3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking

Jungle Experiences, Primates Tracking, Sightseeing Tours Rwanda

Tour Activity Details

Embark on this extraordinary journey to Volcanoes National Park, and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience of Gorilla trekking and getting to know the Golden Monkeys in the Virunga Mountains. After arriving at the park headquarters, you will be briefed by the guide and then join a group of 8 other tourists in beginning the trek. Not to be missed is a visit to the Gisozi Memorial Centre, where the history of the genocide is explained, making this a truly unique and memorable experience. Spot the 80 members of the two habituated groups of Golden Monkeys and take in the awe-inspiring beauty of Rwanda.

 

 

  • All accommodations
  • All activities, unless indicated as optional
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • One Chimpanzee Trekking Permit Per Person
  • One Gorilla Trekking Permit Per Person
  • Park fees
  • Professional guide
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • International flights
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Kigali City Tour
  • Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
  • Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes

Meet and greet at the Kigali International Airport by your driver-guide. Depending on your arrival time, your driver-guide will take you to visit Kigali city which includes the Genocide Memorial centre at Gisozi. Later you will be transferred to Kinigi at the foothills of the Volcanoes.

After breakfast, you will depart to the headquarters of the Park where your driver-guide will accomplish the necessary formalities for you. You will meet your ranger guide(s) for a briefing about the greatest animal experience ever! You will be put in groups of 8 people maximum and each group is assigned one gorilla family to trek. After assigning your gorilla group your tour guide will drive you to the slopes of one of the Virunga volcanoes for your trekking. The time of your hike to the mountain gorillas is unpredictable depending on how far the gorillas have moved, it may takes as less as 30 minutes or up to 5, 6 hours. It’s advised you carry some safety gear like boots & a rain coat plus some drinking water. Your driver-guide will wait for you till you are done with trekking then take you for lunch at Ruhengeri, later transfer back to your lodge.

Early morning after breakfast, we go for a Golden monkey trekking in volcanoes national park which is a rare & delightful experience. There are two habituated golden monkeys’ troops that are available for visiting both of which make about 80 members. In a group of not more than eight people, you will trek for the monkeys & spend an hour with them once you find them. Later in the afternoon, you will be transferred to Kigali international airport for your flight back home.

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    Type Jungle Experiences
    From 12/31/2023
    To 12/31/2028
    Group Adult groups
    Languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish