Volcanoes National Park fees
Volcanoes National Park fees: Volcanoes national park is a mountain gorilla haven and the only mountain gorilla habitat in Rwanda situated in North western region of Rwanda, the park covers an area of 160 square kilometers which is dominated by rainforest and consists of 5 volcanoes which are part of the Virunga chain. These volcanoes include Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo.
Volcanoes national park offers a bunch of amazing safari experiences with mountain gorilla tracking as the remarkable activity in the park, there is many other activities such as golden monkey tracking, Dian Fossey Tomb hiking, hiking on mount Bisoke, Muhabura and Gahinga and nature walks.
Volcanoes national park fees are drafted by Rwanda Development Board which is in charge of governing Volcanoes national park, these fees are as follows
Activity fees
Volcanoes national park offers many amazing safari experiences such as mountain gorilla trekking, golden monkey tracking, Dian Fossey Tomb hiking, hiking on mount Bisoke, Muhabura and Gahinga and nature walks.
- Mountain gorilla trekking
These prices for mountain gorilla trekking experience apply for an individual and they entitle you to briefing and a safari guide.
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees (US$) | $1500 | $1500 | $1500 | $1500 | $1500 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees (US$) | $1500 | $1500 | $1500 |
- Gorilla Exclusive Package
| Tourist category
(per group per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees (US$) | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 |
Student and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees (US$) | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 |
- Behind the scene package
Adults
| Tourist category
(per group per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees (US$) | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees (US$) | $15000 | $15000 | $15000 |
- Golden monkeys tracking
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | $100 | 65 | 4000 Rwf | 65 | 80 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees (US$) | 2000 | 45 | 45 |
- Dian Fossey Tomb hiking
Adults
| Tourist category
(per day per person) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 75$ | 60 | 4000Rwf | 55 | 65 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 2000 | 45 | 45 |
- Nature walks
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 55$ | 40 | 3500Rwf | 35 | 45 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 2000 | 35 | 35 |
- Bisoke hiking
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 75$ | 60 | 4000Rwf | 55 | 65 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees (US$) | 2000 | 45 | 45 |
- Gahinga hiking
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 75$ | 60 | 4,000Rwf | 55 | 65 |
Students and children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 2000 | 45 | 45 |
- Muhabura hiking
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 100$ | 75 | 5,000Rwf | 60 | 80 |
Students and Children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 3,000 | 45 | 45 |
- Muhabura – Gahinga hiking (Rwanda dawns on you at Gahinga)
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person 2 days) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 200$ | 160 | 20,000Rwf | 130 | 165 |
Students and Children
| Category (per person 2 days) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 10,000 | 100 | 100 |
Note: This experience is done on Muhabura trail
- Karisimbi hiking
Adults
| Tourist category
|
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 400 – 1 person
300 – a group |
250 – 1 person
200 – group |
30,000 – 1 person
25,000 – group |
200- 1 person
160 – group |
300 – 1 person
250 – group |
Note: These prices are for 2 days of tracking and including camping fees at a camping site
In Karisimbi hiking a group is made up of 2 people
Student and children
| Category | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 15,000 – 1 person
12,500 – group |
180 – 1person
150 – group |
180 – 1 person
150 – group |
Note: These prices are for 2 days of tracking and including camping fees at a camping site
In Karisimbi hiking a group is made up of 2 people
- Buhanga Eco-park
Adults
| Tourist category
(per person per day) |
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| 1 day nature walk | 40$ | 30 | 3,000Rwf | 25 | 35 |
| 1 day picnic including camping | 60$ | 50 | 5,000Rwf | 40 | 55 |
Students and Children
| Category (per person per day) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| 1 day nature walk | 2,000 | 25 | 25 |
| 1 day picnic including camping | 3,000 | 35 | 35 |
- Caves tour
Adults
| Tourist category
|
Foreign tourist | Foreign resident | Rwanda citizen | EAC members | |
| Nationals | Foreign residents | ||||
| Fees | 50 | 30 | 4000 Rwf | 4000Rwf | 30 |
Students and Children
| Category (1 day, per person) | Rwandese | EAC | Foreign residents in Rwanda |
| Fees | 2,000 | 2,000 | ……….. |
- Filming and professional photography
- Filming and professional photography is charged US$ 5,000 filming fee and includes 3 consecutive days for mountain gorilla filming and professional photography
- Mountain gorilla filming and photographer crew is charged US$ 12,000, the crew has to have a maximum of 8 people and this fee is payable in additional to the filming fee
- Filming without mountain gorillas is charged US$ 1800
Important points to note volcanoes national park fees
- Tourist status/categories
Activity fees in Volcanoes national park were drafted basing on the category/status of the tourist as below
Rwandese (RC) – Rwandese are nationals of Rwanda with valid national identity cards or passport
Foreign Non-Residents (FNR) – Foreign Non Residents are international visitors/tourists, these tourists are from outside Rwanda or East African Community countries that is Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi.
East African Citizens (EAC) – These visitors are nationals of East Africa Communities and foreign residents of East African Community countries, East African Community countries include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. East African Community Residents are foreign visitors living in East African Community countries, these visitors have to be in possession of valid immigration documents, working permits and passports.
Foreign Residents (FR) – Foreign residents are foreigners with residence in Rwanda, these visitors have to present valid documents from immigration or working permits.
Students –students are visitors from any educational institution from Rwanda and any East African Community countries, the students are required to present citizenship document, residence card and student cards which is proof.
Children – children are tourists who are below the age of 15 years.
- Age limits and group sizes for tourism experience
Age limit
Tourists/visitors must be of a minimum age of 15 years of age to participate in mountain gorilla trekking, Musanze cave tour, karisimbi crater, Muhabura, Bisoke, and Gahinga hiking.
Tourists must be a minimum of 12 years of age to participate in other primate trekking
Children of 7 years of age and younger are to participate in guided nature walks and a proof of birth certificate or passport is need.
Group size
- For mountain gorilla trekking experience a group of 8 people is permitted to take part in the experience
- For golden monkey tracking a group with a maximum of 16 people are permitted for this experience
- For Musanze cave tour a group of 25 people are allowed on this experience per trip, 2 trips/visits are available per day one starting at 10:00 am and the second one at 3:00 pm
- Means of payment
Payment for an experience at volcanoes national park can be made through
- credit cards such as Visa, Master Card, China Union Pay and other major credit card
- payments by cash is accepted at Nyungwe forest national park
Note: though cash payments are accepted, payments by credit cards are more preferred for ease and speed of the process
- Check-in and permit validation procedure
Verification process
Verification for activity permits in Volcanoes national park is done by the park’s stuff before you leave for the activity, the process of verification involves a tourist presenting his or her original copy of the permit for the respectively experience . The permit consists of a booking reference number which is got from IREMBO and RDB sales and observation office.
Check-in
Checking in Volcanoes national park is a safari experience is at 0700hrs with in exception of karisimbi hiking and Musaze caves experiences
Note:
Karisimbi hike – Karisimbi hike experience takes 2 days with overnight camping at the volcano, schedules departures of this safari experience include
- Saturday to return on Sunday
- Tuesday to return on Wednesday
- Thursday to return on Friday
Muhabura hike – Muhabura hike is a one day experience, check in and permit validation for this experience is done one day before the experience. Meeting with the guide on this experience is at 6:30 am at Musanze Tourism Information Center, hiking experiences on this volcano are available on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Muhabura hike –
- Administration offices in Nyungwe forest National park and operating hours
Administration offices
Administration offices in Nyungwe forest national park include
- Kinigi park headquarters
- Musanze Tourism Information Center
Operating hours
All park administration offices at Volcanoes national park operate from 07h00 am to 05h00 pm
