Rwanda safaris & tours

Where the car takes you.

Gorillas and golden monkeys in the north, the Big Five in Akagera, chimps and canopy walks in Nyungwe, and the lake road in between. Permits, park fees and lodges handled with the vehicle — a safari car rental and the safari itself, from one office.

3 days·Volcanoes

Gorilla trekking, Volcanoes

One trek permit, a night before and after near Kinigi, and a 4x4 with a driver-guide for the 5am start.

from $2150 per person

2 days·Akagera

Akagera Big Five drive

Dawn game drive in a pop-top Land Cruiser, an afternoon boat on Lake Ihema, and a night in the park.

from $640 per person

3 days·Nyungwe

Chimps & canopy walk, Nyungwe

Chimp tracking at first light, then the 160-metre suspended walkway above the rainforest, with the King's Palace on the road down.

from $890 per person

1 day·Kigali

Kigali city day

The Genocide Memorial, a Nyamirambo walk, a coffee roastery and the craft market — a day with a driver who knows the city.

from $120 per person

1 day, or 2 days with Nyanza and Huye·Cultural Village

Culture & heritage day

Intore dance and crafts at Kigali Cultural Village, or the road south to the King's Palace and the Ethnographic Museum.

Quoted on request

3 to 5 days, self-drive or with a driver·Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu road trip

Kigali to Rubavu, the shore road to Karongi, and on to Nyungwe or home — the self-drive route our clients come back for.

Quoted on request

Destinations

The places these trips go.

All destinations

National park · Musanze

Volcanoes National Park

Home of the mountain gorilla. Five dormant volcanoes of the Virunga Massif, bamboo forest, golden monkeys and the 7am briefing at Kinigi that every trek begins with.

About 2.5 hours on tarmac (RN4)

National park · Eastern Province

Akagera National Park

Rwanda's savannah park on the Tanzanian border: open plains, a dozen lakes, and the Big Five back after one of Africa's great conservation recoveries.

About 2.5 hours to the southern gate

National park · South-west

Nyungwe National Park

One of Africa's oldest rainforests: chimpanzees, thirteen primate species, 300 birds and East Africa's only canopy walkway, high above the trees.

5 to 6 hours via Huye and Nyanza

Lake · Karongi, Rubavu and Rusizi

Lake Kivu

Rwanda's inland sea: beaches at Rubavu, islands off Karongi, the 227-kilometre Congo–Nile Trail along the shore, and the road trip everyone should do at least once.

About 2.5 hours to Karongi, 3.5 hours to Rubavu

Where to sleep

Hotels in the city, tented camps in the hills.

We hold rooms at the places we would stay ourselves, and we book them at the operator rate — so the lodge, the permit and the car arrive as one quote.

Laurus ApartmentsOur apartments

Serviced apartments · Kigali

from $90 / night

Serena Kigali

City hotel · Kiyovu

from $210 / night

Five Volcanoes Boutique

Lodge · Kinigi

from $180 / night

Magashi Tented Camp

Tented camp · Akagera

from $640 / night

One&Only Nyungwe House

Lodge · Nyungwe

from $720 / night

Ask for a full itinerary quote

Good to know

Good to know before you book a safari

Can you arrange permits and lodges too?

Yes. We book gorilla and chimp permits, park fees and lodges at the operator rate, so the car, the permit and the room arrive as one written quote.

How do I pay, and how much to reserve?

30% holds the vehicle and lets us buy permits the same day. Pay by card, mobile money or bank transfer. No payment is taken online through the site.

Can I take a self-drive car into the national parks?

Volcanoes, Nyungwe and Lake Kivu are fine for self-drive in any of our 4x4s. For Akagera game drives we provide our own safari Land Cruiser with a driver-guide, which is what the park tracks and the sightings deserve — ask us before planning a self-drive game drive.

Are permits and park fees included in tour prices?

Tour prices are per person and include the permit or park fee, the vehicle with a driver-guide and the nights shown. Meals, tips and international flights are not included. We list every line on the written quote.

Tailor made

Tell us the days you have. We will build the route.

Gorilla trekking, chimp tracking, birding, coffee farms, Kigali's memorials and markets — sequenced so you are never driving at dusk.

Plan my safari Call the office