6 Days Akagera and Nyungwe safari
The 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari is an exciting holiday which will take you to Akagera national park, a savannah national park where you will be able to view lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants and rhinos, zebras, giraffes, impalas, waterbucks, topi, oribi, hippos, crocodiles among others which will be viewed during the game drives and boat cruise. The 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari will also take you to Nyungwe forest national park which harbours different mammals, primates like chimpanzees, grey cheeked mangabey, olive baboons, blue monkeys, silver monkeys, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys.
Highlights of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera national park-afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Full day game drive in Akagera national park
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Day 6: Departure to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Kigali
Depending on your arrival time at Kigali International airport on the first day of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then go for a city tour where you will be able to visit the Kigali genocide centre, Kimironko market, art centres among others. After the city tour, you will drive to the hotel for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera national park-afternoon boat cruise
After breakfast on the second day of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari, you will meet up with your drier guide to transfer to Akagera national park with great views of the homesteads, rolling hills, and beautiful landscapes among others on the way. Upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise
After lunch, you will go for an amazing boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will be able to view hippos in water, crocodiles basking on the water banks, view other animals like buffaloes, waterbucks, elephants, giraffes among others drinking water along the shores, water birds like cormorants, fish eagles, kingfishers, hornbills among others. After the boat cruise, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Full day game drive in Akagera national park
After an early breakfast on the third day of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive in the park where you will be able to view buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, impalas, topi among others grazing in open savannah plains, view predators like lions, leopards, hyenas among others looking for a morning hunt, bird species among others. After the game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for lunch where you will relax at the lodge and later go for an afternoon game drive where you will be able to view other animals and bird species. after the afternoon game drive, you will return to the lodge for evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park
On the fourth day of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Nyungwe forest national park. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the rolling hills, farmlands, beautiful scenery, traditional homesteads among others. Upon arrival in Nyungwe forest national park, you will check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park and Canopy walk
Chimpanzee trekking
After an early breakfast on the fifth day of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters at Uwinka visitors centre for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing, you will be allocated an experienced park guide who is well conversant with different trekking trails. Trekking of chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where they are located. During trekking, you will be able to view other primate species, birds, colourful butterflies, and different plant and tree species among others. Once the chimpanzees are found, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you a chance to learn more about their behaviours, habits, and lifestyle, watch them feed, play, breastfeed, hunt, fight, rest, take photos and record videos. After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will transfer to the Uwinka visitors centre for a canopy walk briefing where you will start trekking along the Igishigishi trail which leads you to the canopy walkway where you will have views of different bird species, trees, and primates, enjoy aerial views of the forest among others. After the canopy walk, you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Day 6: Departure to Kigali
On the last day of the 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari, you will have breakfast at leisure, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kigali with en-route lunch on the way. Upon arrival, you will go for a city tour in case you missed it on the first day and then your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International Airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advice.
End of 6 days Akagera and Nyungwe safari.
Tour includes
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Park entrance fees/game drives
- Boat cruise
- Canopy walk
- Kigali city tour
- Full-time English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- International air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Life insurance
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, and tips among others.
