel to be ready for drop off at the Kigali
International Airport. You may use part of the day for more shopping if needed.

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