Private Tour
5 Day Rwanda gorilla and Lake Kivu Safari
Overview
Available languages
120 hours
Mobile ticket
This 5 days Tour takes you to the renowned Volcano National Park, Rwanda’s spectacular heritage, with breathtaking scenic allure, landscapes and home of the endangered mountain gorillas. A visit to the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Bulera plus enjoying a boat cruise on Lake Kivu in Gisenyi
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
National Park fees
Driver/guide
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Accommodation as per itinerary
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Travel from Kigali to Ruhengeri
Accommodations
Overnight at Virunga Hotel
You will be met by East African Jungle Safaris' representative at you' Hotel in Kigali – meet and greet, discuss about the safari then Driving and Overnight at Virunga hotel. Driving distance: 2 hrs. Activities: Transfer to Volcano Overnight: Virunga Hotel Meal Plan: Full Board.
Gorilla trekking in Volcano
Accommodations
Overnight at Virunga Hotel
Volcanoes National Park
Transfer to volcanoes national park after breakfast. The morning you must be at the office of RDB at 7:00 for a briefing about the trekking of gorillas done by the Volcanoes National Park’s guides. After you will have lunch at the Hotel. We encourage for your own enjoyment to make sure that you are perfectly fit and healthy. It is important to bring good hiking boots, long trousers, gloves for protection against stinging nettles, some snacks & as well as sufficient water as the rain forest gets hot and humid during the day. You will spend one hour with the gorillas, but it is an hour you will never forget. Return to your hotel for lunch and later dinner and overnight.
Visit the Twin Lakes Ruhondo and Bulera before transferring to Gisenyi
Accommodations
Overnight at Palm Beach Resort
Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo
Wake up morning have breakfast after, visit of Twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo, here we multiple options of activities on these twin lakes, like sport fishing canoeing and many more, afterwards we proceed to Gisenyi Dinner and overnight at Palm Beach Resort.
Lake Kivu
Accommodations
Overnight at Palm Beach Resort
Visit Lake Kivu Boat tour & Adventure
Wake up early in the morning after breakfast, you will have a morning boat ride on the lake. You will have a chance to see bird species, Lake Kivu is not only a lake where you can relax and chill out, but you can swim in the Lake. There are no hippos, crocodiles and no Bilharzia found in Lake Kivu making it the perfect natural swim hole. The temperature at the Lake is just right and the water is not too cold. Dinner and overnight at the Palm Beach Resort.
Transfer from Lake Kivu to Kigali
Kigali
Pick up at your hotel driver to Kigali, have Kigali city trip including the visit of the Genocide Memorial Centre at Gizozi, contacts with local people for the discovery of artisanal products (Collar, Bracelet, etc…), then transfer towards Kigali airport. Driving distance: 3 hrs. Activities: Airport Transfer End of Service.
Options
5 Day Rwanda gorilla and Lake Kivu Safari
Pickup included
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing Rwanda and Uganda experience
lisabM9647TM,
Jul 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We actually took the four day gorilla tracking, golden monkey, and Akagera national Park tour. Our guide, Ronald was amazing went above and beyond what we would’ve expected!. Africa speaks for itself- an amazing country with phenomenal wildlife! We will absolutely recommend East Africa Safari tours to all of our friends and family!
Solo woman traveler has time of her life!
LenaBKelly92,
Mar 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an incredible experience with East African Jungle Safaris! As a solo woman traveler, I was a bit nervous, but I had an incredible time with my guide, Ronald. The sites were beautifulll and I really enjoyed the food and my accommodations. I gather that the itinerary was more flexible than I initially had thought, so I encourage vacationers to play an active role in shaping theirs, though what they proposed was incredible as-is. I’m so grateful to have had the chance to explore Rwanda in all its beauty.
Excellent guided trip around Rwanda!
30sonyal,
Dec 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an excellent trip with East African Jungle safaris, with a 5 night/6 day trip around Rwanda tailored to my needs (following a conference in Kigali). I visited Nyungwe forest, Lake Kivu, and Volcano national park. EAJS obtained all the permits for tracking gorillas, chimpanzees, and golden monkeys, and these experiences were incredible! We also stopped at Nyanza palace museum, the National ethnographic museum, and went for a boat ride on Lake Kivu. My guide, Apollo, was an excellent driver, very knowledgeable, fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, and a good travel companion. Apollo was very accommodating of my needs and interests, for example providing additional opportunities for birdwatching, and replacing lunches in tourist hotels with buffet lunches in local cafes when I indicated I preferred to eat Rwandan food. I appreciated the promptness of the office in responding to my emails, and the ease of booking and payment. I stayed in the lower cost hotels, and these were perfect for my needs, all in nice locations, but less isolated. I especially liked Inzu ecolodge by Lake Kivu, which was walking distance from a public beach where local people were constructing a fishing boat.
Amazing tour company!!
551yaelw,
Oct 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing trip to Rwanda that was organized by Fred through East African jungle safaris. We did a gorilla trek and golden monkey trek and a day at lake kivu. They were so flexible and made our whole trip to Rwanda seamless and so enjoyable! Thanks for planning our trip of a lifetime!
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