4 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkey and Kigali City tour

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4 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkey and Kigali City tour

4 Days/ 3 Nights From 2590$, per person in a double/ Twin room

Rates are per person (p p) and based on 2 people sharing 1 room

Excluding international flights (from/to your home country)

Trip Type Activity level Service level
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Trip Summary

  • DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN KIGALI AND TRANSFER TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
  • DAY 2: FULL-DAY GORILLA TREKKING EXPERIENCE 
  • DAY 3: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING AND TRANSFER KIGALI
  • DAY 4: KIGALI CITY TOUR AND TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT

Highlights

  • Mountain Gorillas
  • Golden monkeys
  • Kigali genocide museum
  • Allen DeGeneres Dian Fossey campus
  • National Park.

Know Before!

  • The trip starts and ends in the Rwandan capital Kigali.
  • This trip’s travel will trek mountain gorillas and Golden monkeys in Volcanoes National Park.
  • The trip leader is an English-speaking guide but travelers can make special Language guides at an extra cost.
  • Post safari accommodation is included on this trip but pre safari accommodation can be booked on request at an extra cost.
  • Each traveller will have one Gorilla and golden monkey permit that will allow them to spend 1 hour with the gentle giants and the rear golden monkeys.
  • Accommodation for this expedition is mid-range but travellers can upgrade or downgrade depending on their budget and our safari consultants will be happy to make changes.
  • Travellers on this particular expedition will need to book flights arriving in Kigali before lunchtime to have enough time to transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

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Detailed itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN KIGALI AND TRANSFER TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

On arrival in Kigali international airport, you will be welcomed by our representative and transfer to Kigali where you will change money, and do some shopping if required and later drive to volcanoes national park, volcanoes is one of the most iconic land mark in East Africa where gorillas are spread across much of the equatorial African rainforest. Broadly speaking, the species is split into lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas.

The volcanic range which spans Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to the endangered mountain gorillas. On arrival you will check in to your lodge for relaxation and overnight.

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DAY 2: FULL DAY GORILLA TREKKING EXPEREINCE

After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park's headquarters in Kinigi to meet your ranger guides for a gorilla briefing thereafter you will embark on the once in a lifetime experience of tracking the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural Habitat.

Depending on the gorilla family you are assigned on that day, there is guarantee how long or difficult your tracking experience will be as it depends on where the family of gorillas is and on weather conditions, It can take anywhere from two up to six hours of trekking through the mountain forest at relatively high altitudes.

On allocating the gorilla family, you'll be allowed an hour of close contact with the gorillas once you've found them. You'll be privileged enough to come within mere meters of a family of these rare and beautiful animals, observing their family interactions in serene silence.

After your trekking is complete, you can choose to return to your lodge to relax or take part in a number of local activities around the park.

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DAY 3: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING AND TRANSFER KIGALI

After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park's headquarters in Kinigi to meet your ranger guides for a golden monkey briefing thereafter you will embark on yet another extra ordinary experience in the rainforest.

Golden monkey trek will take you through the dense stands of bamboo in search of these playful monkeys, upon allocating the droop, you will be able to view the golden monkeys playing, feeding, and jumping from tree to tree for one hour in their natural habitat.

After your tracking is complete you will transfer to Kigali for overnight.

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DAY 4: KIGALI CITY TOUR AND TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT

After morning breakfast you will head to Kigali city where you will start your city tour with a visit to Kigali genocide museum in Gisozi where you will spend 2-3 hours touring this historical museum, after you will drive to kimironko market where you will visit this vibrant market with colorful fresh vegetables and fruits and later you will break for local lunch, after will drive you to inema art center where you will witness some of East Africa’s most beautiful art pieces and later you will end the day with shopping at capulaki and later you will be transferred to the airport for your onward journey.

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Includes

  • Golden monkey permits
  • Gorilla permit
  • Kigali city tour entrance fees
  • English speaking tour leader
  • 4x4 safari vehicle, fuel and drinking water
  • Meals
  • Airport transfers
  • Government taxes

Excludes

  • International flights
  • Uganda tourist Visa
  • Pre safari accommodation
  • Tips
  • Alcoholic drinks
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