Day trips from Kigali
Leave Kigali in the morning, back by evening: Akagera safaris, gorillas and volcanoes, the south, and Lake Kivu.
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Akagera National Park
Rwanda’s Big Five savannah park, about 2 hours east of Kigali.
Akagera Group Safari: Day Trip from Kigali
Rwanda’s only scheduled group safari to Akagera. Hotel pick-up at 5:30 AM, full-day game drive and lunch at Lake Mihindi…
1-Day Akagera Private Safari from Kigali
Your own vehicle and guide for a full south-to-north game drive, with lunch at Lake Mihindi…
Gorillas & Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla trekking, golden monkeys and volcano hikes in the Virunga Mountains, about 2.5 hours north.
1-Day Gorilla Trekking from Kigali
Short on time? See mountain gorillas in a single day from Kigali, with your permit and round-trip transport…
Golden Monkey Tracking in Volcanoes National Park
Spend an hour with a troop of endangered golden monkeys in the bamboo forest at the foot of the Virunga…
Mount Bisoke Crater Lake Hike
Climb an extinct volcano through rainforest and alpine meadow to a crater lake on the Rwanda–Congo…
Dian Fossey Tomb Hike & Karisoke Memorial Trek
Walk to the grave of Dian Fossey and the site of her Karisoke Research Center, high in the Virunga…
South of Kigali: Bugesera & Nyanza
History, reconciliation and craft in the countryside, 1 to 2 hours from the city.
Bugesera Reconciliation Village Day Trip
Visit a village where genocide survivors and perpetrators live side by side, and hear how reconciliation works.
Nyanza Big View Trail Hike & WasteWise Farm
Hike the Big View Trail, tour the WasteWise demonstration farm and visit the King’s Palace in Nyanza.
The Dancing Pots: Batwa Pottery, Music & Dance Day Trip
Pottery, music and dance with Rwanda’s Batwa potters, and the story of Abbé Fraipont’s legacy.
Lake Kivu
Coffee islands and lake views on the Congo border, in the west.
