3 DAYS RWANDA GORILLAS & KARISIMBI HIKE
Itinerary Overview
This 3 days safari offers best of gorilla trekking, Rwandan culture by visiting the Ibyiwachu cultural village plus hiking Karisimbi which is one of the 8 volcanoes that make up the Virunga ranges and enjoy the scenery of ‘the thousand hills’.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National park
Upon arrival, your guide will welcome you and brief you about your 3 days Rwanda Gorillas & Karisimbi Hike. You will take a short Kigali city tour exploring the major historic and cultural sites like the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, Craft markets in Kigali among others. After lunch you will start your journey to the home of the magnificent endangered mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. After reaching the park, enjoy a relaxation and later visit the Ibyiwachu cultural village, interact with the locals and learn about their culture and history.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After a delicious breakfast you will transfer for briefing at the park headquarters about the dos & don’ts of gorilla trekking. At the headquarters you will enjoy traditional dances or a hot cup of Rwandan coffee. Depending on location of the gorilla group you have been assigned to trek, the driver guide will transfer you to the exact trail head of the allocated group. Enter the forest for the trek; the activity can take about 3-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. You are only allowed an hour with these giant apes and later return to the lodge for relaxation as you await the next day’s adventure to summit Karisimbi.
Day 3: Karisimbi Hike & Transfer To Kigali
After an early breakfast, drive back to the park headquarters and you will assemble at the briefing point and receive a briefing overview of how the entire hike. After, you will begin the hike with 2 guides, porters, security guard and the trek moves at a pace of the slowest person in the group, and leaves no one behind. On summiting the 4507m mountain you will be rewarded with great views of the Crater Lake at the top of this volcano and great sights of other volcanoes in the Virunga conservation region. Later descend from the volcano and find your guide waiting to drive you back to the hotel, check out and drive to Kigali.
