4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Wildlife Safari

4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Wildlife Safari

This 4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Wildlife Safari takes you on an adventure tour to Rwanda’s top tourist parks. Enjoy game drives in Akagera National Park and chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will also get a chance to experience Rwanda’s unique cultural heritage as you visit the King’s Palace in Nyanza and the National Museum in Butare.

Highlights for 4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Wildlife Safari

Day 1: Pickup from Kigali and Transfer to Akagera for a Game Drive Safari

Day 2: Full-Day Game Drive and Optional Evening Game Drive

Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park- Visit Nyanza King’s Palace and National Museum of Butare

Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer Back to Kigali

Detailed Itinerary for 4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Safari

Day 1: Pickup from Kigali and Transfer to Akagera for a Game Drive Safari

After breakfast, you will proceed on a wildlife drive around the park, seeing the finest of eastern Rwanda has to offer. Akagera National Park is located on the Tanzanian border in the eastern part of Rwanda. African Parks is now administering this park and has done an excellent job with conservation.

Previously, there was a lot of friction between residents and the park, but this was resolved by fencing off a portion of the park and introducing community tours, which encourage visitors to visit the villages and profit correspondingly.

Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s only Savannah park and is home to a variety of mammal species such as lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, kobs, zebras, bushbucks, waterbucks, and, most recently, black rhinos from South Africa, making Akagera National Park officially a big five park, as it was many years ago. It also supports a diverse range of bird species in various environments such as woods, wetlands, lakes, and savannahs.

Day 2: Full-Day Game Drive and Optional Evening Boat Cruise

After having your breakfast early in the morning, you will head out to the park for a full-day game drive. Get to explore the northern part of Akagera National Park which is rich in wildlife ranging from the northern rhinos to elephants, lions, leopards, zebras, waterbucks, kobs, giraffes and so many more. You will have a break for lunch at your lodge. You can do an optional evening/sunset boat cruise on Lake Ihema if you wish to explore the lake and also see hippos and crocodiles on the lake shores.

Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park- Visit Nyanza King’s Palace and National Museum of Butare

Nyungwe Forest National Park is located in southwest Rwanda, near the Burundi border. It is a wide tract of highland rainforest inhabited by several chimpanzee species, as well as owl-faced and colobus monkeys. The Canopy Walkway, part of the Igishigishigi Trail, is a high-suspension bridge that offers views of the valley and surrounding woodlands. A route leads to the Kamiranzovu Marsh, which contains birds, orchids, and a waterfall.

After an early breakfast, we’ll head to Nyungwe Forest. On the journey, stop by Nyanza King’s Palace, the National Museum of Butare, and Nyanza, which served as the center of the ancient Rwanda Kingdom before Europeans arrived. The estate includes King Mutara’s contemporary palace, which he built in 1934. It’s nicely adorned with native carpets and kitchenware.

Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Wildlife Safari
Canopy Walk in Nyungwe

Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer Back to Kigali

­Following breakfast, you will explore the Nyungwe forest as you search for the chimpanzees and also look out for the famous Nyungwe black and white colobus monkeys. A guided hike in the Nyungwe forest with our professional guides, who are well-versed in botany, ornithology, and interspecies connections, will provide you with an entirely new learning experience. You will have lunch before driving back to Kigali where your driver guide will drop you off at a hotel of your choice or Kigali International Airport.

End of the 4 Days Akagera and Nyungwe Wildlife Safari.

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