5 Days Gorilla safari adventure
Itinerary at Glance:
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali Airport
Day 2: Kigali to Volcanoes National Park
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking at Volcanoes National Park Request a Quote
Day 4: Golden monkey & Transfer to Kigali.
Day 5: Transfer to the airport.
Trip Overview
Your 5 Days Gorilla safari adventure will give a great experience of a life time safari adventure with visiting the gorillas in their wilderness, and as well having a boat ride in Lake Burera, visit the genocide museum site in Kigali, and the cultural site in Musanze. This will be a life time safari moment to share.
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali Airport
Upon arrival at Kigali International airport. Meet and greet by our company driver guide for briefing about your 5 Days Gorilla safari adventure about this safaris before transferring to your hotel in Kigali for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation :Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Diner
Day 2: Kigali to Volcanoes National Park
Today after taking your early morning breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and drive to visit the Kigali genocide memorial grounds, which honors the memory of the more than one million Rwandans killed in 1994 through education and peace-building. You will be able to watch and listen to some video clips from some of the survivors’ of the incident. Later after lunch you will proceed with a drive to Volcanoes NP through the magnificent route to your booked accommodation spend the rest of the afternoon relax and prepare for the next day’s trekking.
Accommodation: One & Only Gorillas Nest
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and diner
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking at Volcanoes National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters. You will meet with your ranger who will brief you about the code of conduct while with the gorillas. You will then enter the forest in search of the gorillas. The trekking may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas in the jungle and your group speed as well. Meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour.
After a great experience you will walk back to the starting point and be transferred to your lodge for lunch, and after lunch, you can decide to relax at your lodge at your leisure or head for a cultural encounter at Iby’ Iwacu cultural site to get an insight of Rwandan culture . Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Accommodation: One & Only Gorillas Nest
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and diner
Day 4: Golden monkey & Transfer to Kigali.
Today after you warm early morning breakfast, you will be picked by our safari driver guide who will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing and start off you day golden monkey trekking. Just like the gorilla trekking experience, the same applies to golden monkey trekking though no so hectic like gorilla trekking. You will later return to the lodge for lunch and later transfer to Kigali.
Accommodation: Kigali Marriot Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 5: Transfer to the airport.
After getting done with your relaxed morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your onward flight. End of 5 Days Gorilla safari adventure !
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
This 5 Days Gorilla safari adventure package includes. Request a Quote
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- Canoe ride
- 1 Gorilla permits ($1500), per person to be paid in advance
- Visit to genocide memorial ground
- Services of English/French speaking driver/guide
- 1 liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during safari
The 5 Days Gorilla safari adventure excludes expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and cigars.