10 DAYS RWANDA GORILLA SAFARI

Overview

This trip offers thrilling game drives, forest treks, and up-close encounters with mountain gorillas. You’ll explore Rwanda and Uganda’s top parks, enjoy scenic drives, and experience local culture before concluding with shopping at Rwanda’s largest market and departure.

10 Days 9 Nights Itinerary

Welcome! Upon your arrival, our driver guide (company representative) will warmly welcome you to Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills. You will then be transferred directly to your hotel in Kigali to relax after your flight. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.

Rwanda Air

Early in the morning, after breakfast, your Travel Hype Adventures driver and guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you straight to Akagera National Park, located in northern Rwanda along the Tanzanian border. Covering 1,122 square kilometers, Akagera is the country’s largest national park, boasting savannah, mountains, and swamps. Upon arrival at the park reception, you will receive a briefing from the park guide before embarking on a short game drive, offering your first glimpse of the park’s diverse wildlife and breathtaking landscapes. After the drive, you will return to your hotel for lunch and relaxation, enjoying the afternoon sunset as you prepare for an exciting night game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.

This morning, enjoy a relaxed full-board breakfast before setting off on an unforgettable safari game drive. As you journey through the savannah woodlands, you’ll have a clear view of diverse wildlife, including the Big Five—lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos—as well as giraffes, hyenas, antelopes, zebras, and many more. After the drive, you will return to the hotel for lunch before heading out for another thrilling game drive in the afternoon. Later, you will drive back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, our company driver-guide will pick you up for an exciting day of exploration. You will embark on a morning game drive, entering through the eastern gate and exiting from the northern gate, allowing you to witness a wide range of wildlife throughout the park. After the game drive, you will head straight to Kigali.

In the morning, with your packed lunch, hiking gear, raincoat, and 1 liter of water, your driver-guide will pick you up and drive you directly to the park reception for a briefing before entering the forest. A professional park guide will accompany you on the hike through Nyungwe Forest, providing insights into the diverse tree species, various primates such as colobus monkeys, olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, and grey-tailed monkeys, as well as unique plant species along the way. The hike to the canopy bridge takes approximately 1–2 hours. After exploring the canopy, you will hike back to the reception and return to the hotel for relaxation.

After breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for a briefing on the “dos and don’ts” while trekking chimpanzees before entering the forest. The trek lasts between 1 to 6 hours, depending on walking speed and real-time conditions. The forest is rich in diverse tree and plant species and is home to 13 primates, including chimpanzees, long-tailed monkeys, and colobus monkeys. After lunch, you will be transferred to Karongi, a scenic 3-hour drive from Nyungwe, where you will check into your hotel for relaxation.

After breakfast, your driver will pick you up from the hotel and drive you directly to Uganda. At the border, ensure you have your passport ready for a smooth crossing. Once you have crossed, you will continue your journey straight to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, renowned as the home of mountain gorillas, before heading to your hotel.

After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the Bwindi park headquarters for a briefing on mountain gorillas by the park warden or senior guide. Equipped with at least 1 liter of drinking water, hiking gear, and snacks, you will then proceed to the trekking starting point, accompanied by park rangers who will assist in tracking the gorillas. The trek can take anywhere from 1 to 7 hours, depending on their movements, but encountering them is an unforgettable and rewarding experience. Once you find the gorillas, you will have a maximum of one hour to observe their behavior, take photos, and capture videos. After this incredible experience, you will return to the base, where your driver-guide will take you for lunch before driving you back to your hotel.

After breakfast, our company driver-guide will pick you up and drive you from Bwindi to Kigali via the Gatuna border, heading directly to your hotel for relaxation.

After breakfast, your driver will pick you up and take you to the local craft market and Kimironko Giant Market, the largest local market in Rwanda, for shopping. Afterward, you will be driven directly to the airport for your flight.

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