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4 Day Golden Monkey Rwanda and Gorilla Tracking in Uganda

4 Day Golden Monkey Rwanda and Gorilla Tracking in Uganda

You will visit Volcanoes National ParkRwanda for the endangered Golden Monkey Trekking Tour and proceed to Uganda for a gorilla trekking tour experience in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park to conclude with relaxation at Lake Bunyonyi. It's suitable for anyone on a low budget but wishes to go for a Golden Monkey and gorilla trekking tour. The tour starts/ends in Kigali, Rwanda, Be sure to obtain an East African Tourist Visa is viable to facilitate your movement into both countries.

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    Includes

  • Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
  • Safari 4X4 vehicle
  • Drinking water
  • Airport transfer on the first and last day
  • Tour/driver guide
  • All park entrance fees
  • Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking permit
  • Activities in Rwanda and Uganda as per itinerary

    Excludes

  • International flights (from/to home)
  • Tips to porters, site guides and driver/ guide
  • Insurance
  • Optional activities
  • Personal expenses
  • Visa

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1

Transfer from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park

After meeting your tour guide with a 4x4 safari vehicle at your hotel in Kigali, you'll visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay respects to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi.

Then you'll depart the lively capital and journey northwest for about 2.5 hours through picturesque, rolling hills and busy market towns to reach the breathtaking Volcanoes National Park. This is the site of Dian Fossey's groundbreaking mountain gorilla research.


    Meal Plan

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinking Water

Day 1 accommodation

Hotel Muhabura Hotel Muhabura
DAY 2

Golden Monkey tracking - Volcanoes National park Rwanda and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda

An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi Park headquarters for a golden monkey tracking briefing. Then, you will hike up into the rainforest to a troop of golden monkeys.

After the day experience, you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National ParkMgahinga Gorilla National Park.

    Meal Plan

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinking Water

Day 2 accommodation

Mondi lodge Kisoro Mondi lodge Kisoro
DAY 3

Gorilla tracking

After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer to the ranger station for Uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don'ts while you will be interacting with gorillas.

Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters.

After the experience, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.


    Meal Plan

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinking Water

Day 3 accommodation

Antique Cottages Antique Cottages
DAY 4

Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda to Kigali Rwanda

Upon completion of a leisurely breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kigali, Rwanda. Upon arrival in Kigali, your driver guide will be informed of the drop-off location, which can be either at your hotel or at the airport, depending on your outbound departure time.

    Meal Plan

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Drinking Water

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