4 Days Rwanda Double Gorilla Trekking Safari
4 Days Rwanda Double Gorilla Trekking Safari : For travellers interested in watching the habituated mountain gorillas in Africa, choosing to participate in this 4 days Rwanda double gorilla trekking safari will give you the opportunity which will give you the opportunity to spend more time with the habituated gorillas which gives you four hours with the species as you participate in double gorilla trekking in Rwanda which will help you explore different gorilla families in the park as they go about their daily activities in the wild for an amazing safari experience. you will get to hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda; mount muhabura, mount sabyinyo, mount gahinga, mount bisoke and mount karisimbi which will give you the opportunity to spend time with the gorillas for an amazing experience.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Day 2: Gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park.
Day 3: Second Gorilla Trek
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
On your first day with us according to this itinerary you will be met by our representative who will pick you up from the airport or your preferred location. You will be taken for a city tour, visiting the Rwanda genocide memorial grounds, some craft shops and your driver guide will give you some information on the culture and history of Rwanda. You will also have lunch depending on your time of arrival. After enjoying Kigali, you will then embark on a journey to your hotel nearer to Volcanoes National Park the home of these endangered species to rest and prepare for the trek the next morning. you can also participate in an optional village walk to help you have an insight about the culture of the people of rwanda after the walk, head back to your hotel for dinner will be at the hotel. Overnight at five volcanoes hotel (luxury) Da Vinci lodge (mid range),
DAY 2: GORILLA TREK IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK.
As early at 6am, you will be expected to be up for breakfast and ready to set off for the trek. Our guide will meet you after having your breakfast and your lunches packed and he will take you to Kinigi Headquarters where you are expected to be given a brief before starting the gorilla trek. This brief is done at 7am. You are given guidelines during this brief before you are allowed to start the trek. This gorilla trek can take to about 2 hours to half a day as its unpredictable. When you finally find the gorillas, you will have to maintain a 7 meters’ distance and you are allowed one hour to admire and take photos of the gorillas. After the trek, you will have lunch and taken back to your hotel as the night before to relax and reminisce on the experience. You can also embark on the iby’iwacu cultural village tour which will give you an insight of the people of Rwanda by visiting the local community which will give you the chance to observe their unique cultural values through dance, food and many other features that you will get to observe when you participate in the activity. After gorilla trekking in Rwanda, you will head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight will be as the night before
Day 3: Second Gorilla Trek
Today we enjoy a second day of gorilla trekking in a different location, setting out once more to the briefing point after an early breakfast. Once the gorillas are located, our small group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.
Gorilla trekking is one of the world’s truly memorable wildlife experiences – a look into one of these magnificent creature’s eyes brings home the bond that exists between them and us. The hour is often over all too quickly, and we slowly make our way back to our lodge to recount the day’s adventures.
Day 4: Kigali and departure.
Depart the lodge for Kigali International airport. Depending on your flight departure time, you will take some time off to visit the genocide memorial centre before you depart Rwanda. The driver will drop you off at the airport well in time for your check in and the end of your gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda
Inclusions in the price:
- Airport transfers
- X2 Gorilla Tracking Permits
- Ground transport in a private 4WD safari vehicle
- English speaking driver/guide
- Accommodation as described in the itinerary
- Fuel for the vehicle.
- Meals as described in the itinerary(B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- Bottled mineral water in the car
Exclusions:
- International flight
- Visas fees
- Items of personal nature
- Tips and gratuities.
- Telephone calls and any other items of personal nature