9-days Cultural tour Rwanda and Gorilla trekking Volcanoes National Park, just like any other East African country, Rwanda has its own rich cultures that have been upheld for centuries and are worth learning about. These 9 days cultural tour will take you through Akagera National Park for your adventurous cultural encounter and so much more that you will find in this one safari package.
Highlights For 9 Days Cultural Rwanda Tour and Gorilla trekking
- Airport Pick Up.
- Enjoy a City Tour.
- Transfer to Akagera National Park.
- Game drive and a Village visit Rwanda.
- A boat ride and Evening Game drive.
- Visit the Twin Lakes found in Akagera.
- Mountain Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes National Park.
- Community Cultural tour Excursion with transfer to Lake Kivu.
- Butare to Kigali with Airport Drop off.
Detailed Itinerary For 9-Days Cultural Rwanda Tour and Gorilla trekking
Day 1: Airport Pick Up
You will be welcomed by your guide/driver upon your arrival at Kigali international airport. Your driver will help you with your luggage and give you a short briefing about the safari on your way to your booked hotel. Upon your arrival, check-in for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Kigali Serena Hotel
- Mid-range: Classic Hotel
- Budget: Flame Tree Village Kigali
- Meal plan: Dinner
Day 2: Enjoy Kigali City Tour
After your breakfast, you will travel to Kigali city to explore the various historical sites. Visit different landmarks of colonial post-independence and transfer to Bugesera in the afternoon to visit the reconciliation village, Nyamata and Ntarama genocide era and how the church played a big role to end this great evil. Return to the hotel for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Kigali Serena Hotel
- Mid-range: Classic Hotel
- Budget: Flame Tree Village Kigali
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Transfer to Akagera National Park after your breakfast and check out of the hotel. On your way, visit Imigongo and learn about the ancient art and get watch the beautiful waterfalls in Rusumo on the border of Tanzania and Rwanda. After lunch, proceed to Akagera National Park and check into your booked safari lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Akagera Game Lodge
- Mid-range / Budget: Golf Hills Residence
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Game drive and Rwanda Village visit.
This will be quite an early morning, wake up to a delicious cup of tea/coffee and head out for an early morning game drive, a good chance to see lots of wild games as they will be arising from their slumber. Return to your lodge for a full breakfast and get some time for relaxation before your next activity later in the afternoon. You will get to visit the pastoralist heritage and get to experience their daily duties. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Akagera Game Lodge
- Mid-range / Budget: Golf Hills Residence
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Boat ride and Evening Game drive
After having your breakfast, you will get an awesome experience on Lake Ihema, a great opportunity to see lots of aquatic wildlife like Crocodiles, Hippos and over 50 species of water birds as well. Return to your lodge for your lunch and later in the evening, you will set out for an adventurous evening game drive, a good chance to catch up on the action you might have missed in the morning game drive. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Akagera Game Lodge
- Mid-range / Budget: Golf Hills Residence
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Visit the Twin Lakes found in Akagera National Park
After breakfast, check out of the safari lodge and head out to Ruhengeri for an ethnobotany tour an excellent experience that will expose you to different plant species and so much more. After lunch, you will visit the beautiful twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo, you will also get involved in different community projects like brick making, collecting honey from beehives and so much more to help you familiarize yourself with the way the local communities go about these economic activities which are quite different from the way it’s done in your home country. After your exhausting but fun-filled day, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Mountain Gorilla view lodge
- Mid-range: Le’bambou gorilla lodge
- Budget: Kinigi guest house
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Mountain Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes National Park
Set out to the park headquarters after breakfast for a short briefing about the Gorilla tracking activity; learn about the family you will be trekking with and generally what to expect and what is expected of you as a tracker. After the briefing, you will be ready to penetrate the thick canopies of Volcanoes to look for the gentle giants. When you finally meet them, you will be allowed one full hour to observe them and take plenty of pictures as you like. Return to the lodge for a hot lunch and get an afternoon of relaxation, enjoying the beautiful scenery around you. Meal plan: F/B
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Mountain Gorilla view lodge
- Mid-range: Le’bambou gorilla lodge
- Budget: Kinigi guest house
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Community Cultural tour Excursion with transfer to Lake Kivu
You will check out of the safari lodge after breakfast and set out to Lake Kivu, a perfect way to end your safari relaxed and winding down from the last few days’ hard adventure, enjoying the peace and serenity on this beautiful Lake. You will get to swim and have enjoyed some fried tilapia fish for lunch. Check into your booked lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options
- Up Market: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
- Mid-range: Paradis Malahide
- Budget: La Petite Colline Guest House
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Butare to Kigali with Airport Drop off.
Check out of the safari lodge after your breakfast and transfer to Butare to visit the Basilica of Kabagayi, the ancient King’s palace at Nyanza, the National Museum and Butare “the intellectual town of Rwanda.” After lunch, you will stop at the craft center and get some souvenirs to take back home to family and friends, you will then continue to the airport to catch your flight back home. Meal plan: H/B end of 9 days Cultural Rwanda tour and Gorilla trekking Safari
9-Days Cultural Rwanda Tour and Gorilla trekking include:
- Airport transfers.
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary.
- Transportation by safari vehicle.
- Game drive.
- Boat ride.
- Park fees.
- Gorilla trekking permit.
- Chimpanzee trekking permit.
- Nature walks.
- Visit Lake Kivu and boat ride.
9-Days Cultural Rwanda Tour and Gorilla trekking exclude:
- Airfare.
- Rwanda Visa.
- Luxury drinks.
- Laundry.
- Tips to local guides.
- Telephone fee.
- Porter fee while touring.
- Personal Insurance.
- Personal shopping bills and any other item not mentioned above.