7 Days Rwanda Safari – Gorilla & Golden Monkey Trekking

7 Days Rwanda Safari – Gorilla & Golden Monkey Trekking; Day 1: Arrival at Kigali international airport, Day 2: Transfer to volcanoes national park, Day 3: Gorilla trekking at Volcanoes national park, Day 4: Golden monkey trekking & Community visit, Day 5: Boat trip to twin lakes & Musanze cave visits, Day 6: Transfer to Kigali for a city tour, Day 7: Transfer to the airport for your flight.

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali international airport

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met and greeted by our friendly driver guide who will brief you and take you through your trip plan.  He will then transfer you to your hotel for an overnight stay and dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel Des Mille Colline (Lower luxury) Hotel Chezlando (Upper midrange)

Meal plan: Bed and breakfast

Day 2: Transfer to volcanoes national park

On this day you will then be transferred to Volcanoes national park where you will check in at the lodge. You will have lunch and proceed to visit the Elen DeGeneres museum by Diane Fossey. It’s a 20 minutes drive from the hiking point to the Elen DeGeneres museum by Diane Fossey

Accommodation: Five volcanoes (Lower luxury) /Ingagi lodge (Upper midrange)

Gorilla Trek in Kwitonda Lodge

Gorilla Trek in Volcanoes National Park

Day 3: Gorilla trekking at Volcanoes national park

On this day, you will have a great time meeting the mountain gorillas in Volcanoes national park! After a tasty breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the lodge. You will head for a briefing by ranger guides at 7:30 and at 8:30 am with packed lunch. You will start the trek to hunt for the gorillas and after finding them you will spend with them a maximum of 1 hour. This walk can take 4-5 hours depending on where you meet the gorillas. The park is steep, it is a real hike, and being physically fit is recommended. After trekking, you will return to the lodge for lunch.

Accommodation; Five volcanoes (Lower luxury) /Ingagi lodge (Upper midrange)

Day 4: Golden monkey trekking & Community visit

This will take us through the edges of the forest via potato fields and the briefing will be conducted in the same place where the usual Kinigi park office is located this means the trekking will take us 3-4 hours after the trekking, we shall return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will be driven to the Ibwiwachu community the gorilla guidance community. This afternoon you will visit the Ibwiwachu community where you will be introduced to traditional Rwanda through traditional; dances, poems, and dressing codes among others.

Accommodation; Five volcanoes (Lower luxury) / Ingagi lodge (Upper midrange)

Golden Monkey Trekking in Rwanda and Uganda

Golden Monkey Trekking in Uganda

Day 5: Boat trip to twin lakes & Musanze cave visits

On this day you will wake up early have breakfast and proceed to visit the twin lakes for a boat trip. After the boat trip, you will return to the lodge for lunch and then proceed to visit the Musanze caves.

Accommodation; Five volcanoes (Lower luxury) / Ingagi lodge (Upper midrange)

Day 6: Transfer to Kigali for a city tour

You will have breakfast at your convenience time then check out of the lodge with the help of your guide for your transfer back to Kigali. You will visit Ntarama church where you will learn more about the 1994 genocide memorial. From Nyamata church, crown the genocide history with a visit to the Gisozi genocide memorial museum where you will learn more about the history of genocide memorial and how it went throughout the country. After lunch, you will visit the firehouse which is the area where the plane that was carrying president Habyarima was brought down, that late sparked the famous 1994 Rwanda genocide. You will then visit the Belgium museum and learn more about Rwanda’s culture. After the city tour, you will be transferred to your hotel for relaxation and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Hotel Des Mille Colline (Lower luxury) and Hotel Chezlando (Upper midrange)

Meal plan: Bed and breakfast

Day 7: Transfer to the airport for your flight

After an early breakfast, it will be time for your final transfer to Kigali international airport for your flight back home.

Inclusions:

  • Transport
  • All transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Full board meals
  • 1 gorilla permit per person
  • 1 golden monkey permit per person
  • 1 Dian Fossey permit per person
  • Boat trip
  • All entrance fees
  • City tour
  • All activities mentioned in the itinerary

Excludes:

  • International flights
  • Rwanda Visa
  • All meals and drinks not specified
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Items of a personal nature