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3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour

3 Days Gorilla tracking Rwanda Virunga National Park

3 days Rwanda Safari is a delightful Rwanda Safari full of magical insights to fall in love with, 3 days Gorilla tracking Rwanda Safari is tailored for your comfort and memorable Rwanda gorilla safari, it delights your Rwanda Gorilla tour Safari to the alluring Volcanoes National Park a home to Rwanda Gorillas, and one of the ideal destinations for a gorilla tracking Safari and Golden monkey tracking Safari. Volcanoes National Park borders Virunga National Park in Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.

Volcanoes National Park is as a haven for the rare and endangered Rwanda mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, giving it an ideal destination for travelers to tailor Mountaineering Safaris, wildlife Safaris with the Rwanda gorilla tracking Safari and the Golden Monkey tracking in Rwanda. The Savannah is home to five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains (Bisoke, Karisimbi, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo), covering over 160 km2 all covered with a rainforest and bamboo. The park is a historical centre for the for the zoologist Dian Fossey, an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her death in 1985.

Travel to Rwanda with a reputable Gorilla trekking Safari tour travel company, Our 3 days Gorilla tracking tour agency guides you about the best places to see Gorillas Rwanda, and as well as attaining Rwanda Gorilla permits, Visiting Rwanda Gorillas is pleasurable, see our budget gorilla trekking Rwanda and the travel tips Rwanda. Book your Gorilla permits with us before your Rwanda Gorilla safari to the Volcanoes National Park

The gorilla trekking Rwanda tour takes you through the absorbing flat plains of the Kigali City, depending on your Rwanda Gorilla tour transport route, our Rwanda Gorilla tour guide takes you to the Volcanoes National Park Rwanda / Parc National Des Volcans for a 3 days gorilla safari Rwanda stepping your feet on the sized land of 160 sqkm north part of Rwanda, this rewards you to the unforgettable Rwanda Gorilla Package experience as you share a hug with Congo borders and the spreading adventures of Mgahinga National Park Uganda.

How to get there, Travel Guide to Volcanoes National Park

The 2 hours and 24 minutes road drive, opens you via the remote village Musanze from Gisenyi or Kigali main road or by Air means, Our Rwanda tour guide takes you in a safari Vehicle, through the Kigali City, deviating through the open roads leading to Musanze, report to the headquarters in Kinigi for your Rwanda Gorilla safari briefing and assigning you an armed tour guide by 7:00am

Gorilla tracking Rwanda initially was in few traceable mountain ranges of Mount Karisimbi, Visoke and mikeno gazetted for the endangered mountain Gorillas Rwanda as a way of securing them from human threats to curve their extinction rates in Rwanda. Well for a good reputable Gorilla watching safari, one is advised to cross to Uganda in the home of Gorillas Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

It was created in 1925 by king Albert of Belgium as the first National park on the continent of Africa, it was established in the same year of its creation in 1925. It’s covered in thick bamboo forest, lowland forest and savanna, although it’s a habitat to the mountain Gorillas left in the wild, it protects other mammals like the chimpanzees, lowland Gorillas, elephants, you can as well admire the lava lake of Nyiragongo. There are different activities at Volcanoes national park including, Gorilla trekking chimpanzee trekking, bird watching, hiking, primate trekking, nature walks and culture encounter.

Gorilla trekking/ Gorilla Tracking is the main activity at the park. Visit part of the only left mountain Gorillas in the world on your Rwanda Gorilla tour, experience their life in the forest how they feed, groom, play and feed their young ones. Volcanoes has 4 gorilla families that are habituated the Munyaga, Rugendo, Humba and Nyakamwe

Day 1: Drive to Goma in Preparation for our 3 Days Gorilla tracking Rwanda Safari

Wake up early morning at 6am and have your breakfast. Our guide/driver will pick you up from your hotel or area of residence depending on your arrival time, cross via the Goma border point, check out with the immigration offices, then drive past the green cultivated land. Arrive and check in at your lodge or hotel enjoy your dinner and wait for the next programme for your 3 Days Gorilla tracking Rwanda Safari | Adventure. Accommodation (option) [Serena hotel Lake Kivu, Bukima tented camp, Mikeno lodge, Ihusi hotel]. Meal plan: [dinner]

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking rwanda, Nature Walks, Birding, Community Visits, Ceremonial-Certification award

Wake up early morning, prepare yourself and enjoy your heavy breakfast. The lodge will provide you with packed lunch and bottled water. Our guide will pick you up and transfer you to the park headquarters for a short briefing about the 3 Days Gorilla tracking Rwanda Itinerary and also to meet the Bukima game rangers, proceed to the park as you might as well spot out bird species, tree species and primates on your trek.

The 3 days Rwanda Safari to the home of Rwanda gorillas is quite challenging especially on rainy season where by the slopes are quite steep, you will need to be physically fit for this exercise, we recommend you to do some exercises prior. When you finally encounter with the wild apes, the joy on your face is unforgettable. This thrilling moment will lead you to experience their day to day life, how they groom, play, feed and move. You are only allowed to spend 1 hour with them. Then after this amazing experience, you spend another hour in the forest enjoying your packed lunch. Later, hike back to the park headquarters for the Gorilla graduation ceremony, you will be awarded a certificate for participation in Gorilla trekking.

Our guide will drive you back to the lodge, Re freshen up (optional) by visiting the community around. Move around, learn and share moments with the local people who first lived in the forest as food gatherers and hunters. Return to your lodge after this experience, have your dinner and a night till tomorrow. Accommodation (option) [Serena hotel Lake Kivu, Bukima tented camp, Mikeno lodge, Ihusi hotel, Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner]

Day 3: Retreat Back to Place of Pick up/ Airport.

Wake up early morning and prepare. Our driver/guide will transfer you back to your lodge or departure time. End of our memorable safari and joyous one. Remember, you are advised to book your Gorilla permit Rwanda in advance. contact us here to book one.

Trip Inclusion: Transport – vehicle, driver, fuel,Meals-lunch, Bottled water, Guide fee, Activities-Gorilla trekking, Gorilla permits. Trip Exclusion: Tipping, Phone bills, Personal expenditure, Alcoholic drinks,Travel insurance,Shop item purchases

Some of the Gorilla tracking Guidelines to consider before you Visit Gorillas

  • Do not get so close to the gorillas more than 7 metres.
  • A maximum number of 8 visitors is allowed to visit a group of the habituated mountain gorillas in a day.
  • You are advised to stay in your group whey you are near the gorillas.
  • Keep your voices down at all times. However, it is okay to ask the guide questions
  • You are not allowed to smoke, drink or eat when you are near the gorillas. Eating or drinking inevitably can increase the risk of food/drink morsels/droplets falling, which could increase the risk of transmission of diseases.
  • No one with any sort of disease or communicable disease (e.g Flu, Diarrhea) is allowed to enter the park for tracking.
  • Flash photography is not permitted! When taking pictures move slowly and carefully.
  • Do not touch the gorillas. Have it in mind that these are wild animals
  • Keep your voices down at all times. However, it is okay to ask the guide questions.
  • You are only allowed to spend 1 hour with the Gorillas, however, if the gorillas become agitated or nervous, the guide will finish the visit early.

What you need to Carry on your Gorilla tracking Safari

  • Remember to put on comfortable hiking shoes suitable for steep muddy slopes, if you don’t have time for this, you can still buy when you arrive for your safari.
  • Put on ear plugs for those who feel uncomfortable with the jungle sounds.
  • You might need to carry enough packed water, our guide will take you through this
  • Carry a rain gear, or an umbrella, sunscreen lotion, a hat/Cap (as the weather is unpredictable) and insect repellent.
  • Bring a photo of film camera to take hundreds of captions. Using flashlight is not permitted so we recommend using films of 400-800 ASA.
  • For more tips about Gorilla trekking, we shall guide you what you need to carry before you arrive for your Safari