Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Safari
Volcanoes Forest National Park
Overview
Our 3 days Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Safari takes you for one of the rarest encounters on earth in Parc National de Volcanoes in Rwanda. Meet and mingle with the Gorillas, take life memory photographs, and crown it by tracking the Golden monkeys, one of Rwanda’s unique experiences.
Highlights
- Day 1: Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
- Day 2: Rwanda Gorilla tracking
- Day 3: Volcanoes – Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
Our driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast,for a visit to the Genocide memorial before continuing to Ruhengere province with lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Nest Lodge (High end lodge) or Davinci Lodge Rwanda (Moderate facility) or Kinigi Guest House (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Rwanda Gorilla tracking
After breakfast head to the park headquarters for briefing about the park regulations and the mountain gorillas in their misty home. Enter the jungle after the briefing to search for the mountain gorillas and on finding them spend 1 hour around them to watch them play, groom each other and feed.
Come prepared to take memorable photographs and bring your rain gear along, wear comfortable covered walking shoes, and bring insect repellent, sun screen, a hat, packed lunch and bottled mineral water.
After this unforgettable experience return for dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Nest Lodge (High end lodge) or Davinci Lodge Rwanda (Moderate facility) or Kinigi Guest House (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Volcanoes National Park – Kigali
After an early breakfast head into Volcanoes National Park this time to track the golden monkeys starting from the park headquarters at 7:00am. Search for the playful primates and on encountering them maximally spend the allowed 1 hour around them watching and taking life memory pictures.
After this activity transfer to the Airport with great memories of your Rwanda gorilla safari for your departure flight home.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch.
End of safari
This Safari Package Includes
- Ground transportation in 4x4wheel drive vehicle
- Accommodations and meals as per the safari program
- 1 Gorilla permit per person
- Golden monkey permit per person
- An English speaking guide/driver.
- Park Entry fees
- Genocide Memorial visit
- 2 liters of bottled water daily while in the vehicle
- En-route lunch
The Safari Exclusions
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, soda/alcoholic drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.