Best of Rwanda
7 nights/8 days
This journey in the “land of a thousand hills” begins in the lower altitude area near the Tanzania border where the rolling grasslands and extensive system of wetlands provide wonderful birding opportunities. Next stop is the jungle area of Nyungwe where you can find rare primates including 
the largest arboreal troop of colobus monkeys. The drive along Lake Kivu to the resort towns of Gisenyi and Kibuye offers thrills and sweeping views over the water. Here you can enjoy sandy beaches dotted with palm trees reminiscent of the tropical languor of a long past colonial era. And finally you find yourself beckoned by the awesome Virunga volcanoes and the misty forests that are home to the rare mountain gorilla.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Kigali, overnight at Akagera Lodge
Day 2 Akagera
Day 3 Butare, Nyungwe and overnight at Gisakura Guesthouse
Day 4 Nyungwe, Lake Kivu and overnight at Kibuye Guesthouse
Day 5 Lake Kivu, Gisenyi and overnight at Kivu Sun Hotel
Day 6 Ruhengeri, Volcanoes National Park, overnight at Gorillas Nest Lodge
Day 7 Volcanoes National Park, Kigali, overnight at Hotel Intercontinental Kigali
Best of Rwanda - Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
You will be met by your guides upon arrival at Kigali International Airport and transferred by road to Akagera National Park. Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge.
Day 2
After breakfast you will start off on your first game drive in the park. Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge
Day 3
Today you will be driven to Butare for a visit to the National Museum and lunch. Continue that afternoon to Nyungwe National Park where you will overnight at Gisakura Guesthouse.
Day 4
This morning you go trekking in Nyungwe National Park to observe primates. An afternoon drive takes you to Lake Kivu where you will overnight at Kibuye Guesthouse.
Day 5
Enjoy a boat ride on the lake in the morning. After lunch you will be driven to Gisenyi where you will overnight at Kivu Sun Hotel.
Day 6
You will rise early for breakfast and the drive to Ruhengeri. You will meet with the local guides and trackers for trekking formalities and a briefing on the etiquette of gorilla tracking. Begin your first gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park. Overnight at Gorillas Nest Lodge.
Day 7 
After breakfast and the now familiar trekking formalities, you re-enter the forest to visit another gorilla family. Following lunch at the lodge you will make your way to Kigali where you will have dinner and overnight at the Hotel Intercontinental Kigali.
Day 8
After breakfast you will transfer to the airport for your outbound flight.
Note: During the months of March, April or December some of the routes in Akagera National Park become impassible. We can revise this sample itinerary if you wish to travel during those months.
Contact Duffle & Compass for the current cost of this itinerary.
