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Experience an unforgettable 4-day Rwanda gorilla trekking and golden monkey safari, combining two of East Africa’s most iconic wildlife encounters. This carefully designed itinerary takes you deep into Volcanoes National Park for thrilling golden monkey trekking, across to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for once-in-a-lifetime mountain gorilla trekking, and concludes with scenic relaxation at Lake Bunyonyi.
Perfect for travelers seeking Rwanda safari tours, Uganda gorilla tours, and primate trekking holidays in East Africa, this itinerary combines wildlife, culture, landscapes, and conservation experiences.
Explore your safari journey with a detailed, day by day itinerary breakdown. Discover each day’s activities, highlights, and experiences to make the most of your adventure.
You will be picked up from Kigali International Airport and enjoy a guided city tour of Kigali, exploring both modern and historic areas. Highlights include the Presidential Museum and a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. After lunch, travel to Musanze with an optional stop at the scenic twin lakes, Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo, set against the backdrop of the Virunga Mountains. Overnight at your hotel.
Start your day with an early breakfast and transfer to Kinigi for a briefing before heading into Volcanoes National Park. Enjoy a scenic trek through bamboo forests in search of golden monkeys, observing them up close as they feed and play. After spending an hour with them, return to the lodge for lunch, then proceed to cross the border into Uganda and continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a briefing before starting your gorilla trek. The trek can take 2–8 hours, but you’ll spend one unforgettable hour observing mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Afterwards, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, enjoying scenic views of southwestern Uganda, often called the “Switzerland of Africa.” Relax by this beautiful, deep lake before dinner and overnight at your lodge.
After breakfast, you will take a boat ride on this lake to tour different islands. Then we will head to another border, this time the Katuna border to cross to Rwanda. Upon reaching, we will do a Kigali city tour starting off with the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre visit. We will check different city landmarks and craft markets. Thereafter, be transferred to Kigali Airport to catch your departure flight back home.
