how much does it cost to sleep at bisate lodge-rwanda?
Rooms start from $13,100 per person
Bisate Lodge is among the luxurious lodges that are strategically situated within the amphitheater heart of the Virunga ranges, where everyone would wish to stay on their mountain gorilla tour to Rwanda. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris.
Bisate Lodge is sited on an eroded crater just outside of Volcanoes National Park, with an amazing view of Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke peaks. Click here to see our recommended gorilla trekking tour.
Bisate Lodge rooms accommodate 12 guests in their six suites with elegant luxury facilities, maximum comfort, and dramatic views while maintaining Rwandan culture and environmental principles.
Bisate Lodge is well equipped with a bar, restaurant, Wi-Fi, and massages and guests are encouraged to take part in the lodge’s biodiversity conservation, such as by touring the nearby local communities and the "by Wacu" cultural village.
what can i do near Bisate Lodge-Rwanda?
Mountain gorilla trekking in Rwanda should be on every traveler’s "bucket list" of different tourism activities that you should not miss during your Rwanda Adventure Safari. The gorilla trekking experience offers you a chance to view mountain gorillas in their natural African environment, which can also allow you to observe a number of other rewarding attractions in the jungle. You will also have a greater opportunity to observe the behavior of these mountain gorillas in the wild.
Travelers should note that Rwanda protects half of the world’s remaining endangered mountain gorillas, which can be experienced in other different mountain gorilla trekking destinations in Africa, such as Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park of Uganda, and Virunga National Park of Congo.
Volcanoes National park is the only National park where the Mountain Gorilla Trekking experience takes place, travelers need to access Volcanoes National Park to observe the habituated Mountain gorilla families in their wilderness, you can also access the habituated mountain gorilla families along the Virunga mountains in Rwanda such as mount Muhabura, Mount Gahinga, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Sabinyo, and Mount Bisoke where you will view most of the habituated mountain gorilla families in the jungle and get a chance to spend one hour with the Mountain gorilla species while you observe their behavior like travelers can an opportunity to observe the dominant silverback takes good care of the gorilla family, a silverback generally oversees all then gorilla families in the jungle, you will have the greater opportunity to watch adult female mountain gorillas of the group nursing their babies, you will also get the chance to spot how mountain gorillas construct their nests.
Travelers should also note that mountain gorillas construct their nests every night in order to prevent parasites from occupying their bedding; hence, they construct different nests every night in different locations.
Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park?
The best time to go for mountain gorilla trekking in Rwanda can take place throughout the year, but gorilla trekking is best done in the short dry season, which starts from mid-December to the end of February, or in the dry months of June, July, August, and September.
This is because all the mountain gorilla trekking trails are drier, which makes trekking gorillas easier to hike when all the slopes can be easily hiked as compared to the rainy season, where the trekking slopes tend to be slippery and muddy, yet most of the habituated mountain gorilla families tend to stay along the slopes in the park. However, the government of Rwanda limits the number of participants in mountain gorilla trekking experiences for both the dry and wet seasons. During the dry months, mountain gorillas move for long distances searching for food within the bamboo zone. Mountain gorillas mainly feed on wild celery, wild berries, bamboo shoots, and many more, which makes them move for long distances within the park.
After your mountain gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda, travelers can embark on other countless other tourism activities, including the primate safari experience in Uganda these include.
when is the best time to visit Volcanoes National park?
The dry months between June and September are the most recommended time to travel to Volcanoes national park. There is often a clear cloud cover which makes it a comfortable climatic condition for mountain gorilla trekking, golden monkey trekking in Rwanda.