OVERVIEW
2 Days Rwanda Gorillas is a brief Rwanda expedition that includes gorilla tracking in Rwanda. 2 Day Rwanda Gorillas expedition is a Rwanda gorilla tracking expedition that tourists can reserve for an incredible Rwanda gorilla safari. This 2 Day Rwanda Gorillas Safari includes gorilla tracking in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is regarded a luxury activity, as a single entry gorilla tracking permit costs $1,500 USD, which is significantly higher than gorilla tracking permits in Uganda and Congo.
This two-day safari begins and concludes in Kigali, Rwanda. Among the highlights of this Rwanda safari are visits to Genocide memorial sites and gorilla tracking in Rwanda.
TOUR SUMMARY
- Day 1: Arrival and Kigali city tour, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
- Day 2: Gorilla Trekking, Departure.
DAY 1: Arrival and Kigali city tour, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
- On the first day of your 2-Day Rwanda Gorillas Safari, you will be collected up from the airport/hotel/apartment by your guide. Your Rwanda safari guide will greet you to your two-day Rwanda Gorillas safari and provide you with an overview of the itinerary.
- Visit the sites of the Kigali Genocide Memorial. You will experience a city tour of Kigali and visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where you will learn more about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In addition, you will visit craft stores and markets, among others with the lunch enroute.
- Take the shuttle to Volcanoes National Park. After your city tour of Kigali, you will have approximately two to three hours to reach Volcanoes National Park by car. After entering the park, check into your lodge and relax while you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
- Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge-Luxury / Le Bambou Lodge - Mid-range / Muhabura Hotel –Budget
DAY 2: Gorilla Trekking, Departure.
- On the second day of your 2-Day Rwanda Gorillas Safari. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After an early morning breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and then be transferred to the briefing point with packed lunch, the starting point for your Rwanda gorilla tracking excursion. You will be briefed on the rules and regulations to follow during gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park, before being assigned a Rwanda gorilla family to follow you will be grouped into different groups of 8 members. Initiate a search for gorillas in their natural environment with armed ranger the activity takes a period of 30 minutes to 8 hours. Spend one hour with the gorillas after encountering them while watching their characters, taking their pictures, recording their videos, and then return to the starting point for gorilla tracking certificates. Your driver-guide will be waiting. You will be driven back to Kigali and dropped off at your hotel/apartment or at the airport in order to catch your departure flight.