3-Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking in Rwanda

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

Arrive in Rwanda and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be received by a representative from our company who will be your driver guide who will brief you about your trip and transfer you to Ruhengeri to visit the Ibyiwacu people and get to learn more about their culture and have our lunch here. We will engage in some of their cultural dances as they dance and later proceed to the lodge later in the evening and check-in for your dinner and overnight stay.

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 hotel located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park

After an early breakfast, you will proceed to Volcanoes National Park headquarters in Kinigi, for a briefing about the does and don’ts of the tracking activity and later be assigned rangers in different groups and embark on tracking the gorillas. Once gorillas are sighted, you will spend an hour watching your closest long lost cousins and after embark on your return from the park and proceed to your lodge. After lunch later in the afternoon if you still have the strength taking an evening walk around the park for some scenic view before you embark on your return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Hotel Muhabura

• Budget hotel located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey Trekking and transfer back to Kigali

After an early breakfast at your lodge, you will proceed to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters in Kinigi for yet another briefing about the does and don’ts when tracking the golden monkey after which proceed for the experience. You will spend an hour watch and studying their behavior once you sight them and embark on your transfer back to Kigali with lunch enroute and be dropped off at the airport for your flight to your next destination.

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.