Rwanda · Primate Safari
8-Day Rwanda Primates & Big Five
One country, gorillas to lions
Photo: Alex Levis / PexelsDuration8 days
Price (pp)$4,100–8,200
Best timeJun–Sep, Dec–Feb
Stops3
Overview
About this safari
Rwanda now offers a full spread: gorillas in the Virungas, chimps in Nyungwe, and the Big Five in Akagera, whose lion and rhino reintroductions have made it one of Africa's great conservation comeback stories.
Highlights
- Gorillas
- chimpanzees
- Akagera Big Five
- lion & rhino reintroduction story
- Lake Ihema boat
Day by day
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Day 1
Arrive Kigali; city and memorial. Day 2: Transfer to the Virungas. Day 3: Mountain gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park. Day 4: Long transfer south to Nyungwe along Lake Kivu. Day 5: Chimpanzee trek and the canopy walkway in Nyungwe. Day 6: Cross the country east to Akagera, a savanna park on the Tanzanian border. Day 7: Full day in Akagera. Lions were reintroduced in 2015 and rhinos in 2017 after local extinction, restoring the Big Five to a park that had lost them — a story your guide can tell first-hand. Day 8: Morning drive or boat on Lake Ihema, then return to Kigali.
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