Gorilla safari in Rwanda will start and end in Kigali Rwanda’s capital. It includes gorilla trekking tours of which a gorilla permit goes for $1500 each person. You will track mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park which is home to over 400 gorillas.
On arrival, driver guide will brief you about the details concerning your safari and transfer you to the North to Parc des National (Volcanoes National Park) which is located 80km from Kigali; approximately a two hours’ drive.
Just in case you reach Kigali early you will go for a city tour where you will be able to visit the National Museum or the Genocide memorial centre then have lunch and transfer to the park.
After an early tasty breakfast, the driver guide will take you to the headquarters in the park by 08 am for beefing. Later embark on the amazing adventure which is gorilla tracking, in most cases this activity requires some physical fitness by the hikers.
It takes between 1 to 6 hours to trek and trekkers are permitted to be with the gorillas for 1 hour. It is really a nice experience seeing them play, guard each other, feed among others. While trekking hikers will be in line to also see other animals like the golden monkeys, elephants, buffaloes as well as birds.
After gorilla trekking, you will be escorted back and head to the lodge; have lunch and opt for a visit to the twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo. Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo are twin lakes in Rwanda and these are two beautiful crater lakes that are bordering each other thus being called twin lakes.
The Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo are located at the base of the Mount Muhabura giving off very beautiful scenery. The twin lakes are located just close to the Volcanoes national park that is famous for being the home of the endangered mountain gorillas.
The twin lakes are also bordered by the Mount Sabyinyo, Mount Bisoke and Mount Gahinga that you can see from a distance. These are a few of the Virunga volcanic mountains and they give the place a beautiful backdrop with some forested land as well.
The two Lakes are only separated by a 1-kilometre-wide strip of land but on other points, one lake pours into the other. These are small lakes and when put together, they sit on an area of about 2,800 hectares.
The waters of these twin lakes are deep blue in colour and with the volcanic mountains, the forested land and the waterfall at a distance, this is the perfect natural and real-life backdrop for your Rwanda safari photos.
Beside photo moments and relaxing at the twin lakes, there are other activities that you may engage in like bird watching. There are many birds that you can spot when at the viewing point so be sure to carry along a pair of binoculars to have clearer view on your birding attempt.
You may also get on a boat and take on a boat and cruise to several points on the twin lake to enjoy the breeze and different views of the landscape. You may also do some canoeing as there are locally dug canoes that you can hire and paddle your way to the different islands on the twin Lakes.
The best hours of the day to visit the twin is either very early in the morning to catch the sunrise or later in the afternoon and spend the evening doing some water activities as you catch the sunset topping up the backdrop beauty.
