4-Day Gorilla Trekking & Golden Monkeys

4-Day Gorilla Trekking & Golden Monkeys

4-Day Gorilla Trekking,  This 4-day Gorilla trekking and golden monkeys trekking safari will take you from Kigali International Airport all the way to Muhabura Hotel for overnight stay and into Virunga National Park and Volcanoes National Park for the observing of primates. You will also get to visit the twin lakes of Burera & Ruhondo and have the opportunity to visit the Genocide Memorial Centre.

Day 1: Arrive Kigali and Travel to Ruhengeri

You will be met by Safaris driver/guide at the Kigali International airport. Then have a brief meet and greet and learn about your safari. You will then be driven to hotel Muhabura for your overnight stay. The journey should take around 2 hours. You can also arrange to stay the night in Kigali depending on the time or arrival in the airport.

Location: Musanze (City)

Accommodation:

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinks not included

Day 2: Musanze – Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas) Transfer to Gorilla Trekking

Transfer to Virunga National Park for the first Gorilla Trekking. You have to be at RDB’s Office at 7am for a short briefing before you can depart on the adventure. Expect to make some amazing memories trekking these gorillas. At the end of the day you will return to the hotel Muhabura for overnight.

Location: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinks not included

Day 3:  Golden Monkeys Trekking (Volcanoes National Park) – Musanze

After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters. Here you will go over Golden Monkeys trekking formalities and get a briefing by the Volcanoes National Park guides. After the Golden Monkey trek, have lunch at the hotel and enjoy the scenery. Overnight at the hotel.

Location: Musanze (City)

Accommodation:

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinks not included

Day 4: Drive back to Kigali and Visit Genocide Memory

Before being transferred to Kigali, you will visit the twin lakes of Bulera & Ruhondo. These are beautiful lakes located at the base of the volcano Muhabura and close to the border with Uganda.  Surrounded by steep hills and large waterfalls with a backdrop of the Virunga volcanic mountains. These twin lakes are great spots to visit and used to be referred to as neglected gems. Their deep blue waters ringed by steep hills and tall waterfalls with the outlines of the nearby Virunga Volcanoes provide a spectacular backdrop. Depending on your departure time and if you missed the opportunity on the first day, you will have Kigali city trip including the visit of the Genocide Memorial Centre at Gizozi and an excursion in Kigali town.

Location: Kigali (City)

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

Special Deals on African Safari 2023-2024 (Rates Per Person in USD)

We believe in value for money. Every guest would like to have the most reliable and comfortable vehicles on safari. In response to the clients’ needs, we have a very strict vehicle replacement policy that ensures a young fleet at all times. We have a total fleet of 225 well-maintained motor vehicles, predominantly 4-wheel drives. This does away with the problem of sub-contracting vehicles and driver-guides, which may compromise the quality of services. Our safari vehicles are specifically converted for maximum space and comfort. All of them have hatched roof and sliding windows to facilitate good viewing and convenient photography during game drives and sight seeing.