4 Days Rwanda Gorilla & Golden monkey trekking Safaris
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Overview
This 4 days Rwanda gorilla trekking safari takes you to Volcanoes National Park well known for Gorilla trekking in Rwanda. Drive through the unwinding hills in rural areas into the home of endangered mountain gorillas. Your safari begins from Kigali urban settings in to the village setting of Musanze, this park is a habitat to variety of primate species that you may encounter during your trekking. You will also be to encounter a number of bird species and other wildlife.
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport and passing through the immigration process, you will be welcomed by our safari driver who will, brief you shortly and transfer you to the booked accommodation.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury Option: Kigali Marriott Hotel
High end option: The Retreat
Meals: Diner
Today you will be picked at your lodge after completing your morning breakfast, and head for a Kigali city tour and visit the Kigali genocide memorial ground, and have lunch before being transferred to Musanze near Volcanoes National Park where you will your dinner and overnight stay.
Day Itinerary
- 0830: Pick up from your hotel in Kigali
- 0845: Drive and visit the Genocide Memorial Centre
- 1030: Transfer to Volcanoes. Travel time 2.5hrs.
- 1300: Arrival at Bishop’s House.
- 1330: Lunch for the day and spend the rest of the afternoon on relaxation.
- 1500: The rest of the afternoon is for relaxation around the lodge.
- 1800: Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel around Volcanoes NP
Accommodation options:
Luxury Option: Bishop House
High End option: One & Only Gorilla Nest lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters and thereafter, you will be briefed before you enter the jungle with your packed lunch to search the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their life style in their real home. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour watching their social life as you take pictures. On a gorilla safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sun screen and hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole day depending on the movements of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, visit the cultural village to experience the local ways of living for Rwandans.
Day Itinerary
- 0600: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
- 0630: Transfer to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing.
- 0800: Start the gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
- 1200: Estimated time of returning from the jungle.
- 1230: Transfer back to the Lodge.
- 1300: Lunch at the Lodge.
- 1500: Visit Iby’ Iwacu cultural village.
- 1800: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge
Accommodation options:
Luxury Option: Bishop House
High End option: One & Only Gorilla Nest lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
After having your morning breakfast, you will head for golden monkey trekking, which is almost same as gorilla trekking procedure but less hectic. Later return for lunch, before transfer to Kigali. You may have an added Kigali city tour, later have grand dinner, before you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your flight.
Day Itinerary
- 0600: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
- 0630: Transfer to the park headquarters for the golden monkey trekking briefing.
- 0800: Start the Golden monkey trek.
- 1130: Estimated time of returning from the jungle.
- 1200: Lunch at the Lodge.
- 1330: Drive back to Kigali
- 1700: Estimated time of arrival in Kigali and transfer to the airport.
- 1800: End of service.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
End of service!
Include & Exclude
- Transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 1 Gorilla permits ($1500), per person
- En-route lunches
- Golden Monkey Permit
- Kigali city tour
- Visit to Kigali genocide memorial ground
- Services of English speaking driver/guide
- Enough bottle of mineral water during safari
- Air fare
- Visa
- Drinks
- Porter fee while trekking
- Personal insurance
- Personal shopping bills and cigars
book ITINERARY
Costing
Validity
Per Person Cost
2 People
4 People
6 People
7th January – 31 May to
Budget Option
$4 890
$4 570
$4 460
1st November – 21st December
Luxury Option
$10 710
$10 390
$10 290
1st June– 31st October to
Budget Option
$4 890
$4 570
$4 460
22nd December – 06th January
Luxury Option
$12 770
$11 350
$12 340
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