Gorilla trekking Safari Rwanda In Summer Holiday |How To Book Rwanda safari

Overview

To book a gorilla trekking safari in Rwanda during summer holiday, you need to reserve the gorilla permit first. The Rwanda Development Board has the mandate to sell and regulate the gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda. With the help of a tour operator, you can lift off your shoulder the burden of having to go through the hassle of planning this African safari.

Summer season is June to September in Rwanda but this is peak tourism season in the country so demand for gorilla trekking safaris and related amenities is high too. Advance booking is recommended to avoid last minute disappointments. At Arch Safaris And Tours, we can lift off your shoulders the burden of having to plan the Rwanda gorilla trekking safari and fund the tour too. Atleast we assist with planning this safari through our professional safari team. Contact us The gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda happen in Volcanoes National Park situated in Northwestern part of the country. From Kigali, the distance to Volcanoes National Park is about 179 kilometers and with drive time of about 3 hours. The least number of days to be on this Rwanda safari is 2 days gorilla trekking.

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Guidelines On How To Book Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour

• Have a gorilla trekking safari date and the number of eligible people.
• Check for gorilla trekking permit availability per the date of your choice.
• Book the gorilla Trekking permit as soon as you can because there status changes any time without warning.
• Optional select the category of gorilla safari package you wish to book

Cost of Gorilla Trekking Safari in Rwanda | How Much Is The Price of Rwanda Gorilla Safari

The cost of the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking safari varies with category that is luxury, mid-range or basic. Note that the Rwanda gorilla permit cost cuts across other packages that is currently $1500 for international none residents, $500 for other Africans.

Other expected Rwanda safari costs include accommodation, transport cost, meals and others. More factors that contribute to the Rwanda gorilla safari include number of people on safari, number of days on safari, additional Rwanda safari activities to combine with and others.

For the gorilla trekking permit cost on Rwanda, you may pay in instalments of 30% and 70% terms and conditions apply. Ensure that you remember to top up the Rwanda safari permit before the due date. Failure to top up the gorilla trekking safari may end in reopening the gorilla permit to the public without notifying you or refunding the deposit.

How Much Time Does Gorilla Trekking Adventure in Rwanda Take

Time to take on gorilla trekking safari in Rwanda from the starting point is hard to determine as this varies with factors prevailing in the forest. Some tourists have reported seeing the mountain gorillas in two hours while others may take almost three quarters of the days.

As the gorilla trekking adventure begins, the ranger guide followthe trails head leading where the mountain gorillas were last seen the previous day.The ranger guide also uses the clues provided by the early trackers of where the mountain gorillas may be heading.

Tourists are requested to have some patience before finding the mountain gorillas and to keep the spirits of doing gorilla trekking high, watch out for other forest dwellers. Volcanoes forest is home to primates such as blue monkeys, black and white colobus, olive baboons and others. More than 200 bird species are in the records as present in the park.

What Are The Requirements For Booking A Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

Be eligible for gorilla trekking in Rwanda as the age limit for this Rwanda Safari is 15 years and beyond.

Book the gorilla trekking permit for Rwanda as this is the only ticket to allow you to participate in this adventure. It is best to reserve the Rwanda gorilla permit in advance to avoid missing one at the last minute.

Reserve necessary logistics for the Rwanda safari in advance such as transport, accommodations, meals and others. This is to avoid having a variety of options when you book the Rwanda safari at the last minute.

Bear some level of fitness in preparation for the Rwanda gorilla trekking adventure because the topography of Volcanoes National Park is quite steep. You need to bear some level of fitness to enjoy the entire adventure.

Include additional Rwanda safari activities to combine with gorilla trekking in advance so that all necessary preparations can be made in advance.

Be in good health towards gorilla trekking safari because mountain gorillas are highly susceptible to human communicable infection including flu, cough, Covid-19 and others.

Reserve the Rwanda visa in advance to avoid inconveniences at the immigration on arrival because the chews are normally long. It may be time consuming to especially when the gorillas trekking safari in Rwanda is starting on arrival. This applies to tourists whose countries are not exempted from visas on entering Rwanda.             

How easy or difficult is gorilla trekking in Rwanda

The gorilla trekking adventure in Rwanda is quite steep from the nature of the terrain of Volcanoes National Park which was affected by volcanic actions. A number of features were formed including mountains such as mountain Gahinga, Muhavura, Sabyinyo, Bisoke and Karisimbi. Sometimes the mountain gorillas spend time on the slopes of these highlands or deep in the valleys.

The way to find the mountain gorillas gets slippery and soggy from the regular rains that fall yet less sunray penetration is allowed through the dense canopy to reduce on the wetness. The ground gets quite hard to walk through but you need to wear the right safari boots and the right attires.

What Guarantees Seeing The Mountain Gorillas During Gorilla Trekking In Rwanda

There are 99% chances of finding the mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda. the cost of purchasing a gorilla trekking permit in Rwanda is hefty but worth the experience. Viewing mountain gorilla while in a few meters away brings a mixture of feelings of both excitement and anxiety.

The mountain gorillas live in cohesive families that dwell in a particular feeding locations for sometime until food availability becomes insufficient. This is why when starting the search for the mountain gorillas, this starts from the trail-head leading where these primates were last seen.

Mountain gorillas leave clues behind on there way so tourists with the ranger guides may use some of these to trace them Some clues mountain gorilla may leave behind include fresh dung, freshly chewed foliage, hooting and much more.

Gorilla habituation process helps the mountain gorillas to get accustomed to human presence atleast for an hour. The mountain gorillas get adopted to human presence which may take more than two years until they are proved to be ready to face humans.

Mountain gorillas have bulky bodies that donot favor them to move very fast so even when them move, it is not far from there previous location. A fully grown male mountain gorilla may weigh about 140 kilograms and the ladies bout half this weight.

Note that no matter the season whether wet or dry season, seeing the mountain gorillas is guaranteed.

Why Choose To do Gorilla trekking safari in Rwanda    

The choice of doing gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda is alife changing safari experience that gets you closer to the few leftover mountain gorillas in the world. The mountain gorillas are the largest primates in Africa but only residents of Rwanda, Uganda and D.R.Congo world over.

For a short notice gorilla trekking safari, Rwanda is the best choice since you can do atleast 2 Day Gorilla Tracking in Rwanda experience before proceeding to your final destination. It is only in Rwanda that one can arrange such a tour.

When you take a gorilla trekking tour in Rwanda you purchase a permit and contribute to the conservation of these highly endangered primates. A portion of the funds annual funds collected from purchasing a gorilla permit is given back to the community around Volcanoes forest too.

From Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you can also do a combo with Uganda safaris as they share a border and time taken to cross into either countries is quite short by road or air. Even when you choose to do a combo of gorilla trekking with great wildebeest migration safari in Serengeti or Masai Mara Rwanda is a great choice.

What To Expect During Gorilla Trekking Safari In Rwanda

Expect to share the gorilla trekking safari with other tourists because gorillas trekking permit allocation is done after briefing on gorilla tour day.

On arrival at the ranger station, you must present your documents for verification by the ranger guides. Donot forget to carry your identification documents with the details presented when purchasing the gorilla permits.

Expect the trails to use when finding the mountain gorillas to be moist from the regular rain that falls and rivers that may over flow especially in the rainy season. The vegetation along the way may fall over to cover the trails and even decompose creating a slippery effect.

On the way, you may find other forest inhabitants including black and white colobus, golden monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkeys and others.

Open your mind to finding the mountain gorillas because time of locating them may be hard to determine. Have some patience before finding the mountain gorillas so as to still retain the vide for selecting to do gorilla trekking safari in Africa.

Gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda are steeper but fun too so you need to have some level of fitness.

Safety during gorilla trekking in Rwanda

Gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda are safe as each adventure must be with an escorting ranger guides and an armed tourism police personnel. Briefing before gorilla trekking is compulsory and during this moment, details about the mountain gorillas and the necessary rules are communicated.

The ranger guide follows the pace of the slowest tourists but you need you must not delay the rest.  This is to avoid chances of leaving you behind in the dense jungle in the middle of nowhere.

Try not to violet the runs of gorilla trekking because you may end in agitating the mountain gorillas which may end in them moving into hiding

Safety starts with you so never move into the forest without the company of a ranger guide as you may encounter some unsafe inhabitants that may hurt you.

Wear the right gorilla trekking gears to protect your skin from possible hard surfaces that may cause skin irritation.

Can mountain gorillas turn violent during gorilla trekking in Rwanda

The mountain gorillas also have mood swings and so can charge when provoked but donot panic when you notice such odd behavior. When agitated, the mountain gorillas may thump there chests, pull grass around, hoot and much more. Wait for the ranger guide to establish the route cause of the matter.

Accept to engage in showing new tactics of trying to calm the mountain gorillas including chewing foliage, showing submission and others.

Naturally, mountain gorillas are calm and serene primates that are likely to move into hiding when agitated. Try not stare into the deep brown eyes of the mountain gorillas because this may seem suspicious to the mountain gorillas pushing them into hiding.

Why Book Gorilla Trekking Safari with Arch Safaris And Tours

Arch safaris And Tours is a profession safari company with experience of 8 years in planning African safaris. We also operate in Rwanda and can assist with reserving the gorilla trekking safaris inclusive of necessary amenities. We have an experienced team of safari consultants read to work with you to create the best safari memories and answer your safari questions to the best of our knowledge. Trust us to plan the gorilla safari to Rwanda for you according to your budget. For each African safari we plan giving you the best experience is our ultimate goal. Creating memories with our clients is joy and an achievement we recognize every time. Trust us to turn your African safari dream into a reality with your input.