3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Gorilla trekking Rwanda for 3 days, depending on your arrival time you can do a city tour in Kigali and have lunch before transferring to Volcanoes National Park, arriving at the lodge in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
Highlights
- Visit genocide memorial site & Kigali museum
- Tracking mountain Gorillas
Itinerary
DAY 1: Arrival in Kigali International Airport Depart for Ruhengeri
On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will meet by our driver/guide and your day starts with a complementary tour of the city. Named in 1907 by Dr. Richard Kandt, the first colonial resident governor of Rwanda; Kigali city is surrounded by lush hills of green and is referred to as the land of a thousand hills. Get to visit interesting spots which may include; the craft market, Gisozi genocide memorial site & Kigali museum. Depart for Ruhengeri area the second largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of five volcanic mountains the Virungas arriving at your hotel late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation – Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meals – Lunch and Dinner
Drive time – 2hours
Day Two: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
After an early breakfast, you will proceed to the National Park headquarters to meet your ranger guides for the day. After completing our park formalities, we are embark on a once in a life time experience of tracking mountain Gorillas. Once you spot them you are allowed to spend one hour watching with them. This is perhaps one of the most breath taking wildlife experiences on earth!!! You get so close to these awesome giant primates. You stare at each other blankly not knowing who to break the long silence first. Tracking the mountain Gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience. These massive primates are extremely rare, with less than 700 living today. You will get within seven meters of distance with them. The trekking may be fairly strenuous; up to six hours or longer at a relatively high altitude. We encourage for your own enjoyment to make sure that you are perfectly fit and healthy. Return to your hotel for lunch and later dinner and overnight.
Accommodation – Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day Three: Drive back to Kigali International Airport for your flight out
After breakfast you will bid your host good bye and depart for Kigali. Engage in last minute shopping in one of the friendliest African capitals, before returning to the Airport for your onward international flight back home.
Drive time – 2hours
Meal Plan: Breakfast
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Includes/ Excludes
Cost Includes
Airport transfers on first and last day,
Gorilla Permit for Rwanda at $1500.00 per person
Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
Services of an English speaking driver guide
Fuel for the whole trip
Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary
All park entrance fees
Drinking water while in the vehicle
Cost excludes
Pre and post tour accommodation in Kigali
International airfares
Rwanda Visa
Items of personal nature such as tips, drinks, and laundry
ACTIVITIES
Gorilla Trekking / Bird Watching / Photography / Scenic Drive / Nature Discovery / Outdoor Adventures / Safari
THEMES
Scenic Road Drive / Thick Jungle Forests/ Mountains / World Heritage Site / The Wild
FEATURES
Mountain Gorillas, Jungles, Monkeys