When you think about a gorilla safari in Rwanda, first, you need to know how long you plan to stay in your destination –Volcanoes National Park. The length of stay or number of days one would like to trek gorillas in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda varies from visitor to visitors. One may prefer spending more days depending on the multiple times he or she wants to track mountain gorillas although some factors also detect.

On a normal gorilla safari, you need 3 days to trek gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. At times, there are cases where visitors have booked as short as 1, 2-day gorilla trips and successfully tracked Rwanda mountain gorillas in Volcanoes NP. To fully explore about Rwanda gorillas without rushing, then you need to plan for 3 days gorilla safari in Rwanda.

With a 3-day gorilla trip, day one can be used for your travel from Kigali capital/airport to Volcanoes National Park (your gorilla safari destination). This is about 2-3 hours’ drive and day two, you can dedicate it for actual gorilla trekking experience. Lastly, on day 3, you can drive back to Kigali city.

How is the 3-day gorilla tour Rwanda like

The 3 Days Rwanda gorilla tour in Volcanoes National Park begins and ends in Kigali city. This special trip typically guarantees you a thrilling gorilla trekking adventure, a lifetime opportunity for you to immerse yourself into the jungles in search of the endangered mountain gorillas. The trek will be done with the lead of a well-trained and experienced park guide. A gorilla permit is included and each Rwanda gorilla trekking permit is available for booking at USD 1500 per visitor for a single gorilla trek.

Brief Itinerary

• Day 1: Pick up and transfer by road to Volcanoes NP Ruhengeri
• Day 2: Gorilla trekking adventure with a well-trained park guide.
• Day 3: Depart from Volcanoes NP.

Day One –pick up and transfer by road to Volcanoes NP Ruhengeri

Your experienced Rwanda guide will be the one to pick you up at the hotel or on your early arrival at Kigali International Airport (KGL). Drive from Kigali for 2-3 hours to get to Volcanoes NP in Ruhengeri, Northwestern Rwanda. For guests picked early morning at their hotel in Kigali, there is possibility of embarking on the city tour which includes paying a visit to sites like Kigali memorial site, craft centers, local market and others.

Day Two –Gorilla trekking adventure with a well-trained park guide

It is one this day when you get briefed about the gorilla trekking regulations and the park official also assigns gorilla families to groups of visitors. Each group of tourists visiting a single group of gorillas will be comprised of only 8 people. One experienced guide leads you through the park for you to look for the gorilla group. On normal circumstances, the day trek can go for 2-6 hours but this includes an hour for up close and personal with the massive mountain gorillas.

After the one hour of photography and observing a family of gorillas and how they behave, start walking back to your lodge. What is interesting on this day is that you can also visit the nearby local community –Iby’Iwacu village for a thrilling cultural experience.

Day Three –depart

There will be no activity on the last day or you can opt for golden monkey trek which takes 2-4 hours. Once you have returned from your search for the golden monkeys, then check out of your lodge and you will get back to Kigali. On arrival at Kigali, check in at the hotel or drive up to the airport ready to depart back home.