After landing at Kigali International Airport on 29th December 2022, with Brussels Airlines arriving at 20:00PM.
please make your way to the airport entrance where you will be met by an Akagera Aviation Representative who will assist you with customs and immigration.
After immigration, please proceed to the VIP lounge and enjoy refreshments while your luggage is being collected for you.
You will then be escorted to arrivals hall and be introduced to your driver/guide who will give you your private transfer to The Retreat, have dinner and rest.
Bed and breakfast, 1 welcome complimentary 30mins massage (subject to availability) - valid 1 time per guest on their first night only. Included in the 1-night stay are onsite 30 mins cultural activities (Cocktail making, Local drumming & dance class, banana wine demo, cooking class - to be booked in advance). Guests can only choose one activity. 2 nights consecutive stay for a client will include a ½ Day Retreat Experience (Fashion, Culinary or Art Experience).
The driver guide will pick you from the Retreat at 6:00 am and drive to Magashi to be at the north gate at 11:00 am on time for check in and enjoy your first game drive.
All meals, all local drinks (excludes premium imported brands and champagne), transfer from the entrance gate of Akagera National Park to the lodge, all lodge activities (guided game drives, boat cruises), park fees, conservation levies, laundry, local Government taxes. In the event of a change in local taxes or the introduction of additional taxes, these rates will be adjusted accordingly.
Check in at Magashi: 14h00
Check out from Magashi: 10:30
Full day game drives and enjoying lodge activities at Magashi.
All meals, all local drinks (excludes premium imported brands and champagne), transfer from the entrance gate of Akagera National Park to the lodge, all lodge activities (guided game drives, boat cruises), park fees, conservation levies, laundry, local Government taxes. In the event of a change in local taxes or the introduction of additional taxes, these rates will be adjusted accordingly.
Check in at Magashi: 14h00
Check out from Magashi: 10:30
Early morning, you will have Royal balloon experience While you are watching the scenic view of Lake Ihema, Giraffe Plain, hills and peninsulas along with wild animals from your Hot Air Balloon, you will close your eyes and listen to the sound of silence and peace.
Depart from Wilderness Magashi, drive back to Kigali.
Lunch.
Dinner.
You will do a PCR test that will be presented for Gorilla trekking under own accounts.
Check in at the Retreat and settle.
Bed and breakfast, 1 welcome complimentary 30mins massage (subject to availability) - valid 1 time per guest on their first night only. Included in the 1-night stay are onsite 30 mins cultural activities (Cocktail making, Local drumming & dance class, banana wine demo, cooking class - to be booked in advance). Guests can only choose one activity. 2 nights consecutive stay for a client will include a ½ Day Retreat Experience (Fashion, Culinary or Art Experience).
Depart at the Retreat, drive 3 hours to Bisate Lodge in time for check in
All meals, all drinks (excludes reserve wines and champagnes), lodge activities on property guided or self-guided birding and nature walks, guided nursery visit and indigenous tree planting, guided walks to the surrounding communities, 20 minute complimentary neck and shoulder massage, gym in a basket in the villas, wine tasting, explanation from guide on biodiversity on the property, documentary film screenings.
Government taxes, in the event of a change in local taxes or the introduction of additional taxes, these rates will be adjusted accordingly.
Check in to Bisate Lodge: 14h00
Check out from Bisate Lodge: 10:30
Earlier arrivals from 10h00 and later departures until 15:30 can be accommodated on request at no additional cost.
Today is The Day, Gorilla trekking! After an early breakfast, your driver/guide will pick you up from Bisate at 06h30 and take you to Park office for briefing prior to your gorilla trekking venture. At park office you will be assigned a gorilla family to trek and a park guide to take you.
After briefing you will drive to starting point. You will hike in the Volcanoes National Park to find the famous Mountain Gorillas, once found you will spend one hour with the gentle giants.
You will then trek back to your driver/guide and you will be taken back to Bisate for a well-deserved shower and lunch.
Overnight at Bisate
All meals, all drinks (excludes reserve wines and champagnes), lodge activities on property guided or self-guided birding and nature walks, guided nursery visit and indigenous tree planting, guided walks to the surrounding communities, 20 minute complimentary neck and shoulder massage, gym in a basket in the villas, wine tasting, explanation from guide on biodiversity on the property, documentary film screenings.
Government taxes, in the event of a change in local taxes or the introduction of additional taxes, these rates will be adjusted accordingly.
Check in to Bisate Lodge: 14h00
Check out from Bisate Lodge: 10:30
Earlier arrivals from 10h00 and later departures until 15:30 can be accommodated on request at no additional cost.
Depart from Wilderness Bisate, drive to Cleo Lake Kivu and spend a night at leisure.
You will do another PCR test that will be presented for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe.
Breakfast, dinner, access to the SPA(Sauna and Steam) and sport hall.
Depart from Cleo Lake Kivu and drive to One and Only Nyungwe house in time for check in and enjoy the lodge activities
Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with meals and two activities per person per day (as defined by the Resort and subject to change without notice).
Chimpanzee trekking begins with briefing at 5:00am. Guests need to wake up as early as 4:30am so that you take breakfasts and prepare to start the activity. The only way to find the chimps is to try and reach them before they head out for the day. A group of trackers go ahead of the team to find the location of the chimps before communicating to the lead Ranger /Guide about where to find them.
Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest can take between 2 to 6 hours or longer. After following/chasing the chimps for a while, they may settle down and allow you to observe them more closely or take photos for an hour. While with the chimps you will notice that they behave just like we humans. You will watch them groom each other, mate, breastfeed, play and start fights.
Canopy Walk in the afternoon.
Departing from the Nyungwe Forest Visitor Centre, you'll be in for some breathtaking views across the forest as you're guided along the Trail. The trail can be steep in places, and you'll walk for about half an hour to the starting point of the canopy trek. It's quite an experience walking 60m above the forest floor, over the tree canopy, along the 200m, rope-style metal bridge.
The views from up here are stunning, and the adrenaline will no doubt be rushing through as the bridge sways. The canopy bridge leads between some huge, ancient trees, home to many species of endemic plants and ferns, as well as over 300 species of birds, 25 of which are endemic to this area, which is part of the Albertine Rift. Keep an eye out also for primates, as the forest is home to 13 different species.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with meals and two activities per person per day (as defined by the Resort and subject to change without notice).
Depart from One&Only Nyungwe House, drive 7 hours back to Kigali for departure flight with Brussels airlines, SN 465 departing at 21:10.
Lunch at Hotel des Milles Collines.
You will have a driver and vehicle as your disposal.
