4 Days Rwanda gorilla trekking & Karisimbi hiking safari: This 4-day Rwanda safari will take you to the wildness of Volcanoes National Park, which is located inside the Virunga massif and is home to critically endangered mountain gorillas and volcanic volcanoes. It also includes a hike up Mount Karisimbi. Eight volcanoes may be found in the Virunga Massif, which frequently draws tourists interested in volcano climbing safaris to the tops of several volcanoes with a variety of attractions along the way and at the peak. Thus, this 4-day safari to see gorillas in Rwanda and climb Mount Karisimbi As you can see in this itinerary for a 4-day Rwanda gorilla trekking safari and Mount Karisimbi hiking safari that starts and ends in Kigali, Rwanda, hiking safari will allow you to spend two days hiking Mount Karisimbi, one day going in search of gorillas, and one day traveling. During your four days in Rwanda, the “country of a thousand hills,” you will trek mountain gorillas, go up Mount Karisimbi, and take in a city tour of Kigali.
requirements for a 4-day safari to see gorillas in Rwanda and climb Mount Karisimbi Proper hiking gear, such as waterproof boots, gardening gloves, plenty of snacks and drinks, a camera, a cape, safety glasses, bug repellent, etc. are required for a hiking expedition.
Highlights of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari;
Day 1: Kigali city tour & travel to Volcanoes national park
Day 2: gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
Day 3: Ascend Mount Karisimbi (Karisimbi Hiking safari)
Day 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Descent Karisimbi and departures
DETAILED ITINERARY OF 4 DAYS RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING & KARISIMBI HIKING SAFARI
Day 1 of 4 days Safari to see gorillas in Rwanda and see Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Kigali city tour & travel to Volcanoes national park
Volcanoes National Park: As you wait for your Rwanda safari driver to take you up, have your breakfast at your accommodation in Kigali. If you choose not to spend the night in Kigali, you must arrive early in order to provide enough time for the city tour and transfer to the Volcanoes National Park. You will be picked up from your appointed location on the first day of your 4-day Rwanda gorilla trekking safari and Mount Karisimbi hiking safari to go on a city tour of Kigali and see the memorials for the genocide that took thousands of Rwandese lives in a terrible massacre. Following the city tour, you’ll enjoy a lunch break in Kigali before being transferred to the Volcanoes National Park via the park headquarters to pick up the permits you’ll need for your four-day Rwanda gorilla trekking and Mount Karisimbi hiking safaris. You’ll then be taken to your lodge inside the park for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: Lunch & dinner
Driving duration: 2-3 hours road drive
Day 2 out of 4 Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park on a hiking safari
After breakfast on the second day of a four-day gorilla trekking safari in Rwanda, visit Mount Karisimbi. After your hiking safari, you will be taken to the park’s administrative center to get a gorilla trekking orientation. Afterwards, begin the amazing experience of mountain gorilla trekking in the volcanoes national park. Spend an hour with the gorillas there while snapping pictures and interacting with them. You will return to the lodge for lunch after an hour of up-close encounters with gorillas, then enjoy the rest of the day at leisure or embark on a walk to the twin lakes of Burela and Ruhondo.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3 & day 4 of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari: Ascend & Descend Mount Karisimbi (Karisimbi Hiking safari)
Day 3 and Day 4 of the 4-day Karisimbi hiking safari Safari to see gorillas in Rwanda and see Mount Karisimbi Hiking safaris are intriguing days where you may take in a walk up Mount Karisimbi’s volcano. On the third day of your four-day trip to Mount Karisimbi and the Rwandan gorillas, you will eat breakfast as soon as you can. Following a hiking safari, check out of the hotel and proceed to Kiningi park headquarters, where the volcanic trekking in Volcanoes National Park begins, to meet your driver. You will receive a briefing on what to anticipate while on the Karisimbi hiking safari before hiring a porter and beginning the six-hour ascent. You may see the Karisoke research facility, which American primatologist Dian Fossey built, as well as Dian’s tomb next to the gorillas who were also laid to rest there, while out on the trek. Although mountain gorillas live in volcanoes national park, you may also get into contact with them. But, you should take care not to interact with them because the majority of them are not habituated and hence harmful to humans. Go in a group and adhere to your rangers’ and guide’s instructions while you trek the Karisimbi.
In order to get a stunning perspective of the nearby volcanoes, you will sleep along the route at a height of 3700m for the night before climbing to the peak on day 4 of your 4-day Rwanda gorilla trekking safari and Mount Karisimbi hiking safari. In addition, you will be able to see the volcanoes national park clearly from above as well as other adjacent parks, breathtaking scenery at the summit of Karisimbi Mountain, and many other sights. You will afterwards return to the Karisimbi hike’s beginning point where your waiting safari driver will be waiting for you.
Departures: On the fourth day of your four-day gorilla trekking and mountain climbing safari in Rwanda, you will be driven back to Kigali for a supper before continuing to the airport to fly home at the conclusion of your four-day adventure.
End of 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari tour
Inclusive in 4 days Safari to see gorillas in Rwanda and see Mount Karisimbi Safari hike
Airport transfers
A 4×4 safari vehicle
An English speaking guide
A gorilla trekking permit
Enough bottled drinking water
All meals as per itinerary
Accommodation as per Itinerary
Exclusive in 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari & Mount Karisimbi Hiking safari;
Visa and ticket
Laundry
Optional activities
Porter
Tips
Insurance
Alcoholic drinks
Juices
Cigarettes and many other expenses of personal nature
