Duration
10-Day
Akagera National Park, Rwanda
10-Day Rwanda Adventure of Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Lake Kivu
Overview
At 4710 dollars per person sharing mid range rooms, this tour visits three national parks. Trek mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, walk the Nyungwe canopy, and see the big five in Akagera. Enjoy the twin lakes, tea tours, and the Kigali genocide memorial. Relax on the red sand beaches of Lake Kivu while discovering the nature and culture of the land of a thousand hills in one captivating and scenic adventure.
Plan snapshot
Quick Facts
Route
Kigali to Kigali
Via Kigali Airport (Kigali), Volcanoes NP (Gorillas), Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)
Country & park
Rwanda / Akagera National Park
Style
Safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
Any day if available
Minimum age
18 years
Activities
game drives, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking & boat trip
Accommodation
Five to Five Hotel - Budget hotel in Kigali – Meals at Own Expense
Meals
Meals at Own Expense; All Meals Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
Request quote
Currency
USD
Rates
Rates Per Person
USD
Start datesSingle2+ people
Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
$6,100 USD
$5,181 USD
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
$6,100 USD
$5,181 USD
Before booking
Important To Know
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour is offered in US dollars (USD).
This tour is unavailable for children.
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Route
country
Rwanda
Start
Kigali (Day 1)
Day 1
Kigali Airport (Kigali)
Day 2-3
Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Day 4
Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)
Day 5-6
Lake Kivu
Day 7
Nyungwe NP (Chimps)
Day 8-9
Akagera NP
End
Kigali (Day 10)
Tour Features
Budget tour
This budget tour uses lodges and guest houses.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
18
Minimum age of 18 years
The minimum age for this tour is 18 years.
Activities & Transportation
Activities: game drives, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking & boat trip
Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
This operator can book your international flights
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Day 1
Five to Five Hotel
Budget hotel in Kigali – Meals at Own Expense
Meals at Own Expense
Day 2-3
Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 4
Paradise Malahide Hotel
Mid-range hotel near Gisenyi (Lake Kivu) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 5
Bethany Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 6
EAR Ken Barham Guest House Budget guest house less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) – All Meals Included
Budget guest house less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 7
Five to Five Hotel
Budget hotel in Kigali – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 8
Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
Luxury lodge inside Akagera NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 9
Five to Five Hotel
Budget hotel in Kigali – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 10
End of tour
(No accommodation)
Breakfast & Lunch Included
Day By Day
Tour step
Arrival
You'll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
Arrival at Kigali Airport
At your arrival at Kigali Airport, you will be met by Attractive Safaris’s representative at the Kigali international airport. He will be waiting for you in the arrivals hall with a sign marked “Attractive Safaris.” After greetings, you will be transferred to your accommodation. - Accommodation: Five to Five Hotel (3-star hotel) or similar - Drinks: Mineral water. Budget hotel located in Kigali Meals at own expense Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Kigali International Airport (Kigali) Stay: Five to Five Hotel Budget hotel located in Kigali Meals: Meals at own expense Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Transfer to Volcano National Park
After breakfast, visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial dedicated to Unesco heritage in 2023, will take you back to the barbarity of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, which decimated the country and left around a million dead. Then, drive to Volcanoes National Park, home to mountain gorillas. On the way, discover the attractive and luxuriant nature through the landscapes of a thousand hills. Transfer time: 3.5 hours. Lunch in the touristic town of Musanze (Ruhengeri). Afternoon: Guided hike along the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo. - Accommodation: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (3-star hotel) or similar - Drinks: Mineral water during the trip. Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas) Stay: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 3
Mountain Gorilla trekking
You'll meet early in the morning at the National Park office for a briefing. With the help of an appointed guide and trackers, in groups of no more than 8 people, you'll set off in search of mountain gorillas. Tracking them can take anywhere from 2 to 6 hours. Once the group of gorillas has been located and approached with the help of the trackers, you will be able to observe them for one hour, no more, from a distance of no more than 5 meters, so as not to disturb them. Good-natured and peaceful, the gorillas seem completely indifferent to your presence and go about their business, playing, rolling around, grooming each other, sleeping... and feeding in their plant-filled world. Sometimes they come very close to you, even touching you... Hiking time: 2 to 6 hours. After lunch at your hotel, you will visit the “Iby'Iwacu” village for an inspiring experience of Rwandan culture, customs, and traditions. - Accommodation: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (3-star hotel) or similar. Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas) Stay: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 4
Transfer to Gisenyi Tea tour Experience
In the morning, drive to Gisenyi. En route, enjoy panoramic views of the volcanoes, including Karisimbi, the highest peak (4,507 m), and Nyiragongo in the DRC (still active). Stop along the way to visit a tea plantation covering several hectares. Farmers offer tea cultivation experiences, from sowing to delivering tea leaves to the factory, including a hands-on experience of collecting tea leaves with workers and an experience of tea processing at the Pfunda factory. Lunch in the town of Gisenyi. Afternoon: Relax on the beach and/or explore the seaside town of Gisenyi and visit the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (Goma). Transfer time: 2 hours. - Accommodation: Paradis Malahide Hotel (3-star Hotel) - Drinks: Mineral water during the trip. Mid-range hotel located near Gisenyi (Lake Kivu) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Gisenyi (Lake Kivu) Stay: Paradise Malahide Hotel Mid-range hotel located near Gisenyi (Lake Kivu) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
Lake Kivu relaxing
Lake Kivu is a relaxing destination in Rwanda, offering a tranquil escape with beautiful scenery, safe swimming, and a variety of leisure activities like lounging on beaches, enjoying lakeside picnics, and kayaking, Nyamyumba hot springs, a natural paradise that invites visitors to unwind in its warm, mineral-rich waters, sit by the spring and enjoy a massage. Lunch in a restaurant in the town of Gisenyi on the shores of Lake Kivu. Then drive to Karongi (Kibuye). - Accommodation: Bethany Hotel (3-star hotel) or similar - Drinks: Mineral water during the trip. Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Lake Kivu Stay: Bethany Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6
Boat trip on Lake Kivu
After breakfast, go and admire the crystal clear waters of Lake Kivu, discover the beauty of the small bay and the surrounding islands by boat: Amahoro Island, Napoleon Island, Monkey Island, etc. - Afternoon: transfer to Nyungwe via Nyamasheke. Along the way, admire the rich biodiversity, and spectacular beauty of the Nyungwe rainforest, one of the oldest tropical forests in Africa. - Accommodation: EAR Ken Barham Guest house (3-star hotel) or similar - Drinks: Mineral water. Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Lake Kivu Stay: EAR Ken Barham Guest House Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7
Chimpanzee Trek & Canopy Walk Adventure
Morning: Early in the morning, meet at the park office for a briefing and assignment of a professional guide to accompany you on your chimpanzee tour. The search for chimpanzees may take a few hours or several hours before you find a group, but you will likely see many other groups of monkeys along the way, such as Angolan colobus monkeys or blue monkeys. Lunch at the Uwinka Reception Center. After lunch canopy walk adventure (with Zipline as optional: +$100/person). The canopy walkway offers an exhilarating perspective of treetops and wildlife. Then return to Kigali. Accommodation: Five to Five Hotel (3-star hotel) or similar Drinks: Mineral water, coffee, or tea. Budget hotel located in Kigali All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps) Stay: Five to Five Hotel Budget hotel located in Kigali Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8
Transfer to Akagera National Park for Sunset boat trip
Today, around 9:00 AM, your professional driver guide will pick you up at your hotel to proceed to Akagera National Park (around 3 hours of transfer). Lunch at Imigongo Art Center or Akagera Transit Lodge Upon arrival, you will check in at Akagera Game Lodge, and then relax by the pool. Afterward, go on a sunset boat trip from 4:30 to 6:00 pm on Lake Ihema to discover the aquatic wildlife (hippos, crocodiles, birds...). - Accommodation: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge (4-star hotel) or similar - Drinks: Mineral water during the trip. Luxury lodge located inside Akagera NP All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Akagera National Park Stay: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Akagera NP Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9
Full day Akagera game drive
Spotting the Big Five and other wild animals After an early morning breakfast at 7:00am your professional driver guide will take you for a full day wildlife game drive (around 7 hours) in Akagera National Park from south to north for variety animals discovering: Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo), giraffes, zebras, antelopes, impalas, secret oribas and bushbous, as well as ungainly tsessebe and the largest antelope in the world, Cepeeland statuesque…) The park also boasts almost 500 species of birds including the spectacular shoebill with its implausibly massive bill and the near-endemic red-faced barbet. Lunch at Mihindi Café and picnic area inside the Park: Thereafter driver back to Kigali. Accommodation: Five to Five Hotel (3-star hotel) or similar Drinks: Mineral water during the trip. Budget hotel located in Kigali All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Akagera National Park Stay: Five to Five Hotel Budget hotel located in Kigali Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 10
City tour, Souvenir Shopping and Departure
Before breakfast, arrange your luggage ready for boarding. Then after breakfast have city tour, visiting Kimironko market and art kiosks where you can buy souvenirs. Farewell meal in one of the city's restaurants. Afternoon: free time to continue exploring the city. Transfer to the airport around 5:00 PM. End of the safari. Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Kigali Stay: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Non-alcoholic drinks
Tour step
End of tour
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Included
Park fees (For non-residents)
Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
Chimp permits(One per person, non-resident)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excluded
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Getting There
This tour starts and ends in Kigali
This operator can book your international flights
Fly to/from Kigali Airport (KGL - Check price)
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Offered by
Attractive Safaris
4.8 operator rating
Attractive Safaris is an East African tourism and travel agency company with destination options in Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and the Republic of Congo. They provide guided tours, excursions, air ticketing, hotel bookings, car hirings, seminars, and conferences. In addition, they have Kibeho pilgrimage trips for travelers looking for a more religious experience in combination with a traditional African safari adventure.
Office In
Rwanda
Size
5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
Member Of
ASTA, RTTA, Tripadvisor, VISIT RWANDA, Petit Futé & PSF
Tour Types
Mid-range & luxury tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
Destinations
Burundi, Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Practical answers
Tour FAQs
Are rates charged per person?
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
Which currency is this tour priced in?
This tour is offered in US dollars (USD).
Can children join this tour?
This tour is unavailable for children.
Can this tour start on my preferred date?
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can the itinerary be customized?
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Where do travelers stay during this tour?
Five to Five Hotel - Budget hotel in Kigali – Meals at Own Expense. Meals: Meals at Own Expense
Where does this tour start and end?
This tour starts and ends in Kigali
Are airport transfers included?
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Operator policy
Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
This tour is offered by Attractive Safaris, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.
This tour is subject to the terms & conditions of Attractive Safaris.
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