2 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

2 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari – A Journey into the Mist

Some journeys aren’t measured in time, but in terms of the experiences it offers. This is one of them. A quick escape—but deep. Just two days, yet enough to carry home something that doesn’t wear off. The kind of stillness that only exists in the shadow of volcanoes. The kind of moment when a mountain gorilla looks into you, not at you.

This 2-day gorilla trekking safari brings you to the heart of Volcanoes National Park—where Rwanda holds one of her most sacred gifts. With Friendly Gorillas Safaris, every hour matters. Every path leads to awe.

Itinerary Overview

Day 1 – Kigali city tour & transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2 – Gorilla trekking & return to Kigali

Safari Summary – Day by Day

Day 1: From Kigali’s Gentle Pulse to Volcanoes’ Rising Silence

Your Friendly Gorillas Safaris guide picks you up from your hotel or the airport in Kigali. The morning is soft and the streets are calm. Before leaving the city, you explore its quiet pride—stopping at the Kigali Genocide Memorial for a deeply grounding moment, then weaving through the craft markets, where colors and textures tell stories with no need for translation.

After lunch, you begin your drive north. The road to Volcanoes doesn’t rush. It winds. Past tea plantations and misty valleys. Through roadside villages where children wave with both hands. And slowly, the mountains grow—green and wide, wearing crowns of cloud.

By late afternoon, you arrive in Musanze, the mountain town nestled beneath the volcanoes. You check into your lodge, breathe in the forest air, and rest. Tomorrow, you’ll step into something ancient.

Accommodation in Volcanoes National Park:

• Budget: La Locanda
• Standard: Le Bambou Lodge
• Luxury: Bisate Lodge / One&Only Gorilla’s Nest

Meals: Lunch & Dinner included

Day 2: The Trek – One Hour, One World, One Memory That Stays

Wake early and after a warm breakfast, you drive to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters for your gorilla trekking briefing. Your group is small. Your ranger is steady. And the mountain waits.

At the gorilla trekking headquarters, you shall be grouped into 8 and told the gorilla trekking dos’ and don’ts just before you depart for the forest.

After that, the trek begins—sometimes steep, always lush. You climb through bamboo, cross damp trails, listen for the signs. And then—movement. A hush. The forest parts, and they are there.

A silverback stirs. A mother shifts, nursing her child. Young gorillas play without fear. You watch, you listen. You forget time. For one full hour, you are part of something rare and unspoken. The moment doesn’t need words. It stays in the body. In the breath.

After the trek, you descend slowly. Smiling, aching, quiet as you head to receive your trekking certificate, then have lunch before starting your journey back to Kigali. The road home is the same—but you are not.

By evening, you return to the city. And even as Kigali hums around you, you carry something of the forest still inside.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included