4-Day Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari

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

Kigali to Volcanoes National Park

A warm welcome into the Land of a Thousand Hills -Rwanda by your driver guide. Get briefed on what your 4 days Rwanda gorilla safari is all about and what you should expect. Start your journey 2-3 hours to Ruhengeri to check in at the gorilla safari in Volcanoes National Park for relaxation, dining and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Ruhengeri (City)

Activities:

• Early morning gorilla tracking

Accommodation:

Best View Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Ruhengeri (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mountain Gorilla Trekking

After breakfast, leave your lodge and report to Kinigi (head offices of Volcanoes NP) for a briefing about gorilla tracking rules. Allocation of park guides, gorilla families etc will be done at Kinigi and the actual search for gorillas, lasting for about 2-6 hours.
Once mountain gorillas have been located, you have only 1 hour to enjoy a close encounter. Take pictures as much as you can and return for lunch, relaxing the rest of the evening.

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

Activities:

• Early morning gorilla tracking

Accommodation:

Best View Hotel

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Golden Monkey Tracking and Cultural Visit

Enjoy an early breakfast, after assembling at Kinigi to meet the park official but today, you get briefed about rules on golden monkey tracking, begin a 2-4 hours trek to see golden monkeys. These are shy creatures but interesting to catch a glimpse and during photo taking, you have to be keen enough because they are playful, they keep jumping from one tree to another.

Return after one hour of a close encounter. Spend some time at the lodge relaxing and, in the evening, have a short walk into Iby’Iwacu village/community for a cultural visit, learning more about Rwandese cultures, traditions, and norms, enjoy great entertainment and more.

Main Destination:

Ruhengeri (City)

Activities:

• Early morning gorilla tracking

Accommodation:

Best View Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Ruhengeri (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Departure

After breakfast, drive back to Kigali for a short city tour, including the Kigali Genocide Memorial and local craft shops, depending on your schedule. Enjoy lunch before your transfer to Kigali International Airport for departure.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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