6 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkeys & Chimps Safari
6 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkeys & Chimps Safari: Our 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkeys and Chimpanzee Safari gives you the opportunity to have an up close encounter with primate species in Rwanda including Mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in Volcanoes National Park, and chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Highlights for 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkeys & Chimps Safari.
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Ruhengeri
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Parc National Des Volcans
Day 3: Golden Monkey trekking and Ibyi’wachu Cultural Tour.
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe.
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Canopy Walk
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary for 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Golden Monkeys & Chimps Safari.
Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Ruhengeri
You will be met by our guide who will pick you up from your hotel- Kigali Marriot transfer to Kigali city for a short city tour where you will visit the genocide memorial site. Later in the afternoon, you will transfer to Ruhengeri town for dinner and overnight stay at your preferred lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Parc National Des Volcans
Early in the morning after breakfast and a briefing from the RDB officials, set off for the gorilla trekking. This experience of gorilla trekking is a once in a life time adventure. The rangers will lead you deep into the forest in search of the Gorillas.
You will move up and down the rugged terrain until you finally meet these harmonious creatures whose company you will cherish for 1 hour. The activity in Rwanda can take 3-5 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. In the afternoon you may go for an optional village tour for a cultural experience with a resident local guide. Return for dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Day 3: Golden Monkey trekking and Ibyi’wachu Cultural Tour.
You will have breakfast and report back to the park headquarters where you will get a ranger guide and start your golden monkey trek in volcanoes national park. This is a rather short experience that can last an hour or three hours. After spending time with the golden monkeys, you will go and have lunch then after connect to enjoy Ibyi’wachu cultural tour. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge same as above.
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe.
Breakfast will be served early and embark on 4-5 hours scenic drive to Nyungwe national park-one of the oldest rainforest in Africa and a home to 13 species of primate. Have lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight stay at your preferred lodge.
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Canopy Walk
Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing before entering the forest, searching for the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are the easy to spot, as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimp tracking usually takes about 3 hours. You will then return to your accommodation for lunch.
After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk at Uwinka; a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you. Before night fall, you will return to the hotel for dinner as above
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali
Wake up to a good breakfast in the misty Nyungwe forest and embark on the drive to Kigali past impressive tea plantations and arrive Kigali in the afternoon. Drop off at your hotel. End of trip
