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Gorilla Tracking in Virunga National Park

Family,Couples, Friends & Solos

3 Days | 2 nights

Activity Level: 1-3

Price

$3,476

Virunga is located in the northern part of Rwanda with a magnificent verdant swathe across the steep ridges of the Albertine Rift Valley. This ancient rainforest is one of the few in Africa to have flourished and is home to half of the world’s endangered population of mountain gorillas. Looking into the expressive brown eyes of these giants is surely the most exciting and poignant wildlife encounter Rwanda has to offer.

Things to carry with during your trek

  • Your packed lunch
  • Water
  • A hat
  • Face mask
  • Camera
  • Jacket
  • Walking stick

ITINERARY

3 Days | 2 nights Gorilla Tracking in Virunga National Park

Day 1: Transfer to your hotel

Marriott hotel

Upon your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will meet our driver guide who will be waiting for you outside at the arrivals point at the airport holding a company’s poster for easy identification. He will drive you to your hotel to rest and relax while preparing yourself for tomorrow’s activity.

Marriott hotel

Day 2: Kigali city tour, transfer to volcanoes national park

Virunga lodge

You will be picked from your hotel in Kigali at 8:00 am after finishing your breakfast, and he will give you a short briefing about your Kigali city tour. You will start with a visit to the sobering Kigali Genocide Memorial, a place of remembrance and learning, and to honor victims of genocide against the Tutsi and ensure that it never happens again. The Kigali Genocide Memorial is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the genocide against the Tutsi. You will visit Kimironko market to buy some souvenirs and also interact with the locals, visit Nyamata genocide memorials, and later in the evening, you will hit some nightclubs to get an experience of Kigali nightlife. Later in the evening, you will drive to the volcanoes national park. Dinner and overnight at Virunga lodge.

Virunga lodge

Day 3: Gorilla Tracking

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Today, you will wake up at 5:30 am and take your breakfast and start to organize yourself for today’s activity of tracking gorillas in the forest. You will go with your packed food, water, jacket, camera, face mask, a hut, and by 6:30 am, you will be at park headquarters for briefing where you will learn more about different Gorilla families and the rules to follow while tracking. After briefing, you will follow the park rangers who will lead you during the trek. After the trek, you will meet your driver guide at the starting point and drive back to Kigali to take your flight back home.

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PRICE INCLUDES

  • Gorilla permit
  • Transport (safari vehicle)
  • An English speaking guide
  • Kigali city
  • Accommodation 1 night + meals
  • Bottled water
  • Park entry fees
  • All government taxes & VAT

PRICE EXCLUDES

  • All insurance expenses
  • Visa
  • All flights
  • Alcohol beverages
  • Tipping
  • All kinds of optional activities
  • Laundry services expenses
  • Cigarettes
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