1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari

1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari

This 1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari is a short trip best suited to travelers already in Rwanda who want to experience the country’s most sought-after tourist activity: gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park. Would you like to encounter mountain gorillas but have very limited time to spare? This trip is your best fit, though it can also be extended into a 2 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trek if you wish.

This 1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari starts and ends in Kigali and requires a very early start to make it to the gorilla briefing session at Volcanoes National Park in good time. It includes round-trip transportation, one gorilla permit per person, an experienced Rwanda safari guide, lunch, and drinking water in the safari vehicle.

Detailed Itinerary: 1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari

1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari Itinerary

Our Rwanda safari guide will pick you up from the airport, or from your hotel of stay, as early as 4 a.m. He will brief you on the safari before transferring you to Musanze (Ruhengeri). On arrival at the Volcanoes National Park headquarters, you will join a briefing on gorilla trekking while enjoying a traditional dance performance by the local community.

You will then be placed into groups of eight and allocated a gorilla family to trek, along with your rangers and guides. This is also the point at which you can hire a porter to help carry your belongings and assist you along the trek if needed.

You will set off in search of your allocated gorilla family, enjoying wildlife viewing, including birds, along the way, plus fascinating insights into the park and its gorillas from your guide.

Trekking through the light mountain forest of the Virunga Massif is an experience in itself, and once you find the gorillas, you will spend up to an hour in their company. Afterward, you will trek back and meet your guide for a well-earned, hot lunch.

You will then transfer back to Kigali, arriving in the early evening. You will be dropped off at your hotel of stay, or at the airport, bringing your 1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Safari to an end.

Price Includes

• Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
• Private, professional Rwanda safari guide/driver
• Park fees
• One gorilla permit per person (US$1,500)
• Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle
• En-route lunch
• Rwanda tourism VAT

Price Excludes

• All personal expenses and extra activities not included in the safari