3-days gorilla trekking Rwanda will offer you a memorable wildlife adventure. Tracking mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is an interesting place to visit that will offer you a memorable experience with these gentle giants. Rwanda has up to ten families or groups of mountain gorillas that have been habituated in Volcanoes National Park for this incredible experience. After the gorilla trekking experience, the safari winds off with a tour of Kigali, one of Africa’s most vibrant and progressive capital cities.
Highlights for 3-days gorilla trekking in Rwanda safari
- Travel to Volcanoes National Park, Ruhengeri
- Gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes Park
- Visit the genocide memorial.
- Cultural dance by Iby’iwacu Cultural Village People
- Cultural tour and travel to Kigali city for a tour.
Detailed itinerary for 3-days gorilla trekking in Rwanda
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park
You will be picked up from the hotel or airport and begin your journey traveling northwards to the Volcanoes National Park. Check into your hotel and relax for the rest of the day while enjoying the spectacular views of the mountain scenery of the Virunga Volcanoes and the rolling hills. Meals and overnight at your booked safari lodge.
Accommodation options
- Up Market: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Mid-range: Le Bambou gorilla lodge
- Budget: Kinigi Guesthouse
- Meal plan: lunch and dinner
Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You will wake up pretty early, around 6:30 a.m., for breakfast and get your packed lunch to transfer to the park headquarters for the briefing before your gorilla tracking experience. You will be assigned rangers and a particular gorilla family to track. Note that Volcanoes National Park has up to 10 habituated gorilla groups available for the trekking experience.
Each gorilla group is tracked by not more than eight travelers in a single day. After allocation and a briefing from the rangers, you will transfer to the trekking point just outside Volcanoes National Park. When you finally get an encounter with these gentle giants, you may get a maximum of one hour with them to take pictures and observe them. After that, you will return to meet your driver at the starting point and thereafter transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options
- Up Market: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Mid-range: Le Bambou gorilla lodge
- Budget: Kinigi Guesthouse
- Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3: Cultural Experience tour with a return to Kigali for a city tour
Wake up early to have a delicious breakfast, and after check-out of your safari lodge, it will be quite an early morning because you will be transferring from Volcanoes National Park and heading to the Iby’iwacu cultural village for a great dance and cultural performance by the Rwandese people. You will get to visit the local markets and purchase some authentic Rwandan souvenirs, such as crafts.
You will also get to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site, where thousands lives were lost in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide are remembered and mourned. You will have a break for lunch, and later be dropped off at any location of your preference or airport after your 3 days of gorilla tracking in Rwanda. Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch
Things to bring for 3-days gorilla tracking in Rwanda safari
- A rain jacket is essential, as it could unpredictably rain
- Light clothes, as the sun does shine pretty brightly in this part
- A torch is essential for safety purposes
- A zoom lens camera for photographs
- A good insect repellent will keep those persistent insects away
- Boots to use in the Jungle of Volcanoes
3-days gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park includes:
- Airport transfers pick up and drop-off
- Meals per itinerary
- Pure bottled drinking water
- Driver allowance
- Private safari vehicle
- Gorilla tracking permits
- En-route lunches
- All activities
- Iby’iwacu Cultural Village.
3-days gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park excludes:
- Airfares
- Uganda Visa
- Luxury drinks
- Laundry
- Tips for a local guide
- Telephone fees
- Porter fees when tracking
- Insurance and shopping.