Affordable Rwanda Honeymoon Package from Nairobi | 5 Days 4 Nights
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Mountain Gorilla View Lodge and Kigali Serena Hotel or similar
Five days in Rwanda as newlyweds: a direct morning flight, two nights by the fire at the foot of the volcanoes with your gorilla permits, then two nights at Kigali Serena Hotel with a guided city day and dinner with a view over Kigali, in one price.
Affordable Rwanda Honeymoon Package from Nairobi: five days and four nights with direct return economy flights from JKIA and checked baggage on your fare. Kenyan passport holders need no visa for Rwanda. Your private driver meets you at Kigali airport and takes you north to Kinigi for two nights with all meals at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, where each cottage has its own fireplace.
Your second day is the one you will talk about for years: one hour with a mountain gorilla family in Volcanoes National Park, with your permits included. Then you come down to Kigali for two nights with breakfast at Kigali Serena Hotel, a guided day through the city's history, markets and art and a dinner for two with a view over the hills. You need a yellow fever certificate. Your planner walks you through it. One price per person sharing covers the flights, hotel, transfers and every experience listed below. One Baecation planner stays with you on WhatsApp from booking to landing home.
Most honeymoons are about doing nothing together. This one starts with doing something extraordinary together, then gives you the time to rest and talk about it. Few couples can say they spent the first days of their marriage seven metres from a silverback.
We put the adventure first on purpose. You fly in, drive north and spend two cold nights in a stone cottage with a fire lit each evening, close to the park gate so the 7am briefing is easy. After the trek, you come back down to Kigali and slow right down at Kigali Serena Hotel, with its pool in the middle of tropical gardens.
Your last full day belongs to Kigali. A driver guide takes you through the city's history, its markets and its artists. The evening ends with dinner for two at Heaven Restaurant in Kiyovu, looking out over the city lights. Your flight home leaves in the evening, so the last morning is yours.
Details
Summary information about this package
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge and Kigali Serena Hotel or similar
Kigali (Rwanda)
Couples
Included
Flying
For Adults only (18+)
Bed & Breakfast
Included
All year round
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 309500 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 2399 per person sharing
Transport
Options: Flying
Duration and Timing
No
More than >3 Days+
About Package
More information about this package
Two nights in Kinigi: Your first two nights are at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or a comparable lodge confirmed at booking, in a double cottage, with breakfast, lunch and dinner. The lodge has 30 stone cottages, each with a sitting area and a fireplace. There is a restaurant on site and no pool. It sits in Kinigi, a short drive from the park headquarters where every trek begins.
Two nights in Kigali: Your last two nights are at Kigali Serena Hotel on KN 3 Avenue or a comparable hotel confirmed at booking, in a double room with breakfast. The hotel has 148 rooms around a large outdoor pool set in tropical gardens, two restaurants, a lounge and Maisha Spa. Check in is from 2pm and check out is at noon.
Your gorilla permits: Your permits are booked with the Rwanda Development Board in each of your full names. The price for East African citizens uses RDB's East African rate. The foreign visitor price uses RDB's standard rate. At the park gate the rangers check that the document you carry matches your permit, so travel with the same passport or national ID you booked with.
The trek: You report to the Kinigi park headquarters at 7am for a briefing, then your ranger guide takes your group of no more than eight to one gorilla family. The walk can take from under an hour to several hours each way, over steep and muddy ground at altitude. Once you reach the family you spend one hour with them, at least seven metres away, with no flash photography. Rangers can turn away anyone with a cough, cold or other illness, as gorillas catch human infections.
A guided day in Kigali: Your driver guide takes you to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the final resting place of more than 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, for a quiet visit with an audio guide. Afterwards you move on to Kimironko Market and to Inema Arts Center, where Rwandan artists paint and sculpt in their own studios.
Dinner with a view: On your last night you have dinner for two at Heaven Restaurant, part of Heaven Boutique Hotel in Kiyovu, which looks out over Kigali. Your dinner covers a starter, main course and dessert each with a soft drink.
Your driver: A private 4x4 with an English speaking driver collects you at Kigali airport, takes you to Kinigi, drives you to the park headquarters and the start of your trek and brings you back to Kigali. Private transfers cover your last ride to the airport.
Direct flights: Kenya Airways and RwandAir both fly nonstop between JKIA and Kigali in about an hour and a half, with checked baggage on your fare. You land in the morning and fly home in the evening. Kigali is one hour behind Nairobi.
Before you fly: Kenyan passport holders need no visa for Rwanda. Each of you needs a passport valid for at least six months from the day you land with a blank page. You also each need a yellow fever certificate, with the vaccine given at least 10 days before you fly. Carry your return tickets, hotel vouchers, permit confirmation and a bank card.
Full entry guide: Every entry rule, with the official links, is explained on our Kigali page at baecation.co.ke/kigali.
Rwanda's rules: Plastic bags are banned and are taken away on arrival. On the last Saturday of each month, Umuganda community work closes most services and roads from 7am to 11am. Photographing government buildings, military sites and the police is not allowed.
Respect at the memorial: Dress smart and modest, keep your voices low and follow your guide. Avoid asking Rwandans about ethnicity or their own experience of 1994. Let the memorial tell the story.
Travel cover: Rwanda screens arrivals at Kigali airport during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Visitors who have been in Congo in the 30 days before arrival are refused entry. Volcanoes National Park lies outside the border areas that the UK and US governments advise against. We recommend travel insurance with medical cover and tell you straight away if official advice changes before you fly.
One planner, start to finish: Your Baecation planner books your permits, checks your documents with you, sends your e tickets and vouchers before you fly, lets the lodge and hotel know you are on honeymoon and stays reachable on WhatsApp throughout. Any honeymoon touches the lodge or hotel choose to offer are their gift and are not guaranteed.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
Affordable Rwanda Honeymoon Package Itinerary with Baecation Adventures from Nairobi
Kenya Airways usually leaves JKIA at 07:30 and lands in Kigali at about 08:00 local time, as Kigali is one hour behind Nairobi. Flights home leave Kigali in the evening, with RwandAir usually at about 17:30 and Kenya Airways at about 20:00 on set days, landing at JKIA the same night. Schedules change from late October and late March, so your planner confirms the exact flights on your written quote before you pay. The drive from Kigali to Kinigi takes about two and a half hours. On the last Saturday of each month, Umuganda community work closes the roads from 7am to 11am, so your planner avoids arriving on that day or plans a later start north. Gorilla treks report at the Kinigi park headquarters at 7am every day of the year. The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund opens daily from 9am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm. The Kigali Genocide Memorial is open daily from 9am to 5pm with last entry at 4pm. It closes on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Gallery and market hours vary, so your planner confirms them for your dates. This honeymoon is not sold from 7 to 13 April, the first week of Kwibuka, the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The volcanoes see rain in every month, most of all from March to May, so pack for wet trails whenever you travel.
Day 1: Nairobi to Kinigi
Morning: Documents and the Drive North Put your passports, yellow fever cards, printed return e tickets, permit confirmation, vouchers and a bank card in one folder for your hand luggage. Pack nothing in plastic bags. Hand your yellow fever cards to the health officers with your passports, then meet your driver for the drive north through the hills towards Musanze and the volcanoes.
Afternoon: The Gorilla Campus Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Later, your driver takes you to the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, a few minutes away, for a self guided visit to the gallery with its 360 degree theatre and a replica of Dian Fossey's forest cabin.
Evening: First Night by the Fire The air turns cold after dark at the foot of the volcanoes. Have dinner at the lodge, lay out your trekking clothes and spend your first evening in Rwanda by the fire in your cottage.
Overnight: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar Meals: Lunch and dinner
Day 2: The Gorilla Trek
Morning: Briefing at Kinigi Have an early breakfast and collect the packed lunch the lodge prepares for you. Your driver takes you to the park headquarters for the 7am briefing, where the rangers assign each group to a gorilla family. Drive to the start of your trail, pick up a walking stick and hire a porter if you would like one.
Afternoon: One Hour with a Gorilla Family Walk up through the fields and into the bamboo forest with your ranger guide. When you reach the family, put your bags down and spend one quiet hour watching them feed, groom and play. Walk back down, eat your packed lunch along the way and meet your driver for the ride back to the lodge.
Evening: A Slow Evening Warm up with a hot shower and a long dinner. Look through your photos together by the fire, with the mud of the trail still on your boots by the door.
Overnight: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar Meals: Breakfast, packed lunch and dinner
Day 3: Kinigi to Kigali
Morning: Back Down to the City Have breakfast, check out and drive back south to Kigali with your driver, watching the volcanoes shrink behind you.
Afternoon: Pool Hours Have lunch at the hotel or nearby, check in to Kigali Serena Hotel from 2pm and spend the rest of the afternoon by the pool in the gardens. Your legs will thank you.
Evening: A Quiet Night In Choose your own dinner tonight, at one of the hotel's restaurants or somewhere close by. Have an early night after two big days.
Overnight: Kigali Serena Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Kigali Together
Morning: The Kigali Genocide Memorial Your driver guide collects you after breakfast for the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi. Take the audio guide through the exhibitions and the memorial gardens at your own pace. It is a place of remembrance, so dress modestly and give yourselves time.
Afternoon: Kimironko Market and Inema Arts Center After lunch, wander the halls of Kimironko Market among stacks of bright fabric, woven baskets and fruit stalls, then visit Inema Arts Center and meet the artists in their studios. Your driver brings you back to the hotel to rest before dinner.
Evening: Dinner with a View Dress up for dinner for two at Heaven Restaurant in Kiyovu, with Kigali spread out across the hills below you.
Overnight: Kigali Serena Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Day 5: Kigali to Nairobi
Morning: Your Last Morning Take your time over breakfast and a last swim. You can also add a massage or the coffee masterclass from the list below.
Afternoon: Last Gifts Check out at noon and leave your bags with the hotel. Have lunch nearby and pick up coffee or baskets to take home. Your driver collects you in the afternoon for the airport.
Evening: Flying Home Your flight leaves Kigali in the evening and lands at JKIA the same night, home together as a married couple.
Meals: Breakfast
Add Ons
Romantic Touches: (Small extras for your honeymoon, priced as shown and added to your package)
A massage each at Maisha Spa at Kigali Serena Hotel, about one hour: from USD 175 (KES 22,600) per couple
An extra day in Kinigi: one more night at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge with all meals and your driver for the day, for golden monkey tracking, a hike to Dian Fossey's grave or simply a slow day by the fire: from USD 815 (KES 105,100) per couple, with any park permits added at RDB's rate
Golden monkey tracking on your extra day in Kinigi: permits at RDB's rate, USD 65 each for East African citizens and USD 100 each for foreign visitors
Specialty Coffee Masterclass at Question Coffee in Kigali on your last morning, about two hours: pick coffee cherries in the garden, taste Rwandan coffees side by side and blend your own coffee to take home: from USD 145 (KES 18,700) per couple
Extra night at Kigali Serena Hotel with breakfast: from USD 400 (KES 51,600) per couple
Upgrade Your Stay: (Priced per couple on top of the package price)
A step up in Kinigi: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel at the foot of the park for both Kinigi nights, with all meals, an outdoor pool and massages: from USD 600 (KES 77,400)
+ Inclusions
Direct return economy flights between JKIA and Kigali, with the checked baggage allowance on your fare
One gorilla trekking permit each for Volcanoes National Park, booked with the Rwanda Development Board, with your ranger guide
Two nights at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar in Kinigi, in a double cottage, with breakfast, lunch and dinner and a packed lunch on your trekking day
Two nights at Kigali Serena Hotel or similar, in a double room, with breakfast
A private 4x4 with an English speaking driver for your first three days, from Kigali airport to Kinigi, to the trek and back to Kigali
A guided city day with a private car and driver guide: the Kigali Genocide Memorial, Kimironko Market and Inema Arts Center
An audio guide each at the Kigali Genocide Memorial
A self guided visit to the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Dinner for two at Heaven Restaurant in Kiyovu, with a starter, main course, dessert and a soft drink each
A private transfer to Kigali airport on your last day
Hotel VAT and Rwanda's tourism tax
Pre departure briefing on your passports, return tickets, yellow fever certificates, permit documents, trekking kit and fitness, what you can and cannot bring into Rwanda, Umuganda, dress at the memorial and local rules
Your Baecation planner on WhatsApp before and throughout the trip
- Exclusions
Lunches and dinners in Kigali other than your dinner at Heaven Restaurant
Drinks at the lodge, alcohol at dinner and drinks at the hotel
Yellow fever vaccination and certificate
Travel insurance, which we strongly recommend
Porters on the trek, paid in cash at the trailhead
The suggested donation at the Ellen DeGeneres Campus and donations at the Kigali Genocide Memorial
Taxi fares to and from dinner and outside the included transfers and city day
Tips for your ranger guide, trackers, driver and hotel staff
Spa treatments, golden monkey tracking, extra hikes and the add ons listed below
Extra baggage beyond the allowance on your fare
Early check in or late check out
Personal spending and shopping
What To Carry
Passports valid for at least six months from the day you land, each with a blank page
The same passport or national ID you used to book your gorilla permits, as rangers check it at the gate
Printed return e tickets, hotel vouchers and your permit confirmation
Your yellow fever certificates, as Rwanda requires them from travellers arriving from Kenya. The vaccine must be given at least 10 days before you fly. Travellers without a certificate are vaccinated on arrival at their own cost. A certificate under 10 days old means quarantine until it becomes valid
Waterproof hiking boots with good grip, already worn in
Long trousers you can tuck into your socks and long sleeved tops in muted colours for the trek
A waterproof jacket and a warm fleece, as the mornings and evenings in Kinigi are cold
Garden or light work gloves for gripping branches and nettles
A small daypack with a rain cover and a water bottle
Two face masks each, as your guide may ask you to wear one near the gorillas
Smart, modest clothes for the memorial, with shoulders and knees covered
One dressy outfit each for your dinner at Heaven Restaurant
Swimwear for the hotel pool
A camera or phone with the flash turned off and a spare battery
US dollars or Rwandan francs in small notes for porters and tips
Personal medication in its original packaging with your prescriptions
Reusable fabric bags or pouches for toiletries and shopping
No plastic bags at all, shopping and duty free bags included, as they are confiscated on arrival. Vapes and e cigarettes are banned in Rwanda, even for your own use. They are confiscated with a possible fine. Illegal drugs, cannabis included, carry long prison sentences, so never carry anything packed by someone else. Declare any drone when you land
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