A Complete Guide for 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari Itinerary

These 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari allow you to see the game, bird watching, nature walks, and boat trips in Akagera National Park. This charming park is surrounded by mountains and open grassy valleys with bushes, forests, and fertile wetlands. This is the only place of its kind in Rwanda and the best place to see a large herd of hippos. Although a visit to the Presidential Museum will give you an insight into the tragedy of April 6, 1994, when President Habyarimana’s plane was shot down, it is still a museum and is included in a trip to Rwanda, a landmark project.

Highlights of 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari

  • Day 1: Arrival in Rwanda
  • Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park via the Royal Palace Museum
  • Day 3: Boat cruise and fishing
  • Day 4: Game Drive and nature walk
  • Day 5: Return to Kigali and visit the presidential palace

5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Price includes:

  • All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis.
  • Full-time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Van (Drone, or Super custom)/Toyota Land cruiser
  • Full-time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide.
  • All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives.
  • Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas, or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes, or transfers.
  • All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program.
  • All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport.
  • All activities indicated & mentioned in 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari
  • A $7 per pax off as a donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas.
  • All government-related taxes

Price Excludes:

  • Laundry service in different hotels we stay
  • Bar bills, phone calls.
  • Personal insurance and medical bills
  • Airfares
  • All other services of a personal nature.
  • All services marked as Optional in 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari
  • Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity.

Detailed 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Rwanda

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our safari guide who will take you to your booked hotel in Kigali. If you have an early flight to Rwanda, you will be taken on a short tour of the city of Kigali. Day two of the 5 Day Akagera Safari in Rwanda begins your Akagera National Park adventure.

Day 2 of 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari: Via the Royal Palace Museum to Akagera National Park


You will wake up early in the morning and after breakfast at 7:00, our guide/driver will introduce you to the whole excursion at your hotel. You will then begin the 3-hour drive to Akagera National Park in the west, 106 kilometers from Kigali. You stop at the Royal Palace Museum, located 88 kilometers south of Kigali. It was built in Mutara 111, which explains why it has a castle-like appearance.

Offering a detailed exploration of the ruling traditions of the Rwandan monarchy, it features traditional materials such as artistically carved African wooden chairs and animal skin cushions. Here you can choose to visit the royal burial of King Mutar and his wife. After the cultural experience of Rwanda, you will continue to the park with a one-hour lunch break on the way, so in the evening you will arrive at Akagera National Park for dinner, you need a good night’s sleep.

Recommended Accommodation:

  • Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Camp
  • Intermediate: Akagera Game Lodge
  • Budget: Hotel Deva

Day 3 of 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari: Boat Cruise and Fishing

After breakfast proceeds to Lake Ihemaa for a boat ride. A tour on board will take you through the history of its existence.

You should expect to see a variety of aquatic animals such as elephants, hippos, crocodiles, birds, and other wildlife. The boat trip takes about 3 hours, after which you return to your accommodation for lunch. Or, if you have a packed lunch, you can take a lunch break. Later you will go sport fishing in the same lake.

The most common fish caught is tilapia, but the lake also has other fish such as catfish and lungfish. After this amazing experience, you will return to your cottage for dinner and sleep.

Recommended Accommodation:

  • Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Camp
  • Intermediate: Akagera Game Lodge
  • Budget: Hotel Deva

Day 4 of 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari: Game Drive and Nature Walk


You will wake up to an early breakfast to the sounds of nature before a 3-hour morning game drive in the park’s open savannah. Here, your sightseeing adventure will bring you up close to countless wildlife, including elephants, zebras, buffaloes, topis, giraffes and hyenas; and various birds. You will then leave the activity and return to the lodge for lunch and afternoon rest. You will then have the opportunity to go on a 3-hour night nature walk that will bring you up close to the wildlife and learn about the behavior of different animals when they leave after a long day. You will then return to your cottage for dinner and relaxation.

Recommended Accommodation:

  • Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Camp
  • Intermediate: Akagera Game Lodge
  • Budget: Hotel Deva

Day 5 of 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari: Return to Kigali and visit the presidential palace

You will wake up early in the morning to the hum of Mother Nature, check out of your lodge/hotel after breakfast and return to Kigali, 106 km from the park, in about 2 hours 30 minutes, including a 1-hour lunch. route. You will then visit the former presidential palace of the late Habyarimana, now converted into a museum, which houses the wreckage of the plane that was shot down on April 6, 1994. From here you will be taken back to your hotel or dropped off at the airport

End of 5 Days Rwanda Wildlife Discovery Safari

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