Welcome to Rwanda
A representative of Tiloreza volcanoes ecolodge will pick you up from Kigali today and take you on a scenic drive to the Virunga Mountain range, home of the Mountain Gorilla. Rwanda is known as the land of a thousand hills, and on this drive you will soon see why. On your way to Volcanoes National Park you will be passing over beautiful rolling green hills as far as your eye can see.
Gorilla Tracking is the main highlight of a visit to this park, but you are also in the perfect place for volcano hikes, canoeing, nature walks and other primate tracking.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Mountain Gorilla tracking in Rwanda
From the lodge, you drive in about 30 minutes to the Office Rwandais du Tourisme et Des Parc Nationaux. The head-ranger will divide you into groups. The Gorillas you will track belong to one of seven habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day.
Your track will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the Gorillas’ habitat. En-route, your guide will point out signs of previous Gorilla activity, including dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots.
The time taken to track the Gorillas can take as little as half an hour to as much as 8 hours! Once the Gorillas have been located, you will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a Mountain Gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Rwanda’s own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Departure
After breakfast (inclusive) you drive back to Kigali Airport making sure you check in 2 hours before departure time.
This is the end of what was hopefully a wonderful tour!
Add an extra day and explore more Volcanoes NP has to offer!
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Kigali)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: