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5-Day Gorillas Golden Monkeys Lake Kivu Safari in - Rwanda is a 5 Days tour in Rwanda via the Lake Kivu route, starting from USD 2255. Below you'll find the latest itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, and how to book.

Duration
5 Days

Route
Lake Kivu

From
USD 2255

Operator
Kitano Tours & Safaris

ABOUT 5-Day Gorillas Golden Monkeys Lake Kivu Safari in - Rwanda

This tour gives you a chance to tour Kigali City before you head for the gorillas and Batwa in Bwindi and Volcanoes National Park for golden monkeys trekking. Afterward, you will have some relaxation at the shores of Lake Kivu. This all-inclusive private tour is designed for small groups, families, or individuals and can be customized to your preferences.

Duration: 5 Days
Route: Lake Kivu
Starts at: USD 2255

Overview

Itinerary

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Highlights for 5-Day Gorillas Golden Monkeys Lake Kivu Safari in - Rwanda

Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Lake Kivu Rwanda
Day 4: Explore Lake Kivu
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali City

Itinerary Overview

Day	Title
Day 01	Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Day 02	Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 03	Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Lake Kivu Rwanda
Day 04	Explore Lake Kivu
Day 05	Transfer to Kigali City

Day 01: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

>> Today, you will be met by a Dav Safaris staff who will brief you. Afterward, you will head for the Kigali city tour where you will visit the Genocide memorial. After the city tour, you'll embark on a long day drive of approximately 5 hours from Kigali Rwanda to Uganda with a lunch stopover en route. Though long, the drive takes you through different features including tropical rain forests, savannah fields, and the terraced hills of Kigezi famously known as the Switzerland of East Africa. Upon arrival in Bwindi, you'll check in at the lodge and proceed to the Batwa community for the cultural adventure about these forest pygmies. You will spend the rest of the day at leisure as you wait for the next day’s adventure.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge > Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

Day 02: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

>> After an early morning breakfast, and your picnic lunch. You will then take a short drive to the park offices for a briefing where you'll meet the excellent local guides and trackers who give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. You'll then hike into the forest to a spot where gorillas were seen the previous night and track from there. Trekking may take anything between 1 to 6 hours depending on the location of the family and altitudes which is more than 7500 feet. The terrain is rough and muddy calling for physical fitness. Although the hike is physically demanding, the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery make the trekking worthwhile. It is recommended that you take plenty of water with you on the trek. Cameras and plenty of fast-speed films are recommended. Being a tropical rainforest, it may rain at no notice, hence need to bring with you waterproof clothing, including zip-lock bags for cameras. Later, you'll start on the long drive to Volcanoes National Park.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge > Mid-range lodge just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Day 03: Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Lake Kivu Rwanda

>> On this day, you will have an early morning breakfast drive to the park offices for the briefing. You'll start the golden monkey tracking in the forest. This activity starts at 7:00 am at the park headquarters where you will head to the forest with other tourists in search of the endangered golden monkey. This takes about 4 hours or more of the golden monkey tracking adventure inclusive of an hour-long stay near to them where you view them rolling on the bamboo stems and present themselves with no shyness as it has been worked on through habituation and see the sights of their silver patch. From there, you will transfer to Gesenyi Rwanda with dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Hakuna Matata Lodge > Mid-range lodge located at Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

Day 04: Explore Lake Kivu

>> After breakfast at your hotel, you will head for a kayaking or a boat cruise in Lake Kivu that will give you a beautiful sea feel as you watch over local fishermen and several bird species at different corners of the lake. Later, you will head for lunch. After lunch, you will spend the rest of the evening refreshing and enjoying the sand on the beach.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Hakuna Matata Lodge > Mid-range lodge located at Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

Day 05: Transfer to Kigali City

>> After breakfast, you will get set for a to Kigali city. You will transfer to the airport with the memory of the great rare mountain Apes. You'll have lunch en route, arriving late in the evening to be dropped off at your hotel or airport as you say farewell to the pearl of Africa.