2-Day Rwanda - Uganda Golden Monkey and Gorilla Trekking

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer to Musanze for golden monkey trekking and Bwindi impenetrable national park

At 4:30 AM, Umurage Eco Safaris driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali after an early breakfast. You will then begin the scenic journey to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda’s northwest, a drive of just over 2 1/2 hours.

Upon arrival at the park headquarters in Kinigi around 7:30 AM, you will receive your golden monkey trekking briefing and be assigned a group you will visit. A park ranger will explain the guidelines and protocols for trekking and observing the golden monkeys. After the briefing, your driver-guide will transfer you to the starting point of your trek.

Your trek will take you through the forest in search of your assigned golden monkeys. Once you meet them, you will spend a magical hour observing and photographing these incredible primates in their natural habitat.

After the trek, you will stop by Musanze for lunch then later cross the boarder to Bwindi impenetrable national park to check into your hotel.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Gorilla trekking and Transfer to Kigali

With an early breakfast and collecting packed lunch boxes at your Hotel, you will depart at 7:00 AM for a short ten-minute drive to the Rushaga Park Headquarters for registration and the 7:30 AM mandatory ranger briefing. At 8:00 AM, guided by UWA rangers, the mountain gorilla trek begins into Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, lasting anywhere from two to five hours depending on wildlife movement, and includes one full hour of up-close observation with the gorilla family once located. Upon returning to the headquarters by approximately 1:00 PM to receive official trekking certificates and enjoy lunch, board your vehicle at 2:00 PM for the 1.5-hour drive to the Cyanika Border. After completing Uganda–Rwanda immigration formalities between 3:30 PM and 4:15 PM, the journey continues with a 2-hour scenic drive across the border, arriving in Kigali by 6:30 PM for hotel drop-off or an evening airport transfer.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

Show more

GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.