Driving distance from Kigali to Volcanoes national park

By road, the distance from Volcanoes national park to Kigali city center is 104 km. The distance between Kigali and Volcanoes national park can also be found using other alternatives such as bus, subway, tram, train and rail. Apart from the trip distance, refer to directions from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park for road driving directions.

One of the most thrilling things to do is driving from Kigali to Volcanoes national park. The transfer from Kigali to volcanoes national park takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes driving on an even road with picturesque sceneries. The drive to Volcanoes national park does not require a 4WD hence even a simple 2 WD is able to transfer you to Volcanoes.

The drive to Volcanoes national park can start in the morning as early as 4:00am and arrive at the briefing point by 6:30am mainly the clients doing a 1 day gorilla trek and having an overnight stay at Kigali. for guests tracking mountain gorillas on the same day who had an overnight stay in Kigali, this is very feasible and afterwards go back to Kigali. This is commended to clients with limited time to spare during a visit to Rwanda and who have interest in seeing the mountain gorillas.

Volcanoes nation park is a place of residence to the scarce mountain gorillas; this is as well a place of residence to the alluring golden monkeys added to numerous birds. Numerous travelers getting to Kigali in during afternoon hours until 4:00pm are able to transfer to Volcanoes and encounter a luxuriant overnight stay at one of the most opulent hotels around Volcanoes.

The transfer to Volcanoes national park is precisely 2 hours and 30 minutes for this reason, clients track gorillas on the same day and transfer back to Kigali after the trek

To whoever is enthusiastic about using a bus to transfer Volcanoes national park, all public transport means climax in Musanze town and upon arriving at Musanze, you can get into a cab to the park headquarters which can charge you between $30-$50. All activities start from the park headquarters as early as 8:00am everyday.

The transfer to Volcanoes national park is astonishing through numerous stopovers along the way inclusive of a stop-off spot at Nyirangarama. This is a famous stop-off point for food and drinks, coffee, and taking short breaks by travelers in travelling to Musanze. The Nyirangarama stop-off spot is approximately 45kms from the Kigali city center. This is the finest stopover point for travelers transiting to Musanze.

Volcanoes national park is situated in the Virunga mountains bordering Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. In Rwanda, Volcanoes national park is the most visited national park and it possesses the most preferred tourist attraction. The park is located in the northwest of Rwanda and safeguards the steep slopes of this spectacular mountain range – place of residence to the threatened mountain gorilla and a wealthy mosaic of montane biospheres which embrace evergreen and bamboo forest.

Short Gorilla Trekking  Trip To Volcanoes National Park Rwanda