Kingfisher Journeys

Explore, discover and journey in Rwanda

Spectacular adventures in Africa's most iconic landscapes

Set in the shadow of the Virunga Volcanoes and the Albertine branch of the African Rift Valley, Kingfisher Journeys is the adventure activity tour operator and DMC for Rwanda.

We operate quality kayaking, canoeing, walking, luxury camping, cycling and mountain biking trips that we combine with insightful cultural experiences and incredible gorillas, safaris and wildlife encounters to create the most exciting and varied tours in Rwanda.
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Rwanda is open and safe for travel and our tours are operating

Rwanda is a safe, well organised country and now the only place in Africa that is considered low risk for COVID19 by:
  • The European Union - with direct flights from Brussels and Amsterdam;
  • United Kingdom - with direct flights from London Gatwick;
  • USA - with many connecting flight options; and
  • Israel - with direct flights from Tel Aviv​ 

Residents of these countries (and many more) do not have to isolate on returning home.
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Whilst protocols for vaccinated travellers are not yet available, Rwanda's current rules require that everyone is tested for COVID19 on arrival at the airport and must then isolate in a designated hotel for 24 hours whilst awaiting their result. If the test is negative, following our COVID19 Precautions and Guidelines that are designed to keep our clients and local people safe, visitors can freely continue their tour. Wait times for test results are likely to reduce during 2021.

Our team of Rwandan guides are ready to take you on a journey of a lifetime in one of Africa's most exciting and iconic destinations. Book one of our scheduled trips below or contact us for a quote and see our Coronavirus Promise for more details.

Trade rates also available.

New Adventure!

Mbirurume River Adventure - near to Nyungwe Forest
Booking now for March - April 2021
Limited to 9 places. Online booking only.
🕑 2 days
$350
Read what one of our first customers said about their ​AMAZING canoeing trip on Mbirurume River

Popular activities

  • Kayaking 🔗
  • Canoeing 🔗
  • Walking
  • Cycling
  • Mountain Biking
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🌍 Gisenyi (Rubavu)
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🌍 Kibuye (Karongi)
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Lake Kivu kayaking short & day trips​​
🕑 2-8 hours
From $60 pp
Lake Kivu kayaking overnight journeys​
🗓 2-4 days
From $190 pp
Lake Kivu kayaking short & day trips​​​​​​​
🕑 2-8 hours
From $60 pp
Kayaking trips can be booked at any time. The best weather is almost always early morning and often later in the afternoon. During wet seasons late morning is also usually fine. However, it is sometimes windy from about 10:30 to 14:30 in the dry seasons and thunderstorms sometimes affect afternoon trips in the wet seasons. Please be patient if wind or rain affect your trip, as we are almost always able to reschedule for another time on the same or following day.

All Lake Kivu kayaking trips
🌍 Musanze (Ruhengeri) & Kinigi (Volcanoes National Park​)
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Mukungwa River canoe trip​
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🕑 4 hours
$60
Twin Lakes canoe trips​
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🕑 3-8 hours
From $60



All canoeing trips
Musanze (Ruhengeri): Near Volcanoes National Park
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Between Kigali and Musanze
Lake Ruhondo guided walk

🕑 2-8 hours
From $24pp
Muhungwe Mountain hike

🕑 6-8 hours
From $28pp
Mt Kabuye hike

🕑 5-6 hours
From $28pp

All walking trips

Experiences

  • City Tours
  • Community
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Conservation
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Multi-day tours

  • Adventure Tours
  • Safari Tours
  • Cultural Tours
  • Family Tours
  • Conservation Tours
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​Trek, kayak and explore Rwanda to meet the Gorillas!
Private Tours booking now
​Group Tours booking from December 2020
  • Group Tours
  • Private Tours
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Hotel Type:

🗓 10 days

🗓 7 days

🗓 5 days
Mid Range

$5,670

$4,540

$3,600
Hotel Type:

🗓 10 days

🗓 7 days

🗓 5 days
Mid Range
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from $6,720​

from $5,260

​from $4,190
Superior

from $8,090

from $6,280

from $5,000
Family Learning Adventure!
Available: Aug, Oct, Dec 2020
Jan 2021
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🗓 7 days
From $995
​per family

Expert local guides

  • Safari guides
  • Birding guides
  • Adventure guides
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Services

  • Hotels
  • Car Hire
  • Transfers
  • Events
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Booking.com
More Hotels by location

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🌍 Kigali​
More details on our events coming soon.

Testimonials

You can also find us on SafariBookings, SafariDeal and YourAfricanSafari and many more sites around the world.​
Discounts available
​There are generous discounts on many of our activities for Rwandan citizens, foreign residents in Rwanda and all staff and volunteers of local not-for-profit organisations based in East Africa.

Citizen and resident rates show in the checkout.

Not-for-profit discount codes can be obtained from your office or by applying to us in advance.

Welcome to our new website...
This site is being updated with new activities, experiences, tours, guides, services and much more.

As a result, we're sorry some of the buttons may not yet work as expected and some parts of the site are still blank, but there are exciting new options coming soon.

In the meantime all activities and tours shown here with availability can be booked and will take place as planned.  

So please bear with us or contact us if you have any questions for more details.
Sustainability
​Kingfisher Journeys is an eco tour company to the core and sustainability is therefore fundamental to everything that we do. 

This means that we don't have any 'Eco-Tours' or 'Eco-activities'.

Rather, as a Travelife Engaged company, we do everything we can to make every tour that we run, every activity that we operate and every supplier that we work with as eco-conscious and considerate as possible.

​More details on this are coming soon.
Our Coronavirus Promise
Some of our trips and tours may be affected by Rwandan government restrictions as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic
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However, following official government guidelines, and international standards we have implemented robust measures to keep all our staff, clients and local people as safe as possible.

Tours and activities with current availability are booking now and those with future availability are expected to run as planned.
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And we are super flexible. So it's safe to book and pay online.
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​This is our promise: If you need to change a booking, we will reschedule it; If you need to cancel a booking, we will do our best to give you a full refund; And if we need to cancel or change a booking for any reason, you will have the option to reschedule or receive a full refund.

For full details of the measures in place on our all our tours and activities please refer to the detailed information about the individual tour or activity.
These special terms apply to retail bookings whilst Coronavirus movement or travel restrictions apply in Rwanda or your home country. Full refunds may be delayed. Fees may apply to changing or cancelling bookings including government permits. Tour operators, please contact us for trade details.