Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

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About Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

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Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is ideally situated for gorilla trekking with views of the Virunga Volcanoes about 1km away from the National Parks headquarters. Near the base of the Sabyinyo volcano, the hotel grounds are well tended with a variety of indigenous plants and flowers and plenty of space.

There are 25 rooms in cottage style, built using African designs and local materials where possible. They are all en-sute and have a 'fridge, coffee faciltiies and hairdryer. Modern African prints and furnishinga create a cosy feel with armchairs and an open fire.

There is a small curio shop and a large main building with a lounge, bar and dining room.

A cultural dance troop provide evening entertainment with incredible traditional Rwandan Intore dancing.

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Highlights

Ideal base for trekking the gorillas
Comfortable, friendly accommodation
Mid sized lodge, not too busy

Situation

Kinigi, Rwanda. 1km from park HQ for gorilla trekking.

Activities

Gorilla trekking, other Virunga mountain treks, local village and cultural excursions.

Facilities

25 en-suite rooms. All with showers, some with baths too. Lounge, bar, dining room and curio shop. Power and hot water times are limited.

Open

All year.

Pricing guidelines for Rwanda

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We hope the following will give you a rough idea of costs. These are quoted per person based on twin share for two people, without international flights but including internal flights. We’ve used good standard accommodation throughout. There are nearly always ways to spend more money than we’ve suggested (!), but these prices show a good and realistic range for each type of trip.

International flights will add from about £600 to £800 depending on the season and route (unless the airlines have special offers). Rwanda combines well with Uganda or the East African coast. Please note that gorillas permits add on US$500 per visit, rising to US$750 for permits sold after 1st June 2012 for 2012 treks and for all 2013 treks. We charge these to you at the time of booking.

For each accommodation on this website you will find an indication of the price. The bands are based on the price per person per night at peak season and are represented by the following values for this country:
	£50 to £100
	£100 to £200
	£200 to £300
	£300 to £500
	Over £500

For a specific personal quote based on any tailor made itinerary you have in mind, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help you.

Example tripPrice per person
1 week primate safariFrom about £3500 +

Tribes Advisor

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I visited this lodge whilst in Kinigi and found the staff to be very friendly and efficient. The rooms are quite basic but large and the addition of wood fires at night are very welcome as it's quite cold up here! There are great views across the gardens to the volcanoes. Beware that not all rooms have bath tubs, so please request this on booking if you require this rather than a shower only. The lunch, unfortunately, was really terrible. The food arrived quickly but it was trully awful, sorry! The main building feels very dated and it's quite dark in the bar and lounge, it could benefit from a re-furbishment. The group of children who performed their Intore dancing for us were the best we saw in the area, fantastic!

Julie Croucher, Africa Sales Manager, visited December 2010

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