Into the Volcanoes
- Gorilla trekking
- 3 Days
- Rwanda
Into the Volcanoes
THE EXPERIENCE
Three days. One encounter. A memory that stays for life. There are fewer than 900 mountain gorillas left on earth. On day two of this journey, you will find yourself standing seven metres from a habituated family in the dense Afromontane rainforest of Volcanoes National Park — watching silverbacks rest, mothers nurse their young, and juveniles test their nerve in the undergrowth. The essential Rwanda experience, distilled to its purest form. You arrive in Kigali, transfer north through Rwanda’s famous thousand hills, and spend two nights in the park’s buffer zone with the Virunga volcanoes as your backdrop. Three days is enough. It is also unforgettable.
Itinerary
DAY 01 — Kigali → Volcanoes National Park
On arrival at Kigali International Airport, your Izuba Tours representative welcomes you and assists with your transfer to the hotel.
After check-in, you can relax, exchange money if needed, and prepare for the safari programme ahead.
Overnight: One Click Hotel
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast
DAY 02 — The Trek · The Encounter
After breakfast, your driver-guide transfers you to Akagera National Park in Rwanda’s Eastern Province. The drive takes around 2.5 hours, with possible photo stops along the way.
On arrival, you check in at the lodge and have time for lunch and rest. Later in the afternoon, you enjoy a sunset boat cruise on Lake Ihema, where you may see hippos, crocodiles, and many water birds.
Overnight: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
Meal plan: Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
DAY 03 — Musanze → Kigali
After breakfast, you start a full-day game drive through Akagera National Park.
Akagera is Rwanda’s only savannah park and offers chances to see elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, baboons, and many bird species. With luck, you may also see lions, rhinos, or leopards.
Later in the afternoon, you drive back to Kigali for dinner and rest.
Overnight: One Click Hotel
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast
- Airport transfers
- Kigali city tour
- Akagera National Park visit
- Park entry fees
- Vehicle entry fees
- Game drives
- Sunset boat cruise on Lake Ihema
- Nyanza King’s Palace Museum
- Nyungwe National Park entry
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Canopy walk
- Tea plantation experience
- Lake Kivu boat cruise
- Coffee crop-to-cup experience
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Bisoke hike permit
- Golden monkey trekking permit
- Accommodation in double/twin rooms
- Private transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- English-speaking driver-guide
- Bottled drinking water in the vehicle
- All activities mentioned in the itinerary
- Izuba Tours assistance