The 2 days Rwanda gorilla tour enables you explore Volcanoes National Park particularly for gorilla trekking. Its short but enough in case one doesn’t have many days in Rwanda but would like to see mountain gorillas. Since the time of Dian fossey, gorilla trekking has been one of the popular travel experiences in the world. Volcanoes National park located is one of the best places where gorillas are trekked and it shekters the highest number of gorillas in the Virunga Massif bordered by Mgahinga Gorilla National park in Uganda and VIrunga National park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Bwindi Forest in south western Uganda shelters half of the world’s gorilla population. The 2 Days Rwanda gorilla tour is a chance to trek one of the habituated gorilla groups in VNP. These families are Hirwa, Umubano, Agashya, Kwitonda, SusaA, Karisimbi, Pablo, Sabyinyo, Titus, Amahoro, Bwenge and Ugenda gorilla group. Each gorilla family is unique in terms of size, social behaviours and history of formation. The trekking time is not certain but varies between 2-6 hours depending on the location of the gorillas.
You are allowed to spend an hour with the endangered gorillas counted from the time you meet the gorillas. Observe how gorillas play and socialise just like human beings. You will be amazed by how the Silverback gorilla oversees his family members, the juveniles play tirelessly while adult females take care of the little babies. You are reminded to the adhere to the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking before and after meeting the endangered gorillas. These include keeping a distance of 7 meters away, don’t look direct in the eyes of the gorilla, do not use flash light camera, do not eat/drink and smoke in the presence of the gorillas among other rules.
In addition to the gorillas, a trek through Volcanoes Park offers you chance to meet other wild animals such as golden monkeys, colobus monkeys, African Buffalo, Chimpanzees and Forests. If you love birds, Volcanoes Park also shelters over 200 bird species some of which ar not found anywhere else in Rwanda and the whole of Africa. Mountaineering to the summit of Mt Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke on the borders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is another interesting activity to do in VNP. Other interesting activities to do in VNP include volcano climbing, golden monkey trekking, nature walking, birding, hiking to Dian Fossey Graveyard and nature walking. Visiting the Gorilla Guardians Village offers you the best cultural experience where intore and amakondere dances are performed. Other practices done at the Gorillas Guardians Village include dressing travelers as king and queen to potrya Rwanda’s traditional kingship. A kigali city tour to the genocide memorial site,local markets, art galleries, presidential palace and Kigali Convention centre is a not miss on your Rwanda safari Africa Adventure safaris is your best guide on this 2 days gorilla tour.
Brief Itinerary
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kigali City Tour & Transfer to Volcanoes NP
Have a Kigali city tour visiting the genocide memorial, local markets and other places of interest. Later transfer to Volcanoes National Park arriving early enough for a rest at your Lodge. The drive time from Kigali to Volcanoes Park is roughly 3 hours via rolling hills, farms, towns and local communities. The gorilla park is the most easy to reach gorilla destination in Africa, one of the reasons why it’s popular or short time visitors. Meals and Overnight at Muhabura Hotel (Budget)/ Da Vinci Lodge / Gorilla Solution Lodge (Mid-range)/ Five Volcanoes Hotel – Deluxe rooms / Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Luxury)
Day 2: Gorilla Trek & Departure
On this most anticipated day you will go to the park headquarters for a briefing on the guidelines of gorilla trekking. You will also be registered,grouped together and allocated a gorilla family to visit. The real trek to meet mountain gorillas begins at 8″00-am and can last up to 8 hours depending on where the gorillas are located. The search for gorillas up and down hill is strenuous but the magical feeling of meeting gorillas is worth the energy. Hike for 2 to 6 hours and once you get to the gorillas stay in their presence for an hour and later return for a transfer back to Kigali. On a good day, you might see other wild animals and birds which call this bamboo forest home1
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