3 Days Gorilla and Bisoke
3 days—Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 km² of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the
$1500-3000 USD
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Safari summary
Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 km² of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga, and Sabyinyo.
The park is best known for tracking Mountain Gorilla but there is plenty more to see and do. The shortest hike is to Lake Ngezi, a scenic little lake nestled in a volcanic depression at the foot of Mount Bisoke. It takes about three hours in total and is relatively easy-going, with the possibility of encountering wildlife along the way as well as gaze across to the Congolese forests.
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Primate trekking | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
| Countries | ||
| Parks |
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Meals
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Day 1 Kigali- Musanze
Volcanoes
Breakfast at your hotel, short Tour of Kigali including the Genocide Memorial site a grim reminder of a senseless massacre of innocent’s lives in 1994. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide. Have lunch thereafter and set off along the Kigali – Ruhengeri road to Volcanoes National park. You will come across a lot of bird activity along the way. Banana plantations abound, with vegetable and Fruit markets lined along the roads.
Amarembo Gorilla Village, My hill eco Lodge
Day 2 Bisoke Hike
Volcanoes
You will have an early morning wake up, have breakfast, and then drive to the Volcanoes National park headquarters. We need to be there at 7:00 am to attend a briefing and be assigned a park ranger at the park. The park rangers are usually natives of the Volcanoes national park vicinity and thus very knowledgeable about the mountain adventures. the hike is about 6 to 7 hours, including 2 hours of descent or less for experienced hikers, The top of this Volcano has a spectacular crater lake
Amarembo Gorilla Village, My hill eco Lodge
Day 3
Volcanoes
Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs for registration, where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit. The park staff discusses your fitness level and advises you of the trekking times and conditions to the various groups based upon their location in the park the previous evening. There are a total of 80 gorilla permits available each day with a maximum of eight trekkers visiting any one group.
Amarembo Gorilla Village, My hill Eco Lodge
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