8 Days Experience Rwanda Safari

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Traverse the land of a Thousand Hills, one of the smallest countries in the East African community, located in the Greatlakes region. With a lush of endless expansive mountains and natural beauty, the country boasts of a moderate climate throughout the year. The central and western parts of the country is dominated by mountains, while the eastern part is cove...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Rwanda city tour
    • Chimpanzee trekking
    • Canopy walk
    • Game drives and boat safari in Akagera
    • Gorilla trekking experience
    • Golden monkey tracking
    • Experience of Lake Kivu

What's this trip about?

    Traverse the land of a Thousand Hills, one of the smallest countries in the East African community, located in the Greatlakes region. With a lush of endless expansive mountains and natural beauty, the country boasts of a moderate climate throughout the year. The central and western parts of the country is dominated by mountains, while the eastern part is covered by savannah plains and swamps. This eight days’ experience Rwanda is the best and simplest way to experience the highlights or the land of a thousand hills. The trip takes you to Nyungwe forest in the southern and to the northern part of the country; Akagera game park for the savannah experience, volcanoes national park in the Virunga transboundary region. The only region to see mountain gorillas in Africa in their natural habitat. Before ending the trip with a relaxation on the banks of lake Kivu.

Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityKigali
End CityKigali

Travel Themes

  • High Adventure
  • Safari
  • Photography

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Rwanda

Attractions

  • Akagera National Park
  • Kigali

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird watching
  • Canoeing
  • Culture
  • Game drive
  • Hiking
  • History
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Safari
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • Transfers and transportation in a 4x4 Safari Vehicle with an English-speaking driver guide
    • Park entrance fees
    • 1 x Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes Park (USD 1,500 per person, or 1,050 per person low season discount)
    • 1x Chimpanzee tracking Nyungwe (USD 100 per person)
    • Golden monkey tracking
    • Kigali city tour
    • Canopy walk in Nyungwe
    • Game drive in Akagera
    • Boat ride on lake Ihema
    • Accommodation as stated above or similar depending on availability at the time of booking
    • Meals as stated above, Full board on safari and bed and breakfast in Kigali
    • 1 liter of drinking water per person per day in the vehicle.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Meals. None

Accommodation. Hotel Des Mille Collines – Medium, Kigali Serena Hotel – Luxury

Arrive at Kigali airport meet and greet with our representative who will transfer you to your hotel.

Approx. Distance: 10kms, 20minutes’ Drive

Day 2: Morning Kigali city tour

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Top Hill View Lodge  – Medium , One & Only Nyungwe House – Luxury

Morning city tour of Kigali and visit the Genocide memorial before starting the journey to Nyungwe Forest national park- en-route stop...

Day 3: Morning Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest national park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Top Hill View Lodge – Medium, One & Only Nyungwe House – Luxury

it begins at the Nyungwe Forest Park HQ where your trekking group will head into the forest with a guide after a short briefing. About 1...

Day 4: Drive to Akagera in the eastern part of the country

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge – Medium, Ruzizi Tented Camp – Luxury

Morning breakfast and drive to Akagera in the eastern part of the country. Arriving for lunch after which you will go for a boat ride on Lake Ihema...

Day 5: Morning game drive in Akagera National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Hotel – Medium, Virunga Lodge – Luxury

Giraffes, Buffaloes, several Antelope species, and recently the re-introduced Lions and Rhinos. The park has different wildlife habitats and also a bi...

Day 6: Gorilla trekking experience

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Hotel – Medium, Virunga Lodge – Luxury

This  is the big day and climax of this 8 days’ experience. The bamboo-covered slopes of the Virunga Mountains are home to the Rwandan Mountain Gorill...

Day 7: Tracking of the golden monkeys

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

This day you will go for a morning tracking of the golden monkeys in the park before transferring to Gisenyi on the bank of lake Kivu. Spend a relaxed afternoon and evening by the l...

Day 8: A relaxed morning at the hotel on the white sands of the Kivu Lake

Meals. Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation. None

A relaxed morning at the hotel on the white sands of the Kivu Lake, before driving back to Kigali in time to check-in for your departure flight to the next destination.

Approx. Distance.  160kms, 4 hours’ Drive

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Dates & Availability

Price From $4,995
Price per day$624
Single supplement (single occupancy)$815
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

Check Current Availability, prices, specials with Valiant Safaris.

The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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The tour operator is a professional, organized and facilitated my holiday

My dream was trekking gorillas in the forest, Valiant Safaris made this come true. From the first phone call i made and the emails were all answered professionally. ...

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Anniverssery Holiday to Uganda

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Valiant Safaris

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Valiant Safaris is a registered brand of Valiant of Valiant Group Limited, registered in Uganda.

We are a local Ugandan DMC, a tour operator committed to organizing Tailor-Made Adventures to the Pearl of Africa and the neighbouring countries. With an experience of over 10 years in planning successful African safaris we understand every bit of your travel that will make your vacation a memorable one.

Why choose Valiant Safaris?

We are locally experienced and know every bit that is required in making your holiday a successful one, their understanding and strong relationship with other service providers that make your experience from the roads that we travel on to the lodges and camps were you stay is a great benefit and value to enjoy.

Professionalism, We handle the whole safari experience with high level of professionalism, right from the phone call you make, an email sent to when you complete your travel, we timely answer with utmost professionalism. You can easily access our expert staff by phone, mail, Skype or social media and any queries will be timely responded to.

We are highly equipped to be labelled among the leading safari companies and small enough to take care of every need of every client. Our small size gives us an advantage of attending to individual needs, unique desires of every client.

Our professional services are personalized and we take care of every detail in helping you chose the best safari that suites your needs, we give the advice you need at the right time,  the best time to travel the best places to visit and the budget that suits you plan. We take care of every bit of your safari in making your holiday a memorable experience and we keep in touch, we are always there whenever you need us.

Our guides have the best guiding skills, equipped and passionate about Uganda and nature at large. The guiding skills our guides are unmatched, you will enjoy every bit your travel right from the time you arrive Uganda till departure. Great driving skills and care to the passenger and nature, at Valiant safaris we put safety and satisfaction of our passengers’ first.

We offer nature interpretations in your favourite language, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese or Chinese, mention it and we shall get you a guide that shall interpret the nature in your favourite language.

Competitive pricing is a great tool in our package mix, our budget camping safaris to luxury lodging safaris offer a wide range of experience that will suit your desired budget. We a good negotiating power and relationship with our service providers in all our destinations, you deal directly with us no middle man would lead to hiking of the prices.

The whole team at Valiant Safaris enthusiastic about Uganda’s Culture and the people and this will offer you an utmost welcome and hospitality making your holiday in Uganda an unforgettable experience.

We love nature and we are commitment to conserving and protecting the natural resource of the Pearl of Africa, low impact tourism is our practice and we responsibly and sustainably utilize the resources hence protecting nature and promoting tourism in our country.

Try Us And You Will Never Regret!

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Optional activities and activities not mentioned in above
    • Tips
    • Personal expenses
    • Drinks
    • International Airfare
    • Visas to Rwanda
    • Travel insurance
    • Covid-19 testing fees

Accommodation

,Hotel Des Mille Collines Nyungwe TopHill View Akagera Game Lodge Five Volcanoes Hotel Lake Kivu Serena Resort
Cancellation policy

Cancellation by Us:

Occasionally we may have to cancel a confirmed booking, we always endeavor to avoid cancellations, but we may have to cancel if conditions deem necessary. We shall not cancel your confirmed holiday less than 30 (thirty) days before departure unless you fail to make all payments due in full and on time or we are forced to do so as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we could not have avoided even with all due care. If we cancel your safari booking except where you have failed to make a payment or as a result of force majeure, we shall offer you the choice of purchasing an alternative holiday from us of a similar standard to that originally booked if available. If the chosen alternative is less expensive than your original holiday, we shall refund the difference but if it is more expensive, we shall ask you to pay the difference. Alternatively, you are entitled to a full refund of all monies you have paid to us, not including that paid for trekking permits which can only be refunded if the refund has been made available to us by the responsible authority. Except where we cancel for reasons other than those mentioned in this clause, we shall have no further liability to you. We regret we cannot pay any expenses, costs or losses incurred as a result of any cancellation. We reserve the right, without prior notice, to terminate the holiday of any person in your party if, in our opinion or in the opinion of any other person in authority, the persons concerned behave in such a way to cause or be likely to cause danger, annoyance or distress to any third party or damage to property. In this situation, the person(s) concerned will be required to leave the accommodation or other services immediately. We shall have no further responsibility towards such person(s). No refunds will be made, and we shall not pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of the termination.

Cancellation by You:

Should you or any member of your party be forced to cancel, you must advise us in writing. Cancellation is not effective until we receive a copy of your written notice. To cover our estimated loss caused by the cancellation and as we may be unable to resell your package, cancellation fees, excluding insurance, will be levied per person as follows as percentage of total ground handling price paid where applicable; More than 30 days 25%, 30 days – 16 days 50%; 15 days – 8 days 75%, Within 7 days 100%.

Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance alongside your travel package to safeguard against unforeseen circumstances such as medical expenses, trip cancellations, and other contingencies. It offers you peace of mind and ensures you are prepared for unexpected events that may occur before or during your journey
Visa requirements
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Meals Included

7 Breakfast, 7 Lunch & 6 Dinner

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Minimum Age is 15 years for gorilla trekking and 13 years for Chimpanzee tracking.
Optional Activities
  • 4x4 Specialized Safari Vehicle with popup roof for game viewing and photography.
  • English speaking guide included, Other language (Italian, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese) guides available upon request.
Additional Information

Travel to Uganda Information:

Uganda is the ‘Pearl of Africa’, as referred to by Sir Winston Churchill after exploring this lovely country. Located Astride the Equator and covering a land area of 236,580 square kilometers in the East Africa region.

The Republic of South Sudan borders Uganda to the North, the Republic of Kenya to the East, the United Republic of Tanzania and Rwanda to the South and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the West.

Uganda is majorly a plateau with an average altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. Uganda features mountains like Rwenzoris in the great East African Rift Valley, rain forests, lakes, and rivers. The country is located north and shares part of Lake Victoria, the 2nd Largest Lake globally and the source of River Nile, the 2nd longest river globally.

Conservation and Tourism:

Uganda is putting increasing efforts on the conservation of nature, with about 60 protected areas. Some of these include ten national parks and 6 Wildlife reserves. Game parks include Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwenzori Mountains National Park, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Kibale National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Semuliki National Park. With unexploited nature and the country’s robust and diverse culture, all the above pose an authentic tourism experience in the Pearl of Africa, Uganda.

Weather and climate:

Uganda’s Climate is generally Equatorial and temperate but varies depending on altitude. Areas of central Uganda near along the shores of Lake Victoria and near Mabira forest receives rainfall most of the year. The mountainous regions around Mt. Elgon, Mount Rwenzori, and the volcanic areas of southwestern Uganda are generally wetter with rain than the Northern and North-Eastern parts of the country, which are semi-arid.

Most parts of the country lie within the tropics, with a temperature range between 16 – 260C for the majority of the year, April to November. However, during the warmer months of December to March, temperatures can rise beyond 300C.

When to visit:

Based on the above weather and climate Uganda can be visited all year-round; the months of January, February, June-October and December are generally dry and considered high season; it could be the best time to visit as the rains are less. The dry season is also the best time for gorilla trekking adventures in Uganda.

While March-May and November are usually wet months and are regarded as the low season with low numbers of visitors to the tourism destinations, this could be the best time for travelers who don’t like visiting destinations with and the influx of many people. Some accommodations usually offer low season discounts, and the cost of travel is low during this season.

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