1-Day Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trekking Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.

Pick up at 5:00 am in Kigali and the hotel staff will pack some breakfast for you to have en-route to Volcanoes National Park. It will be a short journey covering 2-3 hours and you will be in a 4x4 drive vehicle. Drop off at Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park offices where briefing about gorilla trekking rules will be conducted and also, gorilla families are assigned at the same area. The park guides will also be available to lead you through the gorilla trek and each group of 8 people is allocated to one habituated gorilla family.

Returning to Kinigi will be after a magical encounter with mountain gorillas and photography, one hour will be given to you for this alone. From Kinigi, the driver guide will be the one to drive you back to Kigali 2-3 hours. Stay at the hotel as you wait to connect to the next destination/continue with business/event or depart from Kigali International Airport late in the night.

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:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

• You'll be dropped off at the airport.