Rwanda · Safari

3-Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari with Volcanoes National Park Trek

3 Days Round trip from Kigali Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Trek through the jungle to encounter gorilla families in their natural habitat
  • 02 Spend one unforgettable hour observing a habituated gorilla family up close
  • 03 Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi for insight into Rwanda's history
  • 04 Explore the Rwanda National Museum during your time in Kigali

Experience Rwanda's Gorilla Safari from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park, combining a city excursion with an unforgettable gorilla-tracking adventure. Journey through Rwanda's beautiful countryside to Kinigi, then venture into the forest to encounter a habituated gorilla family in its natural habitat. Spend a precious hour observing these gentle creatures as they feed, play, and interact. Depending on your departure flight, the safari also includes time for the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi and the Rwanda National Museum.

Visitors are allowed to spend only one hour in the company of a habituated gorilla family.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Not included
Cities Kigali, Volcanoes National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Kigali and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

  • Arrive in Kigali and meet your private Rwanda Gorilla Safari guide. After a short briefing session, drive north of Kigali to Kinigi at the foot of Volcanoes National Park, through Rwanda's beautiful countryside, and immerse yourself in nature's tranquility.
  • The drive takes about 3 hours at a comfortable pace, allowing you to enjoy the scenery. Check in to the lodge and later enjoy dinner surrounded by the evergreen tropical forest.

Accommodation and meals: Classic resort and dinner

2
Day 02

Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes National Park

  • After an early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for a gorilla briefing (45 minutes).
  • Before venturing into this gigantic forest, a packed lunch, comfortable clothes, shoes, and a walking stick are essential. The time spent gorilla tracking is unpredictable and can vary from 2 to 8 hours before an encounter with a family of these gentle creatures. The location of each gorilla family depends on the temperature, their feeding range, and their movement on the previous day, with trackers heading ahead of your group. Strict guidelines will be issued at the trailhead briefing point, so make sure you remember the most important ones.
  • Visitors are allowed to spend only one hour in the company of a habituated gorilla family. Savor this time as you watch and capture the memorable experience of these great apes going about their day-to-day activities - the young ones playing around the old ones, feeding each other, and eating foliage. The sight of these fantastic creatures is the climax of this entire safari. Later, retire to the lodge for an overnight stay.

Accommodation and meals: Classic resort; lunch, breakfast, dinner, and drinking water

3
Day 03

Return to Kigali with Optional City Excursion

  • After an early sumptuous breakfast, drive leisurely back to Kigali. Take a city excursion or visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi and the Rwanda National Museum; the time spent in these places depends on your departure flight.
  • Alternatively, you can do the city excursion at the beginning of the Rwanda Gorilla Safari before heading into Volcanoes National Park.

No accommodation

Breakfast, lunch, and drinking water

Volcanoes National Park gorilla forest, Kinigi foothills, Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi, Rwanda National Museum

Where this trip takes you

Volcanoes National Park gorilla forest, Kinigi foothills, Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi, Rwanda National Museum

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kigali 2 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Gorilla permit
  • Accommodation throughout the trip
  • Bottled drinking water

What's Not Included

  • Entry visa
  • International flight
  • Personal items

What to bring

  • Packed lunch
  • Comfortable clothes
  • Shoes
  • Walking stick

Know before you go

  • The time spent gorilla tracking is unpredictable and varies from 2 to 8 hours before an encounter with the gorilla family.
  • The location of each gorilla family depends on temperature, their feeding range, and their movement on the previous day.
  • Strict guidelines will be issued at the trailhead briefing point; make sure you remember the most important ones.
  • The time spent at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi and the Rwanda National Museum depends on your departure flight.
  • The city excursion can alternatively be done at the beginning of the Rwanda Gorilla Safari before heading into Volcanoes National Park.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kigali, Rwanda
Tour start
Kigali, Rwanda
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Kigali.

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