4-Day Golden Monkey, Bwindi Gorilla, Nyungwe Chimp Trek
Overview
Tour Overview
The golden monkey trekking tour in Volcanoes National Park is one of the top adventures to do in Rwanda. The activity involves a relatively easy trek through
Day by Day
Itinerary
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 1Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park You'll be picked up from your Hotel or Airport in Kigali and driven to the Uganda-Rwanda border. In the process, you will traverse the lush countryside dotted with undulating hills that have qualified Rwanda as a land of a thousand hills arriving in Bwindi in the afternoon. You will check into your lodge. Post lunch, you will go for a Batwa Cultural Visit. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas) Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest) High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce) Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall) Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP GorillaCommon ChimpanzeeRare ElephantRare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone LionNone Show more GiraffeNone LeopardNone CheetahNone BuffaloNone ZebraNone WildebeestNone HippoNone Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge Budget lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Non-alcoholic drinks
Gorilla Trek and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2Gorilla Trek and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trek and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park After an early morning breakfast, you'll walk to the park headquarters for a briefing on the do's and don’ts during gorilla tracking. Thereafter, you will proceed to the gorilla trail. Gorilla tracking normally lasts between 2 to 8 hours or even a day to encounter the gorillas. However, you will be allowed to stay in the presence of these awesome apes for at least an hour. You should carry a packed lunch, which will be provided, as one cannot determine how long it may take to encounter the mountain gorillas. Later, you'll transfer back to Musanze for dinner and an overnight stay. 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: Migano Hotel & Cafe - Musanze Mid-range hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda) +3 Photos Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day 3Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park You'll wake up for an early breakfast and transfer to the park head offices in Kinigi by 7:00 am. You'll join up with the other golden monkeys' trekkers, meet the ranger guide for a few minutes talking about the activity, and by 8.00 am you'll transfer to the trailhead just outside the park. You'll enjoy great views of the mountain scenery as you start your trek into the park to find the golden monkeys. The golden monkeys live near the edge of the park in the bamboo forests where the ground is relatively flat and easy to trek. You'll find the monkeys and follow them as they feed, notice how they skillfully pick the young bamboo leaves from the tip of the bamboo tree. They may also move out of the park into the potato fields and how they love the potatoes! After an amazing one hour with the golden monkeys, you will return to the trailhead, and drive back. Thereafter, you'll be transferred to Nyungwe via Ruhengeri arriving in the evening. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay. Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps) Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking) High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP) Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot) Wildlife in Nyungwe NP ChimpanzeeCommon White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone LionNone Leopar
Chimpanzee Trekking & Transfer back to Kigali
Day 4Chimpanzee Trekking & Transfer back to Kigali Chimpanzee Trekking & Transfer back to Kigali You'll have breakfast and afterward meet at the park offices for the briefing about the primates and the forest. Afterward, you'll enter the tropical rainforest searching for the shy chimpanzees in the tree branches. While on this walk, expect to spot other primates like the white and black Colobus, vervet monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and mangabeys. More birds can be spotted too in the Nyungwe National Park. After the chimp trek, you will embark on the safari vehicle and drive back to Kigali with lunch en route. Then, you'll drive to the airport for your return flight back home. Main Destination: Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other 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 By Best price guarantee Your request will be sent directly to the operator If prefe
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
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