You will arrive at kanombe international airport in Kigali.After completion of immigration and customs formalities a representative of our agency (Guide/driver) will meet, greet and transfer you to your accommodation.

After breakfast you will do a brief city tour. The City tour of Kigali gives the outsider an opportunity to see Kigali Commercial, administrative, cultural and Residential areas. This includes the Kigali Genocide Museum that is at the heart of every Rwandan, the Nyamirambo , Kigali market is one that shows a typical local goods market, and the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre shows some of the collections from the colonial times.

Start for Nyungwe Forest National Park. Along the way, make stops at places of interest including local markets, the traditional palace of Rwanda’s Former King in Nyanza. In Butare, visit the Botanical Gardens and a cultural museum. Drive past green fields of tea scattered across the hillsides and the small wooden houses unique to the areas surrounding Nyungwe Forest

Nyungwe Forest National Park is the park in southern part of Rwanda. The park and the forest are famous for the canopy walk, the only one of its kind in East Africa as well as chimpanzee tracking in the nearby Cyamudongo Forest. Go for chimp tracking in Nyungwe Forest, the largest in Central Africa. Rest of the day at leisure.

Today, you will leave after breakfast and drive back to Kigali or pass via Gisenyi to Ruhengeri. Drive north to Kinigi via Ruhengeri. Enjoy the rolling hills for which Rwanda is well known.[Approximate driving time: 7 hours including refreshment times]

After breakfast, you will drive to the Park Headquarters for briefing by the guides before heading for gorilla tracking in the park. Tracking can be hard and challenging hence requires physical fitness of the participants. Parc National des Volcans is a forest with hilly sceneries, steep slopes and swamps can make tracking a hard and tiring experience. Tracking can take as long as up to 9 hours of a walk in the forest searching for the gorillas. However an hour of interaction with this closest relatives to human the rare endangered species is indeed a rewarding experience.

Morning at leisure.
OR optional activities in Parc National des Volcans on payment of extra: either track gorillas a second time ($750pp), track the golden monkeys ($110), climb Visoke volcano ($105), climb Mount Muhabura ($70), visit Dian Fossey’s Research center and grave ($90pp), Musanze caves visit ($60pp), visit a local Women’s project ($40pp), do a nature walk in the park ($50pp), or simply stroll around the local communities, local markets and relax at the lodge (free).

You will be met Rwagasabo Safaris driver/guide at the Kigali International airport – meets and greeting, comment on the safari then Drive to your hotel in Kigali

Start of safari from Kigali heading to Nyungwe National Park via Butare. Where you will visit the King’s palace and the Rwanda national museum. Heading to Rwanda National Museum. After Butare then proceed to Nyungwe. Over night at the hotel.

Chimps trekking in The Morning. Afterwards, Spend Leisure or do the canopy walk / Nature walk. Watching Birds and Natural Views Like Trees and Others Then After Overnight at the hotel Chimps trekking in the morning afterwards spend leisure or do the canopy walk / Nature walk. Then After Overnight at the hotel Nyungwe Top View hotel.

After breakfast, drive to the beautiful lake resort on the shores of the Lake Kivu. Lake Kivu is one of the greatest Lakes in Rwanda, and is in the Albertine (western) Rift valley, a part of the Great Rift Valleys. The lake is a 2650 Square kilometer freshwater expanse and the largest of all the lakes that fill the valleys of Rwanda. Spend the afternoon by the Lake shores. Overnight at the Hotel.

After breakfast, drive to Musanze (ex- Ruhengeri) the base town for mountain gorillas. Visit of Ibyiwacu Cultural Village, Vist Two Laks Ruhondo and Burera then after spend your evening at leisure Musanze City Tours talk to Local People. Overnight at the Hotel.

Pick up at your hotel driver to Kigali, have Kigali city trip including the visit of Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, contacts with local people for the discovery of artisanal products (Collar, Bracelet, etc…), then transfer towards Kigali airport.

In arrival at Kigali Airport, you will clear customs and collect your baggage. A representative will be waiting to welcome you and brief you on your safari. Outside the airport arrival section you will be transferred to your hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit the genocide museum and enjoy a city tour of Kigali.
Lunch in Kigali.
Depart on scenic drive North West wards through the beautiful terraced hillsides that display Rwanda’s landscape.
Arrive at Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the Volcanoes National Park.The town itself is located only 25km from Uganda boarder, is relatively a small city of about 70,000 people. The constant flow of humanity is quite remarkable. The Town has great views of the surrounding volcanoes.

After a morning breakfast you will go trekking the Golden Monkey in the Volcano National Park.
Trekking to see the golden monkeys is another highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests of the Volcanoes National Park area. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor.
There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo. As with treks to see the Mountain Gorillas, treks to see the Golden Monkeys take place in the mornings and visitors are permitted to stay for 1 hour with the monkeys.
After the Golden monkey trekking, go back to your lodge for lunch.

Afternoon visit the Ibyiwacu cultural village.

Dinner at the lodge.

Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs for the first gorilla trek.
Briefing by your trackers then drive to the trail head for the start of your amazing Gorilla Tracking adventure.
Your trek again starts in the cultivated foothills of the Virunga’s offering stirring views in all directions. Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting; raising their young.

Porters may be hired for the trek to carry your backpack and gear.
The cost is ten USD per person/per day. We advise that you utilize this service.

After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge for lunch.

Afternoon visit the twin Lakes Ruhondo and Bulera.

Dinner at the lodge

Breakfast at the lodge.
Depart from foothills of the volcanoes and drive on a scenic drive to Kigali.
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight (Cost of flight not included). A flight after 18H00 is recommended.