Akagera game drives, a Mount Bisoke hike, Rwandan culture and Lake Kivu in one week-long loop.
- Duration
- 6 Days
- Style
- Gorilla & Primates
- Country
- Rwanda
- Format
- Private
6 days · Gorilla & Primates
At a glance
- 6
- Days
- 5
- Nights
- 3
- Places to stay
- Private
- Group
Where you'll stay
- Serena Hotel
- Ruzizi Tented Camp
- Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
4 stops across Rwanda
- 1KigaliDays 1–6
- 2AkageraDays 2–3
- 3Volcanoes NPDays 3–4
- 4Lake KivuDays 5–6
Every day is flexible — we tune the pace, lodges and game drives to you.
Arrival in Kigali
You are met at Kigali International Airport and transferred to your hotel. Depending on arrival time you can do a city tour including the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre and the old city.
Where you stay
Serena Hotel (luxury) · Hotel des Mille Collines (mid-range) · Quiet Haven Hotel (budget)
Meals
Lunch & dinner
Kigali to Akagera National Park
After an early start you drive (about 2 hours) to Akagera National Park, a blend of wetland, savannah grassland and woodland at a lower, warmer and drier altitude than the rest of the country. A full-day game drive searches for giraffes, buffaloes, elephants and many birds, with a chance to see the shoebill stork around the lake shores.
Where you stay
Ruzizi Tented Camp (luxury) · Akagera Game Lodge (mid-range)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Akagera to Volcanoes National Park
At 8:00 am you take a boat trip on Lake Ihema to see crocodiles, hippos and birdlife. You then drive to Volcanoes National Park (about 5 hours) with a lunch stop in Kigali.
Where you stay
Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (high-end) · Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge (mid-range) · Muhabura Hotel (budget)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Climbing Mount Bisoke
After a briefing from the park ranger at the RDB office you climb to the summit of Bisoke volcano to see its crater lake, then return to Musanze. The hike takes roughly 5 to 7 hours depending on the group.
Where you stay
Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (high-end) · Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge (mid-range) · Muhabura Hotel (budget)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Cultural Community and Lake Kivu
You visit the Iby'Iwacu cultural village for performances and an insight into local culture, then the red rocks to see banana beer production. In the afternoon you transfer to Lake Kivu to relax on the beach.
Where you stay
Serena Hotel (luxury) · Lake Kivu Waterfront Resort (mid-range) · Discover Hostel, Gisenyi (budget)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Lake Kivu to Kigali and Departure
After breakfast you enjoy a boat ride on Lake Kivu to the islands and birdlife, then drive to Kigali (about 3 hours). Time permitting, you visit the Genocide memorial before transfer to the airport.
Meals
Breakfast & lunch
This journey is priced to your dates, group size and lodge choices — tell us what you have in mind and we'll send a personal quote within 24 hours.
Included
- Transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation with meals as listed
- Bisoke hiking permit
- En-route lunch
- English-speaking driver/guide
- Park entrance fee
- Bottled mineral water
- Game drives
- Boat trip
- Canoe ride on Lake Kivu
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