Gorilla Safari - Rwanda

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by a our representative for meet and greet.

Enjoy a city tour of Kigali including a visit to the Genocide Museum. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Afterwards, drive approx. 2.5hrs to Kinigi.

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge sits at 8,251 feet (2,515m) above sea level in the foothills of the spectacular Virungas, a chain of volcanoes, a short drive from the main entrance to Volcanoes National Park in Northwest Rwanda. The main

lodge building includes a welcoming reception and lounge, dining room, library/games room and a community awareness room. Three large fireplaces provide warmth on cold mountain evenings, and the verandahs offer panoramic views of the Virunga Volcanoes to the North, and lower-lying farmland to the South.

First gazetted in 1925, Volcanoes National Park was the first national park in Africa, intended to protect the Mountain Gorillas that were discovered on the ridges of the mountains by German explorer Captain Robert von Beringe in 1902.

In 1967, American naturalist Dian Fossey arrived in the park and set up her research centre, Karisoke, a combination of the names of the two mountains between which the centre was located, Karisimbi and Visoke. What is left of

Karisoke can still be visited to this day. The park offers stunning scenery on a clear day, with 9 volcanoes stretching into the horizon from east to west. Two of these, Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic Congo are

still active, and Nyamuragira’s red glow can often be seen reflected off low-lying clouds above the mountain.

After an early breakfast, drive to Volcanoes National Park HQs for the start of your gorilla tracking experience.

Following lunch, drive back to Kigali and check in to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure  flight .