Kigali *Β NyunyweΒ Forest * Lake Kivu * VolcanoesΒ National ParkΒ (Gorillas)Β
ThisΒ Best of Rwanda safariΒ visitsΒ three stunning regions inΒ Rwanda as well as a trekking safari to see the mountain gorillas. There are many highlights including tracking chimpanzees in Nyungwe, gorilla trekking in the highlands, golden monkeys, a canopy forestΒ tourΒ and Lake Kivu.Β
Best of Rwanda SafariΒ at a GlanceΒ
Safari DescriptionΒ
YourΒ trip begins in Kigali.Β Here youΒ can absorbΒ the culture and history of Rwanda and prepare for the gorilla trekking tour. On the secondΒ day youΒ spend the morning on a city tour which includes the Genocide Museum.Β
From Kigali, you travel southΒ to the Nyungwe National Park where you spend 2 nights atΒ One&Only Nyungwe House. Here you enjoy chimpanzee trekkingΒ in one of Africa’s oldest rainforestsΒ and a canopy walk through the forest. On Day 4, you headΒ northΒ to scenic Lake Kivu to overnight in Gisenyi on the eastern lakeshore.Β Pause and relax here before the final adventure of your safari.Β
You then head to the base for gorilla trekking at the Parc National des Volcans (Volcanoes National Park). This is a scenic journey through the lush, terraced landscape of rural Rwanda. On the following day you start early for yourΒ gorilla trek. You are given a full briefing, assessed and put into small groups for the gorilla trek. This can take between two and six hours depending on the movements of the gorillasΒ and the number of rests and photo stops that you may need. After the trek you return to the lodge where you spend another night.Β Β There is time on the following day to do a second gorilla trek, theΒ very popularΒ Golden Monkeys trek or an alternative excursion. You return to Kigali in the afternoon for your onward flight in the evening.Β
How the price changes for different group sizes:Β
These areΒ approx.Β prices per person. The main itinerary shows per person prices based on 2 people.Β However,Β prices decrease byΒ approx.Β 8% if you are 4 people (as it is a privately guided tour) and a little more if you are a party of 6 pax. (Single supplements for 3rd or 5th person in a group are also available.)Β
Contact usΒ for a tailored quote.Β
Gorilla permit includedΒ
We have now INCLUDED the gorilla permit which is $1500 per person for one day in peak season and the chimpanzee trekking permits which are $150 per person. These are added on at time of quoting for your specific trip. This is because some people like toΒ purchaseΒ two gorilla permits so that they can visit twice. And some peopleΒ don’tΒ do the Gorilla trekking.Β
Plus, outside of the peak season (June to October), if you do the Chimp trekking in Nyungwe National Park AND the Gorilla trekking then the Gorilla permit price decreases to $1050 per person.Β
Other optional tours or permits:Β
- Nyungwe Colobus Monkey permit β $40 per person
- Nyungwe guided bird walk β $40
- Volcanoes Golden Monkey permit β $100Β
Β Tailor-make this Best of Rwanda safariΒ
We can use a variety of accommodation on this safari. You can swap accommodation in Volcanoes National Park. ForΒ example,Β you can change to eitherΒ One&OnlyΒ Gorilla’s Nest orΒ BisateΒ Lodge for the ultimate Rwanda safari. You may also need to add on an extra night in Kigali at the end, depending on your flight connections.Β
Β Good to KnowΒ
- Gorilla trekking requires a reasonable level of fitnessΒ
- Permits are limited and should be booked well in advanceΒ
- This is a fully private, guided tour, that is inclusive of one gorilla trekking permitΒ
- Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking in one itineraryΒ
- Opportunity to upgrade to some of Rwanda’s most exclusive lodgesΒ
