Upon arrival, the driver transfers you at Beasejour Hotel and you are briefed on the tour while having a dinner
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Kigali
Our night is at Beausejour Hotel, located in 20minutes from the airport
Duration: 1 day
Kigali Genocide Memorial and transfer to Musanze, a town of Mountian Gorillas
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Kigali Genocide Memorial
Our guide will meet you at the hotel and will take you at Kigali Geocide Memorial. You will understand what happened in Rwanda in 1994 during the Genocide of Tutsi and learn how the country is recovering from this tragedy. After lunch you drive to Musanze, a Town of Mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys.
Duration: 1 day
Trekking Mountain Gorilla in Volcanoes NP and afternoon birding around the lodge
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Volcanoes National Park
The clients are experiencing a lifetime activities by staying an hour with Mountain Gorillas, having details on their ecological and social life. The trekking can go up to 1pm when we drive at the lodge for lunch. After a brief break, we drive at the park headquarter where we can Speckled Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Hadada Ibis, Yellow-billed kite (Black Kite), Augur Buzzard, Northern Fiscal, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Chubb's Cisticola, Mountain Yellow-Warbler, Plain Martin, Rock Martin, Red-rumped Swallow, Black Saw-wing, Abyssinian Thrush, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, Cape Robin-Chat, White-browed Robin-Chat, African Stonechat, Collared Sunbird, Bronze Sunbird, Baglafecht Weaver, Holub's Golden-Weaver, Yellow Bishop (with many Juveniles), Black-crowned Waxbill, Bronze Mannikin, Pin-tailed Whydah, Northern Gray-headed Sparrow, Cape Wagtail, African Pied Wagtail, African Pipit, Yellow-fronted Canary, Streaky Seedeater etc. We drive back at the lodge at 6pm for dinner and accommodation.
Duration: 1 day
Tracking Golden Monkey in Volcanoes National park and transfer Nyungwe National Park
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Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, we drive to park headquarters and after briefing on tracking of Golden Monkeys we drive the foot hill of Sabyinyo Volcano, at Kabatwa Hill, which give the name of this group of Golden Monkey. The monkeys are easily found where they are swinging from the bamboo trees in the forest while others are collecting the remaining of Irish potatoes in the recently harvested farms. You stay 1 hour taking pictures, learning the family behaviours and ecology of these endemics primates to the Albertine Rift, from guides. The trekking ends at 12am and after lunch we drive to Nyungwe NP.
On our drive, we have a brief stop at Nyirakiguhu Pond where we spend one hour to see Yellow-billed Duck, Little Grebe, Red-knobbed Coot, Three-banded Plover, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Great Cormorant, Pink-backed Pelican, Hamerkop, Gray Heron, African Spoonbill and Mackinnon's Shrike. We reach the lodge around Nyungwe around 6pm and our accommodation is at Ken Barham Guest House.
Duration: 1 day
Trekking Chimpanzee in Nyungwe National Park
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Visit Lake Kivu Boat Tours And Adventure
Nyungwe NP is a home to over 13 species of primates including Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). We start our journey to trek chimpanzees at 5am with our packed breakfast and trekking can go up to lunch time. We spend only one hour with the Chimpanzees and also get another opportunity of observing them very closely in the treetops. Afternoon transfer we have a brief birding around the guest house and we can see African Golden Breasted Bunting, Black-and-White Casqued Hornbill, Mackinnon's Fiscal, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, etc; Accommodation and dinner at Ken Barham Guest House. Accommodation is at Ken Barham Guest House
Duration: 1 day
Birdwatching and Photography in Nyungwe NP
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Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
We have the first full day to try Albertine Rift Endemics and we can see Rwenzori Turaco, Rwenzori Batis, Stripe-breasted Tit, Grauer's Warbler, Rwenzori Apalis, Black-faced Apalis, Kungwe Apalis, Red-faced Woodland-Warbler, Rwenzori Hill Babbler, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Strange Weaver, Dusky Crimsonwing. We can also see other eye-catching species like Black-billed Turaco, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, White-headed Wood-hoopoe, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Gray Cuckoo-shrike, Black-tailed Oriole, Chinspot Batis, Lühder'sBushshrike, Albertine Boubou, Doherty's Bush-shrike, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Black-throated Apalis, , Chestnut-throated Apalis, etc. We stop for lunch and after break we resume birding until 5pm when we drive at Ken Barham Guest House for dinner and overnight.
Duration: 12 hours
Second full day birdwatching and photography in Nyungwe National Park
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Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
Second full day birding in Nyungwe National Park to continue with photography and observation of Mountain species and Albertine Rift Endemics; we take Ndambarare, a trail on the western side of Nyungwe NP. We can see Great Blue Turaco, Red-collared Mountain-Babbler, Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher, Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Elliot's Woodpecker, Northern Double-collared Sunbird,White-breasted Nigrita, Fawn-breasted Waxbill, Blue-headed Sunbird, Rwenzori Hill Babbler, Mountain Illadopsis, Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye, Rwenzori Batis, Neumann's Warbler, Willard's Sooty Boubou, etc. At this trail we can also see the rare primates of the forest; Grey-checked Mangabay and Mona Monkey along with the Rwenzori Sun Squirrel.
After a lunch break, we have a birding around the lodge to try Blue Malkoha, White-headed Wood-hoopoe, Willard's Sooty Boubou, Dusky Tit, etc and 6pm we head back to Ken Barham Guest House for dinner and accommodation.
Duration: 12 hours
Third full day birdwatching and photography in Nyungwe National Park
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Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
This is a third day birding and this time we try Handsome Francolin, Strange and Forest Weavers, Abyssinian Thrush, Albertine Boubou, Doherty's Bush-shrike, Black-throated Apalis, Eastern Mountain Greenbul, African Yellow White-eye, African Dusky Flycatcher, Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher, etc. During the migration period, we can also see raptors like European Honey-buzzard and Black Kite.
After lunch we try Dwarf Honeyguide, Archer's Robin-Chat, Black-tailed Oriole, Northern Puffback, Albertine Boubou, Rwenzori Apalis, Black-throated Apalis, Black-faced Apalis, Chestnut-throated Apalis, Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler, Eastern Mountain Greenbul, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, African Yellow White-eye, White-starred Robin, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Regal Sunbird. We will end up our day birding at the office of the park (Gisakura) where we stop for some minutes to see African Green-Pigeon, Black-billed Weaver, and we can also try Rwenzori Nightjar in communities’ farm around the Lodge.
Duration: 12 hours
A half day birding and transfer to Huye
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Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
We have a morning birding at Waterfall trail, this trail shows really how Nyungwe NP is an indigenous forest. At this trail we shall see Lemon Dove, White-bellied Robin-Chat, Many-colored Bush-shrike, Siffling Cisticola, White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher, African Green-Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Rwenzori Batis, Northern Puffback, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Grauer's Warbler, Rwenzori Apalis, Black-faced Apalis, Gray Apalis, Black-faced Rufous-Warbler, Rock Martin, Angola Swallow, Red-rumped, Swallow, Black Saw-wing, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul. After lunch we head to Kigali and on the way we stop at Uwasenkoko Swamp to try Grauer’s Swamp Warbler (Bradypterus graueri) and wetland species endemic to the Albertine Rift region. After lunch we drive to Huye and our accommodation is at Gallileo Hotel
Duration: 10 hours
Ethnographic Museum, Coffee processing experience and transfer to Akagera National Park
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Muhanga
After the morning breakfast, we have an experience of coffee processing at Maraba Coffee washing station. We learn how coffee is planted and other process until the final product ready to be consumed. After coffee, we visit the Ethnographic Museum to learn more about Rwandan culture and general life before, during and after colonial period. After lunch we drive to Akagera NP after rapid test to enter Akagera NP; we have our accommodation at Akagera Rhino Lodge.
Duration: 12 hours
A day birdwatching, wildlife game viewing and sunset boat tour
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Akagera National Park
We enter the park after breakfast and after registration, have our morning day birding and animal viewing. We can see Coqui Francolins, Brubru, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Red-chested Cuckoo, Striped Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher, Common Scimitarbill, Green Wood Hoopoe African Grey Hornbill, Grey Kestrel, Meyer’s Parrot, Black-headed Gonolek Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike, Black-crowned Tchagra, Chinspot Batis, White-crested Helmet-shrike, Grey-Backed Fiscal and Crested Barbet, and we can see many animals like Giraffe, Elephants, Cape Eland, etc.
At 4.30pm to 6pm we go for a sunset boat on Lake Ihema and we can see flocks of waterbirds at the breeding area including Great Cormorant, Striated Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Common Squacco Heron, Rufous-bellied Heron, Goliath Heron, Purple Heron, Reed Cormorant, African Darter, African Fish Eagle, Black Crake, Water Thick-knee, Spur-winged Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Grey Crowned Crane Accommodation and dinner at Akagera Game Lodge
Duration: 12 hours
Morning game viewing and afternoon transfer to Kigali
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Akagera National Park
We have a morning birding and game viewing on Lake Circuit and we can see Senegal Lapwing, African Jacana, Crowned Lapwing, African Wattled Lapwing, Broad-billed Roller, Saddle-billed Stork, African Palm Swift , Little Swift, African Green Pigeon, Ross’s Turaco, Little Bee-eater, African Hoopoe, Lesser Striped Swallow, Red-faced Crombec, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Spot-flanked Barbet, Cardinal Woodpecker, Bearded Woodpecker, Stout Cisticola, Short-winged Cisticola, Tabola (Long-tailed) Cisticola, Tawny-flanked Prinia, White-chinned Prinia, MiomboWren-warbler, Green-capped Eremomela, after lunch we drive to Kigali; accommodation at Beausejour Hotel
Duration: 10 hours
Birding and nature walk at Umusambi Village and trsnfer to Bugesera Lodge
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Akagera National Park
We have a morning Birding at Umusambi Village, a restored wetlands, providing a sanctuary for over 50 endangered Grey Crowned Cranes saved from the illegal pet trade to try the rare White-collared Oliveback. After a cup of coffee at the village, around 10am, we drive to Bugesera for lunch and afternoon we have a brief birding around Bugesera Lodge.
At the lodge we can see savannah species like Brown-backed Scrub-robin, Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, Little Swift, African Harrier-Hawk, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Trilling Cisticola, Yellow-throated Greenbul, Arrow-marked Babbler, Violet-backed Starling, Rüppell's Starling, African Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Green-winged Pytilia, Yellow-throated Longclaw, etc. Accommodation is at Bugesera Lodge.
Duration: 8 hours
Birding at Gashora Marsh and evening transfer to the airport
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Umusambi Village
After an earlier breakfast, we head to Gashora Wetland to see Papyrus Gonolek. We can also see Papyrus Canary, Levaillant's Cuckoo, Hottentot Teal, White-winged Swamp Warbler, Banded Martin, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Eurasian Moorhen, Red-knobbed Coot, Black Crake, Long-toed Lapwing, Wattled Lapwing, African Jacana, Long-tailed Cormorant, Pink-backed Pelican, Little Bittern, Gray Heron, Black-headed Heron, Purple Heron, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Eurasian Kestrel, Winding Cisticola, Carruthers's Cisticola, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Red-chested Sunbird, Holub's Golden-Weaver, Lesser Masked-Weaver, Red-billed Quelea, Southern Red Bishop, White-winged Widowbird, Grosbeak Weaver, Common Waxbill, Red-billed Firefinch, etc. Later afternoon we drive to the airport for the evening flight.
Duration: 8 hours
