3 days  group gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park

This 3 days  group gorilla trekking will bring you to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, one of three national parks in the Virunga conservation area renowned for its gorilla and golden monkey trekking safaris. During this 3 day group gorilla trekking, you will hike the forests of Volcanoes National Park and come across these huge, magnificent but yet endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat and get to spend some time with them.

3 days  group gorilla trekking

Itinerary overview of 3 days  group gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park 

  • Day 1: Pick up from Kigali International Airport
  • Day 2: Gorilla trekking
  • Day 3: Transfer to Kigali

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up from Kigali International Airport

Day 1  of 3 days  group gorilla trekking, upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will meet your assigned destination driver guide, board your safari vehicle and proceed on a city tour of Kigali visiting the different tourism sites within the city such as the Kigali Genocide memorial, Belgian peacemakers’ memorial, Kimironko market among others. After the city tour, have a stopover for a hot lunch at a local restaurant then proceed on a scenic drive to Kingi, Musanze where you will spend the night. Dinner will be served at the lodge after checking into your rooms.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Budget; Hotel Muhabura, Mid-range; Da Vinci Gorilla lodge, Luxury; Singita Kwitonda lodge.

Day 2: Gorilla trekking

Day 2 of 3 days group gorilla trekking, wake up early morning to a delicious breakfast at the lodge and get ready for your day of gorilla trekking. At 6:15 am, pick up a packed lunch, then head out and meet the driver guide who will drop you off at the park headquarters. On arrival, you will be welcomed with a hot cup of locally manufactured Rwandan coffee which will be followed by a briefing about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. While in for the briefing, your driver guide will choose for you a gorilla family that suits the physical capability and age of the members of the group.

After the briefing, you will be put into groups of 8 and each group assigned a gorilla family. Then with a ranger guide, and potters assisting with your luggage, you will hike into the forest in search of a gorilla family assigned to you. This will take between 4 to 8 hours and after locating them, you will be allowed 1 hour of observing them.

After this, you will return to the starting point where you will meet your driver guide and proceed back to the lodge.

You can opt to enjoy the rest of the afternoon relaxing at the lodge or take part in other activities such as a visit to the Gorilla Guardian village, or Ellen DeGeneres museum of Dian Fossey, among others.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Kigali

On the last day of  3 days  group gorilla trekking, in the morning, after breakfast, board your safari vehicle and with your driver’s guide embark on yet another scenic 4-hours’ drive back to Kigali. Once in Kigali, the driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International Airport where you will catch your flight to your next destinations.

Trip inclusions

  • Ground transportation
  • Gorilla permits
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Bottled water

Trip exclusion

  • Tips
  • Donations
  • Laundry
  • Extra activities
  • Drinks and cigarettes