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DURATION: 7 days

Wildlife and Gorillas of Rwanda

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Combine game viewing in Akagera National Park with its varied wildlife with a gorilla trekking in Rwanda.

This is a superb opportunity to not only view the gorillas but also to experience Central Africa’s largest protected wetland and the last remaining refuge for savannah-adapted species in Rwanda.

Visiting:

East Africa › Rwanda › Kigali › Akagera › Volcanoes National Park

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From $9850 USD

$13200 USD

per person sharing per tour

TRANSPORT

Transport + transfers included

MEALS

Meals included (As specified in the day-by-day section)

ACTIVITIES

Gorilla trekking, game drives, evening/night game drives, birding

Only excludes: International flights, visas, travel insurance and gratuities, drinks

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After a briefing and hiking through the verdant rainforest, you’ll spend some time watching a gorilla family | Photo: Virunga Lodge

Virunga Lodge in Rwanda | Photo credits: Virunga Lodge

Virunga Mountains as seen from the Virunga Lodge | Photo: Virunga Lodge

Your 7-Day Itinerary

Arrive airport and meet our representative - transfer to the guest house. Balance of the day at leisure, meals are for your own account on this day.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast included

Transport: Included

Early wake up call and depart to the East of the country to reach Akagera National Park. A packed breakfast will be organise for you to enjoy enroute. Check in at the luxury Magashi Camp and relax before the afternoon game activity. Back at the lodge on time for dinner and night. Everything about Magashi is a thrilling quest. Watch elephants, near camp, submerge in the lake’s silvery blue waters. Drive across miles of open savannah tracking rhinos, giraffes and lions. Try your hand at catch-and-release fishing, watched by a shy sitatunga. And listen to the stories of the land during a traditional Kugisha supper around a roaring fire with friends old and new.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Drinks: Local brands included

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

Gear up for thrilling game drives during your stay. A wildlife sighting is always unpredictable and that’s what makes a game drive so exciting. Look out for tracks. Listening for alarm calls and be on the alert for nearby predators. There’s so much to see, and being the first to spot something brings a whole new level of satisfaction to your day.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Drinks: Local brands included

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

Early departure today to reach the mountainous region and gorilla territory. You will arrive at the lodge late afternoon and have time to freshen up before dinner.

** This is a long day of driving through the wonderful countryside; including a lunch stop in Kigali. It is possible to organise for a helicopter transfer (weather permitting), contact us for the price of this option ***.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Transport: Included

This morning you depart early to the park headquarters for a briefing. Once you are briefed on the gorilla family your group is trekking (small group per tracker), walk through the tropical rain forest in search of the mountain gorillas. You may find them doing their daily chores of feeding their young ones, climbing trees and others just relaxing. You will have about 1 hour with the gorillas, and then return to headquarters. Transfer back to the lodge in time for a late lunch and afternoon at leisure to relax. Possibility to hike around the lodge or chat to your guide if you would like to book a cultural activity (not included). Dinner and night at the lodge.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Transport: Included

Virunga Mountains as seen from the Virunga Lodge

Breakfast and check out. Road transfer to Kigali airport, including an orientation tour of the city. Your meals are for your own account today.

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