Rwanda Safari is a one time life experience once its crafted by the experts in tailoring gorilla safaris , Golden Monkey to explore the magical Volcanoes National park with local Safari guide of Rwanda Safaris. 5 Days Rwanda Safari is unique as it rewards you with the chance to explore the Volcanoes national park in depth visiting all the tourists activities with in the national park on day by day!
Destinations to Explore on 5 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari
Planning 5 Days double gorilla trek in Rwanda on relaxed adventure with Golden monkey watching in Volcanoes National Park? Rwanda Safaris offer 5 days Rwanda gorilla trek to explore the volcanoes National Park with a lot of privacy in the magical Rwanda. The Key destinations to be visited on the 5 days Gorilla Trek Rwanda are Volcanoes National Park and Kigali City.
Kigali City : its the capital city of Rwanda and the main tourism hub & Conference centre which has boosted much of the Rwanda's Tourism. All Rwanda Safaris Start from Kigali Rwanda as it has the biggest international Airport for flights . During your Kigali City tour , you will explore the various Activities like the Local Markets, Genocide Memorials, and craft centre.
Volcanoes National park located in Musanze district of northern province of Rwanda and its hosts the Mountain gorillas , Golden Monkey and hikes to Volcanic Mountains like 6 of the virunga Massif. Volcanoes National Park is the top destination visited while on Rwanda Safaris and it has developed 5 star accommodations which are ranked at the world status.
Trip Summary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Day 2: City tour and drive to Volcanoes national park
Day 3: Gorilla trekking – Gorilla Guardians Village visit
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking – Visiting Lake Burera and Ruhondo
Day 5: Golden monkey experience and departure
Activities
Gorilla Trekking
Golden Monkey
Kigali City Tour
Gorilla Guardian Village
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
You will be welcomed by Rwanda Safaris Guide who will brief you about the 5 Days Rwanda Safari and then drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight or have a city tour in Kigali depending your arrival time. Accommodation at Kigali Serena Hotel
Day 2: City tour and drive to Volcanoes national park
In the morning after breakfast, you will meet your driver for a city tour which includes a visit to the Kigali genocide memorial centre, the main city market, the presidential palace museum, artisan shops and a few other places that might interest you. After the city tour, out Guide will take you for lunch at a suitable spot before starting the 3-hour journey to the Volcanoes national park.
The journey involves passing through beautiful mountainous country side and vast tea plantations. You will discover why Rwanda is referred to as “The Land of a thousand hills”. Once you reach the park, you will be taken straight to your hotel for check-in and relaxation in your room or hotel gardens. Ensure that you sleep early so that you are ready for gorilla trekking the next day.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking – Gorilla Guardians Village visit
The briefing for gorilla tracking starts at 7:00 am. This briefing is organized by park officials at the headquarters in Kinigi. All trackers must be at the park offices and should attend the briefing to get an overview of what to expect during the activity. As we already stated earlier, there are 10 habituated gorilla families in the volcanoes national park and you will be assigned one based on your overall fitness. Once the briefing is completed, you will be led into the forest by park officials.
Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park takes between 2 to 6 hours. After locating your gorilla family, you only have one hour to observe them. Listen to instructions from your Guide and stay calm even when the silverback attempts to show power. Never make sudden and unnecessary movements in order to avoid alerting the gorillas. After observing the primates for one hour, you will return back to the starting point where our guide will be waiting to take you back to your hotel for lunch.
After lunch, shower and rest as you wait for the Driver to take you to the Gorilla Guardians Village. The Village was formally known as the Iby’iwacu cultural village. It started as a place where former poachers would sell souvenir to tourist but has now been rebuilt as a leading cultural center in the country. You will spend time being entertained by cultural performers and be requested to take part.
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking – Visiting Lake Burera and Ruhondo
After breakfast, you will set off to Volcanoes national park offices or another briefing on gorilla tracking. You will have an opportunity hire a porter to help out with any heavy luggage during the briefing or at the starting point. After hiking for about 2 hours, you will find them feeding on top of tree branches and on the ground. They
are critically endangered and face great threats from human activities. After spending time with them, you will go back to the starting point and find our driver waiting for you. The next program will be lunch and refreshment after which you will be taken for a drive to visit the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera. The main activities are the lake include island hopping, canoeing, nature walks and birding.
Dinner and overnight as Above
Day 5: Golden monkey experience and departure
Have your breakfast at the lodge and then go for a golden monkey experience in the park rain forests granting you a chance to closely see the shy and cute primates as they swing on the tree branches.
After, you drive back to the lodge for lunch and later check out for your transfer back to Kigali for your departure flight.
Visit Ellen DeGeneres Campus in Volcanoes national park after the gorilla trekking experience in Virunga Massif with Rwanda Safaris the leading Eco Safari operator.
Visit Gorilla Guardian Village in Volcanoes national park after the gorilla trekking experience in Virunga Massif with Rwanda Safaris the leading Eco Safari operator.
Volcanoes National park Rwanda is the best known destination for Mountain Gorilla Encounter while on Rwanda Safaris since its located within the Virunga Mountains shared by Uganda, Rwanda and Congo.
