2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

Embark on a short gorilla safari in Rwanda, this 2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda Package is tailored for travelers with a few days of safari but interested taking part in gorilla trekking in Rwanda. This exhilarating wildlife experience offers you a face to face encounter with mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in Volcanoes National Park.

Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park is physical experience requiring you trek through an even forest terrain, and coming face to face with mountain gorillas as they feed, play, rest and bond with their young is an experience that will stay with you forever.

Highlights of 2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Departure

Detailed Itinerary of 2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative (your private driver guide) and after briefing about the safari and what to expect, you will go for a short Kigali City Tour visiting the National Museum, Genocide Memorial Centre, Kimironko Market and other amazing sites.

Enjoy lunch at the restaurants in the city, then embark on a journey to Volcanoes National Park – home to the Gentle Giants. Along the way you will appreciate the beautiful landscape of Rwanda and get to know why it is crowned the “land of a thousand hills”. On arrival in Ruhengeri, a beautiful town below the Virunga Volcanoes, check in at your lodge and spend the evening at rest as you prepare for the next day’s adventure.

Accommodation options

Luxury Accommodation: The Gorillas View Hotel
Moderate Accommodation: The La Palme Hotel
Budget Accommodation: The Muhabura Hotel

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Departure

Wake up early, enjoy breakfast and head to the park headquarters in Kinigi for a briefing about gorilla trekking by a senior ranger guide. In groups of 8 people you will be assigned a gorilla family to trek, head into the forest in search for mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking requires some amount of physical fitness as during the activity you will have to trek through uneven terrain. The experience is tedious but impressive when you finally face to mountain gorillas.

You will spend one hour observing these gorilla families as they go about their daily routine, mothers caring for the little ones, the juveniles playing as well as feeding. You are expected to maintain a good distance as you watch the gorillas. You are free to take pictures as long as your flashlight is off as it may irritate the gorillas.

Gorilla trekking takes approximately 2 to 8 hours. Right after trekking, you will return to the park headquarters where you will find your driver and transfer you back to Kigali with en-route lunch. You will be dropped off either at the hotel or at airport to catch your flight back home or to your next destination.

End of 2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda