Overview
The 4-day tour features mountain gorillas and golden monkey tracking
in Volcanoes National Park. It is relaxed and most recommended for the two major primates in the Volcanoes National Park.
Start the day with a brief Kigali city tour to major places of interest visiting the Genocide Museum, local market, and others. After the tour, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park in a 3-hour drive arriving in the afternoon. You will pass via the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo for a nature walk and sightseeing
. Meals and Overnight at Da Vinci Lodge
On this most anticipated day, you will head to the park headquarters early morning after breakfast. You will be briefed about the gorilla trek and then head to the forest in a 2 to 6-hour trek as you see other wildlife species. Once you get to the gorillas stay in their presence for an hour and later be brought back to the park headquarters. In the evening you will take a cultural visit to discover more about the Rwandan local culture. Meals and Overnight at Da Vinci Lodge
You will have breakfast and be taken for a Kayaking experience along Lake Mukungwa. Later have a lunch break and visit the Ellen Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for a sundowner experience. Meals and Overnight at Da Vinci Lodge
After breakfast, you will be taken for another briefing about golden monkey tracking, after which you will proceed to the forest. You will meet golden monkeys, a rare primate species only living in the Virunga massif. Depending on the schedule, you will see other wildlife species in the park and later return for a transfer back to Kigali for a drop-off at the hotel or airport.
Cost
Cost Includes
- • Gorilla tracking permits
- • 3 nights 4 days full board accommodation
- • Golden Monkey permits
- • Kayaking fees
- • Ellen Campus Sundowner experience
- • Full-time English-speaking driver/guide and all his allowances
- - 4x4 Comfortable safari vehicle.
- • Bottled mineral water while on the trip.
- • Park entry fees
- • Pick up and drop off
- • Relevant government taxes
Cost Excludes
- • Meals and accommodation in Kigali
- • Airfares,
- • Visa fees
- • Personal expenses such as tips, laundry services, internet surfing, beverages and extra drinks at lodges, telephone calls, etc.