4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden monkey Trekking Safari | Mum And Dad Uganda Tours
Safari overview
4 Days Rwanda gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari, This 4days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking tour will take you to volcanoes national park and trek the endangered mountain gorillas. The tour will begin and end in Kigali Rwanda’s capital and its largest city. Rwanda known as one of the three countries in the world that inhabit the endangered mountain gorillas, out of about 1000 gorillas that remain in the world, Rwanda’s volcanoes national park host about 400 of the remaining apes so this 4 days Rwanda Gorilla and golden monkey Trekking safari will give you a chance to come face to face with these endangered apes as well as the beautiful golden monkeys .
This safari will give you an opportunity to track the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat as well as the golden monkeys both apes reside in the same park. The tour also gives you a chance to explore Kigali city tour for an opportunity to visit interesting places including the Kigali genocide memorial sites which took place in Rwanda, National Museum which will give you an insight about the historical items of the country and was given to Rwanda by the Belgium government.
Brief itinerary for Rwanda Gorilla Trekking safari
Arrival – Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla tracking -Volcanoes national park
Golden monkey tracking and canoe trip
Kigali city tour and Departure
Tour Itinerary 4 Days Rwanda gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari
Day 1: Arrival – Volcanoes National Park #4 Days Rwanda gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari
Upon your arrival at Kigali international airport, you will be welcomed by a company representative of Mum and Dad Uganda Tour guide , after meeting he will brief you about the tour and later embark on a city tour to various sites in the city. You will visit the Gisozi genocide memorial site (located in northwest Kigali, Rwanda. It’s a place of remembrance and learning for the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tuts), if time allows you will as well go and visit the local art and craft market among others. After lunch you will be transferred to Ruhengeri in the volcanoes national park a home of mountain gorillas . Stay in one of the below pre0booked accommodation for Dinner and overnight at
Location: Volcanoes national park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Bisate Lodge/ Sabinyo Silverback Lodge
Mid-range /Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/ Mountain gorilla View Lodge/
Budget: Kinigi Guest House/ Garden Palace Hotel
Meals Plan:Full board (Breakfast and Lunch )
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking experience in Volcanoes National Park- Iby’iwacu Cultural village
Early morning breakfast report to the park headquarters to receive short briefings about gorilla trekking and also gets you allocated to the gorilla family before 7.00am. The topics covered during the briefing include the history of the park, Dian Fossey, gorilla groups, gorilla trekking rules and what to expect during the trek. Then at 8:00am you will start to hike into lead by the ranger guide hike deep into the forest to have a chance to meet the endangered gorillas in their natural habitat.The allocation of gorilla groups is based on age and overall physical fitness of trekker, so the guide will be in position to help help.
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable as meeting them depends on where they last spent their night from. After reaching the gorillas, u will spend an hour with them ounce they are met. While observing the gorilla family, listen to instructions from the Rangers and avoid doing things that might alert the primates. After a successful sighting descend back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon on this 4 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking tour take shower and relax as you wait to be taken to the Gorilla Guardians Village in Musanze. Formerly known as the Iby’iwacu Cultural village,expect wonderful entertainment and grate experience from the batwa.
Location: Volcanoes national park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Bisate Lodge/ Sabinyo Silverback Lodge
Mid-range /Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/ Mountain gorilla View Lodge/
Budget: Kinigi Guest House/ Garden Palace Hotel
Meals Plan:Full board (Breakfast and Lunch and )
Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking & transfer to Lake Kivu in Gisenyi- Swimming, canoeing, and Relaxation
Early morning breakfast and transfer to the pack headquarters to receive short briefings bout golden monkey trekking which another exciting activity is done in volcanoes national park. Golden Monkeys are endemic to the volcanic mountains of the Virunga Range and typically live in the bamboo vegetation zones near the base of the volcanoes.
An experienced guide will help you to search these apes in their natural setting, golden monkey doesn’t take so long like the chimp and mountain gorilla, trekking them can last about 3 hours and 1 hours is also allowed to stay with them.They are very cute and playful primates with golden coats
After gold monkey trekking, Retire back to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you will head out on a canoeing trip on the Twin Lakes – Bulera and Ruhondo, which are located at the base of the volcano Mount Muhabura. In modern canoes you skate across the dark blue waters of these stunning lakes, surrounded by rolling hills and scenic views of the Virunga volcanoes. Dinner and an overnight stay. Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Location: Volcanoes national park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Bisate Lodge/ Sabinyo Silver-back Lodge
Mid-range /Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/ Mountain gorilla View Lodge/
Budget: Garden Palace Hotel
Meals Plan:Full board Breakfast and Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 4: Kigali city tour- Departure
After a hearty breakfast for this Rwanda Gorilla Trekking, at the lodge, check out of the park and make a transfer to Kigali In the interim you will go for a city tour and visit some of the places you may have missed on the first city tour like a pottery projects, markets, handicraft shops, and the national museum among others. Have lunch in the city and later drive to the airport to meet your departure flight back home.
Location: Kigali (City)
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water and fruits throughout
End of 4 Days Rwanda gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari
Tour inclusions
- Airport transfers
- Transportation in a 4WD plus all fuel for the whole safari
- Professional English-speaking driver/guide
- Accommodations on full board basis
- Meal plan on full board
- Drinking water in the vehicle
- Park entrance fees
- all activities as listed in the itinerary
- 1 Gorilla Tracking permit per person ($ 1.500)
- 1 Golden trekking per permits
Tour excludes
- International flights
- Visa
- Meals that are not part of your accommodation
- Activities that are mentioned as optional in the program
- A porter to carry your day pack during gorilla tracking (recommended)
- Government tax or increments in park fees
- Personal insurance (medical/travel)
- Tips and gratuities to your driver/guide, rangers, site guides, porters, hotel staff, etc.
- All expenses of a personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, souvenirs etc.)
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