5 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

5 Days Rwanda Gorilla trekking safari tour itinerary

Day 1:Kigali

Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel or similar

Day 2: Kigali & volcanoes national Park City Tour

After breakfast, drive to visit the genocide museum and enjoy a city tour of Kigali.
Lunch in Kigali. After lunch, drive for a scenic drive North West wards through the beautiful terraced hillsides that display Rwanda’s landscape. Arrive at Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the volcanoes national Park. The town itself is located only 25km from Uganda boarder, is relatively a small city of about 70,000 people. The constant flow of humanity is quite remarkable. The Town has great views of the surrounding volcanoes. People are very friendly here and although a former Belgian colony (and thus French-speaking), many people speak English. Dinner and overnight at Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge or similar

Day 3: Volcanoes National Park

After early breakfast, drive to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters for the first gorilla trek experience. At 7.00 AM, you will have a briefing with your trackers then drive to the trail head for the start of your amazing Gorilla Tracking adventure. Your trek again starts in the cultivated foothills of the Virunga’s offering stirring views in all directions. When it enters the national park, trekkers will be immersed in the mysterious intimacy of the rainforest, alive with the colorful bird calls, chattering golden monkeys, littered with fresh spoor of the mountains’ elusive buffalo and elephant. Through gaps in the canopy, the magnificent peaks are glimpsed, among the highest in Africa yet easily accessible, beckon an ascent. Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting; raising their young. After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge for lunch. Dinner and overnight at Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge or similar

Day 4: Volcanoes National Park

Early breakfast, then transfer to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters for the golden monkey trek. After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge for lunch. Afternoon visit the Ibyiwacu cultural village. Dinner and overnight at Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

Day 5: Kigali

After breakfast, drive to Kigali. Transfer to the airport