3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour

Experience Rwanda’s iconic mountain gorillas, a Kigali City Tour, and a visit to the playful golden monkeys in this three-day itinerary. Perfect for those with limited time, this 3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour showcases the best of Volcanoes National Park. It includes your gorilla tracking permit and offers a comprehensive Rwandan adventure, combining wildlife encounters and city exploration.

3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour Highlights

Day 1: Kigali To Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking

Detailed 3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour

Day 1: Kigali To Volcanoes National Park

You’ll be picked up from your accommodation or the airport and begin the 3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour journey to Musanze, Rwanda’s second largest city.

Set against the backdrop of the five Virunga volcanoes, Musanze will be your base from which to explore Volcanoes National Park.

Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge – Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking

After an early breakfast at your hotel, you’ll proceed directly to the Volcanoes National Park’s headquarters to meet your 3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour guides. After completing the briefing, you’ll embark on the once in a lifetime experience of tracking the enigmatic mountain gorillas.

There is no guarantee how long or difficult your tracking experience will be as it depends on where the family of gorillas is and on weather conditions, It can take anywhere from two up to six hours of trekking through the mountain forest at relatively high altitudes. Fitness is definitely recommended for those wishing to undertake the excursion.

One of the most memorable experiences you’re likely to ever have, you’ll be allowed an hour of close contact with the gorillas once you’ve found them. You’ll be privileged enough to come within mere metres of a family of these rare and beautiful animals, observing their family dynamics and getting to learn a bit about each gorilla’s distinct personality in serene silence.

Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge – Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks: All meals included, drinking water (Other drinks not included)

1 Day Rwanda Gorilla Trek

Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking

We’ll spend the day tracking another of the Volcanoes National Park’s primate inhabitants, the beautiful golden monkeys which can only be found in the Volcanoes Conservation Area. You’ll trek through sun-dappled glades and dense stands of bamboo in search of these playful monkeys, who are well accustomed to visitors.

This means you’ll be able to view the golden monkeys playing, feeding, and leaping from tree to tree as if you weren’t there. While your time with the monkeys is limited to an hour, this is ample time to see the inquisitive creatures in their natural habitat. After a hot lunch at your lodge, you’ll then return to Kigali for your onward travel.

Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Meals at own expense, drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 3-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Golden Monkeys Tour