Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is nested on the slopes of the volcanic mountains that make up Rwanda’s renowned Volcanoes National Park, which takes a few drives from its entrance gate. Well, the lodge offers a great choice for a simple and perfect accommodation at the heart of the life-changing Gorilla trekking experience. More so, the lodge was sensitively designed and built using local sustainable resources. It offers 30 comfortable cottages well-spaced from each other and made complete design with fireplaces and en-suite bathrooms. Just know, guests usually enjoy amazing views right from their rooms since they are surrounded by rugged, forest-covered mountains steaming with mist and mystery and a great rewardable view of bird species and monkeys in the beautiful garden.
While at the fireplace, guests receive daily performances of traditional Rwandan songs and dances adding to the rare African atmosphere.
The main outstanding focus of tourists staying at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is for easy outreach of one of the 12 habituated gorilla families in the Volcanoes National Park. From the lodge to trek find one of the habituated gorilla family, you might take a short time like 30 minutes or even several hours but the reward requires body fitness.
Note, the Gorilla trekking experience is an incredible life experience though it’s touchy and muddy work trekking through bamboo rainforest so protective hand gloves and gaiters are provided by the lodge. There are complimentary boot cleaning services. A visitor can decide to trek into the forest to search for the rare golden monkeys and also other chances of hiking to the grave of Dian Fossey, the late conservationist who first bought the plight of the research to mountain gorillas to the world’s attention years ago.
The lodge offers spectacular views of the amazing Virunga Volcanoes and easy access for mountain gorilla trekking.
The lodge offers en-suite cottage accommodation with a fireplace for cool evenings in the mountains as well as offering protective gloves and gaiters to the guests-trackers.
Mountain Gorilla View lodge consists of 30 perfect stone and thatch cottages that are liked by the guests here. They are well spaced from the privacy and with dazzling views as soon as you step outside onto their verandas, you will enjoy overlooking the beautiful nature.
Standard Cottages; They are comfortably furnished and well designed with a small lounge of tea and coffee station with a fireplace that is lit for you on your return from the gorilla. In the evening it usually gets cold and wet, so you need fire for warmth.
Each cottage is designed with an en-suite bathroom with a basin, shower and flush toilet, a hairdryer, and complimentary toiletries.
Facilities at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
The mountain gorilla view lodge is home to a perfect restaurant and a large lounge that is divided into three seating areas. They are furnished with low reed ceilings, comfortable seating, floor rugs, and a roaring log fire, and all give the main building a cozy atmosphere in keeping with the friendly nature lodge. Around the fireplace, there are comfortable seats thus ideal for swapping gorilla stories as well as extensive gardens full of wildlife. Here, night guests, don’t get bored because each night the lodge displays Rwandan songs and dances, entertaining the local community.
The lodge runs on the main electricity power with a generator backup, ensuring the guest can recharge their camera batteries and devices after a day in the rainforest.
Dining Services; They have got well-skilled chefs, and staff who serve delicious buffets or a la carte, depending on the guest number at the lodge. However, dining is serviced at individual tables with room service available if requested in advance.
Along here, your day can start with a mouth-running breakfast buffet with both cooked and continental options. They offer different lunch services with an a la carte affair with choices such as quiche with fresh, locally grown vegetables and salads.
