Day Trip Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Overview
The Volcanoes National Park is a forested area in the Virunga Mountains that border Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is Rwanda’s premier tourist attraction where you can track a habituated family group of mountain gorillas. The highlight point will be spending an hour with the remarkably peaceful gorillas despite their size and appearance as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting and raising their infants.
Included/Excluded
- Transport in a customized 4x4 pop up top safari Jeep
- Experienced driver guide
- Emergency Medical Evacuation insurance (Does not cover hospitalization)
- Lunch at Five at Volcanoes Boutique Hotel after trek
- Gorilla trek permit and government taxes as per the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle.
- VIP Meet and greet on departure at the airport.
- Government taxes and local levies
- Items and services of a personal nature
- Tips & gratuities
- Gorilla trekking gears
Tour Plan
04h30: Picked up from your hotel in Kigali with packed breakfast and immediately proceed to Musanze and Volcanoes National Park.
You will arrive in time for briefing at the park’s headquarters before you start your guided walk at 08h00 in search of the Gorillas.
A gorilla family is led by a Silverback and include several younger males, juvenile females and infants. In addition to providing protection to group members, Silverbacks maintain order and decide all activities within their troop. They schedule feeding trips, resting time, and travel. They also father the majority of infants in the group.
For gorilla trekking, you will be in the rainforest. Warm clothing is required as well as walking/hiking boots, hat, lightweight backpack, raincoat, garden gloves to avoid stinging nettles and gaiters are recommended.
After this amazing experience, you will descend from the mountains. Lunch will be at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel. Later in the afternoon or evening you will be transferred to Kigali, drop off at the airport for your flight home.
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