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Singita Kwitonda Lodge

Singita’s lodge on the boundary of Volcanoes National Park, suites of stone and glass facing the Virunga peaks, the gateway to Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and a reforestation project of its own.

Gateway to the gorillas
Volcanoes NP · Rwanda 1° 27.07′ S  /  29° 37.14′ E
Satopia Travel presents A cinematic travel experience In partnership with Singita
The Camp

Suites facing the volcanoes, and the gorillas beyond the fence.

Singita Kwitonda stands right on the edge of Volcanoes National Park, its suites of volcanic stone and glass looking straight at the Virunga peaks where the mountain gorillas live. The lodge has replanted its own buffer of forest to extend their habitat.

Days here build around gorilla trekking, unforgettable hours with a habituated family, with golden monkeys, forest walks and the lodge’s spa and greenhouse for the rest. It is Singita’s signature service in one of the world’s great wildlife settings.

Overview Volcanoes NP · Rwanda
Setting
On the boundary of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Accommodation
Stone-and-glass suites facing the Virunga peaks, each with a pool
Exclusive use
Suites taken together, or the lodge exclusively
Getting there
Via Kigali, then a scenic drive to the park boundary
The stay
Stay 3 nights or more, and we plan your whole experience
Satopia experience
Tailor-made for you: gorillas, golden monkeys and forest, arranged end to end
Facing the peaks · 4:5
Enquire

Every experience begins with a single click. Tell us when and with who and we'll design a world around you.

Guests From 2 to 20 guests
2
Nights Minimum 3 nights stay
3
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The Camp

The gorillas live on the mountains your suite looks straight at.

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01 Accommodation

Stone-and-glass suites, facing the volcanoes.

Suites are built of volcanic stone and glass with fireplaces, heated floors and private pools, each framing the Virunga peaks. Warm, contemporary and deeply comfortable after a day in the forest.

Held together they suit a family or party; the lodge can be taken exclusively for a private gorilla safari.

Suites
On confirmation
Sleeps
On confirmation
Each has
A fire & a pool
Use
Suites, or the lodge
Facing the peaks · 4:5
02 Culinary

Highland cooking, and the lodge’s greenhouse.

Singita’s kitchens cook refined, seasonal food with produce from the lodge’s own greenhouse and Rwandan highland farms, by the fire or on a terrace facing the volcanoes.

A warming dinner after a cold trek is the ritual; your designer arranges the private dining.

The table
By the fire & the terrace
From the lodge
The greenhouse
After the trek · 4:5
03 Experiences

Gorillas, golden monkeys, and the forest.

The day is the trek: guided up into the bamboo and forest of the Virungas to spend an hour with a habituated gorilla family, one of the most moving encounters in nature. Golden-monkey tracking and forest and village walks fill the rest.

The lodge’s reforestation and community work add depth; your designer holds the permits and paces the days.

In the park
Gorillas · golden monkeys
Around it
Forest & village walks
With the gorillas · 4:5
04 Wellness

A spa after the mountain, and fires for the rest.

The spa is made for tired trekkers, warm treatments, a heated pool and fires, with volcanic-stone rooms and highland botanicals.

The deeper restoration is the encounter itself, and the peace of the highlands afterwards.

The spa
For weary trekkers
Each suite
A fire & a pool
Highland calm · 4:5
05 Service

Singita service, and one designer over the whole stay.

Singita’s hospitality is among the finest in Africa, and here it is paired with expert trackers and a genuine conservation mission on the park boundary.

Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who holds the suites, secures the permits and stays one call away throughout.

At the lodge
The Singita team
Behind it
One Satopia travel designer
Quiet hospitality · 4:5
06 Setting

The Virungas: the mountain gorillas’ home.

The chain of volcanoes straddling Rwanda, Uganda and Congo is the last refuge of the mountain gorilla, protected and slowly recovering thanks to trekking and conservation.

Kwitonda sits at its Rwandan gate, extending the forest and opening one of the planet’s great encounters.

Around you
The Virunga volcanoes
The mission
Extending the forest
The Virungas · 4:5
Moments

The lodge, in motion.

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Image slot Suites facing the misted peaks.
Image slot An hour with a gorilla family.
Image slot Golden monkeys in the bamboo.
Image slot A fire after a cold trek.
Plan your Experience

What's the forecast?

Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights, the cars, the guides, the tents held for you alone.

When to go
Best · June – September & December – February · the drier seasons for trekking; green and misty year round
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Jan
23°
Feb
23°
Mar
22°
Apr
22°
May
22°
Jun
23°
Jul
24°
Aug
23°
Sep
22°
Oct
22°
Nov
22°
Dec
Rainfall Driest July · wettest April
Drier seasons · ideal Wetter · green & misty Rainfall trend
For the encounter

Gorillas, in comfort.

An hour with a gorilla family, then a fire and a pool facing the peaks.

For families

Wild and warm.

Gorilla and golden-monkey treks, with Singita’s comfort to return to.

For two

Highland romance.

Fires, pools and the volcanoes, after the most moving hour in nature.

For a gathering

The lodge, held whole.

Suites taken as one for a milestone gorilla safari.

Plan your journey

How far is it from you?

Choose where you would set out from. We'll estimate the flight and how much the time change is likely to ask of you.

The Satopia Advantage™

You choose the place.
We'll do all the planning.

We hold the relationship with Singita Kwitonda, so we can hold your suites together on your dates, or take the lodge exclusively, and secure the permits. From there a single travel designer composes every day around you. You simply arrive.

What we secure

The right suites, facing the peaks, and the gorilla permits, matched to your party and the season. The access a direct booking rarely reaches.

What we arrange

Every day composed by one travel designer: the treks and the permits, the golden monkeys and the transfers, present when wanted, unseen when not.

People we bring to you, on request
Gorilla & forest trackers
Permit specialists
Lodge hosts
Spa therapists
Childminders
Photographers
Satopia Insider

A few things worth knowing.

Drawn from recent guests.

All trekking gear is provided at the lodge

You needn’t pack specialist trekking clothing for the gorillas. The lodge provides everything required, allowing you to travel much lighter than expected. This leaves plenty of space in your luggage for evenings by the fire instead.

Prioritise the private hot tub at dusk

Once the trek is done, the real highlight is watching the sun drop over the Virunga volcanoes from your own outdoor tub. Time your return so you’re back with a drink in hand before last light. It’s the moment most guests recall long after the gorillas themselves.

Extend your stay

Want to stay a little longer?
We'll plan that too.

Rwanda is gorillas, forest and lake. A few we would pair the lodge with, each arranged as one seamless experience.

Image slotNyungwe · 9:16
The forest

Nyungwe’s chimps

Chimpanzees and the canopy walk in the ancient forest to the south.

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Image slotLake Kivu · 9:16
The lake

Lake Kivu

The great lake for a few restful days between forest and volcanoes.

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Image slotThe coast · 9:16
The sea

The Kenyan coast

End on the Indian Ocean with a private beach house and a dhow.

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Enquire · The Privé Collection 2026

Every experience begins with a conversation.

Tell us who is coming and your dates. We will shape the rest around you. Nothing is booked yet, and we reply within a day.

01

When would you like to come?

Choose one or more months, or tell us you're flexible on dates.

Ideal season · June to September, December to February

02

What's the occasion?

Choose any that apply.

03

An indicative budget?

An estimate of your budget for the whole stay helps us plan your experience. Below is an estimated nightly rate, excluding experience budget, to help you plan.

04

Who shall we reply to?

Included in your experience
  • Accommodation
  • All meals and beverages incl. premium wines/spirits
  • Laundry
  • WiFi
Arranged separately
  • Conservation/community levy
  • Carbon offset levy
  • Tourism levy
  • Wellness treatments
  • Transfers
  • Trekking permits

Singita Kwitonda Lodge is priced by the suite, by night and by season, with gorilla permits additional. The figures shown are indicative. Once we check live availability we confirm an exact, all-in quote for your dates, and nothing is booked and no payment taken until you approve it in writing. A deposit then secures your dates, with the balance due before arrival. The full booking terms, cancellation policy and any security deposit are set out in your confirmation.

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