Best Luxury Rwanda Tour Adventures

Rwanda Luxury Tours!

Exploring the land of a thousand hills is more fun when you take on luxury Rwanda Tour adventures. Rwanda has over the years proved to be a luxury safari destination. The country is well-branded from a great transportation network to high-end luxurious lodges and hotels.

Luxury Rwanda Tour Adventures more than branding are experiential with great value for money. Nothing beats exploring an incredible destination like Rwanda in the comfort of true luxury. The accommodation option you choose is a major determinant of this and sometimes the means of transport. Below are our top picks for Luxury Rwanda Tour adventures you can be part of for an amazing journey of discovery.

3-Day Rwanda Gorilla Tour

The 3-day Rwanda gorilla tour is a short but best and most extensive way to explore Volcanoes National Park. Volcanoes National Park is located in northwestern Rwanda and is a famous home for mountain gorillas. The park is also home to golden monkeys that are endemic to the Virunga mountains.

In the 3-day Luxury Rwanda Tour you are therefore able to trek to both the gorillas and golden monkeys. Each of these primate treks starts early morning and requires a separate day of trekking. With the 3-day Rwanda gorilla tour, you spend 2 nights near the park waking up for each Rwanda primate trekking adventure on the 2 days there.

There are several luxury Rwanda safari lodges you can opt to stay at. These range from mid-luxury to high-end all-inclusive lodges. Mid-luxury options include Tiloreza eco-lodge, Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel, and Bishops House among others. High-end safari lodges include Bisate, Singita Kwitonda, Virunga, and Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge. Depending on your budget, you can explore Volcanoes National Park in the 3-day luxury Rwanda Tour adventure.

Flying Rwanda Tours

Flying Rwanda tours are the most convenient Rwanda luxury tour adventures. Even though Rwanda is a small country, several Rwanda tour destinations are secluded. You would for example need up to 7 hours to drive to Nyungwe National Park in the southern part of Rwanda. Even Volcanoes National Park which seems near is a 3-hour drive from Kigali. This is where flying Rwanda safaris sets in.

Flying Safaris are normally a bit priced because of the flight fares. Akagera Aviation is the major domestic flight operator and has scheduled flights to all Rwanda safari destinations. There is a provision for scheduling your flight as well in case you want to fly on a different schedule.

Some high-end safari lodges have helipads where you can directly fly with a small helicopter. There are nearby airstrips that serve the different regions. Nyungwe one and only House and One and only Gorilla’s nest have helipads. The beauty of flying safaris is that you can explore more in a short period. Luxury Rwanda flying tours can be customized from 1 day to more depending on your budget and convenience.

5-Day Rwanda Tour

The 5-Day Rwanda Tour features Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Park. This is the ultimate luxury Rwanda Safari tour for chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, and golden monkeys. You can choose to go on this Rwanda adventure on a road trip through the hilly Rwanda countryside.

It starts with a visit to Nyungwe National Park in the southwestern part. The drive is a bit long but with en route stopovers for excursions at the Nyanza Royal Palace and Butare Museum. Once in Nyungwe, you can engage in chimpanzee trekking and a canopy walk or can choose to go for other primate treks and guided nature walks to the waterfalls and within the forest.

Nyungwe One and Only House is the best accommodation option to start while on this Luxury Rwanda Tour. The luxurious lodge is strategically located near Uwinka Park headquarters an ideal place to start all the major Nyungwe National Park activities.

After exploring Nyungwe Forest, you proceed with your luxury Rwanda Tour adventures to Volcanoes National Park. This is the most anticipated Rwanda primate trekking destination. Half of the mountain gorilla species in the Virunga massif live here. You therefore enjoy your gorilla trekking tour and end the 5-day luxury safari with a golden monkey trek before heading back to Kigali.

10-Day Rwanda Safari Tour

The 10-day Rwanda safari tour is extensive and covers the 3 major national parks in Rwanda. This luxury Rwanda Tour adventure brings in the savanna wildlife experiences of Akagera National Park. It Starts with a Kigali city excursion. From there, head to Nyungwe for chimpanzees and Nyungwe forest exploration.

After the chimpanzee trek in Nyungwe, visit Gisenyi Northern Lake Kivu for a boat cruise. There is also an experience with the singing fishermen that gives you an insight into the life of some of the Rwandan communities. It is after here that you will head to Volcanoes National Park for the primate treks featuring mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.

Akagera National Park is your final destination for this luxury Rwanda Tour adventure. A visit to Akagera National Park features game drives with the big five mammals. These include buffaloes, elephants, leopards, lions, and rhinos. More than the big five, Akagera National Park is home to several savanna wildlife species including giraffes, the topi, elands, and zebras Among others. The park is also Rwanda’s second most important birding area after Nyungwe.

Take on all these luxury tour adventures or visit other East African destinations including Kenya for trekking safaris and wildebeest migration safaris in Masai Mara. Our Safaris to Tanzania also features iconic destinations including Serengeti, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire National Park.