3-Day Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Encounter

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Arrival at Kigali International Airport in the morning or early afternoon, our representative will welcome you and assist you with all the immigration procedures, collect your luggage, and hand you over to the Echoes From Africa driver-guide, who will give you a quick general briefing of your tour.

You have an option to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center before driving off to the Volcanoes National Park area (approx. 3 hours drive). You'll arrive and check in; the rest of the day is for relaxation.
Later, you'll have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mountain Gorilla Trekking Experience

You'll start the day with an early breakfast at the hotel before transferring to the park headquarters for the trek briefing, which starts at 7:00 am. During the briefing by the park guide, you will be given guidelines to follow as well as which gorilla family to visit for the day.

At 8:00 am, Vehicles set off to the starting point depending on the group allocated. Porters are available for hire at an extra fee to assist with your backpack and give you an extra hand where the terrain is slippery.

Once you find them, you are only allowed to spend 1 hour with them before descending back to your hotel to freshen up and have lunch. The rest of the day is at leisure while enjoying the property facilities.

You'll have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Cultural Experience and Return to Kigali for Departure

On this day, you will have breakfast at the hotel, check out, and settle any extras. Based on your departure flight, you will first visit the Gorilla Guardians Village for a cultural experience before returning to Kigali to connect with your outbound flight.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.