4 Days Gorilla Trek King In Rwanda

Upon landing at Kigali International Airport and after clearing with the immigration and collecting your luggage, you will meet your driver, our representative, who will warmly welcome you into Rwanda and transfer you to the hotel where you will spend the night.

Rwanda’s capital and biggest city stretches across lush, undulating hills surrounded by towering mountains, the largest of which is Mount Kigali, rising 1850 meters above sea level. Kigali is the country’s financial, commercial, and cultural hub, served by an international airport and featuring a wide range of accommodation options. It also offers a collection of restaurants and points of interest, including the Kigali Genocide Centre, an atmospheric market, and numerous craft shops. With its interesting architecture, busy streets, meandering boulevards, and green hillsides, Kigali is said to be one of the most attractive cities in Africa and is definitely worth a visit.

Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel

• 0800: Begin the day with breakfast.
• 0900: Transfer to Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum for a visit
• 1030: Transfer to Volcanoes.
• 1300: Estimated time of arrival and check-in
• 1320: Lunch at the hotel.
• 1500: Take part in complementary activities at the Lodge.
• 1800: Dinner and Overnight stay at your Lodge.

Located just outside of Kigali City Centre in the Gasabo district, Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum was created by a joint partnership of the Kigali City Council and the UK-based Aegis Trust. The center is an extremely moving, challenging, educational and ultimately inspiring as well as a great place to understand the cause, tragedy and successful rebuilding post-genocide.

Accommodation: Virunga Inn Resort & Spa

Virunga Inn Resort and Spa offers stylish accommodations with beautiful views of the mountains. The property features beautifully appointed rooms equipped with comfortable bedding, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV, a safety deposit box, and a seating area. The property also features a 24-hour front desk, free Wi-Fi throughout, room service, and a restaurant serving a tasty breakfast each morning.

• Day Itinerary
• 0600: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
• 0630: Transfer to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing.
• 0800: Start the gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
• 1200: Estimated time of returning from the jungle.
• 1230: Transfer back to the Lodge.
• 1300: Lunch at the Lodge.
• 1500: Afternoon visit Ellen DeGeneres Gorilla Fund Museum.
•  1800: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park offers visitors the unique opportunity of discovering the 10 families of gorillas that live within the national park. Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee before the trek starts and will be separated into groups of 8 depending on their physical abilities. Each group is guided by a guide and two scouts who are well trained in emergency situations. The amount of time set aside per trek is different depending on where the gorilla family is situated. Some trips may take as little as half an hour and some taking the better part of the day.

The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is an expansive, 12-acre property that rests adjacent to the Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda. The campus showcases the best in sustainable architecture, local resourcing, and environmentally responsible practices and will offer state-of-the-art laboratories, a scientific conservation library, and meeting space for large groups. The goal of the campus is to inspire everyone who visits, to cherish gorillas and encourage a lifetime of conservation.

Accommodation: Virunga Inn Resort & Spa

• 0800: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
• 0900: Drive and return to Kigali.
•  1200: Estimated arrival time at the airport.
• TBA: Flight time out of Kigali International Airport to be advised.