A Rwanda gorilla safari to Volcanoes National Park is a life-changing adventure which rewards travelers with close encounter to the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitats. The bamboo forest Park is a stop center for all Rwanda gorilla safaris housing over 400 mountain gorillas. The strategic location of the Volcanoes National Park is 2 hours drive from Kigali airport, making it the most accessible gorilla national park in the world. The park is home to Golden Monkeys, a variety of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, among other creatures, which makes a complete Rwanda safari package.
The park spans on a 160 sq km area in the northern part of Rwanda covering Rwanda’s portion of the Virunga massif. Uganda. It was at first a small area around Karisimbi, Mikeno, and Visoke Volcanoes, which was gazetted to protect the mountain gorillas, which were facing extinction as a result of poaching.
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda via Uganda is so adventurous since you get to enjoy the long drives while viewing a variety of landscapes and great scenery. You can also decide to visit many other national parks in Uganda before proceeding to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking. Passing in Uganda to trek the gorillas in Kigali is quite expensive since there are long drives that need a lot of fuel, which at the end of the day leads to increased safari costs.