The 9 Days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda Safari avails you with a chance to explore the Rwandan heritage and tourist sites comprehensively. The Safari commences and ends in Kigali while you traverse through the wildlife safari destination of Akagera National Park with its numerous populations of both big and small mammals, such as elephants, Masaai Giraffe, Buffaloes, Lions, Roan antelopes, Topis and the aquatics in Lake Ihema including Nile crocodiles and Hippos. The Safari also features heritage tours in Butare, the breath taking Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest which is among the largest montane and the most well protected natural forest in east and central Africa, recreational beach encounter at Lake Kivu, a boat cruise and gorilla trekking, golden monkey tracking and Dian Fossey hike in Volcanoes National Park. The safari also includes the tour to the Gisozi genocide memorial site to have a more recent picture of the 1994 genocide killings in the ill-fated Rwanda.

Safari summary

Day 1: Visit Gisozi genocide memorial & transfer to Akagera National Park

Day 2: Morning game drive & afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema

Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Visit the Nyanza palace en route in Butare

Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking in the morning and afternoon Nyungwe Canopy walk

Day 5: Transfer to Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)

Day 6: Spend the whole day relaxing at the lake and transfer to Volcanoes National Park in the evening

Day 7: Mountain gorilla trekking & relax at the lodge

Day 8: Golden monkey tracking and Musaze caves tour in the afternoon

Day 9: Hike the Dian Fossey Grave & transfer back to Kigali

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