Gorilla’s Nest is close to the entrance to Parc National des Volcans in northern Rwanda. It has been built within a grove of trees with the rooms set around a large courtyard. On a clear day the views across to the volcanoes and surrounding area are spectacular. It’s proximity to the National Park makes it the perfect base for gorilla tracking.

Each of the hotel’s 40 rooms is comfortably appointed with en-suite facilities. There is a spacious restaurant with a large bar and reception area.
Parc National des Volcans borders National Parks in neighbouring Uganda and DR Congo and is named after the string of volcanoes which it encompasses. It is the National Park in which Dian Fossey did her groundbreaking studies into mountain gorillas before her murder in 1985.

This work was exposed to a mass-audience in the film Gorillas in the Mist released three years after her death. There are currently five habituated families of gorillas in PNV and gorilla tracking is the main reason most tourists visit this area. Away from gorillas the Park is also home to seventy six mammal species, including a troop of habituated golden monkeys.

Nature walks can be undertaken alongside a knowledgeable National Park’s guide; climbs of the volcanoes are also possible as well as visiting the tomb of Dian Fossey.