4 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Mount Bisoke
On this 4 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Mount Bisoke , you will trek the endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and hike Mount Bisoke, one of 8 Virunga Volcanoes. This Rwanda safari starts from Kigali City, the capital of Rwanda and drives to Rwanda’s most beautiful countryside on a journey of 3 hours to Volcanoes National Park—the most iconic park in Rwanda and home to mountain gorillas.
Highlights of 4 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Mount Bisoke
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park Jungle
Day 3: Hike Mount Bisoke
Day 4: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 4 Days Gorilla And Mount Bisoke Hike
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our experienced guide. He will brief you about the safari, and you will embark on a journey to Volcanoes National Park.
The journey is about 3 hours with an excellent drive speed to allow you to enjoy the scenery. Check into the lodge and later enjoy dinner surrounded by the evergreen tropical forest. Spend the evening at rest, have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Virunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes National Park Jungle
Enjoy an early breakfast, and drive to the park headquarters for a gorilla briefing. A senior ranger guide will take you through rules and regulations to follow while in the presence of the gorillas, then head into the forest looking for the endangered primates with your armed rangers and guides.
The trek takes approximately 2 to 5 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. Once you locate the gorilla family you are trekking, you will spend one hour in their presence. While with the gorillas, you will observe them feed, groom each other, pick foliage, and watch the young ones play while the silverback keeps a watchful gaze on the gorilla family.
Later, trek back to the starting point, meet your driver guide and return to your lodge for an evening of rest, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Virunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Hike Mount Bisoke
Wake early for breakfast, and head to the briefing grounds with your lunch box provided by your lodge, enough drinking water and all hiking gear. During the briefing you will be informed about possible encounters during the hike and the dos and don’ts and finally you will start the ascent amidst the security of armed rangers to summit the top of Mount Bisoke.
Along the hike, look out for different wildlife that will thrill you within Volcanoes National Park, including primates, mammals, birds, butterflies and many more, without forgetting a look at Karisoke Research Center, which was put in place by the Late Dian Fossey—the primatologist who was dedicated to conserving the endangered mountain gorillas from total extinction.
All encounters you will make during the hike will make the excursion more interesting. In 4 hours of hiking, you will be at the summit, spend time viewing the neighboring countries of Uganda and DRC, with unique attractions within, watch the crater lake at the top of Mount Bisoke and finally start a 2-3 hour descent back to the starting point where your safari driver will be waiting to pick you up and transfer you back to your lodge to freshen up, enjoy your dinner and have a night stay.
Accommodation: Virunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Departure
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast, check out of your lodge and embark on a journey to Kigali. Have a city tour visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi, the Rwanda National Museum and some other interesting places.
After lunch, you will be dropped off at the airport to catch your flight back home or to your next destination.
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