Overview
This 3 Days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari in Rwanda, offers you a chance to go to the majestic volcanoes national park. The Volcanoes National Park is situated in the northwestern part of Rwanda. It occupies an area of 62 square miles consisting of rainforest and 5 of the 8 extinct volcanoes found in the expansive Virunga region.
Tour Highlights
Kigali City Tour
Genocide Memorial tour
Cultural Tour to Iby’iwachu Village
Mountain Gorillas Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Complimentary Airport Transfers
DAY 1 : Kigali City Tour and transfer to Volcanoes NP
Our guide from Binary Safaris Adventures will be at your hotel early morning or airport for pick up to start your tour. After the briefing about the tour from the company guide, you will start with a tour of the city of Kigali which will include the renowned Gisozi genocide memorial site where you will learn how over 300,000 people lost their lives in 1994. You will visit the rest of Kigali, local markets, the king’s palace, and then have lunch. After lunch, you will begin the 2 hours journey to the Volcanoes national park. The beautiful mountainous countryside along the way will remind you why Rwanda is often referred to as the “Land of a thousand hills”.
Overnight Amikus Hotel
Day2: Gorilla Trekking and Iby'iwachu Cultural Village Tour
After yesterday’s early rest, you should now be ready for Gorilla tracking in Rwanda. Briefing for gorilla trekking is carried out by the head park guide at 7:00 am in the Kinigi park headquarters Musanze. All trekkers must be at the park by this time and must attend the briefing. A gorilla safari in Rwanda offers you, several families, to choose from – select one based on fitness. After being assigned a gorilla family and hiring a porter, it’s time to head out to the forest for gorilla tracking. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda can be challenging but the experience of watching mountain gorillas makes all the effort worthwhile. A family of mountain gorillas is amazing, and you could spend hours just watching the little ones roll around and play. Mountain Gorillas are playful but also curious about humans often coming close. 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla TrekListen to instructions from your guide, stay calm, and desist from making sudden movements. After your one hour with the mountain gorillas, return back to the starting point where you will meet the company guide. You will be driven back to your hotel for lunch and rest. In the evening, you will be taken for a visit to the Iby’iwacu cultural village located in Musanze which is near the volcanoes national park.
Overnight Amikus Hotel
Day3: Transfer back to Kigali
On this day, wake up and have breakfast at leisure as you also prepare for the trip back to Kigali. The driver will drop you at your hotel in Kigali or at the airport for your flight back home. If you missed the city tour on day 1, you will have it on this day before departure.
