Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge : A prestigious community owned property in the Volcanoes national park! Sabyinyo Silverback gorilla lodge is one of the properties that a guest looking for a luxurious stay in the Volcanoes national park can stay at. The Sabyinyo Silverback lodge is beautifully situated next to the Volcanoes national park headquarters. The Volcanoes national park headquarters is where the visitors of the park will converge to get a briefing ahead of most of the activities at the park.
The Volcanoes national park is a home to the endangered mountain gorillas and offers the mountain gorilla trekking experience at 1,500 USD for a permit per person. The Volcanoes national park is located in Rwanda and only a 2 hour and 30 minute drive from Kigali the capital city and the base of the Kigali International airport. This park also offers golden monkey trekking, cultural tours, mountain hikes and birding safaris.
The Sabyinyo Silverback lodge would be a great choice to spend your nights in between the activities in the Volcanoes national park and here are a few of the reasons as to why. The Sabyinyo Silverback lodge was Rwanda’s very first ever community owned lodge. The Sabyinyo silverback lodge was built under the Governor’s Camp Collection and is also operated by the Governor’s Camp collection however the ownership rights are for the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association (SACOLA) which was started in 2006. 15 years later, more than 5,000 households in the area have been a part of this initiative.
The main aim of the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association (SACOLA) is to push for the socio-economic initiatives as well as conservation in the local communities living around the park. This is being done through using the rent fee and the community fees collected from every night stay sold at the lodge. An experience of mountain gorilla trekking from a stay at the Sabyinyo silver back lodge is as authentic as can be as guests can take on an on foot transfer from the lodge to the park reception for the briefing.
Guests who will have spent the night at the luxurious and yet warm Sabyinyo Silver back lodge are given a choice to start the experience from the lodge on foot to the briefing point or can still drive if they prefer. The Sabyinyo silverback lodge is nestled at the foothills of the famous Virunga ranges and is even named after the Mount Sabyinyo.
The Sabyinyo silverback lodge offers breathtaking views of these volcanic mountains with a breath of fresh air from all points of the lodge blending with the country side look of the area. The lodge has guest cottages and a main lounging building that is built to make guests comfortable and enjoy their stay at the lodge. This lodge will give you the ideal luxury African safari stay.
The Sabyinyo silverback lodge currently only has six cottage rooms, two suites and one family cottage ready to accommodate the guests moving as a family and would prefer to stay close by each other.
All the buildings at this lodge are eco-friendly and were built with stone and volcanic rock from the previous volcanic activity in the area. The roofs are made up of terracotta tile commonly used in Rwandan building style. The rooms all have large sitting areas with fireplaces to keep guests warm in their rooms as the nights in the Volcanoes national park can get very cold.
Each of the cottage rooms are styled with large en-suite bathrooms that have a Venetian plaster finish with a dressing and a sheltered verandah. The family cottage is a bigger space with two separate en-suite rooms only connected by a verandah that is shared. The main building has a reception area, a lounge with a snug area, a dining area, a library and the games room, a craft shop with all access washrooms. You can also visit the community awareness room for an insight in the works of the community.
You can also spend some time near the three large fire places to get some warmth while in the main building. All the rooms at the Sabyinyo silverback lodge have wooden polished floor as well as the patio that guests can spend some quality time looking at the Virunga mountains from a distance as a backdrop surrounded by some farms.
The Sabyinyo silverback lodge also has a spa and skilled masseuses who are ever ready to treat you in the comfort of your rooms after a hectic activity in the park. Get in touch with us and let us book you your stay at this fine community centered property.
The lodge comprises of 8 cottages- double/twin, single and family occupancy, all having stunning and spectacular views of the Virunga volcanoes from their private sheltered balconies where you can relax have breakfast, and read a book or marvel at the views. The cottages are well spaced offering good privacy and inside the rooms, they are spacious comprising of a sitting room area with a fireplace, bedroom, dressing room, 24 hour electricity and a large bathroom with bath and shower with hot and cold running water since the lodge is positioned at about 2,150 meters and while here it can get quite misty and cool hence warming facilities are provided including warm beddings.
Other facilities at the lodge include a library and games room in the main lodge, a bar and restaurant offering full course meals and a 24-hour front desk with well trained staff on standby to help you. The lodge also has a community awareness center where you can find out more about efforts to protect the endangered mountain gorillas and the socio-economic development efforts of Rwanda.
