Luxury Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safaris
The cabins and suites are more than cosy, each with an elegant and luxurious interior fitted with a minibar, a flat-screen TV, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Guests may enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning, there is also an on-site restaurant serving only the best cuisine. There are activities available at the establishment such as guided gorilla treks and wellness workshops. The gorilla trekking tourism and variety community tourism initiatives have helped in raising funds and creating the awareness of the plight of the critically endangered mountain gorillas.
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You can have a one - two hours chartered flight from Entebbe International Airport to any nearby airfield from which you will have a brief drive to the sector you will have your gorilla trekking. Beating the lush forest might be quite tiresome but the joy for spotting different primates and birds as you approach the gentle giants hiding in the evergreen leaves of the tree infested forest. A good number of small mammal species can be seen including the side –stripped jackal, small carnivores such as African wild cat, large grey mongoose and serval. This indicates what must be a significant increase in their rodent prey, such as the zebra mouse.
You will have a city tour where you are to visit the genocide memorial site, Kimirambo Women center, as well as Inema Arts Centre. Have lunch and then start your drive to Volcanoes National Park, where you will have dinner and an overnight. As you plan your trip, make it a point to book six months in advance to give enough room for the tour operator to select the best vehicle or book a chartered flight, get a luxury lodge located in a very good location, and perfect trekking destination. Though many people think it is cheaper to organize a trip a lone, a luxury trip organized by a knowledgeable tour operator is the best you can ever get as it gives you value for money. Gorilla trekking is done all year, with no exception of a single day, however, we advise our clients to travel during the dry season, when there is less rains, too much mud or foggy, and inconveniences to disrupt the trekking exercise.
Poaching of the gorillas is also very rare these days, and the poachers will become caught as they kill the animals. Active conservation also involves going out into the forest, on foot, or day after day as you try to get the poachers, killing the poacher’s dogs that spread rabies in the park and also cutting down the traps. You will as well be on the move, so it’s also better to get so organised before you start your gorilla trek. In case you hire a porter, you can be able to take a fair bit of the kit with you. Within Uganda, it’s hard to get good photos under the dark canopy of Bwindi forest. Also in case you are lucky, you might come across your gorilla family in a clearing.\\In Rwanda, the vegetation is more of bamboo and the short grass and this can make good photography, even though the skies may still be overhead grey.
Meanwhile, porters are available to carry backpacks and cameras, as well as to offer a helping hand along the route. Mountain gorillas are one of the world’s most majestic yet seriously endangered animal species. So, it’s no surprise to us that seeing them in the wild is so high up on the bucket list of wildlife lovers.
The park harbors the Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga, and Sabyinyo that are five of the eight Virunga Mountains. Volcanoes National Park is part of the large Virunga ecosystem that stretches in three countries of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After a very early morning breakfast, you will proceed to the chimpanzee tracking trail in either the Cyamudongo or Uwinka sections.
Read more about our gorilla trekking tour of Rwanda below or get in touch today to discuss your trip. 1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking tour is a one-day gorilla trekking safari in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. The 1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Trek is a short gorilla safari best done by tourists already in Rwanda with a very early morning pick up and late evening drop off in Kigali town. Uganda is made up of dense forests, pristine landscapes and abundant wildlife. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is where you can get up close to endangered mountain gorillas, and in Queen Elizabeth National Park you can spot tree-climbing lions.
I would not advise arriving through Rwanda and trekking bwindi gorillas unless you feel like. Most of the gorilla trekking destinations in Uganda, Rwanda and DRC experience favorable weather and climatic conditions characterized by lower temperatures considering their elevation that ranges from 2600m or more. Experience the exhilaration, the excitement and the poignancy of an encounter with gorillas in their natural habitat. Our three-day Add-On to your African adventure takes you to the slopes of the Rwandan mountains, home to one of the few remaining troops of the endangered mountain gorilla. The Retreat offers an unforgettable 5-star experience in Rwanda’s capital city.
These areas that are around Bwindi impenetrable forest, Mgahinga Gorilla National park as well as Virunga National park that offers goof forest walks, bird watching, volcano hiking, community walks, and canoeing. In case you love the primates, why not then trek the golden monkeys and the chimpanzees can be seen in Nyungwe National park, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National park, and also in Kibale National park. Many visitors will agree that having the opportunity to get up-close to the huge, intimidating but calm gentle apes is an unmatched signature experience. The 3 major national parks of Rwanda offer up an incredible diversity of potential wildlife encounters, from the big game on safari to the 13 species of primates in the forests.
After the briefing, you will be grouped into 8 trackers and allocated a gorilla family to trek and a park guide who knows very well about the park trails to lead you into the forest. After an hour with mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the starting point meet your driver for a transfer back to the lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay. Uganda may not be aggressive at marketing her destinations but it has excellent lodges and facilities to cater for luxury Travelers. Uganda is the only country where tourists can still go for the gorilla habituation experience.
Use our Africa Safari Travel Guide to make it the best it can be as you connect with one of Zicasso’s safari experts for access to off-the-grid preserves, the best big game experiences, and so much more. After a last indulgent breakfast, you’ll be brought to the airport for your overnight flight back to the UK. Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda are found in the Volcanoes National Park that is in the northwestern part of the country, stretching on a total land area of 160 square kilometers and encounters the large rainforest in the Virunga Mountains.