3 Days Rwanda Gorillas and Bisoke Hiking Tour

Tour Overview

3 days Rwanda gorillas and Bisoke hiking tour is a short safari favouring travellers who want to combine gorilla trekking and hiking experience. This safari will expose you to Rwanda’s culture where you will visit the Iby’iwacu cultural village where Rwandan culture is exhibited in Volcanoes National Park.

Besides the mountain gorillas, Volcanoes National Park is home to golden monkeys, forest elephants, buffaloes, over 300 bird species, and sitatungas among other wildlife species. Volcanoes National Park is close to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda.

Mountain Bisoke is another famous mountain that gives the best hiking experience and breathtaking views.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: City tour and transfer to volcanoes

On this day, our company representative will pick you up from the Airport/hotel in the morning to start your 3 days of Rwanda gorillas and Bisoke hiking. He will greet you, take you through the itinerary and then embark on a half-day city tour. You will visit the Kigali genocide memorial centre where you will be told about what caused the 1994 genocide, here you will visit different local markets, the presidential palace and so many artisans.

Lunch will be served in Kigali city thereafter, hit the road to Volcanoes National Park where you will be amazed by the rolling hills that make up Rwanda and you will know why it is called a land of Thousand Hills.

After arriving in the park in the evening, you will connect to your lodge accommodation, check in and then visit Iby’iwacu cultural village also known as the gorilla guardian village. You will be welcomed by songs of joy and happiness, dances and cheerful people. They will be taking you through their ancient culture, and stories among other tales. You will later retire to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 2: Mountain Bisoke hiking

On the 2nd day of 3 days, you will wake up for a scrumptious breakfast, get your hiking gear and be transferred to the park headquarters where you will be given the guidelines about hiking, thereafter, be transferred to the hiking starting point, and set off for the great heights.

Hiking mountain Bisoke will take you about 4-6 hours and the reward will be awesome. While at the peak, you will spot the amazing Crater Lake and the great view of Virunga National Park in D.R Congo, Rwenzori Ranges and Mgahinga in Uganda. You will take as many pictures and videos as you can, and you will later descend to the starting point where you will meet your driver guide who will be waiting to transfer you back to your lodge.

Where you will freshen up, have dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Gorilla trekking and departure

Unfold your day with a scrumptious breakfast, then be transferred to the park headquarters where you will be given a brief about gorilla trekking etiquette. It is here where you will be assigned the gorilla family to track then hit the jungle with a ranger guide who will help you to locate gorillas.

You will have a chance to spend an hour with gorillas enjoying how they feed their young ones, baby gorillas will be playing, and enjoy the sweet melodies that will birds will airing out. After this great experience, you will head to the park headquarters where you will be granted a gorilla tracking certificate and then head to the lodge to freshen up and depart Volcanoes National Park and head back to Kigali for a flight back home or to other errands.

Top Rwanda Gorilla Tours & Safari Packages

Known by many as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”, remarkable Rwanda is a beautiful country. A gorilla safari in Rwanda does not only come alone, but with a lot of other optional experiences including wildlife safaris in Akagera National Park, chimpanzee trekking tours in Nyungwe National Park and tours to Genocide Memorial Centers. See see some of our top gorilla tours in Rwanda and safari packages.

Sándor Jakubinyi

14:31 22 Feb 24

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12:45 21 Feb 24

We went on a two-week trip with my family, organised by Coleb from Standard Safaris.I had my concerns about organised trips, but this one didn’t justify any of those. Everything went very smoothly, even when some problems arose with one of the cars it got fixed by next morning, the accomodations were clean and comfortable, the programs were exciting and well-balanced - everything was done to a truly high standard.If you plan to visit Uganda and are looking for a guide, I warmly recommend Coleb and his team. In case you have a choice of drivers, go for Godwin, his presence made this trip even more enjoyable - cheerful, helpful, good sense of humour, generally a great person. Just look for the guy with a big smile and big heart:)

Bert Simoens

09:38 08 Jan 24

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Michał Kostrzewa

00:41 15 Nov 23

We are all extremely grateful Standard Safaris for an incredible East Africa experience. I recently booked a custom trip for group of 8 people, including an 8-year-old boy, from Kampala through Queen Elizabeth National Park and on to Rwanda and Burundi. Coleb delivered on everything that was discussed and agreed upon beforehand.The car provided was in great condition and our driver Meddy went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable, informed, and had the best possible time. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. All local services were inlcuded in (reasonable) price that we agreed, so there was no need to worry about payments during the 6 day trip. Also Standard Safaris agreed took care about safety and security by helping us organize armed ranger while in the park.The whole trip was hassle-free and smooth. We saw amazing wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP, took in the sights of Rwanda and Burundi, and made lifelong memories.I would happily book with Standard Safaris again in a heartbeat and recommend them wholeheartedly to anyone looking for the best East Africa trip. They provide top-notch service while ensuring you have an incredible, customized experience. If you want a hassle-free, flawlessly organized African adventure, Standard Safaris is the tour operator to book with.

Ivan Nammanda

18:31 27 Oct 23

Very organized travel operator who chose awesome guide to make our trip wonderful.We booked a nine days trip with Standard Safaris and all was perfect from start to finish. Coleb was very prompt at replying and easy to liaise with ahead of the trip. We had done a lot of research and had an itinerary in mind and Coleb helped us to put everything together to make this happen for a very reasonable price.  On the trip we had a private vehicle for the whole tour which was exactly what we wanted. Bryan was our driver and an amazing guide - really friendly and knowledgable, working hard to find the things that we wanted to see and quickly understanding what was of interest to us/how much information to give.Would highly recommend a trip to Uganda with Standard Safaris. We are definitely coming back soon!

MUGAIGA KENNETH

18:01 27 Oct 23

The company has very courteous tour guides with wide knowledge of fauna and frola in the whole of East Africa.The choice of safari Lodges is good with first class treatment.Game drive security is assured.Almost The whole of September I was traversing through DRC, Uganda,and Rwanda on a gorilla tour and wildlife expedition.Everything was arranged and booked perfectly by Standard Safaris.The owner, Coleb was always helpful whenever we needed to ask questions about this gorilla safari in Uganda and beyond.It was a complex expedition but Standard safaris and Coleb made it look amazingly easy.I’ll recommend Standard safaris 200%, for all gorilla safaris in Uganda, Rwanda and wildlife tours in east africa.

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16:35 27 Oct 23

This is so far the best gorilla trekking company in Uganda, and africa, by far. I had a wonderful time with Standard Safaris as a solo traveler.My guide was excellent and our safari planner, Coleb was quick with responses and the prices were very friendly.I’ll definitely book with Standard safaris on my next gorilla tour in Rwanda and Uganda.