1-day gorilla trekking Rwanda is the shortest trip perfectly designed to suit the budget or visitors with a tight schedule. It is an incredible opportunity for you to be part of exhilarating mountain gorilla trekking in Rwanda. On this tour, you will be visiting Volcanoes National Park for a gorilla trekking experience. Leave Kigali early at 5Am enough for Volcanoes National Park located in Musanze district, Northern Rwanda. Drive time: 2-3 hours and enjoy a scenic drive of picturesque countryside. Meet the park official at Kinigi and get briefed, allocated to a gorilla family to visit and the actual trek start at exactly 8:00 am. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda today may take 2-6 hours and it covers 1 hour of magical encounters. After you get back to meet the driver guide take you to ibyiwacu culture village then lunch after drive to Gasumo falls on way to kigali city by stopping only 30 min, after you be transferred in Kigali and that marks the end of a 1-day gorilla trekking in Rwanda.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Guiding and conservation fee
✔ Lunch
✔ Ground transport and guiding fee
✔ All fees and/or taxes
✔ Gorilla permits ($1500 PP for Internationals and $500 PP for Africans)
✔ Ibyiwacu culture fees
✖ Alcoholic Beverages
Departure & Return
Departure:
KN 1 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda
We park car in front of hotel or lodge where easy to find them
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Volcanoes National Park
Driving from kigali to Musanze-KINIGI, Volcano national park headquarters, total duration is 6 hours from to kigali (Round-trip ), Leave in kigali early at 5AM, with some packed breakfast and meet your driver guide for briefing about 1 day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking. Pick up by safari guide, head to Volcanoes National Park (VNP), Ruhengeri about 3 hours drive. You arrive at Kinigi early to meet other visitors for briefing on Gorilla Tracking guidelines. At 8:00am after you have been briefed about Rwanda Gorilla Trekking rules/guidelines, begin your search for a group of mountain gorillas that your park official assigned to your group of 8 visitors. The length of your Rwanda Gorilla Trek is generally unpredictable, but takes time range of 2-6 hours and this includes 1 hour which you and the rest of the visitors get to enjoy face to face encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas.
Duration: 6 hours
2
Iby'iwacu Cultural Village
After visiting trekking gorilla you can have fun with the people who live around the volcano park and see how they live and enjoy with them.
This place called Ibyiwacu cultural village is one of the key features that make Rwanda safaris exceptional experiences. Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village gives you a rare chance to meet local people in their environment and get a taste of our culture and traditions. Be genuinely welcomed by the community as a special visitor while they proudly present to you aspects of their traditions and beliefs. The only way to get to know people is by getting close to them, interacting with them, taking part in their daily activities, and most of all, being with them.
Duration: 30 minutes
3
Gasumo
After trekking and culture village on our way back to kigali you can stop and enjoy Gasumo waterfall, this is the place where you can enjoy the waterfall but it can also depend on how you feel.
Gasumo Waterfall, located between Musanze district and Gakenke district in the northern province, is one of the most impressive sites in the country. The cascading water of the 50-meter-high waterfalls makes it a very popular destination for not only local tourists but also travelers from all over the world on their Rwanda tours. Visitors must hike through a steep path to reach the falls, but it is well worth the effort for the stunning views it offers. It is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic with friends or relax and escape the bustling city for a little while.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Travel tips to Rwanda; Volcanoes National Park; A long-sleeved shirt, Thick trousers preferably Khaki or neutral color, Comfortable Hiking boots, Rain jacket or a poncho or a pair of sturdy / something warm just in case the hills bless us with rain that day, A hat(optional) to protect your hair from pulling off the tree branches if any. Sunscreen and insect repellent A gaiter or Long socks to wear over your trousers to protect ants from entering, A pair of hand gloves to protect from nettles Some chocolates just some little sugar
