Morning / Early Afternoon: Pick-up in Kigali (hotel or airport). Start with a brief city tour, including a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial and local artisan markets.
Afternoon: Enjoy lunch in Kigali before taking a scenic 2.5-hour drive through Rwanda’s terraced, rolling hills toward Musanze (Ruhengeri), the gateway to Volcanoes National Park.
Evening: Check-in at your safari lodge Isange Paradise Resort, enjoy dinner, and rest ahead of your early morning trek.
Early in the morning you will be picked up and drive for about 15 minutes to kinigi office for Gorilla trekking briefing and meet your guides for the day enjoy coffee and an Intore dance performance before being assigned to a gorilla family based on your fitness level. Accompanied by experienced park rangers and trackers, you will hike through the lush bamboo thickets and rainforest terrain of Volcanoes National Park to locate the mountain gorillas. Upon reaching the family, you will spend an unforgettable hour observing their social interactions, grooming, and daily life up close later enjoy lunch at the lodge, and taking a scenic transfer back to Kigali for your evening departure.