5 Days Volcanoes National Park Safari
Our 5 Days Volcanoes National Park Safari has been carefully designed to you a chance to experience the best that Rwanda has to offer in regards to primate and great ape tracking. This tour package is ideal for visitors who look nature and primates as you will not only be tracking mountain gorillas and golden monkeys; but also hike Mount Bisoke which has a beautiful caldera lake called Lake Ngezi.
Highlights for 5 Days Volcanoes National Park Safari
Day 1: Pickup and Transfer to Ruhengeri (Approximately 3 hour’s drive)
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes NP and Visit Ibyi’wacu Village
Day 3: Golden Monkey tracking
Day 4: Hiking Mountain Bisoke
Day 5: Transfer Back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary for 5 Days Volcanoes National Park Safari
Day 1: Pickup and Transfer to Ruhengeri (Approximately 3 hour’s drive)
Your driver guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali and head out for a short tour of Kigali city where you will be visiting the genocide memorial center, Caplaki craft village, Inema Arts Centre and coffee tour. Have lunch and later continue to the park reaching in the late evening. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes NP and Visit Ibyi’wacu Village
Early in the morning after breakfast and a briefing from the RBD officials, set off for the gorilla tracking. This experience of gorilla tracking is a once in a life time adventure. The rangers will lead you deep into the forest in search for the Gorillas.
You will move up and down the rugged terrain until you finally meet these harmonious creatures that will entertain you with performances for about 1 hour. The activity in Rwanda can take 3-5 hours since the gorillas move up and down. This is an awesome and exciting moment. En route there are a lot of primates and other types of the primates such as the monkeys, birds and so more.
Return for lunch at the Lodge and in the afternoon, visit the Ibyi’wacu Village where you will be taken through the works of the local people and learn more about how they are partnering with the park authorities to protect and conserve wildlife especially mountain gorillas.
Also, you will learn more about Rwanda’s interesting cultures, dress in traditional Rwandan attire and participate in traditional dance and singing performances by the local intore dance troupe. Return for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Golden Monkey tracking
After breakfast, you will go for golden monkey tracking. This activity also takes like 2-3 hours in the Virunga forest. Later return back to your lodge for early lunch and transfer back to Kigali city reaching in the afternoon. Take an optional community walk in the evening around Ruhengeri. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Optional Activities: Visit Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo/ Visit Musanze Caves
Day 4: Hiking Mountain Bisoke
After breakfast at your Lodge, you will set out for a one-day hike on Mount Bisoke. This will give you views of the beautiful slopes and also get a chance to see the forest while on the mountain. Return for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer Back to Kigali
Upon completion of your breakfast, you will check out of your hotel on time and find your driver waiting for you at the lobby. You will then embark on your 3-hour drive back to Kigali arriving in time to have lunch and be dropped off at a location of your choice as you will advise at the time of booking this tour with us!
