This 2 days Rwanda Gorilla trekking experience is designed for you to have an encounter with mountain gorillas with overnight in Volcanoes national park. An encounter with a habituated Gorilla group for a full hour is a lifetime experience that every traveler must never miss.
Summary
Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Our professional guide/driver will pick you from the airport on arrival and quickly brief you on the trip and then proceed to Kigali city for a short tour. Kigali is famously known to be the cleanest of all cities in Africa setting Rwanda as a high end destination for travelers. You will visit the genocide memorial sites, visit the local markets and the craft shops. You will then have your lunch in the city and immediately embark on the journey to Ruhengeri in the North towards Volcanoes National Park. This amazing journey takes you 2-3 hours as you enjoy the beautiful scenery of the rolling hills arriving at the lodge in the evening hours. You will stay at a lodge located in the park to easily connect the following morning. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
The morning starts with a tasty breakfast at the lodge and then drive off with your guide to the park offices for briefing by the park rangers on the rules of tracking Gorillas. You will then be allocated groups of Gorillas to track and then be led into the forest to search for these habituated forest giants. After several hours of hiking into the thick undergrowth, you will meet the gorillas under the leadership of an adult male known as silverback. An encounter with a silverback is always a highlight of this trip that all travelers want. The Gorillas are seen feeding, taking care of the young and others playing depending on the time and mood of the day. Visitors are then allowed to be with the Gorillas for one full hour as they learn about their behavior. After this wonderful experience, you will return to the starting point, meet your guide and head to the lodge for lunch and drive back to Kigali city for departure.
End of the 2 days Rwanda Gorilla Tour.
Included
- Gorilla permit
- Accommodation for 1 night
- Bottled water for drinking
- Fulltime English speaking guide
- Park entrance fees
- All mentioned activities
Excluded
- Extra accommodation
- Unmentioned activities
- Flight fees
- Souvenirs
- Tips
