Overview
Your 4 days gorillas and golden monkeys in Rwanda takes place in Volcanoes National Park. This is the home of mountain gorillas and the rare golden monkeys. You will trek the endangered mountain gorillas on your second day and the rare golden monkeys on your third. For both encounters, you will only be spending one hour in their presence. This is done to reduce stressing these primates, although they are accustomed to human presence.
You will visit the Iby’iwachu Cultural Village for the culture of Rwanda. There will be a Kigali city tour on your last day as you fly back to your home country.
Day 1: Road trip to volcanoes national Park from Kigali
Meet our company guide driver at the airport in Kigali, who will welcome you to Rwanda. He will then give you a briefing about your 4 days of gorilla and golden monkeys in Rwanda.
Later, drive to northern Rwanda to Volcanoes National Park. This is one of the few gorilla destinations in Africa. Check in at the lodge for the next day’s gorilla trekking experience.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
Wake up to your breakfast before heading out to the park with a packed lunch. You will then drive to the Park headquarters for a briefing about the rules followed while trekking gorillas in Rwanda.
Since only 8 people are allowed to trek one gorilla family, you will be divided into a group of 8 people. Then led into the jungle by different guides who are well-armed to search for these mountain gorillas.
Gorilla trekking can last from 30 minutes to the whole day. But most of the time is spent searching for them. Once found, you will be allowed to spend one hour in their presence. Watch them play, feed, groom each other, and many other behaviors of the gorillas.
You will also have a look at other primates, mammals, and species of birds. Return to the starting point after your hour with the gorillas. You will be awarded gorilla trekking certificates that certify your total participation in gorilla trekking.
Return to the lodge for resting and some refreshments as dinner are approaching.
Day 3: Golden monkey trekking and Iby’iwachu Cultural Village
With breakfast in the morning, you will drive again to the Park headquarters for a briefing and then set off to the park to trek the golden monkeys. Since these primates are also endangered like mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, you will be allowed to spend one hour following them as you take photos and as you look at their behaviours.
Golden monkey trekking will not take so long as for them they don’t move so far, Move back to the lodge for lunch and after lunch visits the Ibyiwachu Cultural Village.
While on your visit, you will be able to learn more about the culture of the Rwandan people, look at their beautiful dress code, be entertained with their cultural dances, have a taste of their traditional meals and many more. Retreat to the lodge for your dinner.
Day 4: Transfer back to Kigali
The last day of your 4 days gorilla and golden monkey in Rwanda will start in the morning with breakfast then your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge and drive you back to Kigali at the airport. Meanwhile as you wait for your time of flight, you will be doing a city tour around Kigali.