3 Days Gorilla Trek Rwanda: Budget-Luxury Gorilla Safari.
3 Day Gorilla Trekking Rwanda, is a Budget safari in Volcanoes National Park. This 3 Day Gorilla Trekking Rwanda tour starts and ends in Kigali Visiting Gorillas in the Mist is a Rwanda Trekking Tour. 3 Days Gorilla Trek Rwanda is a trip for travellers visiting Rwanda. A Gorilla Trekking Permit in Rwanda costs USD1500 per person per trek. 3 Days Gorilla Trekking Rwanda is a visit to Volcanoes National Park home to about 400 mountain gorillas within the bamboo forests of the park.
Safari Highlights: 3 Days Gorilla Trek Rwanda
- Day #1: Transfer from Kigali International Airport or Hotel in Kigali for a short city tour as you drive to Volcanoes National Park to start your trip.
- Day #2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda.
- Day #3: Transfer back to Kigali & Departure via Kigali International Airport.
Detailed Safari Itinerary: 3 Days Gorilla Trek Rwanda
- Day #1: Transfer from Kigali International Airport or Hotel for a short city tour as you drive to Volcanoes National Park.
From your hotel in Kigali or on arrival at Kigali International Airport, your tour guide will be ready for you and the trip. If you’ve just landed at the airport, he or she’ll be easily identified holding a placard noted with your name. From the Airport, you’ll drive into Kigali for a city tour and lunch. Visit a few historical and traditional sites on your short Kigali city tour, visiting places like the Kigali Genocide Memorial. After the city tour, you’ll have lunch and start on the drive to Volcanoes National Park North West of Rwanda for your gorilla trek. The drive lasts about 2 hours taking you through the picturesque backdrop of the country. By sunset, you’ll be at the national park, check in to the booked accommodation, refresh, have dinner and rest for the next day.
Accommodation: Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, Mid-range: Gorilla Solution Lodge, Budget: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
- Day #2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda.
After breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up from your lodging for the transfer to the national park headquarters. Arriving at the park headquarters in Kinigi, you’ll have a short briefing on the regulations of Gorilla trekking in Rwanda from the park warden. By 8:30 am, you’ll be at the start point of trekking with a park guide. A total of 8 tourists are allocated to a single gorilla family. Make sure you have your gorilla permit (USD1500) on you at the time of trekking.
The 8 individuals take about 2-3 hours in the forest trekking through the bamboo forest with armed rangers and a guide. However, only 60 minutes (1 Hour) is spent in the presence of the gorillas. The trek has an unpredictable time based on the Gorilla family movements. But due to the population of gorillas and the size of the park, it is known that they move short distances making them easy to trek. After the 1 hour in the presence of the gorilla family, you’ll head back to the park headquarters where you’ll meet the tour guide for the drive back to your hotel. In the evening, you’ll have a chance to choose from either visiting the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo or taking a community walk.
Accommodation: Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, Mid-range: Gorilla Solution Lodge, Budget: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Day #3: Transfer to Kigali & Departure via Kigali International Airport.
In the morning, after breakfast, you’ll be transferred back to Kigali city or the Kigali International Airport for your departure flight. Based on when you’ll be having your departure flight time, our driver guide can take you to souvenir shops for crafts shopping before departure.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Safari Inclusions
Park entrance fees
Return airstrip transfers
4×4 safari vehicle with a qualified guide
Community visit
Safari Exclusions
International flights
Airport taxes
All meals and drinks not specified.
Tips and gratuities
Items of a personal nature