This 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari is a luxury gorilla safari experience in Rwanda. The 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari includes a helicopter transfer from Kigali to Volcanoes National park while staying at the most high end properties including Singita Kwitonda Lodge/One & Only Gorillas Nest/Bisate Lodge/Sabinyo Silverback Camp. While on the 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari you will meet the mountain gorillas and also meet the golden monkeys such a rare opportunity to many visitors to Volcanoes. Other visitors spare an additional day to do Musanze caves or a hike to Dian Fossey tombs. This 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari has recently become one of the most popular Rwanda gorilla tours especially for high end tourists. It also renders the opportunity to have a scenic views of destination Rwanda.
More exciting experience include flying to Akagera National Park for a safari to see the Elephants Giraffes, Buffaloes, Lions etc. or take a helicopter safari to Nyungwe Forest National Park and stay at One & Only Nyungwe House. Book this 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari.
Helicopter Safaris in Rwanda
Day 1: KIGALI -VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK VILLAGE CULTURAL TOUR (25 minutes flight)
Pick up at your hotel in Kigali at 09h00 and proceed on a morning tour of Kigali city that includes The Kigali Genocide Memorial Center and Inema arts center. (The overall tour will take about two and a half hours).
Highlight; Perhaps the city’s best known landmark, and with good reason, is the very insightful and moving Kigali Genocide Memorial standing amid beautiful rose gardens and fountains. The memorial sets out the history leading up to the genocide in Rwanda and also explains other genocides around the world. It includes poignant displays of victims’ photographs and belongings, bringing the realities of the atrocities to life. While it might seem an unusual tourist attraction and can be upsetting, it does help to put into context how and why the genocide happened and to better appreciate just how far the country has moved on together in the intervening years. It also plays a vital role in educating Rwanda’s new and future generations about the genocide.
Have lunch at Heaven Restaurant and transfer to Kigali International Airport for your scenic helicopter flight to VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, departing with a helicopter flight at 13h15. After 25 minutes, you will land at the Musanze airfield. 13h40: Met by our driver guide and you will drive for the Ibyi Iwacu village for a cultural experience.
Proceed to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Singita Kwitonda Lodge/One & Only Gorillas Nest/Bisate Lodge/Sabinyo Silverback Camp (Meal Plan FB)
Day 2: Gorilla trekking Day
Early breakfast at the lodge and immediately proceed to the park’s headquarters for the gorilla trekking briefing at 7h00 before you start your guided trek at 08h00. The Volcanoes National Park is a forested area in the Virunga Mountains that border Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is Rwanda’s premier tourist attraction, with the mist-covered volcanoes of the Virunga being one of only two locations in the world where you can track a habituated family group of mountain gorillas. The high point will be spending an hour with the remarkably peaceful gorillas despite their size and appearance as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting and raising their young.
Meet & see Gentle Mountain Gorilla in Rwanda
After this amazing experience, you will descend from the mountains. Drive to the lodge for Lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing at the Lodge and enjoying its facilities. Dinner and overnight stay at Singita Kwitonda Lodge/One & Only Gorillas Nest/Bisate Lodge/Sabinyo Silverback Camp (Meal plan FB)
Day 3: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (GOLDEN MONKEY TREK) KIGALI (25 minutes flight)
Rise early, breakfast and then transfer to the park headquarters for briefing before you start your guided Golden Monkey trek at 08h00. Trekking to see the golden monkeys is another highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor. There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo.
After this experience, return to the hotel at around midday for lunch. Brief rest and proceed to Musanze airstrip for your helicopter flight back to Kigali and connect with your International flight back home. Meal plan breakfast & lunch End of service
Wishing you an excellent tour!
INCLUSIONS of 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari
- Pick up from the lodge on the day of the tour
- All transfers as indicated
- Exclusive use of 4WD safari land cruiser
- Services of professional, experienced English speaking driver guide
- Return helicopter flight (Kigali –Volcanoes National Park)
- 1 Gorilla permit
- 1 Golden Monkey permit
- Cultural tour
- Full board accommodation
- Bottled mineral water per person/day in the vehicle
- All other activities and extra meals mentioned in the itinerary
- Our assistance
EXCLUSIONS OF 3 Days Helicopter Gorilla Safari
- International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
- Entry visa fees,
- Optional extras whilst in Kigali
- Drinks throughout the trip,
- Tips and gratuities, Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age, travel insurance, etc.