Visit Rwanda on 04 Day double gorilla trek experience and encounter gorilla safari in the Volcanoes National Park where you will visit two different gorilla families on two different days!
Day1: Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
Have breakfast from your hotel in Kigali, after embark the safari jeep and our guide and start your gorilla safari with the visit to the Kigali genocide memorial experiencing the massacre that took place few years back.
Lunch, after embark the safari jeep and transfer to Ruhengeri province where you will experience the gorilla trek on the next day. Dinner and overnight stay as below:
- Singita Kwitonda Lodge
- One & Only Gorilla’s Nest
- Bisate Lodge
- Sabyinyo Silver Back Lodge
- Virunga Lodge
- Bishop’s House Rwanda
- Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
- Lebambou Gorilla Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day2: Gorilla Trek – Optional Visit Iby’Iwacu Village
Have breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters. Briefing about the mountain gorillas and the park biodiversity. After you will be allocated in a group of 08 people and enter into the jungle to trek the certain group of gorillas. Return to park offices for the gorilla trekking certificates.
Evening visit to the Iby’Iwacu cultural village where you will experience the Rwanda cultural performances from the once gorilla hunters and now the Eco – warriors. Return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Second Gorilla Trek – Optional Visit Dian Fossey Museum
Have breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters. Briefing about the mountain gorillas and the park biodiversity. After you will be allocated in a group of 08 people and enter into the jungle to trek the certain group of gorillas. Return to park offices for the gorilla trekking certificates.
Visit to the Dian Fossey Museum and experience the conservation work she did towards the conservation of the mountain gorillas in the Virunga massif slopes. Return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Ruhengeri – Kigali
Have breakfast, after embark the safari jeep and drive back to Kigali with lunch in the one of the best restaurants in Kigali city. Drive to the airport for your return flight back home. End of services!
Safari inclusions:
Visit Kigali genocide memorial
Lunch
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Ground transportation
02 Gorilla permits per person
Visit Iby’Iwacu cultural village
Mineral water
Full day English speaking guide
Safari Excludes:
The air fares, Visa, porter fees while trekking the gorillas, laundry, expensive drinks, and other activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
What to wear/bring
Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially Volcanoes.
When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a water proof jacket in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains, insect repellents.
Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required. One medium sized duffel bag and one small day pack (carry-on) per person should be adequate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras, binoculars and film.
Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing Gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.