18 DAYS BIRDING AND WILDLIFE SAFARI IN RWANDA

We organize 18 days birding and wildlife tour in Rwanda. We cover all corners of the country and the following attractions are covered:

1. Trekking Mountain Gorillas, Golden Monkeys and Chimpanzees

2. Bird-watching: we focus on Albertine Rift Endemics and other rare species

3. Animal game viewing (Savannah animals) including the "African Big Five"

4. Agro-processing tourism: Tea and Coffee processing experience

5. Hiking

6. Boat and relax on lake Kivu


The tour is open along the year

Highlights of the trip

Faune and flora
Multi-destination stay
Travelling alone and travelling in a group

During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Faune and flora, Multi-destination stay, Travelling alone and travelling in a group.

Best months to go

Janu
Febr
Marc
Apri
May
June
July
Augu
Sept
Octo
Nove
Dece

The best time(s) to go is/are : Janvier, Février, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin, Juillet, Août, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Décembre.

You can go all year round.

How to get there?

Plane

You can get there by Plane.

Suggested by:
BIRDING & EDUCATIONAL TOURS

Rwanda
18 days

From 11100€ à 36660€ / person

Transportation on site

Travel suitable for :

All audiences
Bookings • Our partners
Transportation
Accommodation & stays
Services / On site

Detail of the stay : 18 DAYS BIRDING AND WILDLIFE SAFARI IN RWANDA - 18 days

  • Kigali
  • Kigali
  • Parc National De L’akagera
  • Parc National De L’akagera
  • Parc National De L’akagera
  • Parc National De L’akagera
  • Parc National De L’akagera
  • Parc National De L’akagera
  • Kigali
  • Kigali
  • Kibuye / Karongi
  • Kibuye / Karongi
  • Kibuye / Karongi
  • Kibuye / Karongi
  • Gisenyi / Rubavu
  • Gisenyi / Rubavu
  • Gisenyi / Rubavu
  • Gisenyi / Rubavu
  • Ruhengeri / Musanze

18 DAYS - BIRD AND WILDLIFE SAFARI IN RWANDA

Steps: Kigali

Arrival at Kigali International Airport and you are driven at the hotel

Birdwatching in Nyandungu urban wetland park and transfer to Akagera

Steps: Parc National De L'Akagera

After breakfast, we have a brief birding at Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism Park. After lunch, we drive at Akagera National Park. We have a short break at Kayonza for a cup of coffee then proceed at Akagera Transit Lodge where the accommodation and dinner are booked

Birdwatching and game driving in Akagera National Park

Elephant from Akagera NP

Steps: Parc National De L'Akagera

After breakfast, we have a morning game viewing and bird-watching in Akagera National Park. We can see a bunch of bird species and animals like Giraffe, Buffaloes, Zebra, Topi, etc. and at 12pm, we break for lunch. We resume our activity at 3pm to see more animals until 5.30pm

Birdwatching and game driving in Akagera National Park

Massai Giraffe

Steps: Parc National De L'Akagera

After breakfast, we start birding at the garden of Akagera Game Lodge and we can see rare animals like Red-faced Barbet before we proceed with game viewing on hill side. We can see more birds species and animals like Elephants, Impala, etc. and at 12pm, we break for lunch. We resume our activity at 3pm and then we have a sunset boat at 4.30pm until 6.00pm to see flocks of waterbirds, Hippopotamus and Crocodiles.

Bird and animal watching and transfer to Bugesera

Steps: Parc National De L'Akagera

With our packed lunch, we drive north of the park to cross plain and valley where big animals are easily seen when they are grazing. We can see Giraffe, Waterback, Reed-buck. etc Later afternoon, we drive to Bugesera Lodge

Birdwatching at the Gashora-Bugesera marsh

Steps: Kigali

After breakfast, we drive to Gashora marsh and we can see the good landscape and rare birds like Papyrus Gonolek, Carruther's Cisticola, etc. After lunch we drive to Nyungwe National Park

Nature walk and bird watching in Nyungwe NP

Steps: Parc National De Nyungwe

After breakfast, we drive to the reception of Nyungwe National Park. We register for nature walk and birdwatching. We have walk in the forest to feel the breeze of the nature forest until 12pm. Our lunch is at the guest house. Afternoon, we resume an afternoon nature walk at 3pm until 5pm

Nature walk and bird watching in Nyungwe NP

Steps: Parc National De Nyungwe

on this day, we have a different trail to see the beauty of the forest until 12pm. After lunch we resume the walk and birdwatching until 5pm when we drive to the guest house for lunch and accommodation

day 3: Bird watching and nature walk

Steps: Parc National De Nyungwe

Our last nature walk and birding is at Gisakura trail where our birding and nature walk is combined by trekking Colobus Monkeys

Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kibuye

Steps: Kibuye Karongi

We start our drive to trek the closest apes to human being, Chimpanzees. The tracking goes until lunch time and after w hot lunch we drive along Lake Kivu to Kibuye Town.

Boat cruise to the island of Napoleon's hat

Tropical Boubou

Steps: Kibuye Karongi

After breakfast, we have a motor boat to Npoleon Hat Island. We have a hike to the island to have a nice view of Kibuye/Karongi Town. The Island is also a home to many species of birds i.e Brown-throated Wattle-eye. It is also a home to a big population of bats

Boat cruise to Gisenyi

Steps: Gisenyi Rubavu

After the morning breakfast, we have a boat cruise to Gisenyi. We can see properly the beauty of Kivu lake and its islands. On the way, we stop at Kinunu Coffee washing station to experience the coffee processing and test the roasted coffee. After lunch at the station, we proceed to Gisenyi

Hiking and bird watching at Mount Rubavu

Steps: Gisenyi Rubavu

We drive at Mount Rubavu where have a stunning view of the twin town, Goma in DRC and Gisenyi in Rwanda. We also have a nice view of the northern side of the Lake Kivu. The lunch is at the lodge and afternoon we relax and do birding in the nice garden of the Guest House

Tea processing experience and transfer to Lake Ruhondo

Steps: Ruhengeri Musanze

After breakfast, we drive to Lake Ruhondo. En route, we stop at Pfunda Tea Factory to understand how tea is planted, harvested, dried and packed
Day 15

Water birds on Lake Ruhondo

We have a boat to see waterbirds on Lake Ruhondo and we can see Great and Reed Cormorants, Little and great Egrets, etc. After lynch we drive to Musanze, a town of Mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys
Day 16

Birdwatching in the Buhanga Ecological Park

We have a morning birding at Buhanga Eco-park until lunch time. Afternoon we relax around Musanze town and prepare for the trekking of Mountain Gorillas for the next day
Day 17

Mountain Gorilla Trekking

At 6am, we drive to Volcanoes NP and experience a life time activity, trekking the rare and charismatic Mountain Gorillas. The trekking starts at 7am and can go until lunch time. After lunch, we visit Musanze town and experience the local market and local products
Day 18

Trekking of the golden monkeys and transfer to Kigali

At 7am we have a morning trekking of Golden Monkeys and it goes until 12pm before we drive to Kigali and capture the night flight

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