The 4 Days Rwanda Bird Watching Safari you to most of interesting things in Rwanda. Visit Nyungwe Forest, the massive montane forest found in southern Rwanda and the largest in Central Africa. Enquire Now Nyungwe is home to 13 primate species including chimpanzee and large groups of Rwenzori Colobus. Around 300 bird species, orchids and butterflies are other attractions that are within the park. While on safari, clients stay 3 nights at the basic ORTPN Gisakura Rest house which is situated on the Western edge of Nyungwe forest.
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport
When you arrive at Kigali airport, you will straight away start Bird watching because Rwanda Birds are among the welcoming biodiversity around the place. Then you relax to lodge or hotel. Watch birds all along the way.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Marriott Kigali Hotel/Radisson Blue/Okapi Hotel
Day 2: Kigali - Akagera for birding.
Today, you will transfer to Akagera National Park about 5 hour drive, later in afternoon you will embark on game drive where you have chance to see some animals including giraffes, Impalas, Topis, the Zebras, bush bucks, African swallows, eland, the vervet monkeys, warthogs, baboons, Mongoose, the hippos, the crocodiles, as well as the elephants and bird species
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge/Ruzizi tented camp/Karenge Bush Camp
Day 3: Full Day Birding
After morning breakfast, you will embark on your full day bird watching in Akagera National Park which is always impressed by what they find mostly the many bird species that range from water to forest and also savannah as well as the migratory bird species and many of these are endemic to the park, and are so rare like the papyrus gonolex which is found in the papyrus swamps. In afternoon, you will have boat trip along Lake Ihema, this give you the opportunity to get close to the plentiful water birds including numerous African fish eagles, marabou stork, crowned cranes, open-billed stork, cormorants, herons and egrets. If you are lucky you may even get to see the elusive shoebill stork.
Day4: Departure.
After morning breakfast, you will have en-route drive as move out to the Park with lunch en-route as drive back to airport for your evening flight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of service
The safari package includes:
- Transportation by safari vehicle.
- Airport transfers.
- Game drives.
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary.
- Driver allowances.
- Park entrance.
- Boat trip.
The package excludes.
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and ciggs.
