4 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Diani Fossey hike Safari is a short Rwanda gorilla and Dian Fossey safari offering travelers an opportunity to get a face to face encounter with the giant mountain gorillas and also visit the Dian Fossey grave and also learn about her legendary contributions to the conservation of mountain gorillas.
4 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Dian Fossey starts from Kigali city the capital of Rwanda and ends in the same city.
HIGHLIGHTS OF RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING & DIAN FOSSEY HIKE SAFARI
- Day 1:City tour& Transfer to Ruhengeri – Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking – Volcanoes National Park - Day 3: Dian Fossey walk
- Day 4: transfer to Kigali and departure
HIGHLIGHTS OF RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING & DIAN FOSSEY HIKE SAFARI
Day 1: City tour& Transfer to Ruhengeri – Volcanoes National Park
On arrival in Kigali at Kigali International Airport you will be met and warmly welcomed by our company representative and after a brief briefing about the safari you will transfer to Kigali city for a city tour visiting the Kimironko and the Gisozi genocide memorial site where you will get an insight in the horrific 1994 Rwanda Genocide.
Have lunch and transfer Musanze, the nearest town to Volcanoes national park found in the northern province of Rwanda. Arrive in the evening, have dinner and stay overnight as you prepare for tomorrow’s adventurous mountain gorilla trekking.
Accommodation: Muhabura Hotel
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking – Volcanoes National Park
On the 2nd day of your 4 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Diani Fossey hike Safari, You will have early breakfast and as early as possible you will proceed to the park’s headquarters with packed lunch and bottled drinking water. At the park’s headquarters you will be briefed about the rules and regulations to follow during mountain gorilla trekking experience, you will also be grouped into 8 and be assigned a gorilla group to trek.
You will have breakfast early in the morning and proceed to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled drinking water. You will be registered and allocated the gorilla group to visit and receive briefing by the park ranger guide. After briefing, you will begin your gorilla trekking dream in the company of a knowledgeable ranger guide; this takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas.
You will head in the misty forests of Volcanoes national park looking for mountain gorillas, the trekking takes about 2-6 hours depending on the movement of mountain gorillas and where they spent their previous night and include 1 hour of being in the presence of mountain gorillas , taking pictures and observing their behavior. Then trek back to the park’s headquarters where you will meet your safari driver and head back to your lodge for an evening of relaxation. Alternatively you can do an optional community tour around Ruhengeri for a Rwanda cultural experience. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Muhabura Hotel
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 3: Dian Fossey hiking
Have early breakfast and drive to the park’s headquarters for a Dian Fossey hiking to the Karisoke research center, the Dian Fossey hike takes about 6-7 hours. This hike offers an insight in the life of Dian Fossey a famous American Primatologist who is credited for having undertaken extensive studies of Mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif especially the Volcanoes national park. During her works, she established her research center at Karisoke in the saddle between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke in 1967 and from this center she conducted extensive Mountain Gorilla Studies including habituation until her death which is still unclear.
Following her death, she was buried amidst the mountain gorillas which were the love of her life. After getting an insight in the lifestyle of Diani Fossey and her activities towards the conservation of mountain gorillas you will hike back to the park headquarters, meet your safari driver guide and head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Muhabura Hotel
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 4: transfer back to Kigali and Departure
Have breakfast at your leisure, exit the park and transfer back to Kigali. You will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home .
End of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking and Dian Fossey hike safari
