Upon arrival at Kigali airport (flight TBA) disembark from the aircraft; met by our representative and transfer
you to Hotel des Milles Collines.

Hotel Des Mille Collines is a 4*- star property located in the natural business hub and in the suburb area of the
city – Kigali. This hotel is historical and commonly known for the movie Hotel Rwanda and provides spacious,
modern accommodations with deluxe amenities and premium services. The drive from the airport to your hotel
will take approximately 25 minutes.

Overnight: Hotel Des Milles Colline

Meals Plan: Bed and Breakfast

After an early breakfast, you will drive East to Akagera National Park arriving at the Lodge in time for lunch
after check-in. After lunch, you will be going for an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema on which you will
view Hippos, Crocodiles in their natural habit not forgetting fantastic sightings of water birds like the elusive
Shoebill, Saddle Billed Stock, Giant Kingfisher and very elusive Papyrus Gonolek.

After the boat cruise, you will drive to the Lodge enjoying more wildlife grazing in the late afternoon like the
Zebra, Giraffe, Buffalo and occasional Elephant and various Antelopes.

Overnight: Akagera Game Lodge

Meals Plan: Full Board

After breakfast, you will embark on a morning game drive as you drive north to Akarenge Tented Camp.
Starting in the southern sector (Akagera Game Lodge area), where many of the accommodations and main
entrance points are. You’ll be driving on the park’s internal tracks heading northwards through varying
terrain – savannah grasslands, acacia woodlands, wetlands, and possibly areas near lakes. Key landmarks or
plains you may pass or aim for include the Giraffe area in the south, the Mutumba Hills, moving further
through into Mohana and Kilala Plains in the north. These northern plains are more remote, less visited, and
often rich in wildlife like large herbivores like Buffalo, Elephant, Eland, Zebra, Giraffe etc Carnivores like
Lion, Spotted Hyena, Side Stripped Jackal and other mammals like Warthog and Baboons. There’s also great
bird species like the Secretary bird, Crowned Crane and African Fish Eagle As you progress, the density of
tourist vehicles tends to reduce, so the northern section gives a more intimate experience. It’s a long drive
taking about 5-6hrs but it’s worth it.

On arriving at Akarenge Tented Camp, you will check in and have lunch and relax as you prepare for the night game drive that starts at 5:30PM TO 8:30PM.

You will be picked from you camp at 5:30PM for the night game drive where you will view herbivores as the catch their last food for the evening and be dropped back to your camp at 8:30PM after viewing the carnivores hunt for their food at night. The highlight of the night game drive is viewing lions, leopards and Hyenas stalk
and take down their prey.

Overnight: Akarenge Tented Camp

Meals Plan: Full Boad

After an early breakfast, depart from Akagera and drive north for 5hrs via Kigali to Volcanoes National Park,
this lengthy drive will take you from the low-lying plains of Akagera to the high rolling hills of northern
Rwanda from which it got the name the land of a thousand hills. There great spots with historical significance
like Kukirenge cya Ruganzu(Ruganzu’s foot that was automatically engraved in a rock when he stepped on it.)
who was one of the warrior Kings in Rwanda’s history. You will also stop in the most rapidly growing town
in Rwanda Musanze and possibly have a bite or a drink at one of its many fancy restaurants. On arrival in
Volcanoes you will check in at Ingagi Lodge a gem hidden in the volcanoes where you will be received by
wonderful team that will make you stay the most fulfilling. You will spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure
enjoying fantastic views of the volcanoes from the comfort of Ingagi Lodge.

Overnight: Ingagi Lodge

Meals Plan: Full Board

Start your day with an early breakfast before departing around 6:30 AM for the Kinigi Park Headquarters, the starting point for your once-in-a-lifetime gorilla trekking experience, undoubtedly this is the highlight of your tour. On arrival at the Kiniigi Ranger Station at 7:00 AM you’ll be assigned a gorilla group and receive a detailed briefing by experienced park rangers. You’ll then set off into the forest with your guide to track one of the 14 habituated mountain gorilla families in Rwanda.

Trekking is done in small groups of up to eight people per gorilla family, accompanied by professional ranger guides. The duration of the trek can vary significantly from 2 to 6 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas in the 40km home range. Once your assigned gorilla group is located, you’ll spend a magical one hour observing these incredible primates in their natural habitat. Watching them feed, groom, rest, and play. Witnessing the gentle interactions of a gorilla family-led by a dominant silverback who can weigh over 200kg is an awe-inspiring and humbling experience.

Gorilla habituation is a long and sensitive process, taking at least two years of daily contact before the group is
accustomed enough to tolerate human presence. Only once this process is complete are visitors allowed to spend a strictly limited hour with them, making the encounter all the more exclusive and respectful.

You may hear gorillas chuckling, purring, or chest-beating; each behavior part of a fascinating system of communication involving over 25 distinct vocalizations and complex social interactions. With luck, you might witness juveniles playing or the silverback demonstrating his authority-perhaps even with a dramatic display.

After your unforgettable hour, you will make your way slowly back through the forest to vehicles and then return to your lodge.

After returning to Ingagi Lodge, you’ll have time to freshen up and rest. The remainder of the afternoon and evening is at leisure, allowing you to relax, reflect, and share stories about your incredible wildlife encounter.

Overnight: Ingagi Lodge
Meals Plan: Full Board

After an early breakfast at the lodge (around 7:00 AM), you will have the option of returning to the Volcanoes
National Park Headquarters for a second exciting wildlife experience but this time round tracking the smaller
gorilla cousins the rare and endangered Golden Monkeys.

Golden Monkey trekking is generally considered less strenuous than gorilla trekking because it takes between
1 to 2 hours. These rare monkeys are a species of Old-World monkey, now endemic (only found in) to the
Virunga Mountain Range, and are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Golden Monkeys live in large social groups of up to 90 individuals, usually led by a single dominant male.
There are two habituated groups in Volcanoes National Park, with one group of 80–100 members residing at
the base of Mount Sabyinyo. Like gorilla trekking, visitors are allowed one hour with the monkeys once they
are located.

You will drive back to the Lodge for lunch and after lunch go for the Dian Fossey trek where you will visit
her tomb side by side with the tomb for her favorite silverback Digit who was killed by heartless poachers in
1977.

You will return to the Lodge for dinner and rest after a long day filled with exciting activities, freshen up and
have the rest of the evening at leisure.

Overnight: Ingagi Lodge

Meals Plan: Full Board

After breakfast at approximately 9:00AM, you will visit Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village which will offer you an
authentic glimpse into traditional Rwandan life and culture. You will be welcomed by local performers with
vibrant Intore dances, drumming, and singing. They have a replica of a traditional king’s palace you can learn
about Rwanda’s pre-colonial monarchy, and even take part in a mock coronation.

Time allowing you could also experience daily village activities such as banana beer brewing, basket weaving,
traditional cooking, and herbal medicine demonstrations. Local guides-many of whom are former poachers
turned conservationists share stories about their transformation and the community’s role in protecting
nearby Volcanoes National Park.

The visit is both educational and interactive, giving travelers a deeper understanding of Rwandan traditions
while directly supporting community development and conservation efforts.

After visiting the cultural village, you depart to Gisenyi another beautiful part of Lake Kivu in the Western
Part of the country.

This Lake Kivu is a large deposit of fresh water that marks the western border with DR Congo and one of the Great Lakes of Africa. The lake lies in the Albertine Rift, a part of the Great Rift Valley and empties into the Ruzizi River, flowing southwards into Lake Tanganyika. Beneath the lake lie vast reserves of approximately 55 billion cubic meters of dissolved methane gas now being exploited.

The drive is an easy drive and the most scenic of the Albertine lift valley and with a chance to see the
Nyiragongo active volcano on the way to Lake Kivu and the journey takes around 1.5 hours.

Upon arrival to your Hotel, you will immediately check into your room, have late lunch, relax on the beach
and get ready for the sunset boat cruise around Lake Kivu. At 4:30 am in the late afternoon take a Local boat
cruise and visit the Local fishing village, the hot water springs, the beautiful peace island and the
surroundings of Lake Kivu time allowing.

Overnight: Kivu Serena

Meals Plan: Full Board

You will have a boat cruise which offers a relaxing way to explore the beauty of Lake Kivu, with panoramic
views of Rwanda’s green hills, small islands, and quiet fishing villages. During the cruise, you will enjoy the
tranquil atmosphere, watch local fishermen at work, and sometimes spot birds along the shore.

A visit to the fishing village complements the experience, giving you a glimpse into the daily lives of local
communities. Here you will learn about traditional fishing methods, see how fish is dried or prepared, and
interact with friendly residents who share stories about life by the lake.

Together, the boat cruise and fishing village visit provide a peaceful and cultural experience that highlights
Rwanda’s lakeside charm and community lifestyle.

Your will transfer to Nyungwe National Park through Kibuye along Lake Kivu all the way to Nyungwe
having stops along the way to enjoy the scenery and take photos.
On arrival in Nyungwe, you will check in at Top View Hotel and have the rest of the evening at leisure.

Overnight: Top View Hotel

Meals Plan: Full Board

After an early morning breakfast at around 5:30 am, you will drive to the park for the starting point of your
chimpanzee trek. Two species of chimpanzee occur in Africa. There is the Bonobo and the Common
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes (often shortened to Chimpanzee, and sometimes referred to as the Robust
Chimpanzee). The largest remaining populations occur in central Africa (Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon).
About only 400 individuals, the population in Rwanda is an endangered one. However; it should be mentioned
that it is not guaranteed to see the chimps as they are unpredictable and are quite mobile moving long
distances in one day.

Nyungwe National Park is the largest block of montane forest in East and Central Africa and it is an
incredibly rich area of biodiversity. Return to the lodge for lunch. After the trek return to your hotel, have
lunch and in the afternoon enter the forest again for the canopy walk trek.

The Canopy Walk: The Canopy Walk is located in the middle of Igishigishi trail and is the biggest walkway
in East Africa which is, at its highest point, situated at 90 above the ground, which should enable trekking
tourist to gain inside of the upper tree level as well as their inhabitant such as different primate, birds and
Orchids. The whole process of planning and building the canopy took at least five years during which there
were mainly 250 men constantly involved in the construction process.

After the tour you will return to your hotel and the rest of the evening enjoying the breeze of the nature of the
surroundings.

Overnight: Top View Hotel

Meals Plan: Full Board

After breakfast at approximately 9:00AM, you will drive to Kigali through Butare. You first stop will be at
Murambi Genocide Memorial and this is one of the genocide museums that really witness the true reality
about the Rwandan Genocide. Your visit to this museum one of the many in most parts of the country will
gives you insight into the gravity and brutality with which the genocide against Tutsi was organized, planned
and executed courtesy of the bad and poor leadership at the time. However, it will also show you the resilience
and big heart Rwandese exhibited to put all that happened aside and build one of the best countries there can
be in the age, all thanks to the visionary and focused leadership under the RPF and its Chairman HE Paul
Kagame. You will proceed to Butare where you will have a stopover at Butare Cathedral in Butare
passionately known as Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral and one of the oldest cathedrals in Rwanda, built in
1934, and serves as a prominent landmark in the town, you will have lunch in Butare.

After lunch you will continue to visit the famous National Museum at Butare. This museum was donated in
1989 by the Belgium government with some ethnic collection, the design and concept all realized in co-
operation with the Royal Museum for Central Africa of Tervuren; Belgium. Ethnographic objects are grouped
together according to the theme giving premium information on the daily life. Traditional ceramics and
basketry are still manufactured and belong to the finest handicrafts of the region. The National Museum is
one of the few landmarks that remained surprisingly untouched during the civil war in 1994.

You will also have an opportunity to You will visit Kings Palace at Nyanza near Butare, this royal palace
offers insights into the history of the Rwandan monarchy and it’s an important cultural site.

You will then drive all the way to Kigali and check in at Mille Colline where you will freshen up and have the
rest of the evening at leisure enjoying the glittering Kigali City at night from the comfort of your hotel.

Overnight: Hotel des Milles Colline

Meals Plan: Full Board

After breakfast at approximately 8:30AM, you will start your full city tour with the visit the Kandt house
museum, a house of the first colonial governor of Rwanda, on behalf of Germany until the early 1900s,
You will there after visit the camp Kigali Memorial; the site commemorates the ten Belgian peacekeepers who
were killed during the early days of the genocide.

It includes a memorial and information about the events surroundings their deaths at the hands of the infamous Interahamwe, a militia group that trained and armed by the then government.

You will then head to Kigali Genocide memorial site; a grim reminder of the senseless massacre of innocent’s lives in 1994. The center provides education on the genocide and promotes peace and reconciliation, serving a reminder of the importance of remembering the past but ensuring it never happens again.

You will also visit the Inema Arts Center that showcases contemporary Rwandan art and culture, reflecting
on the country’s Journey of complete healing and rebuilding through Art.

You will have lunch at one of the famous restaurants offering Rwanda food, the African bite and after lunch
we proceed to visit the Campaign against Genocide Museum.

You will visit the Campaign against Genocide Museum located at former the Parliamentary building in Kigali,
Rwanda. The Museum provides a vivid account of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and how the small force of 600
determined RPA soldier meant to protect RPF politicians as had been agreed in the1993 Arusha Peace talks
ended fighting so hard and managed to protect tens of thousands of Tutsis who were bound to be exterminated.

Your Kigali city tour will end with a visit to Kimironko Market a giant, vibrant, colorful and unusual
marketplace in Kigali around 17:30PM. You will drive back to your hotel and rest after a long and busy day in Rwanda’s Metropolitan City of Kigali.

Overnight: Hotel des Milles Colline

Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the Airport

Meals Plan: Breakfast
End of Tour: Welcome back