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12-Day Gorilla, Chimpanzee & Wildlife Adventure in Rwanda & Kenya

Offered by: USD Safari Tours

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Journey Snapshot

🗺 Kenya, Rwanda ⏱ 12 days 🚙 4x4 Pop-up Roof

kigali akagera NP Volcanoes NP(Gorillas) Lake kivu nyungwe NP(Chimps) lake naivasha lake nakur

Overview Day by Day Rates Inclusions Getting There Offered By

Embark on an unforgettable 12-day primate and wildlife adventure across Rwanda and Kenya. Trek through lush forests in search of magnificent mountain gorillas and playful chimpanzees, while enjoying Kenya's spectacular wildlife and scenic landscapes. This exciting journey combines close encounters with Africa's incredible primates, rich culture, and unforgettable safari moments - perfect for tourists seeking a truly memorable East African adventure.

Route

Start	kigali (Day 1)
Day 2	akagera NP
Day 3	Volcanoes NP(Gorillas)
Day 4	Lake kivu
Day 5	nyungwe NP(Chimps)
Day 6	lake naivasha
End	lake nakur

Tour Features

Day 1:Arrive In Rwanda | Genocide Memorial Tour | Travel To Akagera National Park | Boat Trip | Game Drive Day 2:Morning And Afternoon In Akagera National Park | Travel To Kigali Day 3:Travel To Musanze | Visit Dian Fossey Center | Iby'iwacu Cultural Interaction Day 4:Gorilla Trekking In Volcanoes National Park | Relaxing Day 5:Golden Monkey Trekking | Transfer To Lake Kivu | Relaxing Day 6:Optional Activities On Lake Kivu -| Transfer To Nyungwe National Park | Tree Canopy Walk Day 7:Last Day In Rwanda | Chimpanzee Trekking | Transfer To The Airport | Fly To Kenya | Hotel Transfer Day 8:Travel To Lake Naivasha | Boat Ride Day 9:Travel To Hell's Gate National Park For Biking | Transfer To Lake Nakuru National Park | Game Drive Day 10:Morning Game Drive | Transfer To Masai Mara National Reserve | Maasai Cultural Visit | Game Drive Day 11:Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari At 485 USD Per Person | Full-Day Game Drive Day 12:The Last Day With Us | Transfer To The Airport | Fly Back Home

Activities & Transportation

Route: kigali, akagera NP, Volcanoes NP(Gorillas), Lake kivu, nyungwe NP(Chimps), lake naivasha, lake nakur
Duration: 12 days
Getting around: 4x4 safari vehicle (pop-up roof)
Transfers: airport pick-up & drop-off can be included

Accommodation & Meals

Day

Accommodation

Meals

1

Akagera Rhino Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

2

Chez Lando Hotel> Mid-range hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

3

The Garden Place Hote>l Budget hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

4

The Garden Place Hote>l Budget hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

5

Cyimbili Guest House> Budget guest house located at Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

6

Nyungwe Nziza Eco-Lodge >Budget lodge just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps, Rwanda)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

7

Ibis Styles Nairobi Westlands Hotel> Mid-range hotel in Nairobi (City, Kenya)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

8

Burch Resort> Budget resort at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha, Kenya)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

9

Hotel CityMax >Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

10

Miti Mingi Eco Camp> Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

11

Miti Mingi Eco Camp> Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

12

No accommodation

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day by Day

Day 1 Arrive In Rwanda | Genocide Memorial Tour | Travel To Akagera National Park | Boat Trip | Game Drive

⏱Morning 🏨Akagera Rhino Lodge Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Upon your arrival in Rwanda, you will be welcomed by a Kubwa Five Safaris guide, who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Kigali International Airport. You'll then be transferred to Kigali for a city tour and a visit to the genocide memorial site, which gives a brief history of Rwanda. You will then be driven to Akagera National Park, which features over with over 12,000 mammals, including Africa's "Big Five" - lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, and leopards - as well as over 500 species of birds. On arrival, you will check in at your lodge and have lunch. After lunch, you will head out for an evening game drive. The park hosts a variety of big mammals, with the most sought being lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, elephants, and hippos. After the game drive, you will take a boat trip on Lake Ihema to watch hippos and crocodiles in the water or by the lakeshore. Dinner and overnight at Akagera Rhino Lodge.

Day 2 Morning And Afternoon In Akagera National Park | Travel To Kigali

⏱Morning 🏨Chez Lando Hotel> Mid-range hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After an early breakfast we'll depart for a morning game drive in Akagera National Park. We will be searching for big mammals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, several antelope species, and the recently re-introduced lions and rhinos. The park is a varied habitat for wildlife and a birders haven, with over 500 bird species recorded here. Around mid-day, we'll drive back to Kigali. You will have lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight at Chez Lando Hotel.

Day 3 Travel To Musanze | Visit Dian Fossey Center | Iby'iwacu Cultural Interaction

⏱Morning 🏨The Garden Place Hote>l Budget hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will be driven northwards to Volcanoes National Park. Upon your arrival in Musanze, you will visit the Dian Fossey Center. In the evening you will visit the Iby'iwacu Cultural Village to learn more about the local culture through community interactions and traditional dance. Dinner and overnight at The Garden Place Hotel.

Day 4 Gorilla Trekking In Volcanoes National Park | Relaxing

⏱Morning 🏨The Garden Place Hote>l Budget hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will gather at the park headquarters with your trekking gear and drinking water for a briefing before you venture into the forest for your gorilla trek. Volcanoes National Park is known for its primate species. There are twelve fully habituated gorilla families living here, as well as a few others habituated solely for scientific research. The troops consist of at least one silverback along with several females and youngsters. The gorilla troop names are: Susa, Igisha, Karisimbi, Sabyinyo, Amahoro, Agashya, Kwitonda, Umubano, Hirwa, Bwenge, Ugyenda, and Muhoza. Dinner and overnight at The Garden Place Hotel.

Day 5 Golden Monkey Trekking | Transfer To Lake Kivu | Relaxing

⏱Morning 🏨Cyimbili Guest House> Budget guest house located at Lake Kivu (Rwanda) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast in the morning, you will assemble at the park headquarters with your trekking gear and drinking water for a briefing before you venture into the forest for your golden monkey trek. While participating in the trek, you will learn interesting facts about their lives in order to make the journey more interesting. After lunch you will drive to Lake Kivu, which borders Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After reaching the lake, you will enjoy the rest of your evening by its shores. Dinner and overnight at Cyimbili Guest House.

Day 6 Optional Activities On Lake Kivu -| Transfer To Nyungwe National Park | Tree Canopy Walk

⏱Morning 🏨Nyungwe Nziza Eco-Lodge >Budget lodge just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps, Rwanda) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast in the morning, you will either go kayaking or enjoy a boat ride on Lake Kivu before your approximately 2.5 drive to Nyungwe National Park. You will have lunch on the way and then continue to the park, arriving in time for a canopy walk. The canopy is set 50 meters above the ground, and its 150-meter walkway is the first of its kind in East Africa and third on the continent overall (after South Africa and Ghana). It allows visitors to see the forest from above the trees and be at eye level with the birds and monkeys that inhabit the upper side of the forest. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Nziza Eco-Lodge.

Day 7 Last Day In Rwanda | Chimpanzee Trekking | Transfer To The Airport | Fly To Kenya | Hotel Transfer

⏱Morning 🏨Ibis Styles Nairobi Westlands Hotel> Mid-range hotel in Nairobi (City, Kenya) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After an early morning breakfast, you'll pick up your packed lunch and then drive into the park to the starting point of your chimpanzee trek. Nyungwe National Park features the largest block of montane forest in eastern and central Africa and is an incredibly rich area of biodiversity. After chimpanzee trekking, you will have lunch and then drive back to Kigali for your evening flight to Kenya. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by a Kubwa Five Safaris guide, who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. You'll then be transferred to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at Ibis Styles Nairobi Westlands Hotel.

Day 8 Travel To Lake Naivasha | Boat Ride

⏱Morning 🏨Burch Resort> Budget resort at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha, Kenya) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Lake Naivasha National Park. This beautiful lake has so much in store for you to look at and enjoy. Upon arrival, you will check in at your hotel and then go out on an evening boat ride. Dinner and overnight at Burch Resort.

Day 9 Travel To Hell's Gate National Park For Biking | Transfer To Lake Nakuru National Park | Game Drive

⏱Morning 🏨Hotel CityMax >Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will go on a two-hour bike ride in Hell's Gate National Park. You will then transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving at your hotel in the afternoon. After lunch, you will head out for an evening game drive. Lake Nakuru National Park's claim to fame is its flamingos and the over 400 other species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the Rift Valley. The sight of potentially millions of flamingos is quite spectacular - from a distance the lake appears ringed in pink! Lake Nakuru has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species, particularly the Rothschild giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo, and baboons are also residents here. Dinner and overnight at Hotel CityMax.

Day 10 Morning Game Drive | Transfer To Masai Mara National Reserve | Maasai Cultural Visit | Game Drive

⏱Morning 🏨Miti Mingi Eco Camp> Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you'll depart for an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is one of Kenya's renowned soda lakes and is world-famous for attracting millions of flamingos to its alkaline shores. Witnessing these legions of fuchsia-pink flamingos feeding on the abundant algae that grows in the warm and shallow waters is a sight to behold. After the morning game drive, you will be transferred to Masai Mara National Park. You will pass through the floor of the Rift Valley, arriving in the evening. Over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. On arrival, you will visit the local Maasai village for a cultural tour. Here you'll learn about the community and interact with the local Maasai people. An overnight at the village can be organized upon request. After, you will go for an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at Miti Mingi Eco Camp.

Day 11 Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari At 485 USD Per Person | Full-Day Game Drive

⏱Morning 🏨Miti Mingi Eco Camp> Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya) 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will head out with packed lunch for a half-day game drive in the park in search of zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah, elephant, and buffalo (among others). Optional Activity: A balloon safari at an additional cost of $485 USD per person can be organized for the early morning on this day, after which you'll proceed with the normal program. It is in the Masai Mara Game Reserve that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Dinner and overnight at Miti Mingi Eco Camp.

Day 12 The Last Day With Us | Transfer To The Airport | Fly Back Home

⏱Morning 🏨No accommodation 🍽Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After having a delightful breakfast, you will be driven to Nairobi, where you will do some shopping for local souvenirs that you can take back home to show to your friends and family members. After shopping, you will have lunch in town, then be driven to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your scheduled flight back home.