3 days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda (Affordable Gorilla Tracking Volcanoes National Park)
3-days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda offers a memorable wildlife adventure for the Mountain Gorillas tracking tour Rwanda in Volcanoes National Park. Up to ten families/groups of Mountain Gorillas have been habituated in Volcanoes National Park for this incredible experience. After the gorilla tracking expedition in Volcanoes National Park, the 3-days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda winds off with a tour of Kigali city. One of Africa’s most vibrant and progressive capital cities of Africa.
Note that, due to the limited number of Gorilla permits ‐ a maximum of 8 for each Gorilla group/family are issued per day, we advise that you book and confirm your tour as early as possible before the permits for your preferred date are sold out. All tours start off from Kigali city be it from the airport or hotel/residence, and they end in Kigali as well.
Price per person for numbers of people. (For 2 people, each pays $2273 pp in stock)
Highlights for 3 days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda Safari
- Travel to Volcanoes National Park Ruhengeri.
- One gorilla trekking permit in the Volcanoes National Park.
- Visit the genocide memorial.
- Cultural Dance by Iby’iwacu cultural village people.
- Cultural tour and travel to Kigali city for a tour.
- 2 nights’ Accommodations.
- Delicious Meals.
- Airport transfers
Detailed itinerary for 3 days Gorilla trekking Volcanoes National Park
Day 1: Travel to Volcanoes National Park Ruhengeri
Pick-up from the hotel or airport and travel northwards to Volcanoes National Park. Check in to your hotel and relax away the rest of the day whilst enjoying the spectacular views of the mountain scenery of the Virunga Volcanoes Mountains and the rolling hills. Meals and overnight at the lodge. Travel time: 3 hours
Accommodation options
- Up Market: Mountain Gorilla View lodge
- Mid-range: Le’Bambou gorilla lodge
- Budget: Kinigi Guesthouse
- Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes National Park
Early wake up and have a cup of tea/coffee, as you get your packed lunch, and not forgetting to drink water, transfer to the Headquarters at Kinigi by 7:30 am, where you will be assigned rangers and allocated a particular Gorilla family you shall be trekking. Note that Volcanoes National Park has up to 10 habituated Gorilla groups available for the trekking experience. Each Gorilla group is tracked by no more than 8 travelers in a single day.
You will be transferred to the start of the trekking point, just outside Volcanoes National Park. once you encounter the Gorillas, you are allowed an hour to view and observe them. Return to meet your driver at the starting point and thereafter transfer to your lodge to relax, have dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation options
- Up Market: Mountain Gorilla View lodge
- Mid-range: Le’Bambou gorilla lodge
- Budget: Kinigi Guesthouse
- Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Cultural tour and travel to Kigali city for a tour
Have breakfast, and later on head to Iby’Iwacu cultural village for a great dance and cultural performance by the Rwandan people. Travel to Kigali and check out various aspects. Set out to tour this vibrant city and one of the fastest growing in Africa. Visit the local markets and purchase some souvenirs such as crafts. Also, get to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial site. You will stop and have lunch meanwhile on the tour. Evening drops off at your accommodation. Meal plan: Half Board Breakfast, Lunch.
What to bring – a checklist for Gorilla tracking Volcanoes National Park.
- Comfortable shoes to walk in Volcanoes Jungle.
- Warm clothes for the night as this part of the country gets pretty cold.
- Torch is essential for safety purposes.
- A good insect repellent to keep those persistent insects away.
- A good zooming Camera for photos.
Mountain Gorilla Tracking Groups/families Rwanda.
- Sabyinyo A – group has 13 individuals.
- Sabyinyo B – group has 4 individuals (breakaway group).
- Susa group has 35 individuals.
- Amahoro group has 11 individuals.
- Group 13 has 7 individuals.
3-days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda safari includes.
- Airport transfers pick up and drop off.
- Meals per itinerary.
- Driver Allowance.
- Private Safari Vehicle.
- One Gorilla Trekking permit.
- Pure Bottled drinking water in the vehicle.
- En-route lunches.
- All activities mentioned in the itinerary.
- Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village.
3-days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda safari excludes.
- Airfares.
- Uganda Visas.
- Luxury drinks.
- Laundry.
- Tips to the local guide.
- Telephone fees.
- Porter fees when tracking.
- Personal insurance and shopping.
- Any other item not mentioned above.