Welcome to Rwanda. On arrival at Kigali Airport, you will be met by the accommodation team and transferred to Mille Collines. Settle into your Classic Room and enjoy a relaxed first evening before your private guided journey begins the following morning. No meals are listed for the arrival day.

Meet your Matoke Tours driver/guide at 08h30 and begin your first guided day with a visit to the Genocide Memorial in Kigali. This important and deeply moving experience offers time for reflection before you leave the capital behind and travel towards the lush landscapes of Nyungwe Forest National Park. Check in at Munanzi Lodge and settle into your Executive Cottage for the evening.

This morning takes you beneath the forest canopy for an exciting chimpanzee tracking experience. Follow the sounds and signs of the forest as you search for these lively primates in Nyungwe Forest National Park. In the afternoon, you can choose to join an optional canopy hike, offering a fresh perspective from above the forest floor. Return to Munanzi Lodge for a second night in your Executive Cottage.

Leave the greenery of Nyungwe Forest National Park behind and travel towards Lake Kivu / Kibuye. On arrival, check in at Comoran Lodge and ease into the slower rhythm of Rwanda’s lakeside. With breakfast, lunch and dinner included, the rest of the day is yours to settle in and enjoy your new surroundings.

Today is all about taking things easy beside Lake Kivu. Spend the day at Lake Kivu / Kibuye, relaxing at your own pace or arranging optional activities once you arrive. The available activities and costs are not specified in the supplier proposal and should be booked locally. Return to Comoran Lodge for another comfortable evening.

Travel north from Lake Kivu / Kibuye towards the dramatic landscapes of Volcanoes National Park. During the day, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and learn more about the work connected to Rwanda’s mountain gorillas. Continue to Five Volcanoes Hotel, where you will stay in a Standard Room for the next two nights.

Today has been kept open for you to choose your own Volcanoes National Park experience. Optional activities listed include gorilla tracking, golden monkey tracking and the Dian Fossey Tomb Hike. These experiences are not included in the base tour rate and must be booked separately. Alternatively, enjoy a slower day at your accommodation before the safari portion of your journey begins.

Leave Volcanoes National Park and travel across Rwanda to Akagera National Park. Here, forested mountain scenery gives way to a classic safari setting. Head out on an included afternoon game drive before checking in at Ruzizi Tented Lodge. Your Standard Tent offers a wonderfully relaxed base for the final wildlife-filled days of the journey.

A full day of classic safari adventure awaits in Akagera National Park. Set out with your driver/guide and spend the day exploring the park on an included game drive, with time to enjoy its landscapes and search for wildlife along the way. Afterwards, return to Ruzizi Tented Lodge for your second night in a Standard Tent.

Start your final morning with a boat safari, enjoying one last wildlife experience before leaving Akagera National Park. After the safari, have lunch with your guide and begin the drive back to Kigali. Your 10-day Rwanda journey concludes with drop-off at Kigali Airport by the Matoke driver/guide. The airport drop-off time is TBC.