4-Day Golden Monkey Rwanda & Gorilla Tracking in Uganda

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

Transfer from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park

After meeting your tour guide with a 4x4 safari vehicle at your hotel in Kigali, you'll visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay respects to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi. Then you'll depart the lively capital and journey northwest for about 2.5 hours through picturesque, rolling hills and busy market towns to reach the breathtaking Volcanoes National Park. This is the site of Dian Fossey's groundbreaking mountain gorilla research.

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:

Hotel Muhabura

• Budget hoteljust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Golden Monkey tracking - Volcanoes Np Rwanda and transfer to Bwindi NP, Uganda

An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi Park headquarters for a golden monkey tracking briefing. Then, you will hike up into the rainforest to a troop of golden monkeys. Once you find the gorillas, you’re allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the day experience, you will transfer to Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

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

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Mondi Lodge Kisoro

• Budget lodge1-2hr drive from Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Trekking Tour - Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer to the ranger station for Uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas. Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters. After the experience, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Antique Cottages

• Budget cottage located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda to Kigali Rwanda

Upon completion of a leisurely breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kigali, Rwanda. Upon arrival in Kigali, your driver guide will be informed of the drop-off location, which can be either at your hotel or at the airport, depending on your outbound departure time.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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