Tour overview
This practical 5-day itinerary combines good routing, helpful guides and enough time to experience Akagera National Park and Volcanoes National Park properly. We check permit availability before confirmation and can tailor the route with comfortable lodges, private transfers and extra wildlife days.
Private and group price guide
Indicative per person prices by season and group size. Final quote depends on confirmed lodges, park fees, permits, rooming and travel date.
Low Season
April, May and selected green season datesMid Season
Most remaining travel monthsHigh Season
July, August, September and festive periodPrices are arranged as practical selling guide rates for quality operations, reliable support and fair supplier payments. International flights are not included.
Detailed day by day itinerary
Day 1 · Meet your guide and begin the journey from Starting In Kigali
After a short trip briefing, begin the route with your private guide. Timing is coordinated with your arrival, road conditions and the location of the first lodge or camp.
- Meals: Meals according to arrival time
- Accommodation: Selected lodge, hotel or tented camp
Day 2 · Travel from Akagera National Park to Volcanoes National Park
Set out with your private guide after breakfast. The drive is broken up with useful stops, and the day is planned around wildlife activity rather than a rushed timetable.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: Selected lodge, hotel or tented camp
Day 3 · Travel from Volcanoes National Park to Kigali
Spend the day exploring at a relaxed pace, with time for photography, quiet observation and a picnic or lodge lunch. Your guide adjusts the route as conditions change.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: Selected lodge, hotel or tented camp
Day 4 · Full day exploring Kigali
Continue through changing landscapes and wildlife areas. There is time to pause at viewpoints, follow fresh sightings and reach the next lodge before dinner.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: Selected lodge, hotel or tented camp
Day 5 · Final wildlife drive and onward transfer
Enjoy the last part of the journey before travelling to the agreed airport, hotel or onward connection. Your guide confirms the departure timing in advance.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: Selected lodge, hotel or tented camp
Included
- Private professional guide and planned transport
- Accommodation according to selected comfort level
- Meals as described in the itinerary
- Park fees or route services where applicable
- Pre trip planning and local support
Not included
- International flights and visas
- Travel insurance and personal expenses
- Tips and drinks unless stated
- Optional activities not confirmed in writing