🇷🇼 Land of a Thousand Hills

Rwanda Safari Packages

The easiest gorilla trek in Africa, two tarmac hours from Kigali, plus chimpanzees and a 70 metre high canopy walkway in Nyungwe and a rewilded Big Five park at Akagera. Rwanda is the only country where you can do gorillas and the Big Five inside a single week.

Rwanda · Gorillas & the Big Five

Signature Rwanda journeys

3-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trek, Volcanoes National Park
PopularGorilla trek
Kigali · Volcanoes National Park3 days · 2 nights

3-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trek, Volcanoes National Park

Two hours from Kigali to the bamboo slopes where Dian Fossey worked, with the smoothest logistics in Africa.

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From$3,100/ pp
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5-Day Rwanda Gorillas, Kigali & Nyungwe Forest
Forest & lake
Kigali · Volcanoes National Park · Lake Kivu · Nyungwe Forest5 days · 4 nights

5-Day Rwanda Gorillas, Kigali & Nyungwe Forest

Gorillas in the north, chimpanzees and the canopy walkway in the south, Lake Kivu in between.

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From$4,350/ pp
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7-Day Rwanda Gorillas, Nyungwe & Akagera Big Five
PopularBig Five & primates
Kigali · Volcanoes · Lake Kivu · Nyungwe · Akagera National Park7 days · 6 nights

7-Day Rwanda Gorillas, Nyungwe & Akagera Big Five

The only country where you can trek gorillas and see the Big Five within a week, on tarmac the whole way.

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From$5,800/ pp
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Rwanda · For our neighbours at home

Murakaza neza. Booked in your language, priced in your currency.

Our Rwanda guides work in Kinyarwanda, French, English and Kiswahili, so briefings, permits and lodge check-ins all happen in your language.

Local languages
  • Murakaza neza
    Kinyarwanda · You are most welcome
  • Bienvenue
    French · Welcome
  • Karibu
    Kiswahili · You are welcome
Local currency
1 USD ≈ FRw 1,320
Rwandan franc (RWF)
Journeys here start at $3,100 per person, roughly FRw 4,090,000.

Indicative only. We invoice in US dollars and accept franc transfers, MoMo and card at the day rate.

Travel seasons
  • Long dry · June to September

    Peak trekking season in Volcanoes and Nyungwe. Cool mornings, clear volcano views, permits sell out early.

  • Short dry · December to February

    Warm and mostly clear. Good canopy walk conditions and easy Akagera game drives.

  • Long rains · March to May

    Lush and quiet. Gorilla families feed lower down the slopes, and lodge rates soften noticeably.

  • Short rains · October to November

    Brief afternoon rain, superb photography light, chimpanzees active in Nyungwe.

Rwandan nationals and East African residents pay reduced gorilla permit and park tariffs. Share your ID and we requote at the resident rate before you pay anything.

Planning notes

What to know before you go.

Gorilla permits

Volcanoes National Park permits are premium priced and strictly limited. We reserve yours in your name as soon as your deposit clears.

Getting there

Kigali is a 75 minute flight from Nairobi with excellent connections, and every transfer inside Rwanda is on tarmac. No internal flights needed.

Fitness

Treks run one to five hours on steep bamboo slopes. Porters are available at every trailhead and we book one for you on request.

Best time

June to September and December to February are driest. Nyungwe and Akagera are rewarding year-round.

East Africa · Combined

Add Rwanda to a bigger journey.

One team, one contract, one point of contact. We hold the permits, the charters, the borders and the lodges across every country we operate in.

12-Day Kenya, Rwanda & Uganda, Gorillas and the Big Five
PopularThree countries
Nairobi · Maasai Mara · Kigali · Volcanoes · Entebbe · Queen Elizabeth · Bwindi12 days · 11 nights

12-Day Kenya, Rwanda & Uganda, Gorillas and the Big Five

The Great Migration plains and two gorilla treks on one seamless itinerary, one point of contact throughout.

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From$8,850/ pp
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15-Day East Africa Grand Tour, Five Countries
Five countries
Nairobi · Maasai Mara · Serengeti · Kigali · Volcanoes · Bwindi · Bujumbura15 days · 14 nights

15-Day East Africa Grand Tour, Five Countries

Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi in one continuous, fully hosted journey.

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From$12,900/ pp
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12-Day Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar Grand Journey
PopularThree-country journey
Maasai Mara · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Zanzibar12 days · 11 nights

12-Day Kenya, Tanzania & Zanzibar Grand Journey

The Mara, the Serengeti, the Crater and the Indian Ocean, on one contract with one team.

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From$14,450/ pp
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