A Luxury 3-Day Epic Gorilla Trek Safari at Volcanoes, Rwanda

Detailed Itinerary: 3-Day Epic Gorilla Trek Safari

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

Welcome to Rwanda! Our professional driver guide will pick you up from Kigali International Airport. You will then embark on the 2 hours and 30-minute journey to Volcanoes National Park to track the gentle giants. During the journey, you will enjoy the beautiful views of the land of a thousand hills. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge for relaxation. If time allows, you will go to the Ellen DeGeneres museum for virtual gorilla trekking.

Accommodation: One & Only Gorilla Nest (Luxury)/ Five volcanoes (Midrange)

Meal plan: Dinner

 

Day 2: Gorilla trekking and Ibwiwachu cultural tour

After an early breakfast, the driver guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for the briefing about the code of conduct and how to behave around the gorillas. You are strongly advised to carry your parked lunch, enough drinking water and hiring porters is an added advantage because the time taken in the forest cannot be predicted.  Following briefing and in the company of ranger guides, gorilla families will be allocated to you and there after you will enter the forest to search for the mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking takes between 2 to 6 hours depending on where the gorillas slept the previous night. Gorilla trekking requires physical fitness however clients who are not fit enough can either use sedan chairs or hire potters. After meeting the gorillas, you will only be permitted to spend with them one hour and during the one hour you are allowed to take pictures and record videos of the gorillas. After the trek, you will be taken back to the lodge for relaxation. In the evening, you will go for the Ibwiwachu cultural tour.

Accommodation: One & Only Gorilla Nest (Luxury)/ Five volcanoes (Midrange)

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner

 

Day 3: Golden monkey tracking and transfer to Kigali

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts of golden monkey trekking. Volcanoes national park is a home to these endangered golden monkey species. Golden monkey trekking takes less time compared to gorilla trekking because golden monkeys are located easily. After the trek, you will be transferred back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, you will be transferred back to Kigali international airport for the flight to your next destination.

End of tour.

Inclusions

  • Gorilla permit
  • Golden monkey permit
  • Transportation
  • English-speaking guide
  • Ibwiwachu cultural tour
  • Accommodation
  • Meals as mentioned above
  • All transfers

 

Exclusions

  • Visa fees
  • Air tickets
  • Personal expenses