3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari
3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari is one of the most amazing Rwanda safari tour to book for an amazing Rwanda gorilla experience. This 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla safari starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda. A Rwanda gorilla permit costs 1,500$ per person, taking you to the jungles of Volcanoes National Park Rwanda that inhabits about 400 mountain gorillas with about 11 habituated gorilla families that travelers get to visit with gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda.
This 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari does not only have you enjoying gorilla trekking in Rwanda but also do a Kigali City tour, visit the Twin lakes and also Community walks!
Summary Itinerary of 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari
Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, Transfer to Volcanoes
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park, Twin Lakes Visit / Community Walk
Day 3: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, Transfer to Volcanoes
Upon your arrival at the Kigali International Airport, your driver guide shall pick you and welcome you to Rwanda. He will brief you about the 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari and then transfer you to Volcanoes National Park which is bout 80kms from Kigali on about 2 hours road drive.
Depending on your time of arrival at the airport, you would enjoy a Kigali city tour visiting the National Museum, the Genocide Memorial Centre and then transfer to the Volcanoes National Park.
Check in at the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Muhabura Hotel for Budget, De Vinci Gorilla Lodge for Mid-range, 5 Volcanoes Lodge for Luxury.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park, Twin Lakes Visit / Community Walk
Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge and head out to the park headquarters of Kinigi for briefing about gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park. Thereafter, embark on this exciting adventure activity hiking through the bamboo and thicket in search for the gentle giants of Volcanoes National Park.
Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park takes about 1 hour to 5 hours or more depending on the location of the mountain gorillas. get to spend 1 hour with the gorillas and watch them as they play, protect each other, feed, groom and so much more. While gorilla trekking you will enjoy seeing a number of other primates in Volcanoes National Park like golden monkeys, as well as birds, and other animals like buffaloes and forest elephants.
After trekking and meeting the gorillas for 1 hour, you will return to the starting point where you will meet your guide and transfer you back to the lodge for lunch. Later get to explore the twin lakes of Burera and Rubondo, or take a community walk for a traditional dance experience. You could also simply choose to relax at the lodge after the trek.
Dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Day 3: Departure
Wake up to a leisurely breakfast at the lodge and proceed to check out and transfer to Kigali. Depending on your flight time, you can get to do shopping for souvenirs as well as visit the pottery project and the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre, enjoying lunch in-between the activities. You will be dropped off at the airport for your flight, or hotel of stay in Kigali bringing your 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari to an end.
End of 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari
Tour Inclusions:
Transportation in a safari vehicle, gorilla permits, full board accommodation and meals, drinking water in the safari vehicle, park fees and activities mentioned.
Tour Exclusions:
Flights and visas, personal expenses like bereaves, laundry, tips and souvenirs among others, extra activities, travel insurance, hotel accommodation before and after the safari.
