Overview
Tour Overview
Rwanda Safari: This 4 day Gorilla trekking and golden monkeys trekking safari will take you from Kigali International Airport all the way to Muhabura Hotel for
Day by Day
Itinerary
Arrive Kigali and Travel to Ruhengeri
Day 1Arrive Kigali and Travel to Ruhengeri Arrive Kigali and Travel to Ruhengeri You will be met by Golden Rwanda Safaris driver/guide at the Kigali International airport. You will 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. Main Destination: Musanze (City) Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruhengeri (City) +8 Photos +7 Photos Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
Transfer to Gorilla Trekking
Day 2Transfer to Gorilla Trekking 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. Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas) Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier) High Season June to September (Permits are scarce) Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot) Wildlife in Volcanoes NP GorillaCommon ChimpanzeeNone ElephantRare BuffaloRare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone Show more GiraffeNone LionNone LeopardNone CheetahNone ZebraNone WildebeestNone HippoNone Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas) Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Golden Monkeys Trekking
Day 3Golden Monkeys Trekking Golden Monkeys Trekking 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. Main Destination: Musanze (City) Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruhengeri (City) Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Drive back to Kigali and Visit Genocide Memory
Day 4Drive back to Kigali and Visit Genocide Memory 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. They are 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. Main Destination: Kigali 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)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. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators (Learn why) Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly Next: Overview Next: Day by Day Next: Rates Next: Inclusions Next: Getting There Next: Offered B
What's covered
Included & Excluded
Included
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
- What is included in this tour
Not Included
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
What travellers say
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We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and loved the country. Our guides, Marc and Dennis, with whom we spent 15 days were exceptional. We will definitely return. Thank you. (automatic translation from Spanish)
Golden Safaris gave us 2 safari cars, with guides for a whole day for very affordable prices! We toured the Akagera park guides were friendly, very fluent in both English and French, and are very knowledgable about the park and the whole...
We had an incredible 7-day family trip in Rwanda organized by Golden Rwanda Safaris earlier this month, and everything exceeded our expectations. From the planning stage to the final day, the experience was seamless and very well...
Top, top trip. Outstanding Gorilla safari experience. Something special to trek in steep and dense terrain for 2 hrs and then being immersed by a gorilla family and see them thrive in their natural habitat. We were very well taken care of....
From the start I was very impressed by how responsive and efficient Frank the owner of Golden Rwanda Safaris was in engaging and replying all my queries via email after I had submitted my enquiry via safaribookings.com. His responses were...
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