
7 Days Explore Rwanda Parks Safari
This 7 Days Explore Rwanda Park Safari is the perfect one-week safari that allows you to explore all three of the top national parks in Rwanda. Major highlights of this 7 days Rwanda safari tour include; golden monkey and gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park, chimpanzee trekking and the canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park; and finally game drives in Akagera National Park.
Highlights to 7 Days Explore Rwanda Parks Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes NP Rwanda & Ibyi’wacu Village Tour
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking, Canopy walk and Transfer to Kigali.
Day 6: Transfer to Akagera and evening game drive
Day 7: Early morning game drive, Ihema boat trip and transfer to Kigali.
Detailed Itinerary for 7 Days Explore Rwanda Parks Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Pickup from your hotel in Kigali by our company representative/driver guide and transfer you to your hotel in Volcanoes national park arriving Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes NP Rwanda & Ibyi’wacu Village Tour
Wakeup to an early morning breakfast and report to the park headquarters for briefing and allocation of Gorilla trekking groups. Later, you will head into the cold and misty forested slopes of Virunga national park for your Gorilla trek.
The trek can be anywhere between 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas and upon finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to see and take photos after which you exit the forest.
Meet your driver / guide and transfer back to the lodge. If you feel strong, you will embark on a cultural tour at Iby’iwacu Village which is also known as the ‘Gorilla Guardians Village’. Get an opportunity to visit the former King’s palace and learn more about the rich Rwandan culture through dance and singing performances from the local intore dance troupe and also get a chance to dress in traditional Rwandan attires as part of your cultural experience. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)
Breakfast will be served early and drive back to the park headquarters for briefing and Golden Monkey trekking. The procedure is the same as Gorilla trekking but lasts only 3 to 5 hours and return to the lodge to freshen up and transfer to Lake Kivu with an optional boat cruise at the lake and later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Wake up to a tasty breakfast, check out of your hotel and embark on your transfer to Nyungwe forest national park with lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking, Canopy walk and Transfer to Kigali.
Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing before entering the forest, searching for the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are the easy to spot, as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimp tracking usually takes about 4 hours or more depending on the location of the chimps.
After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Rwanda 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. You will then exit and connect to Kigali for dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 6: Transfer to Akagera and evening game drive
You will be met by your driver guide after breakfast for your transfer to Akagera National Park where you will arrive in time to embark on the late afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will see game like hippopotamuses, Crocodiles and many bird species that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps. Dinner and overnight at your lodge in Akagera park.
Day 7: Early morning game drive, Ihema boat trip and transfer to Kigali.
Rise up early and go for a game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals which rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill. After the game drive, connect for the Ihema boat trip then return for lunch and return to connect with your driver guide to embark on your transfer back to Kigali arriving late evening.
End of 7 Days Explore Rwanda Parks Safari
