The safari takes you to trek the mountain gorillas in Rwanda that are found in Virunga ranges, and also hike to Dian Fossey graveyard with a lot of history and culture and take a canoe boat on the twin lakes – Burera and Ruhondo with their beautiful scenery.
This tour is short and exciting because if time allows, you will take a short city excursion where you will tour the Kigali Presidential palace museum, Rwanda genocide memorial centre, craft markets, etc.
Trek the endangered mountain gorillas in Volcanoes national park and be rewarded with a certificate for memories.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Volcanoes NP after a pick up from the Kigali international airport
Meet and greet the driver guide at the airport that will guide you through this safari and immediately after briefing, who will transfer you to the volcanoes national park. And if time allows, you may take a city excursion where you will visit Rwanda genocide memorial center and the national museum.
This park is famous for its mountain gorillas in the whole world, and it covers an area of 160 Sq.km in the Virunga ranges. Years ago this park was a base for an American zoologist (Dian Fossey) who saved several gorillas from poachers, was the first person to start habituating mountain gorillas in Virunga conservation area and she was later murdered by poachers in 1985.
This park is also a home of over 178 bird species including 15 species being endemics like African Green Broadbill, Lagden’s Bush-shrike among others and other mammals in the jungles are the golden monkeys, forest buffaloes, black-fronted duikers, hyenas, bush bucks among others. On arrival, check in the accommodation facility.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and hiking Dian Fossey graveyard
An exciting day starts with a delicious spiced breakfast that is followed by briefing session at the park offices. On this point, you will be allocated to a group of eight people to trek endangered species in their natural habitat while following conservation guidelines.
After trekking which takes between 2-8 hours, you will return to the office and the warden will reward you with a certificate of gorilla trekking.
In the afternoon, hike to visit the Dian Fossey graveyard where you will be rewarded with some primates on the way like red tailed monkeys, Vervet monkeys, olive baboons among several beautiful birds like African Green Broadbill, Lagden’s Bush-shrike among others.
On reaching, you will be given all the information about Dian Fossey who saved several gorillas from extinction. Dian Fossey was an American primatologist who became the first person to start gorilla habituation in Virunga region (Volcanoes, Mgahinga and Virunga national park); in 1985, she was murdered by the poachers but until now her research centre still exists
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali via the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo
Take a leisurely breakfast and travel back to Kigali enroute the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo that were formed as a result of volcanic activity. Therefore, they offer a super natural view of photography, bird watching and you can take a canoe ride around the lakes to enjoy the scenic view.
After proceed to Kigali where you will have lunch and later a drop off at the hotel or airport.
