5 Days Rwanda and Kenya tour offers a unique travel experience discovering the beauty of these countries in East Africa trekking mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park and also do wildlife safari in the mighty Kenya’s Masai Mara Wildlife reserve. A city tour in Kigali is also a major highlight to this 5 days’ tour.
Summary of the tour
Day 01: Kigali City tour
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi NP
Day 3: Fly to Kenya
Day 4: Game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve
Day 5: Transfer to Nairobi
Detailed itinerary
Day 01: Kigali City tour
Have breakfast at your hotel in Kigali and set off to Kigali for a city tour in one of the cleanest cities of Africa, visit the Gisozi genocide memorial site to learn about what took place during the 1994 genocide that led to the death of over 800,000 people and many displaced. Also pay a visit to art and craft shops and fruit markets around the city. You will proceed to Volcanoes National Park North West of Rwanda after lunch in Kigali arriving at the park in the evening for dinner and overnight at Virunga Lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi NP
After a tasty breakfast, you will join other visitors at park headquarters for registration and briefing on gorilla tracking guidelines and then set off to the forest for this incredible wild experience in Bwindi. The trek takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement and location of gorilla. You will have a full hour encounter with the Gorillas from the time you meet them as you study their unique behavior and taking best captions for memories. Return to the lodge rest and transfer to Kigali. Dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel.
Day 3: Fly to Kenya
You will take a flight to Nairobi after your breakfast at the hotel in Kigali. On arrival, have lunch at Nairobi Serena Hotel where you will relax and spend a night.
Day 4: Game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast early in the morning, we drive to Maasai Mara national reserve for the exciting morning game drive. Look out for big five like the Maasai giraffes, Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Cheetah, Buffaloes, Rhinos, zebras, Elands and of course large herds of wildebeests and so many birds. Return to the lodge for lunch and return head out for evening game drive to catchup with some of those animals you could have missed in the morning. Drive to the lodge later for dinner and overnight at Kicheche Bush Camp.
Day 5: Transfer to Nairobi
Have breakfast at the lodge in the morning and later transfer to Nairobi Airport for your flight.
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