6 daysPrivate tourLuxuryPermits included

6-Day Honeymoon in the Mist

4.9(19 reviews)·Kigali → Volcanoes → Lake Kivu·Offered by Emerald Rwanda Collection

Emerald Rwanda Collection — featured tour photography

Rwanda at its most romantic: a gorilla trek shared with no one but each other (and a family of gorillas), candlelit dinners at a lodge folded into a volcanic amphitheatre, and three slow days on a quiet Lake Kivu shore where the itinerary dissolves into sunrise paddles and long lunches.

The trip is built for two. Private vehicle and guide throughout, rooms chosen for their fireplaces and views, and the small touches handled quietly in the background — flowers, a private candlelit dinner on the trek night, a couples' massage on the lake. You will not look at a schedule after day two.

Gorilla trekking for two, permits included
Private candlelit dinner at a luxury Virunga lodge
Three unhurried days on a quiet Lake Kivu shore
Sunrise kayak and private boat to the coffee islands
Couples' massage and honeymoon touches throughout

Duration6 days

Tour stylePrivate tour

ComfortLuxury · Lodge

Park permitsIncluded ($1,500 pp)

Minimum age15 years (RDB rule)

Solo travelersNot available solo

CustomizableYes — request changes with a quote

RouteKigali → Volcanoes → Lake Kivu

Day by day

1
Day 1Kigali
Kigali arrival & north to the volcanoes
Met at the airport with the paperwork already done, a relaxed lunch in the city, and the golden-hour drive north to Kinigi. Champagne on the deck as the volcanoes go violet.
Bisate LodgeIconic thatched villas in a volcanic amphitheatreLunch & dinner included
2
Day 2Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla trekking & candlelit dinner
The dawn briefing, the walk up through the bamboo, and the hour that will headline every anniversary retelling: a mountain gorilla family going about its morning a few metres away. Back at the lodge, the afternoon is yours — sauna, forest walk, nothing at all — before a private candlelit dinner set away from the main lodge.
Bisate LodgeSecond nightAll meals included
3
Day 3Lake Kivu
Down to the lake
A lazy breakfast, then the ninety-minute descent to Gisenyi and a beachfront suite on Lake Kivu's sandy bay. The only fixture is sunset: a private boat, a cool box, and the fishermen singing their way out for the night catch.
Lake Kivu Serena HotelBeachfront suite, first of three nightsAll meals included
4–5
Day 4–5Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu, unscheduled
Two deliberately open days. Suggestions, not obligations: a dawn kayak on glass water, a boat to the coffee islands with a picnic, the couples' massage, a stroll to a hot spring, or an unbroken afternoon with two books and a pot of Rwandan tea. Your guide is on call; the schedule is not.
Lake Kivu Serena HotelSecond and third nightsAll meals included
6
Day 6Kigali
Return to Kigali
One last lake morning, then the drive back to Kigali with a stop at the Inema Arts Centre to take home something better than a fridge magnet. Airport drop-off for evening flights.
No overnight — tour ends or day tripBreakfast & lunch included

Rates per person

Group size	Price per person (USD)
Solo	n/a — not offered solo
2 people	$5,200
3 people	$5,050
4 people	$4,940
5 people	$4,865
6+ people	$4,755

Priced for two travelling together; US$1,500 pp is the fixed RDB gorilla permit.
Travelling for an anniversary or engagement instead? Tell the operator in your quote request — the same trip flexes happily.
Rates are per person in USD and vary with group size — everyone in the vehicle shares the guide and transport costs.
A 50% deposit confirms your booking; the balance is due 30 days before the trip starts.
Cancellation follows the operator's platform-standard policy shown at checkout.

What's included

Included

Two gorilla trekking permits (US$1,500 per person)
Private candlelit dinner at the lodge
Couples' massage on Lake Kivu
Private sunset boat and coffee-island picnic
Honeymoon room touches throughout
Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
Professional English-speaking driver-guide
Airport pick-up and drop-off
Accommodation as listed in the itinerary
Meals as listed in the itinerary
Bottled water throughout the trip
All taxes and VAT

Excluded

Porters for the trek (US$10–20, recommended)
International flights
Rwanda visa (US$50 on arrival for most nationalities)
Travel insurance
Tips and gratuities (guide, trackers, porters)
Drinks and meals not listed in the itinerary
Personal items and souvenirs

Getting there

Fly into Kigali International Airport (KGL) — it is served by direct flights from Brussels, Amsterdam, Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, Nairobi and Addis Ababa.
This tour starts and ends in Kigali. Airport pick-up and drop-off are included — your guide meets you in arrivals.
Most nationalities receive a Rwanda visa on arrival (US$50). The East African Tourist Visa also covers Rwanda if you are combining countries.
Arriving early or leaving late? Extra nights in Kigali before or after the tour can be arranged with your quote.

Traveler reviews

4.9

Based on 19 traveler reviews

Reviews are verified — only travelers who completed this tour can leave one.

“Better than the wedding”

We cried at the gorillas, laughed the whole way down the mountain, and then did nothing spectacularly well for three days on the lake. The candlelit dinner at Bisate — surrounded by fireflies — was the single most romantic night of our lives.

Chloe & James · United Kingdom · Traveled May 2026

“Every detail thought of”

Flowers in the room, our names on the picnic basket, a guide who knew when to narrate and when to disappear. The mix of one big adventure and three empty days is exactly what a honeymoon should be.

Aisha & Omar · United Arab Emirates · Traveled August 2025

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