Any Rwanda trip is most enjoyable and memorable when you stay in comfortable and best Rwanda gorilla trekking lodges throughout your itinerary. Since the gorilla trekking activity starts very early in the morning you are advised to book safari lodges that are very close to the park headquarters so that they do not miss out gorilla trekking the next day.
Your question of where to stay in Rwanda while on a gorilla safari is therefore answered with the list of leading lodges in this land of a thousand hills. Staying in a safe, comfortable and quite environment is a key essential for a successful and enjoyable safari.
The Virunga lodge is situated about an hour’s drive from the park headquarters; currently one the area’s top lodges and certainly has one of the most spectacular locations of any camp in Africa – high on a ridge overlooking both Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo.
The lodge is made of eight spacious stone rooms, all with wooden floors, chunky wooden furniture and large verandas. Each is connected by a short-covered walkway to a private toilet and shower. The toilets are low flushing eco toilets and the shower has solar heated hot water. Virunga Lodge is quite a sociable place to be as everyone eats at one large table in the evening. Aside from gorilla-tracking, local ‘Indore’ dance troupes perform here and massages are available.
Lebambou Gorilla Lodge is one of the Rwanda gorilla trekking lodges recommended to stay in for gorilla safari holiday. This lodge offers mid-range and budget safari accommodation in and around Parc National des Volcans.
This facility was constructed using environmentally friendly local fabrics such as Bamboos made fitted by local community workmanship. With eye-catching cottages, a private terrace and self-contained bathroom/toilet facilities, LeBambou Gorilla Lodge is on the list of the top safari lodges for gorilla trekking in Rwanda.
Kinigi Guest House is one of the top safari lodges for gorilla trekking in Rwanda. This budget-range lodge is located opposite the park headquarters in Kingi, Musanze. Kinigi offers a perfect stay to easily enjoy the gorilla trekking experience more especially for first-time travelers. Basic accommodation is offered at affordable cost from budget travelers to medium budget travelers. Owned by the local community, your stay in Kinigi will be one of the ways the local communities can benefit from your visit to Rwanda.
Hotel Muhabura offers basic accommodation tour business travelers and visitors to Volcanoes National Park. From this hotel, you can easily set off for your gorilla trekking encounters or optionally choose to go for Golden Monkey tracking and a visit to the Dian Fossey Hike. You can also go for volcano hiking and climbing on Mt. Bisoke for hikers.
The hotel is well facilitated with over 30 rooms ranging from singles, doubles, and twin bedrooms. You can as well enjoy entertaining performances from cultural groups and dance performers when staying at Muhabura Hotel.
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is located on the edges of the Volcanoes National Park, the home of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Staying at this hotel gives you time to have enough rest from a long hour’s journey from Kigali with less than 15 minutes of driving to arrive at the gorilla trekking point in Kinigi. This eco – lodge type of safari accommodation consists of 30 spacious modern rooms each with a sitting area and a fireplace plus a tea/coffee making machine.
Garden Place Hotel situated in Ruhengeri offering comfortable stylish accommodation to both business and holiday travelers. It takes an hour and 30 minutes’ drive from the airport to the lodge hence easy access.
Regarding the rooms, the hotel has 28 rooms divided into 17 double, 2 VIP’s and 9 standard rooms. Both rooms have modern bathrooms with plenty of hot water and pressure, hair dryers, telephone, flat screen satellite TV, and balcony for great views.
The VIP rooms have separate living rooms, kitchenette with a microwave, coffee pot and sink with small fridge. The lodge has meeting and conference rooms with PA system, WIFI connectivity, Business centre, modern furniture and 24hrs generator.
The restaurant serves all types of foods local and international meeting the expectations of all travelers. The quality foods is prepared by the experienced chefs and served by well trained, hospitable and customer caring waiters and waitresses. The bar is open 24 hrs full stocked with local and international beverages at affordable rates.
Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge is a well-refurbished lodge offering mid-range and luxury services for travelers to volcanoes national park.
Da Vinci gorilla lodge has a total of five cottages which are all self-contained and designed in a natural setting providing travelers with enough privacy. These rooms are divided into double, singles and triples each of which has a private bathroom, hot and cold water, hot water bottles and hair driers. The rooms also have a sitting area for relaxation.
Da Vinci lodge has well experienced staffs that provide superb services to the clients. Quality local and international foods are served alongside al beverages meeting every traveler’s expectation.
The Gorilla Solution Lodge is situated in Kinigi sector, Musanze/Ruhengeri district roughly 2hour drive from Kigali airport. The lodge is in the shadows of Mt Karisimbi overlooking the chain of Virunga volcanoes. The lodge has 10 cottages divided into double, singles, twins and the family cottage. All rooms and the sleeping arrangements can be adjusted based on the interests of clients.
All rooms are very spacious with private veranda, excessive views of the neighbouring communities, private bathrooms with hot and cold showers, hair dries, clean towels, comfortable bed, hot water bottles and clean bedding. The lounge has free Wi-Fi Internet available all the time and the fireplace where clients gather for stories and warmth.
A full stocked bar with all international and local hot and cold beverages is open 24hours. Also, a restaurant with an a’larcate menu and African buffet serving all kinds of food to clients is open 24hrs served by experienced chefs, waiters and waitresses. With all the above moderate lodges, gorilla trekking in Rwanda is made more exciting since the enjoyment starts direct from the sleeping area.
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