4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek safari
4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek safari is one of the best Rwanda safari tours. This 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek safari covers 2 of the prominent primates in Rwanda, the endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys! Both the mountain gorillas and golden monkeys can be found in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda. Gorilla trekking and golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park is what you are sure to enjoy while on this 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek safari.
Summary Itinerary of 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek Safari
Day 1: Kigali City Tour, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park, Gorilla Guardians Village Visit
Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking, Visit Twin Lakes of Burera and Rubondo
Day 4: Transfer to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kigali City Tour, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
This 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek safari starts with our Rwanda safari guide picking you from your hotel of stay in Kigali Rwanda or airport depending on your time of arrival. He will brief you about the safari and then proceed for a Kigali city tour visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Min city market, presidential palace museum. After your city tour enjoy lunch at a selected restaurant in town.
Proceed on a 3 hour road drive to Volcanoes National Park enjoying views of the rolling hills of Rwanda. Drive through the tea plantations visiting them and get to take some of the most beautiful pictures. Proceed to your hotel of stay, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay at Virunga Lodge for Luxury, Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge for Mid-range and Kinigi Guesthouse for Basic.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park, Gorilla Guardians Village Visit
Wake up to an early breakfast at the lodge and head out to the park headquarters for briefing which starts at 07:00am. After being allocated a gorilla family, you shall hike through the Volcanoes National park in search for the giant yet gentle mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park takes between 2 to 6 hours.
Once you encounter the gorillas as they go about their daily life, spend 1 hour with them watching their behaviour and activities. After 1 hour, trek back to the starting point of Kiningi and meet your guide for transfer back to the hotel.
Freshen up and enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge. Later after relaxing at the lodge, get to visit the Gorilla Guardians Village formerly known as the Iby’iwacu cultural village. Spend some time simply relaxing and being entertained by the cultural performers. Join in with the locals dancing and be thrilled! Return to the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking, Visit Twin Lakes of Burera and Rubondo
Have an early breakfast at the lodge and proceed to the briefing point for your golden monkey trekking adventure. After hiking in Volcanoes National Park for about 2 hours, you shall encounter the golden monkeys feeding, playing on the tree branches. Golden monkeys are critically endangered and can be found in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo only.
After spending about 1 hour with the chimpanzees you shall trek back to find your Rwanda safari guide waiting for you. Enjoy lunch and thereafter head out to visit the beautiful twin lakes of Rubondo and Burera. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Day 4: Transfer to Kigali
On this last day of your safari, you shall enjoy breakfast at the lodge at leisure. Check out thereafter and proceed for a transfer to Kigali city. You shall be dropped off at the airport for your flight or hotel of stay in Kigali. This brings your 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trek safari to an end.
