This 5-day trip will make you visit the 2 most attractive tourist activities of Volcanoes National Park which are mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. This trip is suitable for solo travelers, group tours, honeymooners, and family tours. This one will take tourists to the main and the most attractive national park in Rwanda and this tour has the uniqueness of visiting 2 different gorillas family to have different experience.
5-day safari in Rwanda
5-day safari in Rwanda and explore the country’s natural beauty. Trek through the bamboo forest in search of gorillas, see the playful golden monkeys, and walk through the lush montane rainforest.
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
- Day 3: Transfer from Nyungwe Forest National Park to Volcanoes National Park.
- Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.
- Day 5: Golden monkey trekking and transfer back to Kigali town.
Itinerary
- You'll be collected from the airport.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Murungi Safaris English or French driver guide will come to pick you up from your hotel or residence or at the airport. You'll go on the Kigali city tour where you'll get a chance to visit the Kigali genocide memorial site and Kimironko local market. You'll have lunch and drive to Volcanoes National Park. Then, you'll have dinner and an overnight stay at your lodge.
- Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early in the morning, after your breakfast, with your packed lunch, our driver-guide will come to pick you up from the lodge and then drive you to the park headquarters. You'll get a briefing about how to behave on mountain gorillas when you meet them in the habitat. Then, you'll proceed to trek gorillas. After the remarkable experience with the gorillas, the driver-guide will take you back to your lodge for a hot lunch. Afterward, you will continue with visiting twin lakes which are Bulera and Ruhondo with a driver-guide. Afterward, he will bring you back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
- Meals & Drinks:
-
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early in the morning, after your breakfast, with your packed lunch, our driver-guide will come to pick you up from the lodge and then drive you to the park headquarters. You'll get a briefing about how to behave on mountain gorillas when you meet them in the habitat. Then, you'll proceed to trek golden monkeys. After the remarkable experience with the golden monkeys, the driver-guide will take you back to your lodge for a hot lunch, Dinner and Overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
- Meals & Drinks:
-
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early in the morning, after your breakfast, with your packed lunch, our driver-guide will come to pick you up from the lodge and then drive you to the park headquarters. You'll get a briefing about how to behave on mountain gorillas when you meet them in the habitat. Then, you'll proceed to trek gorillas. After the remarkable experience with the gorillas, the driver-guide will take you back to your lodge for a hot lunch. Afterward, you will continue with visiting twin lakes which are Bulera and Ruhondo with a driver-guide. Afterward, he will bring you back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
- Meals & Drinks:
-
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
In the morning, after your breakfast, you will check out then our driver guide will come to pick you up and drive you back to Kigali and drop you off at your hotel/Residence or to Airport for your flight back home.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
-
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Inclusions & Exclusions
The Trip Cost Includes
- Park fees
- (For non-residents)
- Gorilla permits
- (One per person, non-resident)
- All activities
- (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation
- (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals
- (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water
- (On all days)
The Trip Cost Excludes
- International flights
- (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items
- (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
FAQs
Annapurna Base Camp is a Grade B or a moderately difficult trekking route. So any fit person can do this trek, even if you do not have any previous experience. You should be aware of what to expect and mentally prepare for it. Then, as long as you will to, you can.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
The highest altitude reached is 4190m. This is the elevation of Annapurna Base Camp. ABC is the highest we will climb in this trek.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, hot water facility could be free at lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Pokhara or Kathmandu. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
Not really. It depends on you. If you want, ABC trekking can be done independently. You could hire a guide and a porter by yourself instead of going through an agency or not hire a guide at all. Although, not having a guide can be a little problematic during off season.
It really depends on you. Is it your first time in Nepal? How confident are you of being able to find your way around? How pressed on time are you? If you go through an agency, it will be costlier but everything will be planned. You will only have to come, trek and return.
For Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
5 Day Rwanda Trip
