4 Days Gorilla & Golden Monkey Budget Tour is now a NEW Safari on sale offering guests a unique opportunity to track gorillas in Rwanda and track golden monkeys. Spend less on this magical Rwanda safari while staying at the Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge. The same Budget Rwanda Safari gives you an opportunity to experience the twin lakes in Musanze and a chance to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial where 250,000 genocide victims were buried. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times.
Time permitting, guests can complement this budget Rwanda Safari to Nyungwe Forests National Park, this park is known its chimpanzee and the canopy walk the only of it’s kind in Africa. A lot leaves you desired while at Nyungwe including doing the Colobus monkey trek or visit the tea plantations. Rwanda remains the most remarkable destination in the region.
Golden Monkey in Volcanoes National Park
Day 1: Arrival Kigali Airport-Volcanoes National Park
Arrival of your flight at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our outside customs and immigration hall, Safari briefing then introduction to your driver guide. Have a leisurely drive to Musanze& VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK. Arrive in the evening and check in at the lodge. Arrive in the evening at 17h00 and check in at the lodge. Leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Budget facility) Meal plan Dinner.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking Day & Cultural Experience
Early morning transfer at the Park headquarters, arrive in time for briefing before you start your guided walk at 08h00in search of the Gorillas. The Volcanoes National Park is a forested area in the Virunga Mountains that border Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is Rwanda’s premier tourist attraction, with the mist-covered volcanoes of the Virunga being one of only two locations in the world where you can track a habituated family group of mountain gorillas. The high point will be spending an hour with the remarkably peaceful gorillas despite their size and appearance as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting and raising their young.
After this memorable experience, you will return to the lodge for lunch followed by brief rest.
This afternoon you will visit the Ibyi Iwacu village for a cultural experience. While most of the focus of Volcanoes National Park falls squarely onto the animals, this ‘cultural village’ puts the spotlight back onto the people. Visitors get to experience Rwandan village life by grinding seeds, firing bows and arrows, taking part in a traditional intore dance and even partaking in the marriage of a king to his queen. After this amazing experience, you will descend from the mountains.
Dinner and overnight stay Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Budget facility) Meal plan Full board.
Day 3: Golden Monkey trek in Rwanda
Today, you have an early breakfast check out, settlement of extras and transfer to the park headquarters for Golden monkey trekking briefing. The Tracking usually takes about 4 hrs. Once you come to the habituated families, you will spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life.
Trekking to see the golden monkeys is another highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor. There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo.
Dinner and overnight stay Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Budget facility) Meal plan Full board.
Day 4: Optional Visit the Twin Lakes OR Depart Volcanoes National Park – KIGALI (02h30 Drive) City Tour Outbound
Today, OPTIONAL Twin lake visit for a canoe boat ride experience between the two lakes OR check out, settle extras and drive back to KIGALI. Time permitting visit the Genocide memorial center. Highlight: After the 1994 unspeakable awfulness, several burial places in the country were established as memorial sites. They include the Kigali Genocide Memorial where 250,000 genocide victims were buried. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide; Learn about other genocides in the world and how this country has dealt with that past.
Lunch in Kigali before you are transferred to the Kigali International Airport. Bid farewell to your driver guide and proceed to check in for your outbound flight Meal plan Breakfast & Lunch End of service. Wishing you an excellent Tour!
INCLUSIONS of 4 Days Gorilla & Golden Monkey Budget Tour
- Meet and greet upon arrival
- Airport and inter-hotel transfers from day 1 to the last day
- Accommodation and meals throughout the safari
- Exclusive use of a 4 x 4 safari land cruiser
- Ibyi Iwacu village
- 1 Golden Monkey trek
Kigali City excursion - Services of a professional, experienced English speaking driver guide
- Bottled mineral water in the vehicle during the tour
- 1 Gorilla permit per person (this includes briefing at RDB offices, guide, trek – US$ 1,500
- All activities, visits and extra meals mentioned in the itinerary
- Our assistance
EXCLUSIONS of 4 Days Gorilla & Golden Monkey Budget Tour
- International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
- Entry visa fees,
- Optional extras whilst in Kigali
- Drinks throughout the trip,
- Tips and gratuities, Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age, travel insurance, etc.
Gorilla permit note: Once permit is bought, it cannot be refunded or inter-changed. Before confirming the tour, please ensure that you request for availability of permits based on the number of participants because there are only 96 permits issued per day.