5 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda
5 Days Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda
5 days gorilla trekking in Rwanda is a safari for those who are looking for gorilla tracking and later extend to other countries like Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. This is so because it allows you enough time to explore Eastern Africa. 5-day gorilla trekking in Rwanda offers an opportunity to trek the Rwanda Gorillas twice, trek the golden monkeys, and visit the grave of Diane Fossey.
Brief Itinerary
Day one: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
On Day Two: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Day three: Optional second Gorilla trek or golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes
On Day Four: A visit to the grave of the fallen gorilla hero, Diane Fossey
Day Five: Drive to Kigali for your flight out.
Detailed Itinerary
Arrival
You’ll be picked up from the airport (or hotel)
Accommodation before the tour departs and after the tour is done can be arranged for an extra cost
Day 1: Arrival and Visit to Kigali Memorial Center
After arrival and after having got in touch with your guide, visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, referred to as the general exhibition ground of genocide in Rwanda. This is the only place where you will find the realities of the genocide, including the truth about the historical Rwanda genocide story of 1994, catalogs with details of the genocide using photographs, video, and written accounts plus a range of artifacts, personal testimonies, Memorial Gardens containing ten graves and National Documentation Centre of the Genocide which all add to the importance of the deceased. Drive to Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Drive time: 2 hours.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you will move to the park headquarters, where your guide will complete the essential official procedure of briefing. You will then meet your ranger guide for a briefing about gorilla tracking in the Volcanoes National Park. This exercise is to prepare you for the great lifetime experience of natural beauty, which starts with the first phase of tracking in the tropical forest that will provide comfort to fill the natural cool breeze of the park. After your gorilla trek activity, return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Optional Second trek or Golden Monkey Trekking
Enjoy a second optional gorilla tracking, which aims at exhausting the different gorilla groups from the one the day before. By doing so, you get a chance to track while identifying each gorilla in the gorilla group by name to the extent that at the end of the day, you can be able to know their differences and what brings such differences between the groups you have tracked. You can also go for golden monkey trekking, as Volcanoes National Park is one place where gold meets with silver. Enjoy a bush or forest lunch before returning to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Visit the hero of the Gorillas
After breakfast, take a visit to the grave of the late Dian Fossey, an American naturalist and the first white Gorilla Hero of Africa. Dian Fossey’s story is a beautiful one who dedicated more than 20 years of her life to conserving these great apes in Africa. She learned, exhibited, and lived the gorilla lifestyle. If possible, you can even grab your copy of “Gorillas in the Mist” at Karisoke Research Center. It’s a natural movie based on the natural beauty of African rainforests. Later, have a free leisure break dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Drive back to Kigali and depart back home
Wake up in the morning after breakfast and then drive to Kigali to catch your flight back home, which marks the end of your safari.
