2 Days Dian Fossey Hike

On the first day of the two-day Dian Fossey hike, our driver guide will meet you at the Kigali international airport and give you an introduction to the safari before taking you on a transfer to Kigali for a city tour. You will have the opportunity to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, Kimironko Market, and craft shops during the city tour, among other places. Following the city tour, you’ll have lunch at one of the local eateries before setting out for the northwest region of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. The drive takes two to three hours, and along the way you’ll see beautiful sights like terraced farmland, rolling hills, locals, and traditional homesteads. When you arrive, you’ll proceed to check into the lodge. If you have time, you can drive to the twin lakes of Lake Burera and Ruhondo, where you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the sun setting over hills, terraced farmland, fishermen casting their lines, and various bird species, among other things. After your tour of Twin Lakes, you’ll drive to the lodge where you’ll spend the night and have dinner.

On the final day of the two-day Dian Fossey hike tour, you will have an early breakfast, put on appropriate hiking gear, carry your lunch, and meet your driver guide to travel to the park headquarters for a briefing on the Dian Fossey hike. You will drive to the trailhead after the briefing and then walk for about 10 minutes to reach the park’s border. You can begin your hike to the Karisoke Research Center, which is located halfway between Mount Bisoke and Mount Karisimbi, from the park’s border. As you hike through the lush forest, you’ll get amazing views of animals like forest elephants, enormous forest hogs, primates, and various bird species, among others. When you arrive at the research center, you will be able to see Dian Fossey’s grave, which was murdered in 1985 and buried next to her favorite gorilla friend digit and other 20 mountain gorillas, some of which were killed by poachers, as well as learn about her work and the legacy she left behind, which still exists today. Following your picnic lunch and the Dian Fossey experience, you will begin your ascent back to the starting point, where your driver guide will be waiting to take you back to the lodge so you can unwind and freshen up.

Following a period of relaxation, you will check out of the hotel and meet your driver/guide for transportation to the international airport of Kigali for your flight home or to a hotel in Kigali.