4 Days Rwanda gorilla trekking & Karisimbi hiking safari

4 days Rwanda safari tour

4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: this 4 days Rwanda safari will take you to the wilderness of Volcanoes national park situated with in virunga massif a home to endangered mountain gorillas and volcanic mountains. Virunga Massif harbors 8 volcanic mountains and normally attract several travelers interested on a volcano hiking adventurous safari to summit the top of different volcanoes with several attractions along the hike and at the top. Thus this 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari will enable you to spend 2 days on Karisimbi hike, one day on gorilla trekking and the one day for travel as will be seen in this 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari itinerary starting and ending in Kigali Rwanda. While on this 4 days Rwanda safari, you will enjoy a Kigali city tour, hike up mount Karisimbi and trek mountain gorillas all in Rwanda the land of a thousand hills.

Requirements while on 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Appropriate hiking attire which include waterproof boats, garden gloves, enough snack and water, a camera, cape, san glasses, insect repellent, etc.

Highlights of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari;

  • Day 1 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Kigali city tour & travel to Volcanoes national park
  • Day 2 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
  • Day 3 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Ascend Mount Karisimbi (Karisimbi Hiking safari)
  • Day 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Descent Karisimbi and departures

DETAILED ITINERARYOF 4 DAYS RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING & KARISIMBI HIKING SAFARI

Day 1 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Kigali city tour & travel to Volcanoes national park

Volcanoes national park: Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in Kigali as you await for your Rwanda safari driver to pick you up. In case you dint spend an overnight in Kigali then you will be expected to arrive in the morning in order to save enough time for city tour and transfer to Volcanoes national park. Well on day 1 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari, you will be picked up from your designated location and embark on a Kigali city tour to explore Kigali Genocide memorial sites where you will learn about the Rwanda 1994 genocide that claimed a thousands of Rwandese lives in a bloody murder. After the city tour, you will enjoy an enroute lunch in Kigali then be transferred to Volcanoes national park via park headquarters to obtain your Karisimbi hiking permit and gorilla trekking permit that you will need while on your 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari then transfer to your lodge inside the park for dinner and overnight.

Meal plan: Lunch & dinner

Driving duration: 2-3 hours road drive

Day 2 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park

Gorilla trekking safari: after breakfast on day 2 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari, you will be transferred to the park headquarters to be briefed about gorilla trekking. Later on start the fascinating adventure of trekking mountain gorillas in volcanoes national park then spend an hour with them taking photos, and interact with them. After an hour of close contact with gorillas, you will return to the lodge for lunch and spend your evening at leisure or opt for a walk to the twin lakes of Burela & Ruhondo.

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch & dinner

Day 3 & day 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Ascend & Descend Mount Karisimbi (Karisimbi Hiking safari)

Karisimbi hiking safari: day 3 & 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari are yet fascinating days where you will enjoy a volcano hike on mount Karisimbi. Well, you will enjoy your breakfast as early as possible on day 3 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari then check out of the lodge to meet your driver for a ride to Kiningi park headquarters where all volcano hiking in volcanoes national park commence. You will be briefed about the expectations while on Karisimbi hiking safari and then hire a porter before starting a 6 hours ascension.  During the hike, you will be able to view the Karisoke research center that was put in place by the American primatologist Dian Fossey and also view Dian’s grave near then gorillas that were also buried at the research center. You will also have an encounter with mountain gorillas since volcanoes national park is a home to mountain gorillas but ensure that you don’t give these gorillas your time as most of them could not be habituated thus dangerous to human life. Throughout the Karisimbi hike, move in a group and follow the rules and guidelines of your rangers and guide.

You will camp along the way at an elevation of 3700m for overnight and then summit the top on day 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari in order to have a beautiful view of the neighboring volcanoes. You will also have a clear view of volcanoes national park from above and other nearby parks without forgetting the beautiful sceneries at the top of Karisimbi Mountain and many more sightings. Later on, you will descend back to the starting point of Karisimbi hike where you will meet your safari driver waiting for you.

Departures: still on day 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari, you will late on be transferred back to Kigali for a meal as you proceed to Kigali international airport for departures as you end your 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari.

End of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari tour

Inclusive in 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari

  • Airport transfers
  • A 4×4 safari vehicle
  • An English speaking guide
  • A gorilla trekking permit
  • Karisimbi hiking permit
  • Enough bottled drinking water
  • All meals as per itinerary
  • Accommodation as per Itinerary

Exclusive in 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari;

  • Visa and ticket
  • Laundry
  • Optional activities
  • Porter
  • Tips
  • Insurance
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Juices
  • Cigarettes and many other expenses of personal nature

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