We strongly advise adding the 4 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari to Rwanda Wildlife safari if you're a business traveler, a lone tourist, or someone looking for a quick guided safari in Rwanda. It's also a fantastic addition to the Serengeti's great migratory safari and the surrounding tiny savanna safari locations in Uganda.

The Virunga Mountains in Volcanoes National Park are the setting for this specially designed jungle safari, which will take you there for a trek and an opportunity to interact with a family of habituated patriarchal mountain gorillas. The gentle giants will allow you to spend an hour with them as long as you follow rigorous rules about not approaching them. You'll also have to face the problem of locating the animal in the same jungle.

Be ready to preserve some priceless memories on the 4 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari since the ethereal jungle floor will sap some of your emotions and physical strength.

We are worried about you and your health in these strange times, so we'll use the WHO, the Rwandan government, and our Covid Safari Standards of Operation to keep you well. Please make sure you have read and comprehended everything before embarking on our magnificent Rwanda Safari.

This4 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safariwill lead you to the Gorilla haven in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park jungle to trek Mountain Gorillas. Then to Akagera National Park for game drives and boat cruise to the prominent memorial sites of the tragic genocide that occurred in Rwanda.

Safari Highlights

• The thrill of  Mountain Gorillas trekking in the challenging forest terrain and the humbling experience of coming face to face with them as they feed, play, rest, and bond with their young
• Learning about the great work of the American primatologist who pioneered the initiatives to protect and conserve Mountain Gorillas in the volcanic mountains.
• Listening to heartrending accounts of the astonishing genocide that occurred in Rwanda in the late 1990s.
• Viewing the mesmerizing and awesome features of the volcanic landscapes

Activity Schedule

Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park, Boat cruise, and Evening game drive
Day 2: Full-day safari game drives in Akagera National Park & transfer to Kigali
Day 3: City tour of Kigali & transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Gorilla trekking & transfer to Kigali

This is a 4 day safari which starts and ends in Kigali- Rwanda. One gorilla permit for Parc Nationale des Volcanoes is included in the cost but the other gorilla tracking require other permits to be paid at time of booking. Having a chance to see some of the last remaining 700 mountain gorillas in the world is a wonderful experience. It offers you an opportunity to track gorillas two times. Parc Nationale des Volcanoes in Rwanda has five habituated gorilla families and tracking most groups in the afro-montane forest usually takes a few hours. You can also climb a volcano, visit the remains of Dian Fossey’s grave or visit the endangered golden monkey.

Rwanda Gorilla Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Airport Arrival.
You are met on arrival at the airport by the safari guide and then transfer to Kigali. You get briefed about your safari and then after lunch leave for Parc Nationale des Volcanoes. The journey to the north goes through the beautiful terraced hillsides that show much of Rwanda’s landscape, gradually climbing to the base of the awesome Virunga volcanoes; sometimes five peaks can be seen.
Dinner & Overnight at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge (FB)

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes Park.
Early morning, you will go gorilla tracking in Parc National des Volcans. Tracking the gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a wonderful experience. In case you are lucky; you can get to see the gorillas, spend an hour with them, and get back at the lodge in time for a late lunch. Some gorilla families however are more mysterious, and tracking can take a full day, especially when it is wet and muddy.
Dinner & Overnight at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge (FB)

Day 3: Gorilla Tracking and Community Walk
Wake up and have breakfast, then you go gorilla tracking again in Parc National des Volcans, you might have a chance to see what you missed seeing the previous day, this magical experience takes you about an hour and then visit Ross Carr's orphanage, visit the local school and community projects.
Dinner & Overnight at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge (FB)

Day 4: Kigali City Tour and RETURN HOME
After breakfast, you will leave for Kigali. Go for a City tour including visits to the market, a pottery project, handicraft shops, the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre and the genocide memorial. Have lunch en route and then Transfer to the airport.

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