This 5 Days Rwanda Safari takes you on an adventure to Volcanoes National Park, the most popular national park in Rwanda. Also known as Parc Nationals de Volcans (PNV). The park protects five of the nine Virunga Mountains, each characterized by steep slopes that are blanketed in a thick green, tropical rainforest. The park is home to approximately half the world’s remaining population of the critically endangered, mountain gorilla.
On this tour, you be able to get as close as possible to mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.
Highlights of 5 Days Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trekking Safari
- Day by Day Itinerary
- Day 1 – Kigali
- Day 2 – Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
- Day 3 – Volcanoes National Park – Golden Monkey Trek
- Day 4 – Volcanoes National Park – Gorilla Trek
- Day 5 – Depart
Detailed itinerary of 5 Days Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trekking Safari
Day 1 – Kigali
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our safari representative, outside the airport arrivals section and transferred to your hotel.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Kigali Serena Lodge/Mille Collines Hotel
Day 2 – Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then head out for a City Tour of Kigali visiting the history of Rwanda dating back centuries, Kigali City has been part of it for 100 years. Founded in 1907 as a German Settlement, Kigali did not become the capital until Rwanda’s independence in 1962 when it replaced the colonial seat of power in Butare.
Visit the old Kigali and the craft centres, visit the genocide memorial site and learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocides. Later depart Kigali and drive to Ruhengeri, a beautiful town located only 2 hours’ drive from Kigali.
Spend the rest of the evening resting at your lodge after check-in.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Bisate Lodge/Virunga Lodge/Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge/Bishops Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Day 3 – Volcanoes National Park – Golden Monkey Trek
Have early breakfast, depart from your lodge with your guide to the park headquarters in Kinigi for briefing about golden monkey trekking and head into the forests looking for golden monkeys.
The trek through the forest offers you a chance to see other primates calling the misty forest home, the beautiful and playful golden monkeys are found in the bamboo forests where you will watch them play from one branch to another, pick fruits among others. You are allowed to take as many photos as you can.
Trek back to the headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge where you will spend the rest of day at relaxation. Have dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Bisate Lodge/Virunga Lodge/Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge/Bishops Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Day 4 – Volcanoes National Park – Gorilla Trek
Wake up early and head back to the park headquarters again this time for gorilla trekking, a ranger guide will take you through the rules and regulations to follow while in the forests and in the presence of the gorillas. After registration and allocation of a gorilla family to trek, you will trek into the forests looking for mountain gorillas. The trek takes approximately 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas, you are allowed to spend only 1 hour in the presence of gorillas watching them as they go on with their life in the forest.
Trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a visit to the spectacular and scenic Twin Lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Bisate Lodge/Virunga Lodge/Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge/Bishops Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Day 5 – Depart
After breakfast, depart from the foothills of the Volcanoes and drive on a scenic drive to Kigali. Your guide will drop you off at the airport to catch your flight back home. This brings your safari to an end.
End of 5 Days Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trekking Safari
Inclusions
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Drinking water on all days
Exclusions
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Alcoholic drinks
- Services not mentioned in the program
- Items of a personal nature