3-Day Rwanda Gorilla &Golden Monkey Trekking Safari

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

Arrival for Rwanda gorilla & golden monkey trekking safari

On arrival at the airport, you will find our experienced driver guide waiting to welcome you to ‘the
land of a thousand hills’. You will start with a tour of Kigali city before you proceed to Volcanoes
national park. Depending on time of arrival and consequently time in the city before the drive to
Musanze, you have options of places to visit which include; Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, Craft
markets in Kigali and the Kandt National Museum. The city tour is optional, you can choose to
immediately embark on your journey to Musanze as you await the Rwanda gorilla trekking the
next day.
After the brief tour of Kigali city, you have lunch in the city. After lunch you start the drive to
Musanze on your way going you will be having time to discover, view Rwandan Landscapes and
also visit the Ellen Degeneres Campus by the Diana fossey fund in the preparation for the gorilla
trekking.

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:

Virunga Homestay

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

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park

After an early morning breakfast the driver guide will transfer you to the reception and briefing
area at the headquarters of Volcanoes national park. The ranger guide will share tips on your time
in the park and encountering mountain gorillas. In the meantime you will enjoy the pure Rwandan
coffee as you wait to start your trek. After the briefing you are distributed in different gorilla
groups to different starting point, start the trek. Gorilla trekking requires that you be relatively fit
to enjoy hiking in the Volcanoes.
If the family of gorillas you visit is nearby and you are able to finish this activity in the morning,
there is an option of visiting the gorilla guardians village to learn more about the Rwandan culture
and the people who co-existed with the gorillas for centuries.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Virunga Homestay

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Rwanda Golden monkey trekking – Volcanoes national park

Today after breakfast, we transfer again to the briefing area but this time for golden monkey
trekking. Golden monkeys are primates that reside in the Virunga regions of Uganda, Rwanda and
DR Congo. The golden monkey are generally more active than the gorillas. This requires that for
great photos you will continuously follow them as they forage for food especially the delicious
bamboo shoots. Sometimes they are seen getting into the surrounding gardens for potatoes.
However to note is that they are generally not located too far so the trek to their habitat is much
more manageable than some of the gorilla families. You will receive a briefing at the park
headquarters before you start your golden monkey trek just like the previous day.
You can carry packed lunch but usually the trek lasts a few minutes and you are able to return to
the lodge for lunch. After lunch the driver guide will transfer you to Kigali to return to your hotel or
take your flight home.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

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.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.