Gorilla trekking and Golden Monkey Tracking in Rwanda. All you need to know about Combining gorilla trekking with Golden monkey tracking in Rwanda
Gorilla trekking and Golden Monkey Tracking in Rwanda. Are you planning to go gorilla trekking in Rwanda. Are you planning to go gorilla trekking in Rwanda but you would love to add on yet another exciting wild life activity, then gorilla and golden monkey trekking is the right safari for you.
This article gives you detailed information on how in just three days you can be picked up from Kigali international airport, trek mountain gorillas and golden monkeys before departing bac home.
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda only h
appens in one national park and that’s volcanoes national park. The park has only ten gorilla families habituated and open to visitors for the gorilla trekking experience. In the very same national park, is where the golden monkey trekking is most popular and that’s the reason why a combination of gorilla trekking and Golden monkey trekking is such a great choice while planning for a safari to Rwanda.
Detailed Itinerary for a three days Gorilla trekking And Golden Monkey Tracking in Rwanda
Your first day of the three days gorilla trekking and golden monkey tracking safari in Rwanda will be highlighted by a pick from Kigali international airport, a tour of Kigali city, and later transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Very early in the morning, you will meet with a representative from Katland safaris who will brief you about your three days gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari in Rwanda. After the briefing, you will proceed and take a tour of Kigali city that will be highlighted with a visit to the historical and memorial Genocide Museum with stories well narrated of how many lost lives in an ethnic battle and how Rwanda has been able to recover from that dark past in just a couple of years.
You will later transfer to Volcanoes national game park reaching early evening to check in into the booked lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
You can choose to have an evening nature walk to the beautiful twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burere.
Your second day of Gorilla trekking And Golden Monkey Tracking in Rwanda will be highlighted with a whole day of gorilla trekking.
You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and later meet up with a guide from Katland Safaris who will transfer you to the Volcanoes national game park headquarters. Upon reaching the park, you will receive a briefing from the ranger guide on how the trek will be conducted highlighting the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. Later after the briefing, you will then embark on a gorilla trek that at times takes anything between 2 to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas where last seen the previous evening. After encountering the gorillas, you be allowed a full one hour to spend with them, take pictures and videos to share with loved ones back home.
After gorilla trekking, you will return to the park headquarters where you will meet a guide from Katland safaris who will transfer you back to the lodge for lunch, evening relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Golden monkey tracking
The third and last day of the three days Gorilla trekking And Golden Monkey Tracking in Rwanda will be highlighted by Golden Monkey Tracking, and your Departure back home.
You will wake up early in the morning for early breakfast and a transfer to volcanoes national game park for yet another adventurous activity which is golden monkey tracking.
You will wonder into the jungle with the guide as you look out for other wildlife species until you finally come close to the golden boys of the jungle. When you do, spend some time with them as you take pictures to share with love ones back home.
Return to the lodge for lunch, a check out and transfer to either your hotel in Kigali or to Kigali international airport for your international flight back home.
Some of the lodge that you can use for Gorilla trekking And Golden Monkey Tracking in Rwanda Volcanoes national game park include Le bamboo Gorilla Lodge Kinigi Guesthouse, Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, Amahoro Guest House and Virunga Lodge among others.
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