The Volcanoes National Park is located in a small village called Musanze previously well-known as Ruhengeri, which is very accessible by public transport from Gisenyi or Kigali or from the airport. The drive to Volcanoes national park is 2/3 hrs and hence one can do gorilla tracking on the same day and drive back to Kigali after the trek or take more days enjoying Rwanda tours and its wild creations.
On this day, wake up early for breakfast as you prepare for the memorable life time experience-gorilla trekking. Transfer to the headquarters for gorilla conservation briefing, carry you self the walkable shoes, hut, sun screen, insect repellent, packed lunch and mineral water. Move into the Rwandan Forested Volcanoes for mountain gorilla trekking. Here professional guides go to the field first to locate the gorillas then you go when you have a crew of where to find them. Meet gorillas and take a maximum of one hour allowed as you enjoy them playing and after being filled with experience return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
The driver guide will pick you from the Hotel in the morning after breakfast; embark on a 2-hour drive to Akagera National Park near the border with Tanzania. There are beautiful sceneries you shall be exposed to along the way, we shall then check-in at Akagera Game Lodge and have a rest. After Lunch in the Afternoon, you will go for one of Africa’s most wonderful game drives in Akagera national park. Return for diner and overnight at Akagera Lodge. Of course the afternoon session is not enough for you to explore the wilderness of Akagera National Park. Take a rest at your lodge to refresh and catch up with worm catchers the next day.
You shall have a cup of tea / coffee and proceed for a morning game drive to catch up with early raisers and predators returning to their hideouts. The game drive will reward you with chances to see a variety elephants, buffaloes, lions, Maasai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard and bush buck among others. Return to the Lodge for Breakfast and relax to lunch time. Take a Boat ride on Lake Ihema after lunch; here you will see hippos, huge Nile crocodiles and a rich bird life of about 525 bird species. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge. Book this Gorilla Safaris to get all deserve from this memorable safari.
