Prices & Rwanda Itinerary 

Recommended 7 Day Rwanda Itinerary

Day 1:  Arrival at Kigali airport.

Transfer to Hotel in Kigali (30 minute transfer). Our recommended hotel in Kigali "Les Milles Collines". 

Depending on the time of arrival, a cultural visit to the market is lots of fun.

Day 2:  Self drive/transfer to hotel/lodge/guest house to Kinigi (2 hours, good roads, spectacular scenery) near Volcanoes National Park. Our preferred lodge "Farmhouse Rwanda".

Get plenty of rest for Gorilla Trek. 

Day 3:  Gorilla Trek. Starts at 7am - 1pm. Wear long sleeves, long trousers, shoes with lots of grip, leather gloves, waterproof jacket. Relax the rest of the day.

Day 4:  9am depart Volcanoes. Transfer to Zebra Club (3 1/2 hour journey, arrive by 1:30-2pm). Light lunch followed by an afternoon game drive in Akagera National Park. 

Day 5:  Morning after Zebra Club breakfast, enter Akagera National Park for full-day game drive. Fly camp at Shakani Lake, enjoy a barbeque while watching the hippos and crocodiles, or stay a night at Ruzizi Tented Lodge (luxury tented lodge by the lake). 

Day 6:  Wake up to hear the birds singing and the hippos grunting and take a morning lake safari boat tour. On the boat tour, you get the chance to see elephants playing in the lake as well as an abundance of bird life and large animals drinking at the water's edge (or go fishing).  Half-day safari, heading back to the mid-north of the park to spot Giraffes, herds of Antelope, Nile Crocodile, and hopefully some lions. 

Depart Akagera at the Mutumba Gate and stay overnight at the Zebra Club. 

Day 7:  Transfer back to Kigali for airport or continuance of your stay (3 hours).