1 day-guided gorilla trekking safari experience in Rwanda from Kigali
1 day gorilla trekking experience is once-in-a-lifetime experience with the majestic mountain gorillas will lead you to the remarkable Volcanoes National Park, a worldwide-renowned destination in Rwanda for a gorilla trekking adventure. This national park covers an area of approximately 162 square kilometers. It lies amidst a chain of mountains known as the Virunga ranges that make up the Virunga conservation area. The Virunga massif is composed of 8
mountains, which include mount Sabinyo, mount Karisimbi, mount Muhabura, mount Gahinga, and Mount Bisoke. The 1-day mountain gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda is the shortest and most affordable gorilla adventure in Rwanda. Despite being short, it is still as magnificent as any other gorilla adventure and is usually designed for tourists with a busy schedule, a tight budget, and those attending the conferences in Kigali.
gorilla trekking at volcanoes
Itinerary overview for gorilla trekking at volcanoes
-Pick up from the airport/ Hotel and transfer to Volcanoes
-Gorilla trekking
-Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Your driver guide will pick you up from either Kigali International Airport at 4:30 am and you embark on your 3-hour journey from Kigali city to Volcanoes National Park in the northwestern part of Rwanda. Ensure you carry a packed lunch and enough water for
the day. You will arrive at the park headquarters in Kinigi at 7:00 am and you will be welcomed with a hot cup of locally manufactured Rwandan coffee after which you will proceed for the briefing. After the briefing, you will go for the gorilla trekking experience. This will take between 2-8 hours of hiking in search of these mountain gorillas depending on their movement and this hike requires some level of fitness. Upon finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour of observing them and taking videos, as well as photos. During this time, you can ask the rangers and guides as many questions as you like about these mountain gorillas. After, you will return to the starting point where you will be awarded gorilla trekking certificates then with your driver guide, you will start your journey back to Kigali where the guide will drop you off either at your hotel or the airport so that you can catch your flight to your next destination.
Inclusions for gorilla trekking at volcanoes
Ground Transportation
Meals
Gorilla permit
Exclusion
Tips
Porters
Extra activities
YouTube Video showing mountain Gorillas from volcanoes National Park| Rwanda