Duration
13-Day
Akagera National Park, Rwanda
13-Day Charming Safari to Discover Remarkable Rwanda
Overview
This 13 day safari costs 8100 dollars for high end or 5800 dollars for budget stays per person sharing. Experience mountain gorilla tracking, Bisoke hiking, and chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe. Explore the Big Five in Akagera with a boat ride on Lake Ihema. Highlights include coffee and tea tours, Lake Kivu, the Congo Nile Trail, plus visits to museums and the Kigali memorial. This full board journey offers a deep dive into the land of a thousand hills and beautiful smiles.
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Quick Facts
Route
Kigali to Kigali
Via Volcanoes NP (Gorillas), Mt Bisoke (Virunga Mountains), Lake Kivu
Country & park
Rwanda / Akagera National Park
Style
Mid-range 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
5 Swiss Hotel - Mid-range hotel in Kigali – Dinner Included
Meals
Dinner Included; 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
$8,910 USD
$6,380 USD
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
$8,910 USD
$6,380 USD
Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028
$8,910 USD
$6,380 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 2-3
Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Day 4
Mt Bisoke (Virunga Mountains)
Day 5-7
Lake Kivu
Day 8-9
Nyungwe NP (Chimps)
Day 10
Butare (City)
Day 11-12
Akagera NP
End
Kigali (Day 13)
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour includes camping and lodges.
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 & hiking/walking
This operator can book your international flights
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Day 1
5 Swiss Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Kigali – Dinner Included
Dinner Included
Day 2-4
Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 5
Paradise Malahide Hotel
Mid-range hotel at Lake Kivu – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 6-7
Bethany Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 8-9
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 10
5 Swiss Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Kigali – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 11
Budget camping Inside Akagera NP – All Meals Included
Inside Akagera NP – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 12
5 Swiss Hotel
Mid-range hotel in Kigali – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 13
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 in Kigali
You will be met by Attractive Safaris’s representative at the Kigali international airport, after briefing on your trip program, transfer you to your hotel in Kigali Accommodation: 5 Swiss Hotel (2-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Dinner (Breakfast and Lunch not included) Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range hotel located in Kigali Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Kigali Stay: 5 Swiss Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Kigali Meals: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 2
Kigali –Volcanoes NP
After breakfast, have a 2-hour tour of the Kigali genocide memorial, dedicated to Unesco heritage in 2023, which 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 follow the road to Volcanoes National Park to be ready for tomorrow's gorilla trekking. Along the way, enjoy the magnificent view of the landscapes of the Land of a Thousand Hills. After lunch in Musanze Town, visit the volcanic Burera and Ruhondo Twin Lakes. Accommodation: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (3-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. 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 Gorillas tracking
Early breakfast before proceeding to the park head quarters where visitors assemble at 07.00 for a briefing on how to “behave “while in the company of a gorilla group. You will meet your guide here and proceed to the starting point of the trek to our allocated group of gorillas. The length of the trek varies depending on where the gorillas are as well as what the weather conditions are. After tracking, visit Iby’iwacu cultural village a life museum for folkloric culture. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea Accommodation: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (3-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. 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
Bisoke Volcano hiking
Morning: Climb the Mount Bisoke (3711 m), one of eight volcanoes in the Virunga range. You will discover during the hiking of Mt Bisoke, a huge panoramic view of the chain of 8 volcanoes on the borders of Uganda and Congo, the highest of which is the Karisimbi with 4,507m. Three to four hours of walking will be necessary to climb the 1200 meters of vertical drop, before reaching the summit where a lake occupies the summit crater. The view covers the surrounding volcanoes, including Nyiragongo, still active. Hiking time (ascent and descent): 6h Optional activities for those who can’t climb Bisoke (75$): Dian Fossey tomb trail ($75) or Golden monkey trekking ($100). Accommodation: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (3-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Mount Bisoke (Virunga Mountains) 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 5
Pfunda Guided Tea Experience and Lake Kivu relax
After breakfast, follow the road to Gisenyi. On the way, have Guided Tea Experience: Tea plantations spanning several hectares, farmers offer tea growing experiences, from seed to delivery of the tea leaves to the factory, including an experience practice of collecting tea leaves with workers and experience of tea processing at the Pfunda factory. After lunch in Gisenyi town, relish the beauty of Lake Kivu at the beach, swimming, relaxing, lazing and other lake activities. Accommodation: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel (4-star hotel) or similar Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea Accommodation: Paradis Malahide (3-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range hotel located at Lake Kivu All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Lake Kivu Stay: Paradise Malahide Hotel Mid-range hotel located at Lake Kivu Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 6
Kimbiri coffee tour experience
After breakfast, start your trek towards Kimbiri, where you will “experience coffee”, from sowing to a cup of coffee, visiting the plantations, sorting, drying, and finally roasting. Then touring along the Lake Kivu, enjoy the nature at Crete Congo-Nil with a good view of Lake Kivu and its surroundings, on a clear day, you can see the chain of volcanoes including Karisimbi with the highest peak in Rwanda at an altitude of 4507 m. Accommodation: Bethany Hotel (3-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Lake Kivu Stay: Bethany Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 7
Enjoy the boat ride on Lake Kivu Islands Exploration
Today, enjoy the boat ride on Lake Kivu: visit Napoleon, peace and monkey Isles, these isles visit is worth more for bat watching. Accommodation: Bethany Hotel (3-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Lake Kivu Stay: Bethany Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 8
Nyungwe Forest visit and Canopy adventure
After early breakfast, drive to Nyungwe national park for Canopy walk. Along the way, enjoy the panoramic view of the breathtaking landscapes of Lake Kivu. PM: Canopy adventure. The canopy walkway offers an exhilarating perspective of treetops and wildlife. Accommodation: EAR Ken Barham Guesthouse Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps) Stay: EAR Ken Barham Guest House Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 9
Chimpanzee treeking
After breakfast, drive to the park head office in Nyungwe for Chimps trekking for a day worth visit. Within this oldest park in Africa about thirteen different primates are represented including two troops of which are habituated to human contact. After lunch, enjoy Rusizi city tour twin of Bukavu City in Democratic Republic of Congo Accommodation: EAR Ken Barham Guesthouse or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps) Stay: EAR Ken Barham Guest House Budget guest house located less than 1hr drive from Nyungwe NP (Chimps) Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 10
Cultural day tour
A.m: After early breakfast drive to Butare and visit ethnographic Museum. It is believed that this house is one of the most Africa’s finest ethnographic collections, artistic, and artifacts accompanied by visual aids, giving visitors a rich insight into the culture of Rwandans. Pm: After lunch in Butare town, then drive to Nyanza and visit Rukari King’s palace for monarchs and learn more about the diversity of Rwandan culture and lives in the past years. Then follow the road to Kigali. Accommodation: 5 Swiss Hotel (2-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range hotel located in Kigali All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Destination: Butare (City) Stay: 5 Swiss Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Kigali Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 11
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 r 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 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: Camping at Mihindi Campsite Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Inside Akagera NP All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Akagera National Park Stay: Budget camping Inside Akagera NP Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 12
Full day Akagera game drive
Spotting the Big Five and other wild animals After an early morning breakfast at 7:00 AM 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: 5 Swiss Hotel (2-star hotel) or similar Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea. Mid-range hotel located in Kigali All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Destination: Akagera National Park Stay: 5 Swiss Hotel Mid-range hotel located in Kigali Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 13
City tour and Souvenir Shopping and Departure
Farewell meal For this last day of the tour, do souvenir shopping then after lunch at restaurant in Kigali and transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch Drinks: All local drinks at meals, coffee or tea 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?
5 Swiss Hotel - Mid-range hotel in Kigali – Dinner Included. Meals: Dinner Included
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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