3-Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari in Rwanda

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

Drive to Volcanoes National Park-Musanze

Drive: 2-3 hours
You are picked up from the Kigali International Airport or your hotel by our driver guide who will take you for the gorilla trek. Volcanoes National Park is home to a population of mountain gorillas which are Rwanda’s biggest attraction. You can start with a city tour (if time allows) and visit to the Genocide Memorial and other areas in Kigali like the Kimironko Market before we then proceed with the drive with breaks for lunch and refreshments. Arrive, check in and tour around. Visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of Dain Fossey Gorilla Fund, for an insight on gorilla conservation and if you still have time visit the gorilla guardians’ village for an insight on Rwanda culture and performances.

Main Destination:

Musanze (City)

Accommodation:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Track Gorillas and Visit the Musanze Caves

Gorilla day! Today your gorilla experience will begin in the morning after a hearty breakfast. Your driver will take you to the park headquarters where you will meet the park ranger-guide who will first take you through a briefing about the dos and don'ts while trekking. He will then lead you to the forest to trek the endangered mountain gorillas.
The trekking lasts from an hour to 6 hours, depending on where the gorilla family will be spotted because they keep moving to look for food. The trek isn’t a boring one, not because the focus is on gorillas that you walk straight to them. There is a lot the forest has to offer from birds, plants, insects and other mammals at the park before you meet the gorillas. An hour is allowed to watch and photograph before you leave the family alone. After the trek return to the lodge and after in the afternoon, visit the Musanze caves.

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:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey tracking and back to Kigali for Exit

Your golden monkey trekking experience will begin in the morning after your breakfast. Like the previous day, your drive guide will drive to the park headquarters where you will meet the park ranger-guide who will first take you through a briefing about the dos and don'ts while trekking. He will then lead you to the forest to trek the monkeys.

The golden monkey live in the bamboo area of the park, thus the walk is not long and hectic like the gorillas. It can last 2-3 hours depending on how first you find the monkeys. After a successful trek, embark on your journey back to Kigali, arriving in time for your connecting flight.

Main Destination:

Kigali

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.