Overview
What a dream it will be encountering the endangered mountain gorillas on your 2 days gorilla tour in Rwanda. A gorilla tour experience is an awe-inspiring adventure that will leave you amazed. Your safari tour experience will begin in Kigali and also end there as the drop off at the airport. On this 2 days gorilla tour, you will explore Volcanoes National Park for a gorilla trekking experience. The park is one of those few protected areas in the world where you can encounter the endangered mountain gorillas. Besides these gentle giants, you will also encounter smaller primates like L’Hoest, colobus, blue, olive baboons, and rare golden monkeys. Now that you have an idea of what is to unfold on your tour experience, below are the itinerary details.
Itinerary in summary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
From the time you arrive in the country at Kigali International Airport, you will be ushered in by our professional guide driver. Your adventure experience will rightfully begin from here with a taste of culture and incredible topography. As you journey for approximately 2 hours to Volcanoes National Park, you enjoy the beautiful views of the environment as it switches from the city to the green countryside. You will arrive at your booked lodge in the park just in time for your lunch. In the afternoon, you will have a cultural experience at the Ibyi’wacu cultural village. You will experience the Rwanda culture firsthand, from the traditional dances and songs to the herding practices of the Inyambo cows. Expect to learn about the cultural history of the former kings of Rwanda and also their values, norms, and beliefs. This experience will bring you until the evening when you go back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and departure
The last day of your 2 days gorilla tour in Rwanda will begin with an early delicious breakfast at daybreak. Our professional guide driver will then drive you to the park head offices for a pre-trekking briefing. This briefing is meant to prepare you for the gorilla trekking experience by taking you through the rules and regulations of mountain gorilla trekking. The briefing also takes you through the expected code of conduct when in the presence of the primates. After briefing, you will then be categorized into groups of 8 people and be allocated a gorilla family to trek. An assigned professional guide range will then lead you through the steep topography into the jungles of Volcanoes National Park. You will traverse the steep and muddy terrain and the dense vegetation while on your way to the gorilla habitat. After about 4-5 hours, you will get to the mountain gorillas. Here, you will spend an hour in their presence, watching them feed, play, rest, and groom their young as you take memorable pictures. After this jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas, you will head back to the park offices. Here, our guide driver will be waiting to transfer you back to the lodge for your lunch. In the afternoon, you will check out of the lodge and hit the road back to the airport. As dusk kicks in, you will be already at the Kigali International Airport for your departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch