FOLLOWING MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

Description

The main attraction of this trip to Rwanda is the gorilla trek in the Volcanos National Park.

  • Kigli–city tour
  • Volcanos National Park- Trek Gorillas
  • Volcanos National Park – Golden Monkey trek

Routes and Schedule

Customizable

DAY 1: Arrival at Kigali

On arrival, you will be welcomed by our local representative, for your transfer to your hotel for overnight.

You will be briefed about your upcoming journey.

DAY 2: City Tour – Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked up by your guide and start a city tour. Kigali City was established in 1907 as a colonial out-post by Dr. Richard Kandt, who was the very first resident German colonialist in Rwanda. He set his base at the foothills of Mt. Jali and Mt.Kigali and today his home is a Natural History Museum.

A visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial is worth it, The Kigali Genocide Memorial is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. This tribute to victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide includes exhibits, graves & a garden. Also craft markets and art exhibitions are available.

After lunch, you will transfer to Volcanoes National park.

DAY 3: Gorilla Tracking

After an early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for orientation. You will be put in groups of 8 people and later you will embark on the trek which can vary in length and difficulty, depending on the location of the gorilla family you will visit. Spend one hour observing these beautiful and endangered creatures, a truly privileged experience. People say life just isn’t the same after seeing them.
After your trek, you will head back and have lunch before visiting a cultural village “Iby’Iwacu” (literary means, treasures of our home, our heritage).This is an initiative to support community projects around national parks aimed at enriching local people through providing linkages and incentives for conservation around national parks in particular around the Volcanoes National Park, in different aspects.

DAY 4: Golden Monkeys – Departure

Return to the park Headquarters after breakfast to begin the second most magnificent trek in Rwanda, the Golden Monkeys. This is another highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests of the Volcanoes National Park area. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches. Drive back to Kigali for your flight.

 

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