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One day Gorilla trek is among the shortest trips in Rwanda. It enables clients view mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National park without necessarily spending an overnight there. Our guides/ drivers pick clients from Kigali, Gisenyi, Butare, Musanze town or any other nearby areas at around 4:30am.

Trekkers are expected to be at the briefing point by 7:00am to be told what to do on the way to meet Gorillas and when meeting Gorillas. After briefing, trekkers are allocated to different Gorilla groups while maintaining the maximum of eight people per Gorilla

THE EASIEST GORILLA TREKKING IN AFRICA

Rwanda Gorilla trekking trip

Gorilla trekking offers the climax of all safaris done in Africa and the best and easiest trek is in Rwanda.  This is because Volcanoes National park (Home of Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda) is situated 2 hours’ drive from Kigali International Airport / city.

Volcanoes national Park protects ten habituated mountain Gorillas which enables visitors a wide range of making choice of which group to visit. The quickest trek can take 2 to 3 hours and the longer one takes half or full

Gorillas Communicate in different ways – verbally and none verbally. Gorillas make sounds together with actions and gorilla experts can easily understand the meaning.

Adult males Gorillas beat chest with their hands – it is a warning signal to the younger gorillas to back off or they will be engaged in a battle. In most times, the younger ones will retreat.

Gorillas make screams, grunts, roars, growls, and even hooting like an owl at times. They certainly can be funny too, laughing in a way that seems like they are making fun

HOW TO TREK GORILLAS IN UGANDA FROM RWANDA?

Imagine you can do a two days Gorilla trek in Uganda from Rwanda. This is possible if you have fixed schedule and low budget to spend many days on the safari.

How can two days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari be arranged?

You can fly into Kigali International Airport, from where our safari guide can pick you and then transfer you to Katuna boarder for clearance – cross to Uganda and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable forest. Our 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop up roof will

Just like people, Gorillas also form groups. Gorillas are social animals that usually form harems: One silver back male lives together with several adult females and their offspring. However, in mountain gorillas about 40% of groups contain several adult males who are closely related.

Mountain gorilla males occasionally form all-male groups. The size of gorilla groups is very variable. An average gorilla family contains 4 to 10 members. The biggest gorilla group known to date was found in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National park. It consisted of 65 gorilla members for a short

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of Africa like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Virunga National Park among other. Gorillas are found in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Central African Republic, Congo Brazaville and so on. Gorillas are divided into two species: the eastern gorillas and the western gorillas (both critically endangered). Gorillas are the largest living primates on earth. They share DNA with the human being, from 95–99% depending on what is counted, and they

GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA
Like in Uganda, Gorilla trekking is the number one tourist activity in Rwanda. Annually, the country earns million dollars from Gorilla tourism. Rwanda hosts mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National park which is also known as French: Parc National des Volcans.

Where is Volcanoes National park located?

The park is situated in northern part of Rwanda in Musanze district. You can reach the park by public means from Kigali or private vehicles. It is 2hours drive from Kigali airport/ city to the park.

How many Gorilla groups are found in Volcanoes

While trekking Gorillas, you should not move so close to Gorillas. Always maintain 7 meters in between to avoid disease transmission. It should be noted that diseases like cough, Cholera, Tuberculosis among others can be transmitted from Human beings to Gorillas and the reverse is true. Its among the conservation measures.

During the course of Gorilla trekking, dumping in the park is prohibited. Plastic, leather, polythene and so on are harmful to Gorillas.

Avoid feeding Gorillas…do not carry any food to feed Gorillas. They are wild animals and feed on green vegetation,

Gorilla trekking is the number one Tourist activity in any country where they are found. An example is Uganda, Rwanda, DR. Congo, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Nigeria and so on.

Gorilla trekking enable us interact with our close relatives ” Gorillas” which helps us to determine the level of intelligence between man and Gorillas.

Gorilla trekking enables us to gain physical fitness – the hassle involved in searching for Gorillas. Climbing hills and  slopping down , crossing river and moving on slippery routes among others.

Gorilla trekking helps in conserving them. In most of

TRANSPORTATION TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, RWANDA

There is no public transport to the park headquarters. Its 13 km from Musanze town to Kinigi Park headquarter of Volcanoes National park.

You can easily reach the park headquarters by primate means of transport, you can hire a safari vehicle with a driver or have self-drive  Individual travelers may be able to beg fits with other tourists, but for larger transport-less groups the only option is to hire a vehicle and driver for the morning.  ORTPN in Musanze can advise on this and can arrange