{"id":44,"date":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/volcanoes-national-park-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T17:36:41","slug":"volcanoes-national-park-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/destinations\/volcanoes-national-park-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volcanoes National Park in north-western Rwanda is part of the Virunga Massif and is one of the few places in the world where you can see wild mountain gorillas. A gorilla trek is a small-group, once-in-a-lifetime experience, with time spent near a habituated gorilla family under the supervision of trained guides.<\/p>\n<h2>What a gorilla trek involves<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Permits:<\/strong> trekking is limited to small groups and requires an advance permit, so book early.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The hike:<\/strong> from about an hour to several hours through bamboo and montane forest, depending on where the family has moved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time with gorillas:<\/strong> you spend a limited, regulated hour with the family, keeping a safe distance and following guide instructions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age and fitness:<\/strong> a reasonable level of fitness is needed, and there is a minimum age for trekkers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best time to visit<\/h2>\n<p>June to September and December to February are the drier months. Gorillas can be trekked year-round, and the rains make trails muddy but the forest very green.<\/p>\n<h2>Combine gorillas with a safari<\/h2>\n<p>Rwanda is easily added to a Kenya or Tanzania trip. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/tours\/15-day-east-africa-game-parks-and-rwanda-gorilla-trekking-safari\/\">15-Day East Africa Game Parks &amp; Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/plan-your-trip\/\">request a custom itinerary<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park: permits, what the trek is like, best time and how to combine it with a Kenya safari.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":99,"template":"","class_list":["post-44","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourconcerntour.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}