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Rwanda Gorillas & Kivu - 6 Days (Kigali, Musanze, Twin Lakes, Volcanoes NP & Bisoke)

4.2(6 reviews)6 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Six days, with one hour that costs most of the price. Six days with the permit secured months ahead, a lodge twenty minutes from the park headquarters and a porter included.

Acacia Line
Runs this trip
Wildlife & birdwatching
Six days, with one hour that costs most of the price
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Kigali Genocide MemorialMore than two hundred and fifty thousand people are buried at the memorial.
  • Virunga volcanoesRwanda is terraced to the top of nearly every hill, which is what "land of a thousand hills" actually looks like.
  • Volcanoes National ParkOne hour with the family, no more, and no closer than seven metres.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 5 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Trackers, an armed ranger escort and a porter
  • All transport and lodge nights
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • One gorilla permit: currently USD 1,500 per person and most of this price
  • A second permit for Bisoke or the golden monkeys
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights to Kigali
  • Tips for trackers and porters, which are expected
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Rwanda visa, available on arrival for most nationalities
  • Additional gorilla permits

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Kigali Residency

Hotel

Day 1

Volcanoes NP Courtyard

Hotel

Days 2, 3

Musanze Lodge

Lodge

Day 4

Lake Kivu Residency

Hotel

Day 5

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 5 dinners across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–5
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6
  • LunchServed on day 3

11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Acacia Line
4.2 (6)

Based in Nairobi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.2/5
Based on 6 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.7/5
Guide
3.8/5
Itinerary
4.0/5
Transport
3.8/5
Accommodation
4.2/5
Tour operator
3.8/5
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Rahul Menon – Chennai2026-05-02 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Would book with them again.

Reply from Acacia Line

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Divya Reddy – Chandigarh2026-05-02 · Verified booking

Virunga & Kivu was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves.

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Laura Whitfield – Singapore2026-05-02 · Verified booking

Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Worth every rupee.

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Dev Chatterjee – Nagpur2026-05-02 · Verified booking

Sightings were thin on our dates, which is luck, but the drives felt rushed. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Acacia Line

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Rohit Verma – Indore2026-05-02 · Verified booking

Virunga & Kivu was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. No hesitation recommending them.

Reply from Acacia Line

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Yuki Tanaka – Amsterdam2026-05-02 · Verified booking

Sightings were thin on our dates, which is luck, but the drives felt rushed. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Acacia Line

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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