5 days honeymoon gorilla and wildlife safari
5 days honeymoon gorilla and wildlife safari : Take on 5 days honeymoon mountain gorilla and wildlife safari in Rwanda to create lifetime memories with your partner. Honeymoons are special events that are worth celebrating and this is one of the Rwanda safari packages that can help you achieve that celebration and bond more with your partner.

Take some time in Kigali visiting the Fazenda Sengha recreation center that offers horse rides, quad bikes, ziplining and a number of other outdoor activities. This is an ideal safari package for both the domestic and international tourists. Spend some quality time on the Lake Kivu in Gisenyi town with boat trips, sundowners and couple’s massage. Blend the Rwanda tour with a mountain gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park and conclude the safari in the Akagera national park for a Rwanda wildlife safari experience.
Trip Highlights
- Day 1: Day visit to Fazenda Sengha in Kigali and afternoon transfer to Lake Kivu
- Day 2: Day at Lake Kivu and transfer to Volcanoes national park
- Day 3: Mountain gorilla trekking experience and Iby’iwachu cultural center visit
- Day 4: Drive to the Akagera national park for evening sundowner
- Day 5: Day Game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema and back to Kigali
Trip Description
Day 1: Day visit to Fazenda Sengha in Kigali and afternoon transfer to Lake Kivu
Your driver guide will be stationed at your communicated pick up point and once you are ready to set out for your Rwanda safari, you will meet up with him, have a briefing and head out to the Fazenda Sengha recreation centre. You will enjoy a horse ride on one of the horses or you may opt to take on a zipline experience. Take some time to enjoy the quad bikes and connect back to Kigali town for lunch.
After lunch, you will drive about 4 hours to Lake Kivu to enjoy the sandy shores of Lake Kivu. You will catch the sunset and enjoy some sundowner drinks at the shore. If you are interested in an evening private boat trip on the lake, that can be organized. Before it gets dark, you will head out to your hotel in Gisenyi where you will be spending the night.
Hotel options in Gisenyi
- Paradise malahide for midrange
- Lake Kivu serena lodge for luxury
Day 2: Day at Lake Kivu and transfer to Ruhengeri- Volcanoes national park
You will wake up at leisure and enjoy bed breakfast from your room and once you are ready to leave the lodge, you will arrange your property and head back to Lake kivu for a boat trip to a nearby island and be back in time for lunch.
Lunch will be served and you will drive to your hotel in Volcanoes national park. You will settle in as you wait for dinner to be served at your hotel. You will spend your first night in Ruhengeri.
Hotel options in Volcanoes national park
- Virunga lodge for luxury
- Da Vinci Gorilla lodge for midrange
Day 3: Mountain gorilla trekking experience and Iby’iwachu cultural center visit
Wake up for your mountain gorilla experience in Volcanoes national park. You will grab some breakfast and later head out to the park reception to join other trekkers on the briefing from the park rangers. After the briefing, get to hire porters or any hiking gear you may need and enter the forest to search for the mountain gorillas.

Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will enjoy one hour with them at a 6 meters distance taking photos and videos. Exit the forest for lunch at your hotel as the sun calms down. Later in the evening, if you are interested, you will be taken for the Iby’iwachu cultural center for a Rwandan cultural treat. Get back to the hotel before nightfall for dinner and second night in Volcanoes national park.
Day 4: Drive to the Akagera national park for evening sundowner
Have a leisurely but luxurious breakfast at your hotel. Get your bags ready to check out of the hotel. You will leave Volcanoes national park Rwanda headed for Akagera national park via Kigali where you will stop for a lunch break.
Connect further to your hotel in Akagera national park to check in for your Rwanda wildlife tour. You will arrive at your hotel for check in and settle in. Later at 5pm, you will head out for your evening sundowner in the park to enjoy the sunset. Dinner will be served and you will spend a night in Akagera national park.
Hotel options in Akagera national park
- Karenge bush camp for midrange
- Rusizi Tented lodge for luxury
Day 5: Day Game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema and back to Kigali
You will have an early morning starting off with breakfast at the lodge and later head out to the park for an early morning game drive in the Akagera plains for a chance to spot the wildlife of the park like the elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, giraffes, lions, the antelopes like the kobs, elands. Connect further to the Lake Ihema for a boat trip to also spot the aquatic life like the hippos and the crocodiles basking on the lake shores.
You will have a barbeque lunch and head out further back to Kigali for drop off at your agreed drop off point.
Trip quote to include
- Full time English/ French speaking driver guide
- Tourist vehicle with fuel
- Accommodation
- Couple treats throughout the trip like couple’s massages
- Activity permits
- Complimentary wine
- Bottled water
Trip quote to exclude
- Flights
- Visa fees
- PCR tests
- Optional activities not in the itinerary
- Items not mentioned in the itinerary
