Our tour driver shall pick you from Kigali and travel to Musanze in the north of Rwanda which is also the location of the Volcanoes National Park. This will be a 2 hours journey.

After lunch you shall go for a 3 hour canoe ride on River Mukungwa and enjoy the lush countryside and beautiful landscape. You also get to meet locals down the river.

Accommodation options to choose from:

Budget: Isange Paradise Resort

Midrange: Ingagi Park View Lodge

Upmarket: Five Volcanoes Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner

You will transfer to the park office in Kinigi to meet the park guides for briefing and transfer to the base of the Virungas to start your trek to find a troop of golden monkeys. The monkeys live in bamboo forests at the base of the mountains which makes trekking easy and the time taken to find is about 1 hour. You will enjoy an hour following and photographing these beautiful monkeys.

After lunch you shall go for a cultural tour at the Gorilla Guardians Village in Kinigi. You will be shown the different traditions and cultures in the Rwandan culture such as traditional marriage and dances, hunting with bow and arrow, treating diseases with different medicinal plants, etc…

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you shall go to the park for a day hike on Mt. Bisoke (3711m). This is a 6 hour round trip and rewards with breathtaking scenery, rare mountain life and a beautiful crater lake at the top of Mt. Bisoke.

Optional activity:

Dian fossey tomb trail trek: This is a lighter alternative to the volcano hike if you do not feel fit enough for the volcano hike. It still offers a challenge though it takes about 4 hours round trip. The trail is located between Mt. Karisimbi and Mt. Bisoke and will give you wonderful views and beautiful mountain life as you learn about the story of researcher Dian Fossey who dedicated her life to researching about the gorillas and protecting them.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you shall check out and travel back to Kigali

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch