7 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari-Ultimate Rwanda Primates Tour
This 7 days Rwanda gorilla safari offers the best of primate experience in Rwanda. It includes gorilla trekking and golden monkey tracking Volcanoes national park as well as chimpanzee tracking and a canopy walk in Nyungwe national park. The 7 Days Rwanda Primates Tour begins and ends in Kigali
Highlights of 7 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Your Hotel in Kigali
Day 2: Kigali city tour and drive to Volcanoes national park
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Day 7: Transfer back to Kigali
Itinerary of 7 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Kigali City
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will be welcomed by your guide who will drive you to the hotel in Kigali for check in.
Day 2: Kigali city tour and drive to Volcanoes national park
After having breakfast at the hotel in Kigali, you will explore the city and visit places like the Kimironko market, the Kigali genocide memorial center, Inema arts center and after the tour, you will have lunch at a local restaurant to try out the Rwandese cuisine and you will proceed to Volcanoes national park where you will check in at the lodge and relax for the rest of the evening and prepare to have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking
You will have an early breakfast at the lodge and your guide will transfer you to the Kinigi park headquarters for a briefing on the gorillas of Volcanoes national park. You will be assigned ranger guides and groups for the trek. You will search for a specific gorilla family in Volcanoes national park and explore the forested sloped of the park in search of the gorillas.
You will spend 1 hour with the gorillas on finding them and enjoy taking photos and videos and you will return to the lodge after the gorilla trek to have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking
After having breakfast at the lodge, you will go to the Kinigi park headquarters to be briefed on the golden monkey trekking experience. You will also be assigned ranger guides and a group to search for the golden monkeys of Volcanoes national park. During the trek, you will see other primates in the forest including black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys as well as different bird species. You will spend 1 hour with the golden monkeys and return to the briefing point.
You will have an optional cultural tour after the golden monkey trek in Volcanoes national park and visit the Iby’iwacu village to experience the Rwandese culture, enjoy traditional dance performances and so much more. After this experience, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park
You will have breakfast at the lodge in Volcanoes national park as you prepare for the transfer to Nyungwe forest national park on this day as you enjoy views of the hills of Rwanda and your guide will drive you to the lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Your breakfast will be served early ahead of the chimpanzee trek in Nyungwe forest national park. You will have a briefing at the park headquarters and assigned ranger guides to move with you during the search for the chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest. You will explore the forest and encounter other primates as well as different bird species and after spending time with the chimpanzees, you will return to the briefing point.
After the chimpanzee trek, you will also engage in a canopy walk experience in Nyungwe forest and enjoy walking along a suspended bridge and enjoy views of the rainforest and the national park. After this experience, you will return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: Transfer back to Kigali
After breakfast at the lodge in Nyungwe national park, your guide will drive you to Kigali with a stop in Butare and you will also visit the Rwanda national museum. Your lunch will be enroute to Kigali where your guide will drop you off at the Kigali international airport or your hotel in Kigali which will bring the tour to an end.
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