The 3-Day Rwanda Gorilla & Golden Monkey Trekking is the ultimate primate tracking tour in Volcanoes National Park, enabling you to meet the gorillas and golden monkeys. Volcanoes National Park is the most popular primate and the most visited National Park in Rwanda. It is located in the northwestern part of the country and is part of the great Virunga conservation area. Volcanoes National Park has four of the Virunga mountains, which include Mount Muhabura and Mount Gahinga along the Rwanda-Uganda border, Mount Bisoke along the Rwanda-DRC border, and Mount Sabyinyo along the Rwanda-Uganda and DRC border. It is in these forested Mountains where you find mountain gorillas.
There are over 20 gorilla families in the park, and 12 of these are fully habituated. On this 3-Day Rwanda Gorilla & Golden Monkey Trekking, you will hike to meet one of the 12 habituated mountain gorilla families. An encounter with mountain gorillas in the wild is truly remarkable and is described by many as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. After the mountain gorilla experience, you will hike the light bamboo forests the following day to see golden monkeys. Golden monkeys are also rare primate endemic to the Virunga Mountains, and Volcanoes National Park is among the best places to see them.
This 3-day Rwanda Gorilla Tour is relaxed and most recommended for the best of Volcanoes National Park. It also features a Kigali city tour and a community visit, and other short excursions like a visit to the Twin Lakes can be added on. It is important to note that only individuals above the age of 15 are allowed to track mountain gorillas.
Day 1: Kigali City Tour & Head to Volcanoes National Park
Start the day with a brief Kigali city tour to major places of interest, visiting the genocide Musuem, local market, and others. After the tour, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park in a 3-hour drive, arriving in the afternoon. You will pass through the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo for a nature walk and sightseeing.
Day 2: Gorilla Trek & Community Visit
On this most anticipated day, you will head to the park headquarters early morning after breakfast. You will be briefed about the gorilla trek and then head to the forest in a 2-to 6-hour trek as you see other wildlife species. Once you get to the gorillas, stay in their presence for an hour and later be brought back to the park headquarters. In the evening, you will take a cultural visit where you will discover more about the Rwandan local culture.
Day 3: Golden Monkey trek & Departure
After breakfast be taken for another briefing about golden monkey tracking, after which you will proceed to the forest. You will meet the golden monkeys that are among the rare primate species, only living in the Virunga massif. You will see other wildlife species in the park and later return for a transfer back to Kigali for a drop off at the hotel or airport, depending on the schedule. End of Tour.
Included
1 mountain gorilla trekking permit per person
Well-modified safari Land Cruiser
Professional English / French-speaking safari guide
full board, Private accommodations
Return airport transfers (Pick up and drop off)
Kigali City Tour
All Meals While on this trip
Excluded
International and domestic air ticket
Items of a personal nature/tips/laundry
Personal travel insurance
Extra meals and activities
Alcoholic and other soft drinks
PCR test
Telephone charges/ souvenir shopping