Mountain gorillas in the Virunga volcanoes, golden monkeys and a green, orderly country that makes travel easy.
Plan a trip here →Rwanda is compact, safe and beautifully organised, and it offers one of the great wildlife encounters on earth: an hour spent with a family of mountain gorillas in the mist-covered forest of Volcanoes National Park. Add golden monkeys, a hike to Dian Fossey's old research site, and time in village communities around Musanze.
What makes Rwanda different is how much is concentrated in a small area. Mountain gorillas live in only a few forests in the world, and Rwanda's conservation effort is credited with helping their numbers recover. Trekking is tightly controlled, with limited daily permits, so each family is visited by only a few people at a time.
The experience goes beyond the gorillas. Rwanda is known for clean cities, terraced hills and community tourism that returns money to the villages next to the park. Visits include cultural encounters with dance, craft and farming traditions.
A Rwanda gorilla-trekking trip based around Volcanoes National Park, with options to add golden monkey trekking or a Dian Fossey hike, plus a cultural village visit. Trek length to reach a…
Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
June to September and December to February are the driest windows, when trails are firmer and volcano views clearer. Gorillas are trekked all year, so the wet months of March to May and October to November remain worthwhile if you are ready for muddy trails.
Fly into Kigali (KGL). Volcanoes National Park is about two hours from the capital by road. Rwanda pairs well with a northern Tanzania safari for a combined gorilla-and-big-game trip.
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