BELOW ARE OUR 5 DAYS INFORMATION ON VISITING RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING MOUNTAIN.
A WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE WITH THE MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN GORILLA IS LIKE NO OTHER.
OVERVIEW:
5 Days Visit Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Mountain Safari. Will offer you an opportunity to take part in some of the top activities while on a safari in Rwanda.
The highlight of the tour is gorilla trekking at the Volcanoes national park Rwanda. Apart from the gorillas, you will also go for chimpanzee trekking and a canopy walk in Nyungwe National Park.
Gorillas are Apes and not Monkeys. For the 5 Days Visit Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Mountain, you will get a chance to explore the largest of great Apes.
There is also golden monkey trekking, a cultural visit and a tour of the city of Kigali.
The top three wildlife destinations in Rwanda are:
This tour doesn’t include a visit to Akagera National Park. But can be included for those who are interested in a longer safari and participating in a standard game drive.
Let’s discuss a little about Nyungwe and the Volcanoes National Park.
BELOW ARE OUR 5 DAYS INFORMATION ON VISITING RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING MOUNTAIN.
DAY 1: PICK UP FROM KIGALI – TRANSFER TO NYUNGWE FOREST
DAY 2: CHIMPANZEE TRACKING – CANOPY WALK IN NYUNGWE FOREST
Waking up very early in the morning. Have breakfast before being driven to the Nyungwe forest offices for briefing on chimpanzee trekking.
The briefing covers topics about:
- The history of the forest
- Wildlife to be found
- What to expect
- And how to prepare.
Chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda takes between 2 to 6 hours.
Our Guide/Rangers will escort you. Although you will be looking out for the chimps, at Nyungwe forest which is home to 12 other species of primates.
Golden monkeys are almost impossible to spot here but expect to see the 11 other species. The park Guides will explain everything about the forest and the different species of wildlife.
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DAY 3: TRANSFER TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – VISIT THE TWIN LAKES OF RUHONDO AND BURERA
DAY 4: GORILLA TREKKING – TOUR THE IBV’IWACU CULTURAL VILLAGE
Briefing for gorilla trekking at the volcanoes national park starts at 7:00 am. Wake up early and take your breakfast then head to the park headquarters in Musanze.
Request your hotel to pack for you lunch and enough drinking water.
While attending the briefing, you will learn about:
- The gorilla trekking rules
- What to expect
- And the creatures in the park.
There are 10 habituated gorilla families in Rwanda.
DAY 5: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING – DEPARTURE
Wake up early once again. Take breakfast and proceed to the park offices in Kinigi. You will meet other travellers who have assembled to take part in the briefing for golden monkey trekking.
After the briefing, the park guides will take you to search for the monkeys in the bamboo forests.
Unlike gorilla trekking, golden monkey trekking in Rwanda takes a shorter time. Expect to complete the activity in 4 hours at most. Golden monkeys are cute but endangered primates.
They are only found in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo. Golden monkeys are very playful and feel very comfortable with flash cameras unlike gorillas.
After spending time with the primates. You will head back to the starting point and find our driver waiting to take you back to the hotel for checkout before departing to Kigali.
The journey back to Kigali takes between 2 to 3 hours. The driver will take you to the airport for departure or to your hotel if you are still around.

