Home to Rwanda's rare Mountain Gorillas, the Volcanoes National Park is a definite on everyone's itinerary. Our consultants have sat with these amazing creatures and will be able to help you do the same!
- Get within touching distance of Mountain Gorillas!
- Magnificent volcanoes & water filled calderas
- Trek through the lush green forested slopes
- Luxury lodges to relax in after your Gorilla hike
- Experienced guides to take you up the mountain
The park is also home to five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains (Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo), which are covered in rainforest and bamboo.
The park was the base of operations for famed naturalist
Dian Fossey. She spent 20 years here living and working with the gorillas and campaigning for their protection. She was murdered here and although her death remains a mystery the likely culprits were the poachers she had fought against for so long. Her life here is immortalized in the film; "Gorillas in the Mist". It is largely because of her influence and her setting up of the Karisoke Research Centre that saved these fantastic creatures from extinction - and now you can see them on your Gorilla tracking safari!
From one of these lodges you will launch your hike into the forested slopes in search of one of the gorilla families. Be warned though that gorilla tracking is no walk in the park. You do literally have to track down the gorillas who could have moved a significant distance from the day before. Relatively few permits (32 per day) are issued to see the gorillas and your time with them is restricted to one hour.
For more information, see our Gorilla and Chimp tracking section.
