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5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda

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This 5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda is all you need to take part in for travelers interested in the adventure experience in Rwanda which will help you participate in activities that will ensure you have an adrenaline rush. This safari will lead you to a number of activities like the Isumo waterfalls hike in Rwanda which involves hiking through the Nyungwe forest you will also get to participate in the canopy walk in Rwanda which will lead you to aerial views of the park and also get to participate in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda which will give you an insight of the endangered chimpanzee troops. Travelers can also visit Akagera National Park where they will participate in the hot air balloon safari which will give you rewarding views of Akagera National Park from an aerial view and also get the chance to participate in the game drives in Akagera National Park which will lead you to the big five animals and many other rewarding attractions which will make your Rwanda safari quite memorable.

Highlights of your safari

Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and coffee tour

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.

Day 3: Isumo waterfalls hike and transfer to Kigali city

Day 4: Full-day game drive

Day 5: hot air balloon safari and departure

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and coffee tour

On day 1 of 5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda, upon your arrival, you will be picked up by the driver from your hotel in Kigali and drive southwards to Nyungwe Forest National park. You will have a stopover in Butare, where you will visit the National Museum of Rwanda, and the king’s palace in Nyanza with lunch en route. Before you make your way to the Park you will have a stopover at the Huye women’s Coffee cooperative which will take you on a 2 hour’s safari at the coffee plantation understanding more about the coffee-making process from harvesting, sorting, and cleaning until it is processed. You will also get to watch how coffee has improved the livelihoods of the neighboring communities through women’s empowerment for an amazing safari experience. After the safari experience, make your way to the park and check in your hotel. Dinner and overnight at  Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Hill top view.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.

On day 2 of 5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda, Enjoy breakfast and go for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. To find them, spend an hour while taking pictures and videos.  You will then return to your hotel to freshen up, have lunch check out, and later in the afternoon participate in After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk-a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you, and thereafter connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure as the night before.

5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda
Canopy walks in Nyugwe National Park

Day 3: Isumo waterfalls hike and transfer to Kigali city

On day 3 of 5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda, after an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by your guide to transfer you to the park to participate in the Isumo waterfalls hike. While hiking to the falls you will watch a number of rewarding attractions like the different bird species in the wild, you will enjoy the walk through the forest hearing the birds chirping. When you get to the falls, you will have the chance to enjoy rewarding views of the falls, you will watch a number of different bird species like; the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long-tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola and many more. After the safari experience, get ready to embark on your back to Kigali city. Upon reaching the city, You will go for a city tour where you will visit the Kimironko market and the Kigali genocide memorial site to understand more about the dark period of time during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. After having your lunch, you will be dropped at the hotel at Hotel des Mille Collines

Day 4: Full-day game drive

On day 4 of 5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda, after an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will make your way to Akagera National Park, Rise up early in the morning have breakfast, and go for a morning game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals that rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill especially the big cats like the leopard, lions and many other carnivores. You will get to watch a number of herbivores like the rhinos grazing within the plains, elephants, gazelle, oribi, and many other rewarding game animals. After the morning game drives, you will head back to your hotel for refreshments and later in the afternoon transfer to take part in the evening game drive. Get ready to watch how the park comes to life as the sunsets with a number of predators coming from their hiding spots to catch prey, the herbivores catching their last bite for the day, the crocodiles can be seen sun-basking, elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks which will make your safari quite memorable.  After the experience, you will head back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay at Karenge Bush Camp (budget) Akagera Game Lodge (mid-range)

Day 5: hot air balloon safari and departure

On the last day of the 5 Days Adventure Safari in Rwanda, as early as 5:00 am you will make your way to the starting point for your hot air balloon flight which will give you rewarding aerial views in the park as fly over the savannah plains and the different drainage features in the wild. Some of the different activities that you will get to watch the buffaloes, Uganda kobs, and impalas as they graze within the plains and if you’re lucky enough, you will get the opportunity to watch a number of carnivores catching their prey as you enjoy the cool breeze. After the safari experience, you will then make your way to enjoy the bush breakfast soaking in the beauty of the wild for a memorable safari experience. after you will have a rewarding safari experience. you will then make your way to Kigali city where you will embark on your Kigali city tour where you will get to visit the Kigali genocide memorial museum in Rwanda, the kimironko market, and many other rewarding attractions.

Quotation Includes:

  1. Airport Pick up and drop off
  2. Activities as indicated on the itinerary
  3. 4X4 Safari land cruiser vehicle and fuel
  4. Full-time English-speaking Guide/Driver.
  5. All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
  6. All meals are as indicated in the itinerary.
  7. Bottled drinking water while on safari.

Not included:

  1. Air tickets.
  2. Visa fees
  3. Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages, or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage, and wait staff gratuity.

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