1 Day gorilla trek in Rwanda

For the short trip lovers, a 1 Day gorilla trek in Rwanda will be most favourable and suitable for them as they engage in a gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park. These primates give a lot of amazing experiences to their visitors since they are friendly creatures. Volcanoes National Park has over 15 habituated gorilla families and thus makes it the number one destination for gorilla trekking in Rwanda. This park is also famous to the world because of its big gorilla population. The best time to visit Volcanoes National Park for a gorilla trek is during the dry season in the months of June to September because the trails in the forest are dry and less slippery, and also the forest is clear because of the sun that reduces its thickness. This dry season makes spotting gorillas easy since they are always on the hunt for food around the forest.

Safari highlights for a 1 day gorilla trek in Rwanda

• Pick up and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
• Gorilla trekking, visit to Musanze caves and transfer to Kigali airport

Detailed itinerary for a 1 day gorilla trek in Rwanda

A guide from Kapo Tours will meet you at the hotel where you stayed at 4:30 am, and you will talk with him briefly about how you are going to conduct your one day safari, and after he will drive you to Volcanoes National Park. At Volcanoes, you will head to the park headquarters for a briefing after you arrive. The gorilla trek will begin at exactly 6:30 am, and you will be accompanied by an armed guide to the forest.

You will trace the gorillas following their traces of the tree branches that are left behind during their movements; this trek may take about 5 hours, and after spotting the gorillas, you will spend only one hour with them before you return to the park headquarters. While with Rwanda gorillas, you take photos and videos with them and also capture moments of how they behave, like the way they feed and play.

At the park headquarters, you will be given a lunch meal and a bottle of drinking water, after which you will be briefed at the park headquarters, and then you will head to Musanze town for a visit to Musanze caves. At the caves, you will find many bats that will be seen hanging on the walls of the caves. This place is also among the historical sites in Rwanda that give historical details of Rwanda through the remains and the features at the caves.

These Musanze caves were also used as shelter for those refugees who survived the 1994 genocide. You will walk around these caves with the guides through different trails. After exploring these caves, you then proceed with the journey to Kigali airport to catch the flight that will lead you to your next destination.

1 Day gorilla trek in Rwanda inclusive

• 4WD safari vehicle
• English-speaking driver guide
• Pick-up and drop-off
• Lunch
• Bottled Mineral water
• Gorilla trekking permit

1 Day gorilla trek in Rwanda, exclusive

• Visa fees
• Air fees
• Personal insurance
• Personal needs