12 Day Rwanda Luxury Safari with Kivu Serena Hotel

12 Day Rwanda Luxury Safari with Kivu Serena Hotel

This 12 Day Rwanda Luxury Safari with Kivu Serena Hotel covers the two national parks of Nyungwe national park and then Volcanoes national park. Not forgetting a city tour in Kigali to see attractions such as Kigali genocide memorial museum, Inema art gallery, presidential museum, local markets and others.

The highlights of this Rwanda Luxury safari include;
• Chimp tracking in Nyungwe
• Bird watching in Nyungwe
• Canopy walk
• Transfer to Kigali city
• Kigali city tour
• Transfer to Volcanoes
• Gorilla tracking
• Golden monkey tracking
• Cultural tour
• Hiking Bisoke mountain
• Visiting Musanze cave
• Visiting the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Bulera
• Transfer to Lake Kivu
• Boat trip

Day 1; Arrival and city tour
On your arrival at Kigali airport, you will have a meet and greet experience with our professional guide. He will introduce you to this Rwanda luxury safari and then transfer you to Kigali Marriot hotel for lunch and then have a city tour for like 2 hrs. You will be brought back to Serena hotel for an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

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Day 2; City tour and road transfer to Nyungwe National Park
You will start your day with breakfast and be picked by our guide who will take you t Inema art gallery for a city tour, have lunch at one of the hotels with in Kigali and proceed with your journey to Nyungwe national park. You will reach Nyungwe in the evening and then check in One and Only Nyungwe house for dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 3; Chimpanzee tracking and Birding
Start your day as early as 5am with your breakfast and be ready to head to the park headquarters by 5;30 am for chimpanzee trekking briefing. This trekking provides visitors with a unique chimpanzee experience. Visitors follow path through the lush vegetation up to a point from where they are able to witness chimpanzees acting out their daily activities walking up, eating and socializing within their natural environment. After this amazing experience which can last between 2-6 hours, you will return to your lodge for your lunch and afternoon relaxation. You will later be picked to go to the forest for Bird watching. After this long day, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 4; Canopy walk and Transfer to Kigali
You will start your day with breakfast and get ready to be taken to the park for Canopy walk experience. This experience which is only found in Rwanda among the East African countries is very unique and amazing where by you are on the trial above the forest and you are viewing animals which are down in the trees from above. Here, you will see animas such as the colobus monkeys, the olive baboons, the red tailed monkeys, the mangabey and several bird species.
After this amazing experience, you will head out of the park for your journey to Kigali city. You will have an en route lunch and then proceed to Kigali. You will check in at Kigali Serena hotel for an overnight stay.
Meal plan

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 5; Visiting the Museum and transfer to Volcanoes
You will wake up at your time of convenience and have your breakfast, then get ready to start on your journey to Volcanoes. You will first visit Kigali genocide museum from where you will discover that over 25,000 deceased people were buried at the museum. From here, you will proceed with your journey with an en route lunch at one of the hotels. On your arrival, you will check in at Five Volcanoes Boutique hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 6; Full day at Volcanoes national park
Begin the day with an early breakfast and then set off to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. You will then proceed into the park for gorilla trekking experience. With the guidance of a guide, you will be able to track gorillas from a closer range. This experience will last about 4 hours. You will return to your lodge for lunch and in the evening, you will go for Iby Iwacu cultural village visit to experience the live hood of the local people. You will then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay. This place is the epic of our Rwanda luxury safari.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 7; Full day Volcanoes national park

Start the day with an early breakfast, then be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing about golden monkey trekking and after proceed into the park to track the golden monkeys within their natural habitats. After this amazing experience, you will be brought back to your lodge for lunch and rest of the day relaxation.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 8; Hiking Mount Bisoke
You will start your day with breakfast and get ready to go for hiking on Mount Bisoke. You will hike on the mountain up to the level where your energy can take you. Here, you will be able to have a clear view of the national park from a good angle and you will be able to spot some animals such as the monkeys. After this tiring but worth experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch and rest of the day relaxation.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 9; Visiting Musanze caves

You will have breakfast in the morning and then get ready to go and visit the Musanze cave. This cave has 7 entrances and its very unique inside. Rumors have it that there is a very big and long snake inside though its not a sure deal to spot this mysterious creature. After visiting the cave, you will return to your lodge for lunch and hotel activities such as massage or swimming.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 10; Visiting the Twin Lakes
You will start your day with breakfast and then get ready to go and visit the Twin lakes of Ruhondo and Bulera for a boat trip to see aquatic animals and then the bird species on the water shores. You will have lunch at one of the hotels near the lakes. After this relaxing experience, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay. At this moment you are preparing for the last part of this Rwanda Luxury Safari.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 11; Transfer to Lake Kivu
Gisenyi is located in the North eastern corner of Lake Kivu and neighbors with Congolese city of Goma. It’s a scenic Rwandan town at the foot of the fertile hills. The town offers an excellent variety of attractions such as beaches which provide a perfect setting for leisure days. Gisenyi town has a public beach which offers allocation for swimming and picnicking, not forgetting numerous restaurants. Visitors can also enjoy activities such as kayaking, hiking to see the gorillas, or go on historical and cultural tours.

You will start the day with your breakfast and then prepare for the transfer to Gisenyi. You will arrive at Kivu Serena hotel, check at Kivu Serena hotel for lunch and then go for kayaking in the afternoon Lake Kivu to enjoy the fresh breeze, watch birds on the lake shores, pus viewing aquatic animals such as hippos and crocodiles. You will return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

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Day 12; Transfer to Kigali International Airport
You will start your day with breakfast at your time of convenience, relax at the hotel and then get ready to start on your journey to the airport via Kigali city for lunch and then proceed with your journey to the airport for your out bound flight. This marks the end of your safari and hope to welcome you again another day.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch 

No Accommodation 

INCLUSIONS
• Meet and greet assistance on arrival
• Airport transfers and inter hotel transfers from the first day to the last day
• Accommodations and meals as per itinerary
• All activities as per itinerary
• Gorilla trekking permits
• Chimpanzee trekking permits
• Golden monkey trekking permits
• Kigali genocide visit
• Cultural village visit in Volcanoes
• Exclusive use of a private safari land cruiser vehicle
• Bottled drinking water
• Guides fee

EXCLUSIONS
• International flight tickets
• Visas
• All covid testing fees in Rwanda
• All activities and accommodation not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tips
• Personal expenses such as telephone bills.

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