Amarembo Gorilla Village Lodge
Amarembo Gorilla Village Lodge is a luxury accommodation (4-star) found in the Musanze district in the northern province in Rwanda overlooking Volcanoes national park. The lodge is near the starting point for gorilla trekking since its adjacent to the park . one can be at the lodge by road transport from Kigali international airport which takes approximately 2-3 hours to drive to the park and it takes 40 minutes to fly from Kigali to the lodge . The lodge is convenient and affordable to guests visiting volcanoes national park with it great views.
Amarembo gorilla village lodge is comprised of 10 (ten) luxurious and comfortable self-contained rooms that reflects Rwandan traditional building style/conical shaped with grass thatched roofs and modern comfort. Rooms are well furnished and decorated with private en suite facilities like flushing toilets , hot and cold showers/ bathtubs , mosquito nets glass slide windows , driers , flat screen TV’S, satellites , with private balconies , sitting areas , verandas , you relax while overlooking the spectacular view of virunga volcanoe,s magnificent sunset and surrounding areas . Rooms have excellent facilities with clean and washed beddings , There are fire places at the lodge that provides warmth to visitors in the nights and coldness. Rooms vary in different sizes and categories ; singles , doubles ,twin , triple /family rooms . Rooms cost 500$ per person per night and above ,and rate always go high when its peak seasons.
Amarembo gorilla village lodge offers different services and facilities which include; A restaurant in the main building that serves different meals both international and African- inspired meals that meets guests choice ; breakfast ,lunch and dinner served by well trained, friendly and organized staff ,they also serve bush and garden diners , A well stocked bar/lounge with variety of drinks , local ,cocktail , wines, spirits and international beers , a blue water swimming pool that cools off the hot afternoon with pool bar/lounge , you relax in water and sip the cocktail or monk tail while overlooking the spectacular view of virunga volcanoes , wildlife and surrounding area , Free parking space available, offers airport pick -ups and drop-offs, Laundry services available , WIFI available at the lodge that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends, business centers with meeting places, honey moon package etc. Healthy and fitness centers like ;Spa , Gym, massage ,steam bath , Excellent and comfortable clean beddings, Craft shop available at the hotel with more African style gifts like shoes, safari essentials etc.
Volcanoes national park is the largest and most visited national park found in the North western part of Rwanda country .The park occupies the total area of 505 square miles of rainforest and surrounded by five of volcanoes in virunga mountains namely; Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabinyo and there are two active volcanoes that covers 25miles apart namely; Mauna loa and Kilavea. Apart from volcanoes national park , Rwanda has different parks include; Nyungwe and Akagera national park with different attractions. Though Rwanda is a small land locked, tourism is the fast and leading activity. The park has different accommodations ; Budget , mid range and luxury that are convenient and affordable for each tourists budget. Amarembo gorlla village was set particularly for tourists visiting the park. There are many activities to do while at the virunga lodge or in the park that include; gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park, mountain climbing and hiking on top of volcano summit , bird watching in the park , guided community walks, golden monkey tracking since , Nature walks in the forests, cycling , cave adventures , cultural tours like ibyi ‘wachu , City Tour In Kigali since the capital city of Rwanda is near and there are many places to visit like genocide ,kimironko market and many more activities. The best time to Track gorillas in volcanoes Rwanda is in rainy season is from Feb to March, July, August, September , October and mid December . Gorilla permit in Rwanda is at 1500$. Rwanda contains 3 tribes include; Hutu , Tutsi and Twa all unique in their ways prompting their safari visits while in Rwanda.
