3-Day Tour Golden Monkeys and Gorilla Trek in Volcanoes

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

Visit Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Upon arrival, and depending on the time of arrival, our driver guide will pick you up and transfer you to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center if you arrive early morning, commemorating the 1994 genocide of 250,000 Tutsi people. This memorial also educates about how the genocide against the Tutsi took shape and examines genocide in the 20th century. Spending time here is very emotional, so brace yourself with tissue for you will shed some tears. After the memorial Centre visit, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park or if you arrive in the evening, you will transfer to the hotel for an overnight stay. Then, you'll start your tour the following day morning.

Accommodation: Sambora Kinigi (Luxury and comfortable level) | Meals: Lunch, dinner | Drive time: 2 hours.

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:

Sambora Kinigi

• Luxury lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

After an early breakfast, your driver-guide will transfer you to the headquarters of Volcanoes National Park for a briefing at about 7:00 am. Here, you will be divided into groups, and be allocated a gorilla family you will be visiting with a ranger guide who will accompany you into the jungle. You will walk for approximately 1-2 hours before you meet the primates. Upon meeting them, you will have 1 hour to watch them play, feed, groom, and go about their daily life as you film or take photo graphs. Then, you'll head back to the starting point to meet your driver-guide, who will transfer you to the next activity. Next is a cultural dance experience hosted by the ex- gorilla poachers. You will enter an environment where a king reigned and watch a traditional medicine man showcase his concoctions. You will also see the ancient local milling stone and observe traditional marriage rituals under a king’s reign.

Accommodation: Sambora Kinigi (Luxury) | Meals: All meals| Drive time: n/a.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Sambora Kinigi

• Luxury lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey Tracking, Twin Lakes and Return to Kigali

After breakfast, you will drive to Volcanoes National Park's headquarters for a briefing on the do's and don'ts while tracking golden monkeys. You will be assigned a guide who will lead you on your expedition to find the golden monkeys. From here, you will return to Kigali and, en route, see the beautiful twin lakes, Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo. The scenes are picturesque, and you are welcome to take photos or videos—be sure that you will be left in awe of the beauty of the surroundings! Finally, you will embark on your journey to the city, which may include a stop at a local market. The market is the perfect place to see how the local Rwandan people do their daily business.

Accommodation: Recommended on request | Meals: Breakfast, lunch | Drive time: Approx. 2 hours.

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.