This tour will take you to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda for golden monkey tracking.
You will also enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Ihema and spot the Big 5 plus Big Cats in Akagera National Park.
You will visit the Iby’lwacu cultural village, the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, and the genocide memorial site in Kigali.
Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am in Kigali and your day starts with a visit to the genocide memorial site.
Afterward, depart for a 2-hour drive to Musanze, the second-largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of five volcanic mountains—the Virungas. On reaching Musanze, you will visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda, which is a center for gorilla conservation and scientific research.
Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner
Start point
Kigali, Rwanda
08:00 - 08:30
After breakfast, report to the park headquarters for your first experience of endangered species in Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey Trek is normally an easy trek that takes 1-2 hours.
In the evening, you will visit the Iby’lwacu cultural village to experience the culture of the Rwandan people.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will transfer from Volcanoes National Park to Akagera National Park through Kigali. On arrival at the park, we shall proceed to our accommodation.
We order lunch and later take a boat trip on Lake Ihema to watch hippos and crocodiles in the water or by the shores.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy early morning breakfast and start your game drives in an open-roofed vehicle. A full day game drive here offers you an opportunity to spot a variety of game including elephants, buffalos, hippos, lions, Masai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard, and bushbuck, etc. Proceed for an evening game drive after lunch. Return to your lodge for dinner.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Have breakfast and then enjoy a morning game drive. We shall return to Kigali and you will check in at the lodge or be dropped at the airport for your departure.
Meal plan: Breakfast & Lunch
End point
Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 - 19:00
3* accommodations with private bathrooms and toilets.
Rated excellent by past clients
Transport provided in 4x4 safari vehicle
Rated Excellent by past passengers
Roundtrip airport transfer
All transportation
Other activities and services are not included.
Flights are not included.
Golden monkey permit
Park fees (for non-residents)
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation
A professional driver/guide
All Taxes/VAT
Other activities and services are not included.
Rated excellent by past clients
English speaking expert guide rated excellent by past clients
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