Rwanda Gorilla Safari Package
Overview
3 Nights/4 Days – Kigali City, Volcanoes National Park & Lake Kivu
Step into the heart of Rwanda’s breathtaking Volcanoes National Park and experience one of the most extraordinary wildlife encounters on Earth—a close-up meeting with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
This Rwanda Gorilla Safari Package is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that combines the thrill of trekking through lush rainforests with the privilege of observing these gentle giants in the wild. Along the way, you’ll discover Rwanda’s vibrant culture, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality.
Perfect for wildlife lovers, nature photographers, and those seeking a deeper, more meaningful connection to the wild, this journey offers an intimate and respectful experience of one of the world’s rarest primates.
Things to do
- Local Village Tours
- Market Tours
Included:
- Arrival & departure Airport transfers as per itinerary
- 01-night accommodation at Kigali Serena Hotel/Similar
- Meals on bed and breakfast basis
- Kigali City Tour & visit to Genocide Museum
- 02 nights on full board basis at Lake Kivu Serena Resort/ Similar
- Return transport from Kigali to Lake Kivu in 4x4WD Safari Cruiser on exclusive use
- Services of a professional English-speaking tour driver
- 01 Gorilla Trekking Permit
- Visit to Iby Iwacu Cultural Centre
Excluded:
- International/local Airfares (available on request)
- Visa entry charges to Rwanda
- All items of personal use
- Â Tips & gratuities
Tour Plan/Itinerary
• Met on arrival at the Kigali International Airport, by our representative & transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel/Similar where you have been booked on a bed and breakfast basis for the night.
• Overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel/Similar.
• Breakfast at the hotel & pick up at 09:00hours for Kigali City Tour including visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial sites, the Richard Kandt Museum and local markets.
• Return to the hotel for lunch & thereafter drive to Gisenyi arriving late afternoon to scenic African sunset over the lake.
• Dinner & overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel/Similar.
• Pick up at 05:00hrs, transfer to Kinigi at the foot hills of the Virungas for your Gorilla Tracking expedition! With packed breakfast.
• Briefing & allocation to a Gorilla tracking group at 07:00hours. Drive to the base of the trekking together with other guests allocated in the same gorilla group. Once you have spotted the gorillas you are allowed only one hour and there after the return to the base, where your tour driver will be waiting. Depending on the time you come back you may opt to have lunch at either Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or drive back to your hotel for lunch.
IMPORTANT - Be prepared to walk for up to 6 hours a day & must bring along your own personal hiking gear.
- All meals & overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel.
• Depart the hotel at 09:00hours after breakfast, en-route you will have a stopover at the Iby Iwacu Cultural Center for first hand encounter of Rwandan culture and heritage.
• After the visit drive on to Kigali. Transfer to the airport for your flight.
Pricing & Cost Supplement
Rwanda Gorilla Safari Package Costs
| 01 JAN – 31 DEC 2025 | PACKAGE BREAKDOWN |
| $2,780 | Per person sharing in a double/twin room |
| $2,980 | Per person sharing in a single room |
| $3,550 | Per solo traveler (1 person travelling alone) |
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NOTE:
• Single room supplement applies.
• Rates depend on room category and room availability.
• Current rates are subject to change due to flight fare fluctuation
• Rates are subject to change without prior notice
• Child policy applies
• Terms & conditions apply
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