Luxurious Rwanda

What's included?

Park entry, permits, guides, transportation, accommodation, breakfast, water, medevac insurance.

Private Trip

Cost: based on seasonality. Get in touch for a quotation.

Trek through primeval forests in search of chimpanzees, golden and colobus monkeys and some of the world’s only mountain gorillas. Stay in sumptuous lodges and taste the superb hospitality of Rwanda.

Over the course of several days you’ll see some of the most beautiful and remote parts of Rwanda.

After exploring the capital, you’ll head deep into the country to track apes and monkeys in the carefully preserved pockets of ancient land that make up Rwanda’s National Parks. Along the way you’ll see exceptional birdlife and an abundance of flora, meet the custodians of this unique heritage and enjoy a fascinating journey through the Land of a Thousand Hills.

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Kigali
Welcome to Rwanda! You’ll be met at the airport for the short drive to your hotel. Tonight is a welcome dinner at one of Kigali's best restaurants.
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Kigali & Nyungwe
Tour the capital’s highlights, street art and visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Journey into the agricultural heartland of Rwanda, passing tea and coffee estates, arriving in Nyungwe National Park in the afternoon.
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Nyungwe
Nyungwe Waterfall
Plunge deep into the rainforest to hike to 'isumo' ('waterfall' in Kinyarwanda), and see hundreds of species of plants, orchids, and birds. After lunch, tour the tea plantation owned by the local Gisakura community - the smell of fresh tea leaves is heavenly.
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Chimpanzees & Canopy walkway
Track chimpanzees this morning - our closest DNA relatives. After a little R&R, spend the afternoon suspended 70 metres above the rainforest floor on Nyungwe's Canopy Walk.
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Nyungwe to Musanze
Drive north along shores of one of the Great Lakes of Africa. Explore by boat, crossing over to Napoleon Island for a spot of bird watching, and arrive this evening in Volcanoes National Park.
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Gorillas
Mountain gorillas
Climb into the misty mountains to track one of the world's remaining gorilla families. Recuperate at the lodge after the early start, or explore the border town of Musanze.
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Mountain Gorillas & Fly to Akagera
Hike into the Volcanoes National Park for your second gorilla trek. Depart via helicopter with stunning views over the Virungas, heading east to the grasslands of Akagera National Park.
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Magashi Wildness Camp
Dawn and dusk are undoubtedly the best times to spot wildlife. Explore the Mohana and Kilala Plains, home to many of the big cats, and look out for giraffe, zebra, elephant, buffalo and herds of antelope.
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Magashi to Kigali
A dawn game drive before breakfast and it's time to return to the capital. Passing through Akagera you'll have a last chance to spot the Big Five. We will arrive in Kigali by early evening.

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