3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tracking safari
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The Short 3-day Rwanda Gorilla tracking Safari takes you to volcanoes national park where you will enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience of tracking the endangered mountain gorillas currently found in only three countries Rwanda, Uganda, and Congo.
Included/Exclude
- Gorilla trekking permits
- All activities on itinerary & park entry fees
- Accommodation and meals
- Transport in Standard Safari vehicle
- Professional Tour Guide
- International Flights
- Items of Personal Nature
- Tips and Gratuity
Tour Plan
Our Gorilla Safaris Guide will pick you up from your hotel or from Kigali International Airport for your transfer to Volcanoes National Park in the Musanze province. Volcanoes national park is home to over 360 mountain gorillas with 7 habituated groups available for visitors to trek. You will check in to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation options:
- Muhabura Hotel (Budget)
- Le bamboo gorilla lodge (Mid-range)
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Luxury)
After early morning breakfast, you will transfer to Kinigi park headquarters for a briefing by the park warden. After which you will allocate a gorilla group to trek. By 8:30 am local time all tourists will transfer to various starting points for gorilla trekking. The gorilla trek lasts between 1 to 6 hours before you finally catch up with the mountain gorillas which are constantly moving about. Upon spotting them, you are free to stay in their presence taking photographs for a maximum of 1 hour. Then return to the point where your vehicle is stationed so as to transfer you to the next available program.
After your lunch, you will have an optional opportunity to visit the iby’lwacu cultural village after which you will return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
After breakfast transfer back to Kigali. Your tour guide may take you around the city – visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site and the local handicrafts market, then proceed to the airport for a scheduled flight back home.
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