6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari Experience

The 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari Experience will give you an experience as you connect with local communities and visiting different historical sites. You will visit the Kigali Genocide memorial, do chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk in Nyungwe NP. You will cross the border from Rwanda to Burundi an do a boat trip in Rusizi River, visit the Nile source and the Gishora drum sanctuary to enjoy a cultural performance by locals. This will be a life time experience to remember.

6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari Highlights

  • Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and transfer to the Hotel
  • Day 2: Visit the Kigali Genocide memorial and do a canopy walk
  • Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Burundi
  • Day 4: Bujumbura city tour and boat ride in Rusizi River
  • Day 5: Bujumbura to Gitega, source du Nil and Gishora drum sanctuary
  • Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali

Detailed 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and transfer to the Hotel

Today, on your arrival at the airport, you go through the migration processes, you will be met with you travel guide who will welcome you to the country of a thousand hills and give you a briefing of your 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari. He will transfer you to your accommodation in Kigali have dinner and overnight.

  • Main Destination: Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
  • Accommodation: One Click Hotel – Mid-range hotel located in or near Kigali

Day 2: Visit the Kigali Genocide memorial and do a canopy walk

Today, you will meet your 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari driver guide who will take you to a short city tour by visiting the Kigali Genocide memorial to learn from the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and the country’s journey and transformation undergone till date. You will later drive to Nyungwe. The drive to Nyungwe is long but interesting yet its move has a unique view of thousands hills features. On arrival to nyungwe you will do the canopy walk on a 90 meters high suspended bridge to view the Nyungwe Natural Forest and its surroundings from top of trees. You will reach at your booked accommodation at the evening, you check in, have dinner and overnight stay close to Nyungwe.

  • Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
  • Accommodation: EAR Ken Barham Guest House – Budget guest house located inside Nyungwe NP

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Burundi

6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari

Chimpanzee Tracking in Rwanda

Today on the 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari, after your early morning cap of African coffee, you will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe well known for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and chimpanzee trekking. You will be entitled to one hour on finding the chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch. In afternoon, cross the border to transfer to Bujumbura. On arrival, check in to your booked accommodation and spend the rest of the afternoon at the Hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

  • Main Destination: Bujumbura (City, Burundi)
  • Accommodation: Safari Gate Hotel – Mid-range hotel located in or near Bujumbura

Day 4: Bujumbura city tour and boat ride in Rusizi River

After you relaxed morning breakfast, you will departure at 8:30, start your 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari with Bujumbura city tour with a boat ride in the Rusizi national park in the Rusizi River until to Lake Tanganyika to see hippos, birds and crocodiles. Continue with a visit of the city tour hot spots, visit the living museum, and return downtown for lunch. After lunch, visit the Musee vivant. Return to the hotel, donner and overnight.

Day 5: Bujumbura to Gitega, source du Nil and Gishora drum sanctuary

After early breakfast, leave Bujumbura at 7h00 drive to Gitega. On your way you will do some stop at the source of Nile River and the tea plantation en route to Rutana. On arrival in Gitega, have lunch and after lunch head to Gishora, you will meet the famous drummers and be explained about this UNESCO intangible world heritage site and take a sit to attend a fascinating show combining the sound of the drumbeat to dances, heroic poetry and traditional songs which take around one hour.

After the performance, you will be taken for 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari of the king’s house whereby you will be shown how the life at the king’s palace was organized on dairy basis. Check in to your booked hotel, dinner and overnight.

  • Main Destination: Gitega (City, Burundi)
  • Accommodation: Isango Hotel – Mid-range hotel located in or near Gitega

Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali

Today, after your warm breakfast at the Hotel, you will be driven through Nemba border and drive to Kigali. On arrival, if time permits, visit art craft for shopping of souvenirs before being dropped at the airport.

End of 6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari

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6 Days Rwanda Burundi Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional 6 Days Rwanda Burundi 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 the tour
  • 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