6 Days Rwanda Vacation Tour Package – Gorillas, Golden Monkeys & Wildlife
Overview of the 6 Days Rwanda Vacation Package
This 6 days Rwanda Vacation Tour Package is an incredible way to experience Rwanda. It includes incredible Rwanda wildlife watching in Akagera National Park, tracking golden monkeys in Volcanoes National Park, and hiking mountain gorillas.
Arriving in Kigali, you will be transferred to Volcanoes National Park, where you will trek to see a family of critically endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitats, track playful endemic golden monkeys, explore Musanze Caves, and take in the stunning Twin Lakes. This 6-day vacation in Rwanda will begin when you arrive.
After that, you’ll take a leisurely safari in Akagera National Park, which is home to the “big five” and other well-known exotic creatures. Come back to Kigali to explore vibrant markets, visit the Genocide Memorial to learn about the horrifying Rwandan genocide of 1994, and experience life in this tidy, secure, and contemporary city of Rwanda.
This 6-day Rwanda vacation trip can be booked, or it can be tailored to your preferences.
Six-Day Rwandan Vacation Package: Highlighted Activities
- Experience Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes
- Find the endangered Golden Monkey
- Investigate the ancient Musanze Caves
- Explore the stunning Twin Lakes
- While on game drives in Akagera, look for animals
- Boat ride in Akagera National Park on Lake Ihema
- Visit the genocide memorial and the Kimironko market in Kigali
- Travel across the breathtaking scenery of Rwanda
Six-Day Rwandan Vacation PackagFe: Featued Destinations
- Day 1, 2, and 3: National Park of Volcanoes
- Day 4 and 5: National Park of Akagera
- Day 6: Genocide Memorial in Kigali
- Highlights of a 6-day vacation package to Rwanda
6 Days Rwanda Vacation Tour Package: Highlights
Day 2: Twin Lakes Tour & Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes
Day 3: Investigate Musanze Caves & Track Rare Golden Monkeys.
Day 4: Travel to the National Park of Akagera. Stop for lunch in the center of Kigali.
Day 5: Boat ride in the afternoon and morning game drive at Akagera National Park
Day 6: Go back to Rwanda. See the local marketplaces and the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
6 Days Rwanda Vacation Tour Package: Comprehensive Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Volcanoes National Park after arriving at Kigali International Airport
When you arrive at Kigali International Airport, your tour guide will greet you and give you an overview of your six-day Rwanda safari.
You’ll start your two to three hour journey through Rwanda’s lovely, terraced slopes and into the magnificent Virunga Mountains, home of Volcanoes National Park, after packing your belongings into the car. About 300 of the 1063 mountain gorillas who are still living in the wild are protected in this breathtaking 160 km2 park.
Additionally, from 1966 until her death in 1985, Dian Fossey devoted eighteen years of her life to researching and safeguarding these critically endangered gorillas. The well-known Hollywood film “Gorillas in the Mist” did a fantastic job of illustrating her narrative.
Your lodging will be close to the park’s administrative center. You unwind tonight and get ready for tomorrow’s incredible gorilla adventure.
Highlight of the Day: Exploring the breathtaking countryside of Rwanda by car
Accommodations: Midrange: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge; Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Bisate Lodge/Virunga Lodge; Budget: Muhabura Hotel
Meal Schedule: Lunch and Dinner
Travel Time & Distance: 116 116 km / 2-3 hours
Services & Activities: Transportation from the airport to the volcanoes
Optional Activities: See the Cultural Village of Ib’Iwacu
Day 2: Visit the Twin Lakes and Gorilla Trekking
Enjoy a satisfying meal when you wake up at sunrise. After that, head to the park offices for a briefing, tea, and coffee before beginning your hike through the forest.
Start your amazing journey at 8 am with a knowledgeable guide as you venture through forests of volcanoes deep into the bush in quest of the endangered mountain gorillas.
You should be ready for a challenge because gorilla trekking in Rwanda can take anything from one to seven hours and is rather exhausting. It will all be worthwhile, though, if you happen to spot these kind, massive, human-like creatures with which we share 98% of our DNA. You have one hour to spend with the gorillas, and Rwandan officials are closely guarding this natural gem.
Come back to the lodge to unwind and have a delectable late lunch. Enjoy a lovely stroll to the volcanic twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo in the evening. As you stroll through towns and farmlands, engage with locals. After taking in the breathtaking views of the lakes, head back to the resort for dinner and the night.
The exciting experience of tracking mountain gorillas was the day’s highlight.
Accommodations: Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Bisate Lodge/Virunga Lodge; Midrange: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge; Budget: Muhabura Hotel
Meal Plans: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Activities & Services: Twin Lakes tour, gorilla trekking, Visit the Gorilla Guardian Village as an optional activity.
Day 3: Visit Musanze Caves & Track Rare Golden Monkeys
Start your six-day vacation in Rwanda with an early breakfast on the third day. Proceed to the park offices after breakfast to meet your guide for a briefing. Following the 8 a.m. briefing, go early in the morning to pursue a troop of golden monkeys, often known as the “little primates” of the Virunga Mountains.
Living in groups of up to 100 individuals on the lower slopes of the forest, these uncommon and endangered species are easier to walk (1-3 hours). They are incredibly vibrant and captivating to observe, as they bound through the bamboo above your head! You can watch their endearing antics for up to an hour.
Head back to the lodge for lunch and leisure. Explore the ancient Musanze Cave in the afternoon. The lava flow from the Sabyinyo and Bisoke volcanoes constructed the cave 65 million years ago. The caves’ interior spans two kilometers and has 31 entrances. Go to bed for a rest, dinner, and the night.
The day’s highlight is tracking endangered golden monkeys.
Accommodations: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge is midrange; Muhabura Hotel is budget; Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, Virunga Lodge, and Bisate Lodge are luxurious.
Meal Plans: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Services & Activities: Musanze Caves tour, tracking golden monkeys, Hikes on Mount Bisoke and Dian Fossey are optional.
Day 4: Go to Akagera National Park With Stop for Lunch in Kigali City
Take a leisurely breakfast. Then, before your next drive, stretch your legs around Musanze’s vibrantly colored stores. Drive to Akagera National Park in the east for four to five hours later this morning.
Travel through breathtaking rural scenery before stopping in Kigali for a satisfying meal. Complete your picturesque drive to Akagera NP after lunch, arriving at your lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
If you’re interested and have the time, you can take a nighttime wildlife drive in the savannah or a sunset boat tour on Lake Ihema. With 1,122 km², Akagera is Rwanda’s largest national park and home to an abundance of wildlife, including all five of the continent’s well-known “big five” species. With a chain of lakes, the park is incredibly picturesque.
The breathtaking journey to Akagera NP was the day’s high point.
Accommodations: Budget: Dereva Hotel; Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge; Luxurious: Ruzizi Tented Lodge/Magashi Camp
Meal Plans: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Travel duration and distance: about 251 251 km/4-5 hours
Services & Activities: Travel to Akagera
Optional Activities: Boat sail at sunset and nighttime game drive
Day 5: Boat cruise in Akagera in the afternoon and morning game drive
Your six-day safari in Rwanda begins with breakfast before dawn on the fifth day. Take a four-hour game drive in the Akagera Savannah starting at 6:30 a.m.
Predators are most visible during this time of day, and seeing the sun rise over the plains is a breathtaking experience. Keep an eye out for animals that graze freely in the park, including as buffalo, hyenas, leopards, lions, rhinos, and elephants. Along with zebras, warthogs, waterbucks, rolan antelopes, elands, topis, and impalas, giraffes are a popular sight.
Head back to the lodge for lunch and some downtime. Take a leisurely boat ride on Lake Ihema in the afternoon and look for big crocodiles and hippos. Observe buffalo and elephants congregating along the lakeshore to sip water.
Look out for a wide variety of birds; the lake and the marshes surrounding it are home to almost 500 different species. Go to bed for a rest, dinner, and the night.
Top of the Day: Early-morning safari drive in Akagera NP
Accommodations: Budget: Dereva Hotel; Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge; Luxurious: Ruzizi Tented Lodge/Magashi Camp
Meal Plans: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Services & Activities: Boat cruise, game drive
Extra Activity: Sportfishing
Day 6: Go Back to Kigali, Tour A Local Market, & Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial
Return to Kigali after breakfast. Once there, pay a visit to the remarkable Kigali Genocide Memorial, which was built over the graves of 250,000 victims of the Tutsi tribe’s 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Discover what transpired before the horrific 100 days that saw almost a million Rwandans massacred by their neighbors.
The center is a powerful site to learn about the tragedy, its cause, and the amazing progress and healing the country has made in the past. It is also incredibly demanding, motivating, and informative.
Visit the Kimironko Market, Kigali’s largest and busiest marketplace, where nearly everything is for sale, including clothes, fabrics, and food items, after the memorial tour. A talented tailor may take your measurements here, and in a few hours, vibrant African apparel will be produced just for you.
A visit offers a special chance to observe local city life in action as well. After that, make your way to the airport for your trip back home, capping off an amazing six-day safari in Rwanda. The Kigali Genocide Memorial Tour was the day’s high point.
Plan of Meals: Breakfast
Travel Time & Distance: 135 135 km/2 ½ hours
Activities & Services: Return to Kigali by car, visit the Kigali market, have a tour of the Genocide Memorial, and drop off at the airport
