11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari – Ultimate Gorilla Trekking and Great Wildlife Migration Tour Experience

11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari for Ultimate Gorilla Trekking and Great Wildlife Migration Tour Experience. Our 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari will take you to visit Giraffe Manor in the leafy suburb of Karen in the southwest outskirts of the city. You will trek out and explore the Rwanda mountain gorillas, visit several animal sanctuaries, and visit Lake Nakuru National Park. An amazing time will also be had at Maasai Mara Game Reserve! Come explore Africa with Deks Safaris and Tours Ltd.

11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari Highlights

Detailed 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari

Day 1: Rwanda Mountain Gorillas Tracking


You will be picked-up from the airport and driven to Musanze depending on your arrival time. Here you can Visit Kigali Genocide Memorial or you can choose to visit this site on your last day. You will have dinner and spend the night at Volcanoes Boutique.

  • Main Destination: Musanze (City, Rwanda)
  • Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel – Mid-range lodge located in or near Musanze
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 2: First Gorilla Tracking

In the early morning, after breakfast you will drive to RDB’s Office for your registration and Gorilla Tracking Briefings. At this time you will meet your 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari guide and take off on your first gorilla trekking excursion. Later in the afternoon you will return to your hotel for lunch and then you visit two twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo Located in Musanze. In the evening you will return to Five Volcanoes Boutique for dinner and your overnight stay.

  • Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel – Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 3: Second Gorilla Tracking


Second Gorilla Tracking In the early morning, after breakfast you will drive to RDB’s Office for your registration and Gorilla Tracking Briefings. At this time you will meet your 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari guide and take off on your first gorilla trekking excursion. Later in the afternoon, you will return to your hotel for lunch and then you visit two twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo Located in Musanze. In the evening you will return to Five Volcanoes Boutique for dinner and your overnight stay.

  • Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel – Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 4: Volcanoes – Kigali

After breakfast, you will drive to the airport for your flight to Nairobi. All of today’s activities will dependson your Flight time to Kenya. This 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari package includes Kenya Safaris and Two days of gorilla trekking in Rwanda.

Excludes ; International from home and back
Money for tips, soft drinks or alcoholic drinks, visit to the local village.

  • Main Destination: Kigali
  • Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel – Mid-range lodge located in or near Musanze
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included), Drinks not included

Day 5: Giraffe Manor


You will be met at the airport and driven to Giraffe Manor in the leafy suburb of Karen. You will have 1 night to relax at this charming and comfortable country house hotel. Meet and feed the rare Rothschild giraffe for which it is famous and do as many (or as few) excursions in the area as you like. A vehicle and 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari driver will be at your disposal. Later in the day, you will drive to Sopa Lodge Nakuru for dinner and your overnight stay.

  • Main Destination: The Giraffe Centre (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge – Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 6: Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary

After breakfast you will check-out and travel to Sweetwaters in the secluded heart of Ol Pejeta Ranch and Rhino Reserve. Here, these magnificent beasts are given sanctuary from those who would take their lives to sell their horns. The Jane Goodall Institute operates a remarkable Chimpanzee Sanctuary where you will meet primates face to- face. Your camp also overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the area and offers some amazing views of elephant, giraffe as well as a myriad of other plains game. This is Africa as Monica and Benon saw it years ago when he led one of the first safaris to tour Africa in comfort and splendor. Our tents at Sweetwater will remind you of this bygone era. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Sweetwaters Tented Camp.

  • Main Destination: Nairobi (City, Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge – Mid-range lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included. Drinks not included

Day 7: Explore Sweetwater Game Sanctuary


After breakfast you will get a closer look at the conservancy during two extensive game runs. On the plains enormous herds of grazing animals plus predators including cheetah and black-maned lion can be found hiding amidst acacia trees. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plains of Ol Pejeta guarantees an unforgettable safari experience! Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals including the non-indigenous chimpanzee, the rare endangered black rhino, ostrich, zebra, oryx and hartebeest. Later in the day you will return to Sweetwaters Tented Camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

  • Main Destination: Sweetwaters (Chimp Sanctuary, Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp – Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 8: Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary – Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast Lake Nakuru National Park is your destination for the day. The park’s lake is well known for the hundreds of thousands of pink flamingo that gather along the shoreline. Your 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari journey will take you through the Great Rift Valley; stopping at one of the highest towns in Kenya, Nyahururu at an elevation of 7700 foot. The main attraction here is the 236 foot Thomson Falls. Part of the Ewaso Nyiro River, these cascading falls tumble to the thick forest below. After lunch at our lodge, an afternoon game drive will take you to see both the white and black rhino, Rothschild giraffe and the elusive leopard here. Later in the evening you will have dinner and your overnight stay at the Sopa Lodge Nakuru.

  • Main Destination: Sweetwaters (Chimp Sanctuary, Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp – Luxury tented camp located inside Ol Pejeta
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 9: Lake Nakuru National Park – Maasai Mara Game Reserve


After an early breakfast you will check out and take off on an exciting game drive on your way to Maasai Mara. A pleasant drive across the dramatic Great Rift Valley brings you to Narok Township, a Maasai business centre. After a short stop-over you will continue on to Maasai Mara Game Reserve. This enormous Reserve is part of the vast Serengeti plains; famously known for it’s spectacular great wildebeest migration and home to the “Big Five”, lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard. Upon arrival at the lodge, you will have lunch and then take off on an exciting afternoon game drive; returning for an enjoyable dinner and your overnight stay at camp.

  • Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp – Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 10: Explore Maasai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast you will spend the day in the Maasai Mara, one of the greatest wildernesses of the world! You will take part in a morning and afternoon game drive where you will see large numbers of wild game. Residents among the park are giraffe, eland, topi and thousands of plains game including impala, zebra, and gazelles. There is an optional hot-air balloon ride or a trip to Lake Victoria for fishing available at an additional cost while in the Mara. On your final 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari evening you will take part in a Bush Sundowner – a glorious al fresco cocktail party overlooking the savannah at sunset. You will have dinner and your overnight stay at Mara Sarova Game Lodge/ Base Camp Explorer.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp – Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinks not included

Day 11: Maasai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi


You will rise early and take off for your last sunrise game drive before returning to the camp/lodge for a proper sit down English breakfast. After breakfast you will check-out and drive to Nairobi where you will check-in the hotel for day room use where you can spend the rest of the day at your leisure for take part in some last minute shopping and sightseeing. In the evening, you will be driven to the airport for your flight home. This is where your 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari will end.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari).
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinks not included.

End of 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Round trip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of 11 Days Rwanda Kenya Safari.
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks

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