Gorilla Trekking From Nairobi

This exclusive gorilla trekking from Nairobi; includes gorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and three days on safari in the Masai Mara wildness, combining two of East Africa’s most famous animal encounters.

An example of the experiences we can provide on a custom trip to Rwanda and Kenya is the following itinerary. With the help of our country experts, you may alter your itinerary’s accommodations, activities, and destinations to suit your needs in terms of timing, price, and interests.

Discover some of the most renowned species in two very distinct settings in East Africa. Enter Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park to take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit among mountain gorillas with a professional and witness their behavior up close. Then take a guided safari for three full days in Kenya’s Greater Masai Mara region to see lions, elephants, giraffes, and many other animals. Along the way, get acquainted with local culture on a tour of Kigali and a visit to a Maasai village.

Highlights:

  • Visit Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park to observe mountain gorillas with knowledgeable guides.
  • During three full days of safari in a private wildlife reserve in the Greater Masai Mara, look for “the Big Five” away from the crowds.
  • On a private tour of Kigali, Rwanda’s modern capital city, learn about the country’s tragic past and subsequent rebirth.
  • From a plush tented camp on the banks of the Mara River to a modest thatched hut overlooking Rwanda’s volcanoes, stay at welcoming, eco-friendly establishments.

Itinerary: Gorilla Trekking from Nairobi Kenya

Day 1: Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Your private guide will meet you when you arrive in Kigali, help you with your luggage, and take you through the countryside to Ruhengeri (also known as Musanze), the entry point to Volcanoes National Park.

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park


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This morning, leave early for a briefing at the main office of Volcanoes National Park. Then set out on your shared journey through the bamboo area and up into the mountains covered with forest. Depending on where the gorilla families are located in the park, the trip may take two to five hours. Once you’ve located them, you’ll have one priceless hour to spend up and personal with these fascinating primates. As you observe them interacting, the guide will teach you about their behavior.

Day 3: Volcanoes National Park

Today, come back early to the park to go on a small-group search for indigenous golden monkeys. It is simpler to reach these rare monkeys, who dwell in armies of about 80 individuals in the bamboo forests at the foot of the mountains. Watch them for a while as they jump between the nearby trees as engage in amusing antics. Join your personal guide for a trip to a neighboring village in the afternoon. Meet locals going about their daily business—from making mats to brewing banana beer—and take advantage of an invitation to a private home to observe the preparation of typical Rwandan cuisine.

Day 4: Kigali / Nairobi, Kenya

Return to Kigali, where you can have a private city tour that includes a stop at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. After that, proceed to the airport for your trip to Nairobi in the afternoon. Once there, you will be picked up and taken to your historic hotel in the middle of the city.

Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve

Return to Kigali, where you can have a private city tour that includes a stop at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. After that, proceed to the airport for your trip to Nairobi in the afternoon. Once there, you will be picked up and taken to your historic hotel in the middle of the city.

Day 6 – 8: Masai Mara National Reserve


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Spend three full days exploring this prehistoric landscape on open-air game drives in the morning and the afternoon, as well as on led bush walks, birding outings, and night safaris. A variety of African animals, including “the Big Five,” giraffes, hippos, many bird species, and perhaps endangered wild canines, will be visible to you. When you’re not on safari, unwinding at the spa or pool, practicing yoga, participating in a program to plant trees, or visiting a nearby Maasai village to learn about this historic pastoralist culture and how it’s adjusting to modern life.

Day 9: Depart for home

Take a light plane back to Nairobi, then get a ride to the international airport to catch your journey home.