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From Kigali: 2-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Experience

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From Kigali: 2-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Experience

About this activity

With Rwanda gorilla trekking Experience, our professional guides will take you for a 2 day visit to see the gorillas in their natural habitat. As you travel to the Volcanoes National Park, take an en-route visit to some of the cultural and historical sites like the genocide memorial site, museums, and local market. You will eventually proceed for the gorilla tracking which is the major activity of the Rwanda gorilla trekking safaris.

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At a glance

Duration
2 days
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 100 people
People per booking
1–15
Guide
English, French
Operated by
1000 Hills Safaris

Ages: Adults (18–90 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Lunch
  • Included: Dinner
  • Included: Accommodation (Double Room / Twin Room)
  • Included: Breakfast
  • Included: Tour guiding Service (professional driver/guide, importer.)
  • Included: Transportation (hotel pickup, air-conditioned vehicle,)

Not included

  • Not included: Fees (Beers, Gorilla Trekking, items of personal nature and international flight)
  • Not included: Gorilla trekking ($1500 per person)

Itinerary

Day 1 · Day 1: Kigali Airport to the Volcanoes National Park

  1. Volcanoes National Park

    10 hours Admission not included

    Upon arrival at the Kigali Airport, you will meet and greet our tour guide/driver who will shortly brief you about your Gorilla tour and immediately transfer you to the Volcanoes National Park in the northwest part of this country. If time allows, you will first do the short city tour of Kigali and visit the Kigali Genocide Museum, a grim reminder of a senseless massacre of innocent's lives in 1994. Learn about Rwanda's history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide and what it has all meant for the people of Rwanda since then. After the city tour you will proceed to the Volcanoes National Park. The drive from Kigali to the Volcanoes is through beautiful rolling hills, bypassing coffee, tea and banana plantations on a comfortable paved road and is approximately 3 hours from Kigali. optionally in evening you can go to Mukungwa for canoe ride. after transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

    Accommodation: La locanda

    Meals & drinks: Lunch & Dinner

La Locanda

Day 2 · Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and transfer to Kigali airport

  1. Kigali

    6 hours

    Wake up early for breakfast and prepare to leave your lodge at 6:30 am for Gorilla Trekking. At the park headquarters, guides will be allocated and briefed. Only eight people can trek each Gorilla Family. Led by experienced ranger guides, we'll search for Mountain Gorillas in the forest, which can take 2 to 6 hours. Once found, we'll spend an hour observing them as they move, feed, play, and rest—an unforgettable experience. Wear long pants, long-sleeve shirts, hiking boots, gaiters, and a rain jacket. After the trek, return to Kigali. Meals provided: breakfast and lunch, with drinking water included.

No Accommodation

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

End point

  • Designated Location in Kigali Area

Pickup points

Designated Location in Kigali Area

Using your ticket

Greetings from 1000 Hills safaris and we hope you are well and whole. we would like to inform you that this price is not include the gorilla trekking permit feed. so to secure your permit purchase it as much as you can. here is the link to but it.

https://irembo.gov.rw/rolportal/en/tourist-permit#_48_INSTANCE_A1MX7GZQ5fEs_%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Firembo.gov.rw%25252FrolRdb%25252Ftourismpermit_v1%25252FTourismPermit_v1.xhtml%25253F%252526lang%25253Den%3D%26_48_INSTANCE_A1MX7GZQ5fEs_%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Firembo.gov.rw%252FrolRdb%252Ftourismpermit_v1%252FTourismPermit_v1.xhtml%253F%2526lang%253Den

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
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Good to know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Traveller ratings

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From Kigali: 2-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Experience

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