4 Days of Gorilla & Monkey Trekking Safari in Rwanda
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Overview
Notes:
- Rates are in USD
- Accommodation is subject to availability
- Safari is on a private basis
Included/Exclude
- All government taxes
- Pick up and drop off in your Kigali hotel
- Transportation by 4×4 safari vehicles (fuel, entry fee where applicable and guide’s allowances)
- Accommodation while on safari on full board basis (all meals included)
- The costs also cover the services of English speaking driver/guide
- Drinking water in the vehicle
- Park entrance fees
- 1 gorilla permit per person ($1500)
- 1 Monkey trek permit
- 1 Community visit (Optional)
- Ranger fees
- Kigali City tour
- Local and international flights
- Accommodation in Kigali (day prior to safari departure and on return from the safari)
- Personal Travel insurance
- Visa Fees
- Drinks
- Tips
- Souvenirs and any other items of personal nature i.e toiletries
Tour Plan
You will be picked from either the airport or your Kigali hotel and immediately depart for Ruhengeri near Volcanoes National Park. You will drive in rolling hills with spectacular views of the valleys, with great plantations. Arrive in time for lunch, afternoon is spent on leisure.
- Overnight:Â Five Volcanoes/The Bishop House/Virunga/Sabyinyo
- Meals:Â Lunch and Dinner
Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 7:00 am with a pre-tracking briefing from the Rwanda park officials. This trek is a guided one and it takes 2 – 6 hours depending on where the group assigned is at that particular day but meeting them is guaranteed.
In the afternoon, you can either relax by the lodge, have massage or visit Iby’ Iwacu cultural center to learn more about the local community.
- What to carry/wear – rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots, packed lunch, walking stick.
- Overnight:Â Five Volcanoes/The Bishop House/Virunga/Sabyinyo
- Meals:Â Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Have breakfast and then head for the Golden Monkey hike. These are one of rarest African primates and they have found a home in Virunga. Hikers will have a close encounter with these beautiful, playful primates.
Return to the lodge later for lunch and afternoon relaxation.
- Overnight:Â Five Volcanoes/The Bishop House/Virunga/Sabyinyo
- Meals:Â Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After early breakfast, depart Volcanoes for Kigali. You may choose to have an early lunch en-route in Kigali or have it in Kigali city. In the afternoon, you will visit Genocide memorial center before being transferred to Kigali Airport or your hotel.
- Meals:Â Breakfast & Lunch
