4-Day Rwanda Primates and Cultural Safari

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

Pick up from the airport and transfer to Volcanoes National Park after a city tour

Your driver-guide from Kimed Ecotours will pick you up from the hotel or welcome you at the airport. After the meet and greet, you'll embark on a city tour. You'll visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn about Rwanda's dark past. You'll also visit the Kimironko market for an insight into Rwanda's foodstuffs, art, and crafts. You'll then embark on a journey to Volcanoes National Park, arriving in the late afternoon or evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

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:

The Garden Place Hotel

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

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Golden monkey trekking and Iby'Iwachu cultural Experience

You'll wake up for breakfast and embark on a journey to the park headquarters for a briefing about Golden Monkey trekking. You'll then head to the forest in search of the golden monkeys. After finding them, you'll spend an hour in their presence, taking photos and watching their playful behavior. You'll then trek back to the starting point and head back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. In the late afternoon or evening, you'll head to the Iby'Iwachu village. Traditional dances and the local lifestyle will fascinate and entertain you. The people in this community are former poachers; therefore, visiting them is a way of supporting them, and it helps in supporting conservation efforts.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

The Garden Place Hotel

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

You'll wake up early in the morning for breakfast. You'll then drive to the park headquarters with your packed lunch. Then, you'll undergo a briefing about gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park. You'll form a group of 8 to track a gorilla family. Led by a ranger and a guide, you'll start trekking in search of the gorilla family. Upon seeing it, you'll spend an hour in its presence. After lunch and seeing the gorillas, return to the starting point and then head to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

The Garden Place Hotel

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer back to Kigali to end the tour

On this day, you'll wake up at ease and have breakfast. You'll then check out of the lodge in board a vehicle, and embark on a journey back to Kigali. Upon arrival, your driver will drop you off either at the hotel or the airport and this will mark the end of the tour.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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