4 Days in Rwanda for Mountain Gorrilla and Golden Monkey Trekking

3 Nights / 4 Days

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4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tour and Golden Monkey Trekking

4 Days gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari takes you to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda for an amazing encounter with two critically endangered primates – Golden monkeys and the mountain gorilla. The package also includes a Kigali city tour, Visiting the Gorilla Guardians Village and the twin Lakes (Burera and Ruhondo).

The Volcanoes National Park is Rwanda’s most visited wildlife conservation site. The park was home to Dian Fossey’s famous Karisoke Research Centre. Fossey is considered to be one of the greatest primatologists of all time. She was the first to discover methods to effectively habituate mountain gorillas. One of her key findings was winning the trust of the Silverback before attempting to approach 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tour and Golden Monkeysother group members. Fossey later on changed from research to conservation and fought hard to stop poaching and trade in infant gorillas. Her fight against poachers and animal traffickers won her many enemies leading to her death in the 1980’s.

The key attractions in the Volcanoes National Park are the mountain gorillas. Ten habituated gorilla groups are open to tourism but only 8 people can visit each group in a day. Rwanda is thought of as the best destination for gorilla trekking because accessibility and the fact that things are better organized. Apart from gorillas, one can also visit the tom of Dian Fossey, spot golden monkeys, hyenas, forest buffaloes, birds and other smaller primates. The Volcanoes National Park is home to 5 Volcanoes – Karisimbi, Bisoke, Gahinga, Sabyinyo and Muhabura. The most popular volcanos for hiking are Karisimbi and Bisoke. Climbing Mount Bisoke takes only one day while Karisimbi takes 2 days. For a more comprehensive primates tour, you might want to check out our 7 days Rwanda primates safari package. We also have the a shorter 3 days Rwanda gorilla tour and Golden Monkey trekking package.

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : KIGALI CITY TOUR AND TRANSFER TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Day 1: Kigali city tour – Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park

Our tours generally start with a company guide picking you up from your hotel or airport very early in the morning.
This 4 days tour will start with a tour of the city of Kigali. The Kigali city tour includes a visit to the Kigali genocide memorial site , the main city market, the artisan shops and a few other places that might interest you.

After the city tour, out Guide will take you for lunch at a suitable spot before starting the 3-hour journey to the Volcanoes national park. The journey involves passing through beautiful mountainous country side and vast tea plantations.
You will discover why Rwanda is referred to as “The Land of a thousand hills”. Once you reach the park, you will be taken straight to your hotel for check-in and relaxation in your room or hotel gardens. Ensure that you sleep early so that you are ready for gorilla trekking the next day.
- Themes Sightseeing
Day 2 : GORRILLA TREKKING AND GORRILLA GUARDIAN VILLAGE TOUR

Day 2: Gorilla trekking – Gorilla Guardians Village visit

4 days gorilla trekking and golden monkeysThe briefing for gorilla tracking starts at 7:00 am. This briefing is organized by park officials at the headquarters in Kinigi.

All trackers must be at the park offices and should attend the briefing to get an overview of what to expect during the activity. As we already stated earlier, there are 10 habituated gorilla families in the volcanoes national park and you will be assigned one based on your overall fitness.

Once the briefing is completed, you will be led into the forest by park officials. Gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park takes between 2 to 6 hours. After locating your gorilla family, you only have one hour to observe them. Listen to instructions from your Guide and stay calm even when the silverback attempts to show power. Never make sudden and unnecessary movements in order to avoid alerting the gorillas.

4 Days Rwanda Gorillas and Golden monkeysAfter observing the primates for one hour, you will return back to the starting point where our guide will be waiting to take you back to your hotel for lunch. After lunch, shower and rest as you wait for the Driver to take you to the Gorilla Guardians Village. The Village was formally known as the Iby’iwacu cultural village.

It started as a place where former poachers would sell souvenir to tourist but has now been rebuilt as a leading cultural center in the country. You will spend time being entertained by cultural performers and be requested to take part.
- Themes Trekking, Monuments & Historical Places
Day 3 : GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING AND VISITING TWIN LAKES

Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking – Visiting Twin lakes

After your breakfast, you will set off for volcanoes national park offices for another briefing on golden monkey tracking.

You will have an opportunity hire a porter to help out with any heavy luggage 4 Days Rwanda Golden Monkeys and Gorillas during the briefing or at the starting point. After trekking for about 2 hours, you will find them feeding on top of tree branches and on the ground. Golden monkeys are found in 3 countries – Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are critically endangered and face great threats from human activities. Golden monkeys are very playful and cute. They live in groups consisting of about 80 individuals. They are comfortable with flash cameras unlike gorillas.

After spending time with them, you will go back to the starting point and find our driver waiting for you. The next program will be lunch and refreshment after which you will be taken for a drive to visit the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera. The main activities are the lake include island hopping, canoeing, nature walks and bird watching .
- Themes Bird Watching, Trekking
Day 4 : TRANSFER BACK TO KIGALI

Day 4: Transfer to back Kigali

Wake up and have late breakfast as you also prepare to check out and start the trip back to Kigali. The driver will take you up to the airport if you have a flight that day. If you are still in Rwanda, then he will drop you to your hotel.
- Themes Sightseeing