3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

Duration

Overview

The 3 Days gorilla tracking Safari will take you to Volcanoes National Park which is home to the endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park also known as Parc National des Volcans is located in Northwestern Rwanda and this is where you will be spending your 3 days in Rwanda.

Included/Excluded

  • Gorilla Trekking Permit
  • Cultural Visit
  • Private Safari car
  • Full board accommodation as per the itinerary
  • Drinking water in the car
  • Optional Activities
  • Tips
  • Insurance
  • Other personal expenses while on the trip

Tour Plan

On this day you will be picked up from your hotel by your driver guide. You then start the travel journey to Volcanoes National Park in Musanze district. The drive takes you through the beautiful scenery of Rwanda that is reffered to as “the land of a thousand hills.” . On arrival you check in to the lodge, have lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing. Journey time: 2½ Hours Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (Up market), Gorilla Solutions Lodge (Mid-range), Garden Place Hotel (Budget) Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
After an early breakfast at the lodge your driver guide will drive you to the park headquarters of Volcanoes National Park. You will be received by your ranger guides, have a cup of Rwandan coffee and then receive a briefing from the guide. You are then told the guide lines for your gorilla trek and how to behave around the mountain gorillas. After the briefing depending on the gorilla group that you have been assigned to trek you will walk to the starting point or your guide will drive you to the starting point. Once you locate the gorillas you are allowed to spend one hour with them, take photos and watch them in their natural habitat. You will also visit the Iby’Iwacu cultural village which is a great way to experience the way of the life of the Rwandans as you get a look in to their culture, traditions and norms. The cultural visit can be done after your gorilla trek depending on what time you return. While at the cultural village you will visit the traditional medicine man, be entertained by the traditional dances which you are free to join in and you visit the king’s palace where you can be dressed as a Queen or King for the day. After the visit return to the lodge for dinner. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
You will have breakfast at the lodge, check out and start the journey back to Kigali. Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

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