3 Days Golden Monkey and Gorilla trekking tour

This 3 Days Golden Monkey and Gorilla trekking tour is a short Rwanda safari that is designed to take you to Volcanoes National Park. The golden monkey trekking tour in Volcanoes National Park is one of the top adventures to do in Rwanda. The activity involves a relatively easy trek through the bamboo jungles in the lower zones of the Virunga Volcanoes to find and spend an hour with the striking Golden Monkeys. Afterwards head to misty Bwindi, which is home to more than half the population of the remaining 720 Mountain Gorillas. Bwindi offers a unique birding opportunity, cultural experiences, and the elusive primates.

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Routes & 3 Days Golden Monkey and Gorilla trekking tour Itinerary

Day 1- Transfer to Volcano National Park

You will be met by our driver guide at the Kigali and We proceed with the guided tour to the fast-growing neighborhoods of Kigali that are changing the face of the city. There is opportunity to visit the presidential museum which is the residence of two of the former Presidents of Rwanda, here you will have an opportunity to learn a bit about the political history of Rwanda. We drive through the older commercial and residential areas with a major stop at Kigali genocide memorial site commemorating the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. stop for lunch then after drive to Musanze if time allows you will visit two twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo. Their deep blue waters ringed by steep hills and tall waterfalls with the outlines of the nearby Virunga Volcanoes provide a spectacular backdrop overnight at.

• Amikus Hotel (Budget)
• Classic Lodge/Le Bambou Lodge (Mid-Range)

Day 2- Golden Monkey tracking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP(Uganda)

Wake up for early breakfast and transfer to the park head offices in Kinigi by 7.00am. Join up with the other Golden Monkeys trekkers, meet the ranger guide for a few minutes talk about the activity and the park, and by 8.00am you transfer to the trail head just outside the park. Enjoy great views of the mountain scenery as you start your trek into the park to find the golden monkeys. The golden monkeys live near the edge of the park in the bamboo forests where the ground is relatively flat and easy to trek. Find the monkeys and follow them as they feed, notice how they skillfully pick the young bamboo leaves from the tip of the bamboo tree. They may also move out of the park into the potato fields and how they love the potatoes!

After an amazing one hour with the golden monkeys you will return to the trail head drive back to the lodge for lunch and thereafter head to the border, after clearing we will proceed to Bwindi.

• Broadbill Forest Camp/Gorilla Hills Eco Lodge (Budget)
• Rushaga Gorilla Lodge/Gorilla Mist Camp(Mid-range)

Day 3- Gorilla trekking and transfer back to Rwanda

You will have an early breakfast and be driven to the Park Headquarters for a briefing about what to do and not do while on a Gorilla trek. After the briefing, you will set for the trekking in very thick vegetation. Trekking gorillas in Bwindi- Uganda is quite challenging as it involves moving over rugged terrain of steep slopes and valleys. The jungle is very lively with rich forest sounds. The trek ranges between 2 – 8 hours and you have one hour to stay with the Gorillas once sited. Come back and we head to the border to cross to Rwanda you will drive to Kigali to catch your evening departure flight.

Included:

• Car hires services and Fuel
• Driver’s allowances
• Park fees
• Vehicle entry
• Accommodation

Excluded:

• Alcoholic drinks / spirits
• Laundry
• Personal Insurance
• Tips

NOTE:

Any and all tours can be combined or modified to fit your particular needs. Please tell us your specific requirements using the contact us page.

Prices are subject to change based upon accommodation availability, your tour alterations and other parameters until time of full and final confirmation.