4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour
This 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour will combine great Rwanda safari highlights of gorilla trekking, a wildlife tour in Akagera national park, and a glimpse into the Rwandan culture by visiting the gorilla guardian’s village. The mountain gorillas live deep in the jungles of the Virunga volcanoes shared between Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo. This 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour will take you to the Volcanoes national park which offers the perfect inhabitant for mountain gorillas found in northern Rwanda on the border with Uganda. The route to this park takes you through the communities where you enjoy the scenery of ‘the thousand hills.
Brief 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour
- Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport.
- Day 2 – Mountains Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes national park.
- Day 3 – Transfer to Akagera National Park.
- Day 4- Game drive in the Akagera National Park.
Detailed 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport
You will be met at your hotel by the guide who will take you for a Rwanda City Tour of Kigali. Leave Kigali to reach Ruhengeri at the gate of Parc National des Volcans. Dinner and overnight at Kinigi Guest House.
Day 2 of 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour – Mountains Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes national park
Early morning you enter the gorilla sanctuary of Parc National des Volcans, the rain tropical forest covering the hills surrounding Virunga Volcanoes. Gorilla trekking is a demanding but rewarding experience. Ensure you bring with you enough water and a packed lunch. The time spent in the forest depends on the movements of the primates in their natural environment. After the activity, you return to Kinigi Guest House in Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight.
Day 3 of 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour – Transfer to Akagera National Park
After breakfast, depart for Akagera National Park located along the Tanzanian border of Rwanda. You reach in time for the evening game drive. This park is famous for its herds of game animals including Burchell’s Zebra, lions, elephants, topi, giraffes, impalas, and over 425 species of birds including the shoe-billed stock, African jacana, and sacred ibis goliath heron. Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge.
Day 4- Game drive in the Akagera National Park
Drive back to Kigali. Reserved for departure flights from Kigali International Airport.
End of 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Tour
4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour Inclusions and Exclusions
The tariff includes:
- Accommodation in hotels or lodges, in double rooms, full board treatment excluding drinks
- All the transfers in private means 4×4 Land Cruiser or minibus
- -English-speaking Driver/Guide
- Entrance fees, taxes, and “gorilla permit”
The tariff does not include:
- Air ticket.
- Tourist insurance
- Entrance visas: 60 USD for Rwanda
- Drinks and tips.
- Everything is not directly mentioned in the program itinerary.
4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour Booking Terms and Conditions
Reservations
- We require 50% deposit of the total tour cost for the clients to safeguard the reservations and gorilla permits.
- The balance should be paid 1 month before the arrival.
- For bookings coming one month before departure, we shall require the full payment of the tour costs.
- The payment is made by international money transfer to the company bank account in Uganda.
Important Information
- Tour tariffs are based on all known costs and rates of exchange at the time of the transfer. Any significant changes beyond our will be immediately communicated to our clients.
- We also retain the right to alter any arrangements due to local conditions. We also retain the right to refuse any person from participating or continuing any tour if that person causes or is deemed to cause a hazard or inconvenience to other clients and our environment and ecosystems.
- Note that in Uganda US dollar banknotes series before the year 2006 are accepted only with a low exchange rate. Therefore clients are advised to travel to Uganda with more recent banknotes series. The same applies to banknotes below 50 USD.