Rwanda
Gorilla Trekking
Gorillas live in Uganda and Congo too, but we plan this in Rwanda: the finest lodges, the shortest journey, and a helicopter from Kigali to the edge of Volcanoes National Park. The hour with the family is the same; everything around it is better.
- Length
- Three to five nights
- When to go
- Usually best June to September and December to February, the drier months. Permits are limited, so the earlier the better.
- Price
- On request, built around your dates and group
A shape,not a script
This is how it often runs. Every day of yours is rewritten around who is coming, what they love, and how much they want to do.
Part 1. Arrival
Kigali, then up to the volcanoes
A helicopter from Kigali to the foothills of the Virungas, or a scenic drive. Your lodge looks straight out at the volcanoes.
Part 2. Trek day
An hour with the gorillas
Up at dawn for a briefing at park headquarters, then a trek through bamboo and forest with trackers to a habituated family. One hour, seven metres away.
Part 3. The next day
Again, or something different
Many guests trek twice. Or track golden monkeys, or hike to the research camp where Dian Fossey worked.
Part 4. In between
Recover
Massage at the lodge, and an afternoon with the community and conservation teams who protect the park.
Part 5. Onward
Chimpanzees, savannah or the Mara
Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe, a Big Five safari in Akagera, or a short flight to Kenya for the Great Migration.
Everything,door to door
One desk, one quote, one payment. You get the plan and the paperwork; we deal with everyone else.
- Gorilla permits, secured well in advance
- Helicopter transfers from Kigali
- A luxury lodge facing the Virungas
- A private guide, and porters on every trek
- A second trek or golden monkey tracking
- Extensions to Nyungwe, Akagera or Kenya
