Bespoke East Africa safaris are an incredible and fascinating place to explore. With plenty of impressive wildlife and variety of diverse sceneries to discover, there’s a lot to think about when it comes to planning your East African safari trip.

Imagine driving amongst some of the world’s most naturally beautiful landscapes in search of elusive, majestic wildlife. With our Africa travel experts you can tailor-make a very suitable gorilla wildlife  safari in Kenya and Rwanda.

Rwanda Gorilla safaris

Known as the land of a thousand hills, or the remarkable Rwanda, we are always in surprise of just how naturally astonishing   Rwanda’s landscapes are. Tripping to this remote destination will provide you with one of the greatest benefit in the world seeing wild, endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Rwanda gorilla safaris are done in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.

A gorilla safari in Rwanda

When it is your first time to meet these gentle giants in Volcanoes National Park, it is hands down, one of a-life-time experience you can ever have- witnessing their peaceful nature and calmness is simply life changing opportunity. With only a limited number of permits each day, all at a cost of $1500 per person, gorilla trekking is remarkable complete and beyond belief, so your time with these magnificent gorillas will certainly be special.

Finding Gorillas

Locating and reaching the gorillas is quite a delight, the local guides and ranges will lead you deep into the thick rain forest of this national park. Sometimes it may depend how much time it takes to locate these creatures, it can take anything from 30 minutes to 8 hours. We think that the trek is a huge part of the experience, a chance to explore the depths of virgin African rain forest.

When the gorillas are located, you have to keep a distance of 7 meters and you are given a maximum of only one hour to observe and watch them do their daily activities and while you take pictures and videos, please keep the flash off.

Though hiking through the lush jungle of Virunga Mountains does require a certain level of fitness, we promise it is worth every moment and these odd creatures are captivating to observe.

The park has got international chain luxury lodges all with sublime views over the misty mountain forest. The park is just a two-hour drive from capital Kigali, so Rwanda gorilla tours can be done on just a two-day side trip from Safari in Kenya or Tanzania safari, although this park is so beautiful, you will want to stay longer and we can customize it accordingly.