4 Days Gorilla Tracking and Akagera Wildlife Tour

Giraffe at Akagera National Park in Rwanda.

Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park

On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be received by our staff member who will brief you about this Safari within Rwanda. He will drive you to Akagera National Park where you will have your lunch. In the afternoon you will go for a thrilling boat ride on the beautiful Lake Ihema to look for the various water animals associated with water for example Hippos, giant crocodiles and a profusion of water birds like the African fish eagle, papyrus Gonolek and the shoebill stork. Dine and overnight rest at Dereva Hotel or Akagera Game Lodge or Umbrella Pine

Day 2: Game drive and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Following an early breakfast, you will go for a game drive to look for the early risers plus large predators including Lions and Hyenas plus others such as bushbuck, zebra, Elephants, giraffes, Buffaloes, cape elands, impalas, oribi and antelopes. Return for lunch at the Lodge and then in the afternoon, drive to Volcanoes National Park where you will arrive in the evening. Dine and overnight rest at Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge, or Kinigi Guest House, or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

Day 3: Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park
You will head to the Park headquarters where you will be allocated to a Gorilla group. There you will be shortly briefed about the mountain Gorilla tracking rules. After this the guide and ranger will accompany you as you search the forest for these giant Apes. Slowly you will search the Volcano Virunga Hills and the verdant Valley for the gorillas and this activity is in some way tiring but on coming face to face with the Gorillas, all the exhaustion you went through will come to pass as you will have an hour in their presence observing and taking photos of them. Later you will return to your lodge to rest and ponder on the memorable gorilla experience. You will visit the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera in the evening for a cultural experience. Dine and overnight rest at Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge, or Kinigi Guest House, or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

Day 4: Transfer back to Kigali and departure
After breakfast you’ll transferred to the capital city Kigali for a brief city tour to visit the Genocide memorial sites, busy markets and the Local schools. Later be dropped off at the Airport for your departure flight.