The 3 days Rwanda gorilla tour is incredible! In addition to trekking mountain gorillas, you may choose to either enjoy a cultural tour or track the endangered golden monkeys still within Volcanoes national park. It is both a pocket-friendly and time-saving tour. Contact us today and our well-experienced reservation team is ready to arrange this tour according to your interests for the best experiences and memories.
This is what one of our guests had to say in one of our Tripadvisor reviews:-
The 3 days Rwanda gorilla tour begins and ends in Kigali. This safari package can further be customized to 3 options:-
- 3 days gorilla safari to Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda
- 3 days gorilla safari to Mgahinga national park in Uganda
- 3 days to gorilla safari in DR Congo
3 Days Rwanda gorilla tour – Trip Summary
Day 1: Pick up, city tour & transfer to Volcanoes national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
Day 3: Cultural visit & departure / Golden monkey tracking
Detailed 3 Rwanda Gorilla Tour
Day 1: Pick up, city tour & transfer to Volcanoes national park
Volcanoes national park is 104 Km away from Kigali. Because of the speed limits imposed by the Rwandan government, it takes approximately 3 hours to connect to the park by road.
On arrival at the airport, our driver guide will take care of all your logistics and onward transfer the Parc National des Volcans. Dinner and overnight stay at Tiloreza Volcanoes Eco Lodge, Mountain gorilla view lodge/Gorilla solution lodge/ Da Vinci gorilla lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
Begin at 6:30 am with breakfast and at 8:00 am attend a briefing at the park headquarters about the day’s gorilla trekking rules.
Gorilla groups for tracking on this particular day are allocated depending on the guests’ physical fitness.
Gorilla trekking experience begins at the edge of the forest. Normally it takes a minimum of an hour to meet the gorillas in the jungle.
‘Intore’ Cultural performance
Day 3: Cultural & Community visit / Golden monkey tracking
Undertake a community walk to the Iby’iwachu Cultural Village. The traditional dances, poems, and dressing codes in this place are quite memorable. Alternatively, you may choose to return to the jungles of the park but this time to track the endangered and beautiful golden monkeys.
Return to the lodge for a hot lunch and then transfer to Kigali for a scheduled return flight.
Inclusions in the 3 Days Rwanda Gorilla safari
• Gorilla Permits
• Park Entrance Fees
• Relevant Government Taxes
• Full Board Accommodation
• Full-time English speaking Driver/Guide
• Ground Transportation by a 4×4 safari vehicle
• Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends.
Tour Exclusions:
• Airfares
• Visa Fees
• Personal Insurance
• Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, etc.
10 habituated gorilla families in Volcanoes national park include :
- ‘ Titus‘ named after a silverback known by that name;
- Susa A (with 33 members) – the group Dian Fossey researched about from 1967 to 1985 and known for two playful twins;
- Byishimo and Impano; Karisimbi (Susa B) – this one split from Susa A – group and roams the higher altitude (4,507 Metres) of Karisimbi volcano and only ideal for great hikers;
- Amahoro group (in Kinyarwanda language refers to peacefulness and congeniality) composed of 18 members, lives on the slopes of Mt. Bisoke and thus a bit strenuous to hike;
- Umubano group (with 13 members) – a break-away from another family Ubumwe has two silverbacks living together and this is what its name suggests;
- Sabyinyo group (with 13 members) lives at the slopes of Mt Sabyinyo and is famou
s for its giant silverback (220 Kg) called Guhonda, and is the easiest to track; - Agashya group named after its leading silverback stays closer to Sabyinyo group at Mt Sabyinyo slopes;
- Kwitonda, with 23 members, is a migrant group from DR Congo’s Virunga national park and thus keeps marauding in the jungles between Mt Muhabura;
- Hirwa group formed in 2006 by members from Sabyinyo and Agashya groups is composed of 2 silverbacks and keeps roaming in the jungle on Karisimbi slopes which makes it highly unpredictable and hard to track;
- Ugenda group – (in Kinyarwanda dialect means ‘On Move’) keeps roaming in different places around Mt Karisimbi;
- Finally, the Bwenge group, formed as early as 2007 by a man called Bwenge, occupies the slopes of Karusoke volcano between mountains Karisimbi and Bisoke, this group is the one that featured in the ‘Gorillas in the Mist‘ movie.
Volcanoes national park is also a home to Colobus monkeys, golden monkeys, forest elephants and many bird species among others.
