Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

NEED TO KNOW

Library, games rooms and community awareness centre offers advice and interesting information on gorillas

Enjoy a sundowner with the spectacular views of the Virunga Mountains

Evenings here can get chilly so enjoy one of the three fireplaces in the main areas to keep warm

The nearby Volcanoes National Park has more than half of the world's mountain gorillas

A 2 hour drive by road on reasonable roads and through scenic agricultural countryside.

THE HOTEL
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge is a luxurious lodge, situated in the foothills of the mighty Virungas, the chain of 15,000 feet volcanoes stretching through Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, affords wonderful views of the volcanoes and the surrounding countryside. Guest cottages and the main lodge building have been beautifully constructed and appointed and the lodge is the perfect base from which to explore this unique and fascinating corner of Africa. Accommodation consists of 5 cottages, 2 suite cottages and 1 family cottage, all en suite and equipped with dressing rooms, large beds and a cosy fireplace. The contemporary Rwandan ambience is created by stone buildings and terracotta roof tiles, situated around beautiful landscaped gardens.

An additional activity is a trek to Dian Fossey's original scientific base Karisoke, this takes around 3 - 4 hours and takes you through some of the most beautiful stretches of Hagenia - Hypericum forest in the Volcanoes National Park. All that remains today is the graveyard where several of Dian Fossey's favourite gorillas were buried. Dian Fossey is also buried near the graves of her beloved gorillas.