4-Day Rwanda Uganda Golden Monkey &Gorilla Tracking Trip

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Kigali Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Your private guide with a safari 4WD vehicle, meets and greets you at your Hotel in Kigali. You will visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respects to victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against Tutsi before leaving the lively capital. You will drive north-west through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 2.5 hours, to the stunning Volcanoes National Park —well known as the venue for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of the mountain gorillas. Your overnight stay will be at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge or similar.

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 lodgejust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Golden Monkey Volcanoes NP, Rwanda - Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda

An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi Park headquarters for a golden monkey tracking briefing. Then, you'll hike up into the rainforest to a troop of golden monkeys. Once you find them like gorillas, you’re allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the day experience, you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

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:

Travellers Rest Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Kisoro (Town, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Uganda Gorilla Tracking Bwindi Impenetrable NP

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. You'll have time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters. After the experience, you will return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Travellers Rest Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Kisoro (Town, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda - Kigali, Rwanda

A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer back to Kigali leaving the magnificent forest to the gorillas. This marks the end of your Rwanda-Uganda gorilla trekking tour experience. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda your driver-guide will be advised on the drop-off point or at your hotel or the airport targeting your outbound departure time.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.