Gorilla Trekking Tours
Gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda allow you the discovery and exploration of Rwanda including tours to the national parks, Cultural sites and of course; Mountain Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda gives you the opportunity for an up-close encounter with the highly endangered mountain gorillas. Call it a one-on-one experience with the gentle primates as you stand just 6 meters away from the magnificent mountain Gorilla, watching them and gazing into its brown eyes. Gorilla tours in Rwanda are highly recommended for those who are on a short time as the connecting time from the airport in Kigali to the Gorilla trekking base (RDB Headquarters in Kinigi, Musanze) the trip is quite short compared to Uganda’s Bwindi and Mgahinga that lie 8 hours away from Entebbe airport or Kampala city.
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Gorilla safaris in Rwanda and Uganda offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the awe-inspiring beauty of mountain gorillas in their natural rainforest habitat
Tour Packages
1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking In Volcanoes
1 Day Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo
2 Days Ruhondo Lake and Golden Monkeys
2 Days Rwanda Akagera National Park
3 Days Gorilla and Golden monkey Safari
4 Days Gorilla Trekking Tour of Rwanda
5 Days Nyungwe Safari & Kivu lake adventure
6 Days Chimpanzees Trekking & Culture Tour
6-Days Mountains Gorillas and lake kivu
7 Days Wildlife, Gorillas & Golden Monkey Tracking Tour
9 Days Best of Rwanda: The full work on a shoestring
15 Days Best of Rwanda Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Wildlife & Hiking
Gorilla Trekking & Safari Tours Experience
At Universal Ventures Rwanda, We pride ourselves to be the best gorilla trekking company and Rwanda safaris expert that have been providing our clients with best memorable safaris in Rwanda and Gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda. Do not hesitate to contact us for a gorilla permit booking and a tour in Rwanda. See What Clients say about us.
EXCELLENT Based on 208 reviews travelingmomand4kids2025-03-30Verified Wonderful day! This was an amazing experience. We had a very short time to try and see the gorillas and we were staying in Kigali. These guys made it happen though. From the time I reached out, they answered all my questions and helped me make sure I had the right permits. Then they sent John to pick us up at 4:30 in the morning. John was a great driver. He even took us out for a great lunch afterward. We ended up spending an hour with about 12 gorillas. Amazing!!! Sherpa7966242025-03-28Verified Unbelievable gorilla trek! This is one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had for 1 hour we were completely surrounded by a family of gorillas one of them even came so close that it bumped into me. Truly a once in a lifetime moment. Highly recommend! Judith S2025-03-08Verified Grateful to Gorillas and Guides An absolutely extraordinary experience! We saw about 20 Gorillas of all ages in their habitat living their Gorilla lives. They were so gracious to accept us and not be bothered by us. The Volcanoes National Park guides were experienced, knowledgeable, and very helpful. Thank you, one and all, for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A special and heartfelt thank you to the Gorillas! Marry S2025-02-28Verified 100% we are satisfied by the service. We did this one day safari from Kigali early in the morning, it was well organized and well done by the company representative mr serge, he did good job and we sow many animals, they deserve 100% . highly recommend this tour. thank you. Goldah S Ponraj2025-02-26Verified Amazing Experience We were picked up from our hotel on time and driven safely and briefed by our driver about the days activity.Upon reaching the base, we met our experienced guide and porters who led the group of 8 people who had signed up for this activity.We were well updated and assisted through out the trip, especially at the slushy and slippery tracks. We spent the most spectacular one hour with the Gorillas.We had ample stops on our way back too. Daydream420100080582025-02-25Verified trip to Rwanda Universal Ventures was an excellent agency that helped me arrange a gorilla trek and tours to the genocide memorial sites - can't say enough good things about this agency and would highly recommend them to anyone interested in going to Rwanda Pietro B2025-02-24Verified As per advertise, they arranged everything with a day in advance notice and allowed me to see a nice gorilla' family within a 1 Super arrangements, transport, park entry tickets, and airport drop off on time. Good Driver very informed of European football Kenya-Rogue-Ambassador2025-02-22Verified Well worth the trip Saw a large family of Gorillas plus the majestic male Silverbacks . Got very close to them and stayed with them for 1 hour. On time pick up at 4.30 am safe driving for 3 hours to the park from Kigali. , excellent tour mountain guide Edward and the driver Serge was very pleasant. The speed limit is 80Km per hour so sit back and relax do not expect high speeds. The Restuarant for lunch on way back was perfect. If you need porters they are avaiable to carry your stuff up the mountain about $10 to $15. per porter. The trek up the mountain can be anything from 30 mins to even 3 hours depending on where the gorillas are and the area of the park & mountains you are allocated. We trekked up the mountain for 3 hours. Some groups only walked for 30 Mins. Wear good hiking shoes with grip because the mountain is steep and slippery if the ground wet or raining. Also wear long sleeve t shirts & long trousers because of the bushes & foliage. Got back to Kigali about 9 pm..Tiring trip but well worth it. The tour operators were in constant touch before the trip and guided us on how to applly for the gorilla permits on line. The cost of the permit varies depending on which part of the worLd you come from. The rates for East African Citizens was reasonable. Kellen D2025-02-19Verified Amazing Private Akagera Safari We had such a great experience in Akagera. Our guide, John Bosco, was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about all the animals, especially birds! the restaurant we stopped at for lunch was also delicious. I highly recommend this trip and John Bosco! Go252965782122025-02-19Verified Be prepared for a once in a lifetime hike and gorilla watching Seeing gorillas in their natural habitat is a once in a lifetime experience. The guides did everything in their power to make sure we got plenty of photos and we saw the full range of gorillas: silverbacks, teens, mothers with children etc. All that being said, be warned that the journey to get to the gorillas can be brutal. In hindsight, I would have done more research about the appropriate clothing to protect myself from stinging nettles.I had long sleeve pants and a shirt but the nettles went right through them and I didn’t have gloves.
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Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Experience
If there is a Rwanda safari that brings you any closer, on foot, to wild; One second you are bushwhacking through thickets of bamboo in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, pulling yourself up a steep lava slope, toehold to toehold. The next, you turn a corner and sunlight streams through the canopy to illuminate a matted clump of black against a curtain of rain forest green. You’ve known this was coming and still you gasp. Seated perhaps 30 feet away is one of the roughly 1000 mountain gorillas remaining, a saggy-breasted female, and soon you see that she is cradling an infant in her lap. She wraps one arm around the 6-month-old while scratching her own ear with an extended index finger.
For a great Rwanda gorilla trekking experience, you need to be fairly fit, equipped for the humid, muddy conditions of a rainforest hike, and in good health – mountain gorillas in Rwanda are susceptible to human illnesses but don’t have our immunity, which means a common cold can be deadly to a whole family of gorillas and you won’t be permitted to trek if you are unwell. Even in the dry season, the rainforest is a challenging environment: it’s humid, wet and muddy with some steep slopes, plenty of insects and thick vegetation. It is absolutely worth the effort to spend time with gorillas in the wild, but be prepared to exert yourself on the trek.
With the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, which share 98 percent of our DNA, we look into a mirror, and they are looking impassively back.
What else after the Rwanda gorilla safari?
While in Rwanda, besides visiting the mountain gorillas, you can take a game drive safari across the boarder into the Akagera National Park and several other Rwanda attractions worth checking out. Most tourists on African trip combine Tanzania safari adventures with gorilla trekking Rwanda in addition to a safari in Kenya or Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking in Tanzania.
Gorilla Trekking Rwanda Safaris
Below are gorilla Trekking safaris in Rwanda for tourists wishing to trek mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Universal Ventures got you covered. We have tailor made gorilla trekking Rwanda itineraries suitable for any traveler who would like a gorilla trekking tour in Rwanda added to his safari or Visit Rwanda journey.