Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Designated Hotel
Welcome in Rwanda, on that day after arrival at Kigali international airport, you will be picked and drive to designated hotel for covid-19 test as we are waiting for results to start trip on the next day dinner and overnight stay at hotel villa Portofino.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Pick up and Transfer to Muhanga at azizi Life Experience
in the morning after breakfast, you will be picked at 7Am top and rive to Southern province of Rwanda and Azizi life, to have village experience with Azizi cooperatives, you will then walk to you rural hosting community and be welcomed by cooperatives, you will meet family home of your host for introduction, and add a bit of traditional dress to attire your, and help with preparation of your lunch time meal., on this day you will also go to coffee fields for weeding and harvesting, of the coffee cherries. you will also involve in cooperative activities such as weaving, family activities, cutting glasses and so on, later you will start to prepare for dinner and looking for fire wood and fetching water to be used, and later you will spend overnight there.
Overnight at Village
Day 3: Transfer to Kibeho
Day Tour of Kibeho ‘The Holy Land’, you will in the morning be picked-up from your hotel in Kigali and transfer to the Southern province of Rwanda for a pilgrimage to Kibeho. Kibeho is a remote village in the southern side of Rwanda, famously known for Marian Apparitions and site of Pilgrimage since 1981. En-route, you’ll stop by several sites of historical, religious and cultural value and your driver will provide related interpretations Visitors/pilgrims go to Kibeho to visit the shrine, learn about the apparitions and work on the conversion of their hearts. On arrival, visit sites such as the Basilica of ‘Our Lady of Sorrow’, the shrine of ‘Our Lady of Kibeho’, the statue of ‘the Lady of Kibeho’, Nyarushishi Hill and other sites if time allows. Spend a night there or back to spend night at Huye town
Day 4: transfer to Nyungwe for Covid test
In the morning after breakfast, at 8Am you will drive to Nyingwe side where you will have second covid test which will allow you to do Chimpanzees trekking and golden moneys trekking. from there you will go to your hotel for overnight and supper at Peace Guest House.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking And transfer to Lake Kivu
Early in the morning After your quick breakfast, we head south west to the verdant Nyungwe Forest National Park, you will have to experience the Chimpanzees primates by Trekking where you will found them jumping from one tree to another with a lot of noise which with enjoyable to take video of such kind of primate called Chimpanzees. After continue to your hotel lunch and leave home of chimpanzee and drive to Rubavu at lake kivu for overnight and dinner at Nirvana Height hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 6: Enjoying Boat ride, Visiting Hot Spring transfer to Musanze
This day, at morning after breakfast, you will start enjoying the greatest lake of Rwanda, Laka Kivu. You will start by Boat ride, which will take you to the island like, Napoleon island where you will found bird species like Bats, Star Island where you found Monkey and Peace Island from there you will be back for lunch, and afternoon you will enjoy swimming, and sand of kivu beach. Later after you will drive to Musanze Volcano National Park for Overnight and dinner at Classic Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 7: Golden Monkey Trekking and transfer to Gisenyi After Covid test for flight 2
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 drive to Kigali for a night. Dinner and overnight
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 8: Pick up from Kigali and transfer to Akagera, and Boat ride at Lake Ihema
In the morning After breakfast, you will drive to Akagera National Park, the journey will take between 2-3 hours, later you will reach to the park reception for registration, and start half game drive into the southern party of the park, you will have lunch in the lodge, and later from there you shall do an evening boat ride on Lake Hema where you shall enjoy watching the aquatic animals such as Hippos, Lions, Crocodiles as well as water birds like the Papyrus Gonolek, shoebill stork, and African fish eagle. From there we shall drive to your accommodation at akagera game lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 9: Game Drive and transfer to Kigali
We shall have yet another day of adventure within the park, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of Rwanda’s hilly landscape, comprised of a blend of wetland, savannah, and woodland, the natural forests also make quite a view. The location of the park shows that it lies at a lower altitude as compared to rest of the country, therefore meaning that it is not only warmer but drier. Some of the wildlife you might see here include Giraffes, Buffalos, and Elephants as well as a profusion of birds. If fortunate, we may be able to sight at the Shoebill Stork, especially around the shores of the lake. From here you will drive back to Kigali.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 10: Kigali City tour and Drop off
Today after breakfast, depending on the flight schedule, you will visit local market in Kigali, Kimironko market for shopping souvenirs, visit campaign against Genocide and have lunch at one of local restaurant in Kigali as waiting for drop off at Kigali international Airport for flight
Inclusions
- Pick up and drop off
- Private Transport
- Golden monkeys
- Wild life safaris
- Boart ride
- Kigali city tour
- Game drive
- Professional Driver guide
- Golden monkeys
- All meals (Dinner, lunch, breakfast)
- Accommodation
Exclusion
- Tourist VISA
- Flight ticket
- Other facilities, laundry, massage, souvenirs, …
- Tourist Insurance