10 DAYS RWANDA TRAVEL ITINERARY

Arrive at Kigali International Airport where you will be warmly received by your guide and transferred to a comfortable hotel in Kigali.

Take the rest of the day at leisure to relax after your journey. Dinner will be served at the hotel as you settle into Rwanda’s calm and welcoming atmosphere.

After breakfast, head out for a full-day Kigali city tour. Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial for a deeper understanding of Rwanda’s history. Followed by Nyamirambo cultural walk and the Campaign Against Genocide Museum. For an even understanding and visual expanation of the Rwanda Genocide.

Later, explore a local market and interact with vendors as you learn about everyday Rwandan life. You can have lunch whie at it. Then go to BK Arena mall for the res of the evening. Shop around, go for cinema or just stroll around seeing the various things. Return to the hotel in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Depart early in the morning after breakfast and drive eastwards to Akagera National Park. Upon arrival, have lunch and enter the park. Where an afternoon game drive in a 4×4 safari vehicle awaits. Expect to see giraffes, zebras, antelopes, buffaloes, and other wildlife roaming the savannah. Proceed to the camping site inside the park for dinner and overnight.

Wake up early for a morning and have breakfast game drive in Akagera, exploring different sections of the park in search of lions, elephants, and rhinos.

After lunch, head to Lake Ihema for a scenic boat ride where hippos, crocodiles, and water birds dominate the shoreline. Return to camp in the evening for a relaxed campfire experience and overnight.

After breakfast, enjoy a short morning drive while heading out for a cultural visit to the Akagera Community. Engage in traditional handcrafts, storytelling, and cultural exchanges with locals.

Have lunch back at the hotel, relax and check out. Drive to Volcanoes National Park, the only home of the mountain gorilla in Rwanda. On arrival, check in at the hotel and enjoy a restful evening.

After an early morning breakfast, head to Volcanoes National park headquaters for a briefing at the park headquarters. Begin your gorilla trekking experience through the forested slopes of the Virunga Mountains.

Once the gorillas are found, you will spend one unforgettable hour observing them in their natural habitat.

After lunch, visit Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village for traditional performances and community interaction. Feel free to donate a coin if you can.

Overnight near Volcanoes National Park.

After breakfast, enjoy the scenic landscapes of northern Rwanda before transferring westwards to Lake Kivu in Rubavu.

On arrival, have lunch and relax at the hotel. Later in the evening take in the lake views and enjoy a relaxed evening on a boat cruise as the sun sets over the water. A soothing experience indeed.

Dinner and overnight in Rubavu.

Start the day with a boat ride on Lake Kivu, exploring fishing communities. Dive into their lifestyle and business set up. Learn about the fish species caught here while also, enjoying the calm waters.

The afternoon is free for leisure, swimming, lakeside walks, or simply relaxing by the shore.

Overnight in Rubavu.

After a scrumptious meal for breakfast, depart Lake Kivu and drive southwards through Rwanda’s rolling hills to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Enjoy cultural and scenic stops along the way.

Arrive near the park in the afternoon and have a delicious meal for lunch first. After, unwind with a cultural performance and storytelling session in the evening.

Overnight near Nyungwe Forest.

After an early morning breakfast, step out for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest. While at it you will view many other primates like vervet monkeys, baboons etc.

After, go for the famous Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk for aerial views of the thick rainforest and sights of beautiful birds singing beautifully, through the woods.

Have lunch and then return to Kigali. After a whole 10 days of not just travelling, but making ne friends and adventure.