Transfer to Volcanoes National Park, Golden Monkey Tracking, and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP (Uganda)

Volcanoes National Park - The driver guide will meet the group in Kigali at 5:00 am for a transfer to the park headquarters in Kinigi by 7:00 am. Join fellow Golden Monkey trekkers and meet the ranger guide for a brief introduction to the activity and the park. By 8:00 am, the group will transfer to the trailhead just outside the park. Enjoy stunning views of the mountain scenery as the trek into the park begins to locate the golden monkeys. These monkeys reside near the park’s edge in bamboo forests, where the terrain is relatively flat and easy to navigate. Observe the monkeys as they feed, skillfully picking young bamboo leaves from the tips of the bamboo trees. They may also venture into the potato fields, where they enjoy the potatoes! After an incredible hour with the golden monkeys, return to the trailhead and drive back to the lodge for lunch. Afterwards, proceed to the border, and upon clearing, continue to Bwindi. Dinner and overnight stay will be at

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - After a wonderful hour with the golden monkeys, return to the trailhead and drive back to the lodge for lunch. Then, head to the border, and after clearing, proceed to Bwindi, where gorilla trekking will take place the following day. Dinner and overnight stay will be at

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi and Transfer Back to Kigali

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Enjoy an early morning breakfast before heading to the Park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing on gorilla trekking rules at 7:45 am. Trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with guides to locate the gorillas, which may take 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but interwoven with numerous animal trails, allowing tourist access. Spend one hour with the gorillas once they are located, and then transfer back to Kigali Airport with lunch en route to catch the evening departure flight home.

• Lunch
• All Fees and Taxes

• Alcohol and Beverages

The golden monkey trekking tour in Volcanoes NP is one of the top adventures to do in Rwanda. The activity involves a relatively easy trek through the bamboo jungles in the lower zones of the Virunga Volcanoes to find and spend an hour with the striking Golden Monkeys. Afterwards head to misty Bwindi, which is home to more than half the population of the remaining 720 Mountain Gorillas. Bwindi offers a unique birding opportunity, cultural experiences, and the elusive primates. Bwindi NP most notable for being home of over 400 of the world’s critically endangered mountain gorilla population, estimate of 880 mountain gorilla population, which has been under protection since 1964, there is about 310 species of butterfly, 51 species of reptiles, 200 types of trees, 88 species of moths and an exceptional 120 types of mammals including 10 primates. The latter includes chimpanzee, L’Hoest’s, red tailed and blue monkey, black and white colobus, baboon.

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