Safari Overview

The 3 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari is an amazing Rwanda tour offering gorilla trekking trip in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, recreation at Lake Kivu and Gisenyi area.

The 3 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari commences and ends in Kigali Rwanda and offers an opportunity to view several forest and water birds, the beauty of the breath taking flora in the popular volcanoes mountain. Other primates like black and white colobus, Loheist, Manganbies, etc., may be seen as well as butterflies on top of the Mountain Gorillas.

After your amazing Gorilla trekking encounter, you will be transferred to one of the most beautiful parts of Africa and enjoy the scenic landscapes of the Gisenyi area, Virunga ranges of Congo, swimming in the fresh waters of Lake Kivu as well as a boat cruise if you like.

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: FROM KIGALI TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Upon your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be welcomed by a professional tour guide who will take you for a city excursion in and around Kigali. This is to enable you orient yourself with this great country of ‘a thousand hills’. After this excursion, you will proceed to Virunga National Park located 116km away in the North of Ruhengeri. This 2-3 hour journey will take you through undulating and beautifully terraced hills of Rwanda.

Accommodation:

Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge

Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme

Budget/ Basic: Muhabura Hotel, Camping

DAY 2: GORILLA TREKKING IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK & TRANSFER TO GISENYI (LAKE KIVU)

Having had an early morning tasty breakfast at the lodge, you will start your exciting morning drive to the Volcanoes National Park Headquarters for briefing by park officials and then begin your trek into the indigenous forest in search for the shy mountain endangered gorillas. This trek gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself into the strange but intimate part of the rain-forest where you will hear live calls of colourful birds, chattering of the rare golden monkey, as well as the forest filled with fresh spoor of the mountain elusive populations of buffalo and elephant.

Gorilla trekking tends to last from 2 to 8 hours depending on the day’s gorilla movement. The one hour of direct encounter with the gorillas brings you closer to these ancient apes and their gigantic structure. You will see them forage, play and also have a chance for photography before retreating to the starting point and connect to Gisenyi which is about 2 hours away. The Gisenyi beaches offer a remarkable evening experience like swimming, beach sports, and boat cruise among others. Retire for relaxation, dinner, and overnight

Accommodation:

Upmarket / Luxury: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

Midrange/ Standard: Hotel Gorillas Lake Kivu

Budget / Basic: Paladise Malahide, Resort Camping

Requirements for gorilla trekking

• Firm walking shoes
• Hat
• Insect repellent
• Sunscreen
• Rain coats
• packed lunch and bottled water

DAY 3: DRIVE BACK TO KIGALI

After breakfast, you will drive back to Kigali City which is 158km away. If you did not visit the genocide memorial centre, you will have an opportunity to do so before transferring to Kigali for your departure flight or to your hotel.

Accommodation: End of Tour, No accommodation

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

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