5 Days Congo Rwanda Primates Safari (Virunga Gorilla & Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari)
5 Days Congo Rwanda Primates Safari (Virunga Gorilla & Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari)
5 Days Congo Rwanda Primates Safari is a combined Rwanda and Congo safari that includes 5 days and 4 nights starting from Kigali Rwanda on the 1st day of the safari to Virunga national park for Mountain gorilla trekking, then to Rwanda’s Volcanoes national park to trek the golden monkeys and finally return to Kigali for city tour and departures. This 5 days Virunga Gorilla and Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari is undoubtedly one of the best and adventurous primate’s safari in the two beautiful countries of Rwanda and Congo. To enjoy this safari, you need to spend an overnight in Kigali as most of the flights to Kigali international airport land late in the afternoon.
Highlights of 5 Days Virunga Gorilla and Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari
- Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Congo
- Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
- Day 3: Return to Rwanda and head to Volcanoes national park
- Day 4: Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes national park
- Day 5: Return to Kigali for departures
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Congo
- Transfer to Congo: In the morning on day 1 of 5 days Virunga Gorilla and Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari, be ready for a pickup from your hotel in Kigali as early as 8:00 am to start the journey from Rwanda to Congo via Grande barrier in Goma where you will be cleared by Virunga national park officials, obtain your gorilla trekking permit and finally be transferred to your reserved hotel in Virunga national park for check. Lunch will either be enroute or have a late one at your lodge after check-in.
- Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: Mikeno lodge/ Bukima tented camp/ Kibumba tented camp
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
- Mountain gorilla trekking Congo: Once breakfast is done in the morning on day 2 of 5 days Virunga Gorilla and Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari, pack enough bottled drinking water and some snacks to meet your safari driver to be transferred to Bukima police post for a pre gorilla trek briefing where you will learn most of the information regarding mountain gorillas, the dos and don’ts and finally penetrate the forest to start the search. Trekking gorillas lasts between 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on the movement of gorillas and the trekking speed of trekkers in favor of the slowest trekker. During gorilla trekking, keep on a look out for other different wildlife species that thrill with in the home of endangered mountain gorillas. One hour is allowed to spend with gorillas taking photographs and watching different members of the gorilla family. After the one hour elapses, you will trek back to Bukima police post to meet your driver for a drive back to your lodge for lunch. The evening will be spent at leisure.
- Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: Mikeno lodge/ Bukima tented camp/ Kibumba tented camp
Day 3: Return to Rwanda and head to Volcanoes national park
- Return to Rwanda and connect to Ruhengeri/Kiningi: After breakfast on day 3 of 5 days Virunga Gorilla and Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari, checkout and be transferred back to Grande barrier border where you will exit Congo, obtain a new Rwanda visa and meet your Rwanda safari guide to start the journey to Kiningi with an enroute lunch. Upon arrival in Kiningi, you will proceed your journey to Volcanoes national park via park headquarters to obtain your golden monkey trekking permit. Check in the lodge for dinner and have an overnight sleep.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Accommodation: 5 Volcanoes gorilla lodge/ Le Bambou gorilla lodge/ Hotel Muhabura
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes national park
- Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes national park: On day 4 of 5 Days Congo Rwanda Primates Safari, arise very early for breakfast then pack a lunch box and drinking water to meet your safari driver to be transferred for a briefing with other trekkers. The briefing is always short and after the briefing, you will embark on a move into the forest to search for the habituated troop of Golden monkeys which are one of the most beautiful primates to trek. You will walk via different trails in the forest for about 30 minutes to 4 hours or even a full day searching for golden monkeys and once spotted, you will spend an hour of close interaction taking photographs and watching them as they jump from one tree branch to another. Trek back to the lodge for a relaxed dinner and overnight. On this day, you may enjoy an option of evening cultural visit to Ibyiwacu cultural village.
- Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Accommodation: 5 Volcanoes gorilla lodge/ Le Bambou Gorilla lodge/ Hotel Muhabura
Day 5: Return to Kigali for departures
- Transfer back to Kigali: Enjoy your breakfast at leisure on day 5 of 5 days Virunga Gorilla and Volcanoes Golden monkey trekking safari, check out and start the journey from Kiningi to Kigali which takes about 4-5 hours road drive. Depending on your departures time. You will enjoy your lunch in Kigali, do some tour within Kigali city and finally be dropped off at Kigali international airport for departures.
- Meal plan: breakfast and lunch
End Of 5 Days Congo Rwanda Primates Safari
Inclusive in 5 Days Congo Rwanda Primates Safari
- Congo tourist visa
- Pick up and drop off in Kigali Rwanda
- A 4×4 safari vehicle
- An English/ French speaking guide/ driver
- Congo mountain gorilla trekking permit
- Rwanda golden monkey trekking permit
- Rangers
- All accommodation as per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary
- Enough drinking water
Exclusive in 5 Days Best of Congo Rwanda Safari
- Rwanda visa
- Air ticket
- Porter fees
- Life insurance
- Laundry fees
- Tips
- Optional activities
- Other drinks apart from water
- Other expenses of personal nature such as airtime, email, souvenirs etc.
