Destination

Get on with this 5 Days Nyungwe Forest and Lake Kivu Expeditions Safaris and  mesmerizing journey through the heart of Rwanda . This unique adventure combines the lush, biodiverse landscapes of Nyungwe Forest National Park with the serene, picturesque shores of Lake Kivu, offering an unparalleled blend of wildlife, culture, and relaxation.

Itinerary

Upon arrival at Kigali international airport and welcomed by your driver and transfer you to the booked accommodation, in Kigali for dinner and later overnight stay at Ubumwe Grand Hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel des Milles Collines. Meal Plan: Dinner

Have breakfast at your hotel in Kigali, meet your guide, share a short briefing before you drive off to Nyungwe, which roughly 5 hour’s drive from Kigali, through Huye, where you will enjoy lunch, and later proceed to for canopy walk in Nyungwe forest. You will visit Ethnographic and King Palace museums along the way to Nyungwe later have lunch in Huye and drive to your booked hotel for dinner and stay at Emeraude Kivu Resort. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner

Have very early morning breakfast and drive off to the chimpanzee trekking point in Nyungwe forest. You will be joined by the park ranger guides, who will direct you in the forest as you enjoy and informative guided nature walk, in search for the chimpanzees. Number of other wildlife and bird species are sighted along the trails. On finding the chimpanzees, an hour will be allowed with them. Later return, head for lunch, before heading for a canopy experience, which is roughly an hour and half walk. Later return and drive to your booked hotel for dinner and stay at Emeraude Kivu Resort. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner

After a relaxed breakfast, transfer for a boat ride in Karongi, where you visit a number of islands, and Lake Kivu, explore the Lake for 2 hours and later return and drive to Gisenyi, catch up with lunch along the way, retire at your lodge at leisure at Paradise Kivu. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.

After a relaxed breakfast, you drive to Kigali, have a city tour of the Kigali genocide memorial, visit the local market and later transfer to the airport to catch up with your evening flight home.

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