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Rwanda safari destination

Kigali

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Landscape
City
Routes available
5
Trip length
1–7 days
Common starts
Kigali, Kampala

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Kigali features on 5 FAD itineraries, ranging from 1 to 7 days. Compare the routes, see what our guides plan into a day here and choose the journey that fits your time.

6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure
Day 06 6 Days
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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure

Wake up early, have morning breakfast and then return to Kigali for a return flight. After breakfast, trek up to the mountain for another memorable experience with the gorillas. OR Visit Dian Fossey’s tomb, another option is a Climb of Mt Bisoke, which is topped with a beautiful...

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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure
Day 01 6 Days
Kigali day note 6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure
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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure

upon your arrival at Kigali airport, our driver guide will pick up and transfer you to Kigali for a city tour. You will tour various sites in the city such as the Kigali convention center, national Museum, presidential palace, and the Kigali genocide memorial center among others....

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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure
Day 03 6 Days
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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure

After breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for briefing and then hike into the forest to trek the chimpanzees. You will also encounter other animals such as the elephants, colobus, blue monkeys and many bird species. In the afternoon, drive for 2 hours to Kibuye for a cit...

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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure
Day 02 6 Days
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6-Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Adventure

After a morning breakfast, drive for 6-7 hours to Nyungwe forest national park in the southwestern part of the country via the rolling hills across Rwanda. You will have lunch en-route and reach at the lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe forest lodge/ Nyung...

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3-Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari
Day 03 3 Days
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Day 03 in Kigali 05 / 05

3-Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari

Transfer back to Kampala, briefly stop at the Equator for photographs, connect to Entebbe Airport for your scheduled flight. In Rwanda, drive back to Kigali, have a short city tour and connect to Kigali International airport for your return flight. {loadposition myposition}

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When to go to Kigali

Our safari year runs in three seasons. They change the price, the crowds and what the plains look like, so the month you choose shapes the trip as much as the route does.

Country
Rwanda
Time here
1 to 7 days
Routes
5
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  • PeakJul to Oct
  • HighNov to Mar
  • LowApr to Jun
  1. Jan High
  2. Feb High
  3. Mar High
  4. Apr Low
  5. May Low
  6. Jun Low
  7. Jul Peak
  8. Aug Peak
  9. Sep Peak Now
  10. Oct Peak
  11. Nov High
  12. Dec High
  • Jul to Oct Wildebeest migration in the Masai Mara
  • Apr to May Long rains: green parks, quiet roads

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