Join us on this ‘once in a lifetime’ Group Safari. Visit the Genocide Memorial in Kigali. Lunch is in Kigali at the famous Hotel Rwanda. Scenic drives through Rwanda, known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, with its beautiful rolling landscapes dotted with tea plantations, rugged mountains & towering Volcanoes. Meet with Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park on your Rwanda gorilla holiday.
Our group safaris offer the opportunity to explore Rwanda while enjoying the company of an intimate group of like-minded safari enthusiasts on a fixed itinerary. If you are not a group safari person – speak to us, and we can design a once-in-a-lifetime trip specifically with your needs in mind. We love what we do, have loads of knowledge, and have been lucky to visit and experience our destinations. Therefore, we can custom-design safaris with the greatest attention to detail.
Flight from Johannesburg to Kigali Airport. Our friendly safari team will welcome you. Transfer to Park Inn by Radisson Blue to enjoy breakfast (included), drop your bags, and refresh. As you drive through the city, you will notice why Kigali's motto is "Cleanliness and Security."
The second stop will be at the Genocide Memorial Centre, one of Africa's best museums! Learn about Rwanda's history from the pre-colonial era to the 1994 genocide war that shocked the world. The memorial commemorates the bravery, strength and unmatched struggle of the people of Rwanda. It is also the burial site of the victims of the Genocide of 1994 (In 100 days, an estimated 1 000000 Rwandans were killed in the genocide). A trip to this memorial centre is not only an educational experience that will offer you a thorough insight into the country's painful past but also provides a genuinely moving experience. You cannot appreciate this beautiful country and its friendly people without visiting this memorial centre.
After visiting the museum, we will stop for lunch at Repub Lounge (included), where you can taste some of Rwanda's local food and enjoy stunning city views.
Check in at the hotel and spend the afternoon at leisure, or visit the Kimironko Market. Here, you will find handicrafts and souvenirs, colourful baskets, vibrant kitenge fabrics, seamstresses ready to make you a dress, fresh vegetables and fruits, household goods, and a meat and fish market.
Stay: The Park Inn by Radisson Blue
Room: Standard room
Meals: Breakfast on arrival, dinner & breakfast the next morning
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before check-out and travel to Volcanoes National Park, driving through the stunning scenery of flourishing green hills and valleys. The entire country is 5 - 7 thousand feet high and incredibly lush. Huge indigenous forests and different types of farms stretch as far as the eye can see. Enjoy an en-route stop for lunch at the Mugano Café (included) before you visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Fossey Fund—a beautiful campus built for gorilla conservation (opened on 1 February 2022). Visit the Cindy Broder Conservation Gallery, an immersive public exhibit designed to tell the story of mountain gorilla research and conservation from Dian Fossey’s time to today. The gallery includes never-before-seen artefacts from Dian Fossey’s almost two decades living with the gorillas, an engaging visual experience, including virtual and augmented reality, and a 360-degree immersive theatre. To complete the experience at the Ellen Campus, there is a café and gift shop with inviting areas to sit and enjoy the biodiversity of the campus.
Stay: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
Room: Standard room
Meals: Lunch, dinner & breakfast
Early morning departure from the lodge to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters in Kinigi for your MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING experience. After the briefing, you will drive to the starting point closest to the gorilla family you trek. This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come face-to-face with a silverback gorilla! You can stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour. You'll be privileged to come within mere meters of a gorilla to observe them foraging, playing, teasing each other, and eating. Afterward, you will return to the base where your driver will be waiting to transfer you to the lodge.
A nurse will visit the lodge during the afternoon for your Covid PCR for nonvaccinated travelers and results will be emailed to be presented at the airport on departure.
Stay: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
Room: Standard room
Meals: Lunch, dinner & breakfast
Enjoy a morning at leisure with lunch at the lodge (included) or enjoy the opportunity to engage in another activity in the Volcanoes area (for your account). You can visit the nearby ex-poacher’s village. As part of overall conservation endeavors, former poachers renounced their old ways and became conservation activists.
You can also book a second gorilla trek (pre-book) or trek the golden monkeys. Afternoon drive back to Kigali where we'll stop for a farewell dinner (included) before your transfer to the airport for your flight home, departing at 23h30 (Rwanda time), arriving 03h20 (South African time).
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SMALL GROUP DEPARTURE DATES:
This 04-Day Gorilla Trekking Safaris departs on set departure dates.
11 – 14 Mar ‘26
27 – 30 May ‘26
25 – 28 Nov ‘26
9 – 12 Dec ‘26
SA Resident:
Price per Person SHARING: R39,912 pp
Price per SINGLE Traveller: R42,667 pp
International Traveller:
Price per Person SHARING: US$3,308 pp
Price per SINGLE Traveller: US$3,500 pp
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA:
International flights from Johannesburg are available on RwandAir.
The Rwandan portion of the Virunga Volcanoes massif in the northwest of the country. This 330 km² park, known locally as “Parc des Volcans,” encompasses five extinct or dormant volcanoes and lush high-altitude forests, and is most famous for its mountain gorillas – the park offers life-changing gorilla trekking opportunities, as well as golden monkey tracking, hiking to volcanic summits, and spectacular cloud forest scenery.
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