4 Days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda

Day 1: Arrive at Kigali International Airport

On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Chez Lando (mid-range option) OR to Radisson Blu, (upscale option; executive room) to stay overnight.

Day 2: Kigali – Volcanoes National Park

Your professional driver-guide will collect you from the hotel and transfer you to Musanze near Parc National des Volcans to stay 2 nights at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (mid-range option) OR One &Only Gorilla’s Nest (King room; upmarket option), all meals included

Drive time approx 2½ hours.

Do take warm clothes in winter months as these mountainous areas can get surprisingly cold for Africa.

Activities that you can partake in aside from gorilla tracking, include visiting attractions such as Iby’wacu cultural village, the twin lakes of Buhondo and Burera, the Musanze Caves, Dian Fossey’s grave, and tracking golden monkeys.

Day 3: Volcanoes National Park – Gorillas Tracking!

After an early breakfast, you will be taken to the ORTPN Park Headquarters for a briefing at 07h00. The head ranger will advise you on appropriate conduct while gorilla tracking. Experienced trackers then lead you into the forested slopes to seek one of the bands of Mountain gorillas.

The hour that you can spend among these gentle giants is one of the most incredible wildlife experiences to be had anywhere in the world – superlatives simply fail to convey how impressive it is.

The time taken to reach the gorillas may be as quick as 30 – 45 minutes, or it may take a few hours.

Balance the day at leisure or go sightseeing with your driver-guide.

Day 4: Volcanoes National Park – Kigali for evening departure

Today you have the chance to do a second gorilla trek (additional permit is US$1,500), visit Dian Fossey’s memorial, trek to see the Golden monkeys; take a nature or birding walk in Parc National des Volcans, or climb Mt Bisoke.

For gorilla conservation reasons, all activities at the park commenced in the early morning.

In the afternoon, you will be driven back to Kigali airport to check in for the overnight KLM flight to Amsterdam departing at 20h20 – alternatively, check in for your onward flight if you’re combining gorilla tracking with other Eastern African destinations.