3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari

3 Days Rwanda gorilla safari tour itinerary

Day 1: Volcanoes National Park in Ruhengeri

Morning drive to volcanoes National Park, 116km about 2 – 3 hours’ driving through impressive hills of Rwanda that have earned her the naming as the land of a thousand hills making stops at ideal spots for sightseeing and photography. You continue to arrive in Volcanoes National Park for relaxation. Dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge or similar

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla trekking

After breakfast, start your gorilla trekking encounter by connecting to the park headquarters at Kinigi where you take part in a briefing by park officials at 8am and after the briefing, enter into the jungle to search for the shy mountain endangered gorillas. You will need to have firm walking shoes, insect repellent, sun screen, rain gear, packed lunch and bottled water are a must plus other tools that one may need once in the tropical rain forest. The sights of the Volcanic Mountains stretch from Congo through Rwanda to Uganda. The gorilla trekking activity tends to last from 2 to 8 hours or more depending on the day’s gorilla movement. The one hour of direct encounter with the gorillas brings you closer to these amazing ancient apes, look into their eyes, their gigantic stature that makes them the most powerful of all apes and see them forage and play. At the end of the trek, you will head back to the lodge for relaxation. Dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge or similar

Day 3: Kigali

After breakfast, drive back to Kigali City driving through the impressive scenic hillsides with beautiful rural settlements before covering 116km about 2 – 3 hours’ drive to arrive in Kigali City. Upon arrival, you embark on the tour to the Gisozi genocide memorial to take time and explore what actually happened in the 1994 horrific genocide that hit Rwanda. The skulls are aligned, writings and photos are displayed and presentations are made to take you through the entire experience. After this historical tour that may last 2 hours, you embark on the transfer to Kigali International Airport

What is Included on the safari Price:-

• Park fees (For non-residents)
• Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)
• All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
• All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinking water (On all days)

What is Excluded on the safari price:-

• International flights (From/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
• Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees