6 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Serengeti

Airport pick-up at Kigali International Airport. Scenic transfer northwest via Musanze (approx. 2.5 hours) to Volcanoes National Park foothills near Kinigi.

Lodge check-in with views of the Virunga volcanoes. Evening gorilla-trek briefing: porter hire, packing list, RDB headquarters location and photography rules for tomorrow.

06:30 transfer to Kinigi headquarters. 07:00 RDB briefing and allocation to one of 12 habituated families. Trek bamboo forest on the Virunga slopes — duration 1–4 hours typical.

Safari activity | Rwanda gorilla trekking

One hour with mountain gorillas on the Virunga slopes — RDB rangers lead the trek and present your certificate on return to Kinigi headquarters.

One hour with mountain gorillas on contact, then certificate ceremony and lodge lunch. Afternoon at leisure, lodge spa or optional twin lakes visit (Burera and Ruhondo).

Rwanda gorilla permits are USD 1,500 per person (RDB). Minimum age 15. Porters strongly recommended on steep trails at 2,500–4,000 m elevation.

Morning drive to Kigali (2.5 hours). Lunch in the city, then Kigali–Kilimanjaro regional flight (approx. 1 hr 30 min). Road transfer from Arusha or Seronera airstrip to central Serengeti camp.

Safari activity | Serengeti en-route game drive

Afternoon game drive to camp on the Serengeti plains if daylight allows — first kopje lion prides and elephant herds on the endless savannah.

Your Tanzania guide briefs you on Serengeti park fees and camp routines. Evening sundowners overlooking the plains.

Dawn and afternoon drives across kopje-studded plains. Central Serengeti holds year-round predator concentrations — lion prides, spotted hyena clans, cheetah on short-grass plains and leopard in riverine woodland.

Safari activity | Central Serengeti predator safari

Track lion prides on granite kopjes and cheetah on the Seronera short-grass plains — two game-drive sessions with picnic lunch under acacia shade.

Picnic breakfast at a scenic viewpoint. Return to camp for lunch. Afternoon drive follows ranger reports on wildlife concentrations. Thomson's gazelle, Grant's gazelle and topi herds attract cheetah on the Seronera short-grass plains.

Second full day exploring central and western Serengeti ecosystems — predators, migration herds (seasonal) and kopje lion prides. Your guide tracks the latest ranger reports on wildebeest and zebra concentrations.

Safari activity | Serengeti plains safari

Follow migration herds when in season — 1.5 million wildebeest plus zebra across the western and central corridors of the Serengeti ecosystem.

Picnic lunches under acacia shade. Optional balloon safari at dawn (supplement, USD 550+). Evening sundowners at camp. Hartebeest, eland and giraffe are common on the Seronera grasslands year-round.

Sunrise game drive or camp breakfast depending on flight time. Airstrip transfer to Seronera or Kogatende for flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).

Your guide assists with airport check-in and onward connections. Tanzania visa (USD 50 on arrival for most nationalities) and park fee receipts organised in advance. End of services.