Everything You Must Know About Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tours

Rwanda has an estimated 480 mountain gorillas and this makes up one of the premier destinations to track these great apes in the wild in Africa. With our Rwanda gorilla trekking tour you get to spend one great hour with a family of the enormous gentle apes in the Volcanoes National Park. What an amazing experience to cherish with friends and family – this should be a must-do for every wildlife enthusiast! 

To get up close with the gorillas, one must undertake Rwanda safari. 

Rwanda gorilla trip has 10 gorilla families that are specifically for tourists and researchers to visit. On your tour, trained guides will take a group of up to 8 people at a time through the challenging terrains of forests and bamboo on the slopes of Volcanic Mountains called Virunga. This trekking process itself can take as little as 30 minutes to as long as 5 hours depending on the given gorilla family’s location within the park. But do not worry – porters are employed to help you carry your daypacks. 

Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tours

When your group chases after the gorilla family you have been assigned to trek, you will be amazed. To see them go through their daily routines – eating leaves and shoots to bathing one another and playing – makes one feel like part of the society. The babies especially love entertaining their guests and would put up quite a spectacle when visitors come to see them. It’s rather eerie to be that close to such impressive animals and be able to look into their eyes, which are often described as intelligent. 

Booking Your Rwanda Gorilla Trek 

Because there is a restriction on the number of visitors allowed to see each gorilla group in a single day it is advisable to purchase your Rwanda Gorilla Permit in advance through a recommended tour operator. At the current price permits go for US $1500 each individual. It is also advisable to begin your tour in Rwanda a couple of days before the actual trekking to ensure that you have enough time to recover from the jet lag and to attend any pre-trek meetings.

Many Rwanda gorilla trekking tours come with packages inclusive of accommodation and meals before and after the trek, transport to and from the Volcanoes National Park, porters, park fees, and more, guide services. Some companies also deliver cultural experience as well as additional trips like tracking the golden monkeys.