2 Day Rwanda Gorilla Tour

This 2 Day Rwanda Gorilla Tour itinerary by Carmine Safaris is an ideal gorilla trekking safari from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park and back. The only habitat to mountain gorillas in Rwanda is the Volcanoes National Park where several gorilla families have been habituated for gorilla trekking. Travelers from all over the world can trek the mountain gorillas as long as they have purchased the gorilla trekking permit and are above the age of 15. The trip is ideal for travelers who are solo, couples, groups or families.

Activities done in the 2 days Rwanda gorilla tour include gorilla trekking, Kigali City tour and the visit to the Ellen Degeneres Gorilla Camp.

Safari Highlights: 2 Day Rwanda Gorilla Tour

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Volcanoes National Park with a Kigali city tour

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking, Visit the Ellen Degeneres Gorilla Campus and return to Kigali

2 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tour Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Kigali (either city or airport) to Volcanoes National Park.

From either a hotel of Kigali International Airport your Rwanda tour guide will pick you up for the transfer to the park.

You visit a few historical and traditional sites on a short Kigali city tour with a visit to places like the Kigali Genocide Memorial. After the city tour you have lunch and then embark on the drive North West of Rwanda for a gorilla trek.

About 2 hours spent on the drive take you through the picturesque backdrop of Rwanda. By sunset, you arrive to the park and check in to a booked lodging facility.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner 

Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and transfer back to Kigali.

Following breakfast, your driver guide picks you up from the lodge for a drive to the park headquarters. Arriving the park headquarters in Kinigi you first have a briefing on the do’s and don’ts of gorilla trekking in Rwanda by the park warden.

By 8:30 am, the park ranger guide will transfer you to the trekking starting point for a gorilla trek. A total of 8 tourists with a trekking permit of Rwanda, which costs USD 1500 per permit, are allocated one gorilla family.

Each 8 individuals take about 2-6 hours in the jungle trekking through the bamboo forest along with armed ranger guides. However, only 1 hour (60 minutes) are spent in the presence of the mountain gorillas.

The trek lasts an unpredictable time depending on the Gorilla group movements but the population in Rwanda is known to move for shorter distances and therefore make it easy to trek.

After 1 hour in the presence of a gorilla family, you walk back to the park headquarters, where you meet the tour guide for a transfer back to Kigali. En route, you can also visit the Ellen Degenere Gorilla Campus

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

End of Tour 2 Day Rwanda Gorilla Tour 

Tour cost includes

  • English speaking driver guide
  • Entry fees and taxes including gorilla permit
  • Safari van
  • Lunch
  • Water on board
  • 1 night accommodation

Safari cost exclusions

  • Any purchases of personal kind
  • Any changes to the itinerary
  • International flights and visas