Day 01: Arrival in Kigali
Day 02: Kigali visit and transfer to Volcanoes NP
Day 03: Gorilla trekking
Day 04: Golden Monkeys Trekking and transfer to Kigali for departure 

You will be met with your driver-guide who will transfer you to your hotel. 
Depending on your arrival time and your personal programme, your driver-guide may propose you a visit of Kigali city which includes the Genocide Memorial centre at Gisozi, the museums of Kigali, the art galleries or the markets.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation

Kigali is the capital of Rwanda and is one of the safest and friendliest of African capitals. First-time visitors to the bustling and colourful centre often remark how clean the streets are, a matter of pride across every community throughout the country. It is presently inhabited by approximately 1.2 million inhabitants.Kigali is developing rapidly, with new shopping malls, office buildings and, of course, the Convention Centre which lights up the night sky atop of one of the many hills.

Today, you have time for a city tour if you missed it the day before. After breakfast, you will visit the Genocide Memorial centre. Thereafter, you will have a hot lunch and then start the drive to Musanze (Volcanoes National Park). 

On arrival, you visit the Iby’ Iwacu Cultural village.  In this village, you get to meet the local people in their traditional environment. This visit will allow you to interact with the people, learn about their lifestyles, heritage treasures, and activities.  During the visit, you will embark on a banana brewing process, pottery, meet the traditional healer and of course the spectacular dance performance.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation

After breakfast you will report at the Park headquarters where your driver-guide will accomplish the necessary formalities for you. You will meet your ranger guide(s) for a briefing about the greatest animal experience ever. The day starts with briefing at the park headquarters. Once you have been assigned the gorilla family that you will visit, you then set off with your driver-guide to the starting point.

Gorilla trekking is a very unforgettable experience. The hike through the bamboo forest may take between 30 minutes to 2 hours. You are encouraged to hire a porter who will be help you carry your backpack and offer you a hand when the trail gets a littler slippery or steep. Porters are sourced from the neighboring communities and by hiring one, you are contributing to their life.

See here the Magic Safaris Video

An encounter with the largest living primate is both frightening and breathtaking. You are only allowed 1 hour with them. You observe them as they groom, play and feed.

After the trekking, you retrun to your accommodation to freshen up and then later on, you will go on an excursion to explore the beautiful “twin” lakes in the region: Lake Burera & Ruhondo. An excellent view of the Virunga chain of Volcanoes can be seen while there depending on weather conditions. 

Dinner and Overnight at your accommodation

fter breakfast you will report at the Park headquarters where your driver-guide will accomplish the necessary formalities for you. The Golden Monkey (cercopithecus mitis kandti) is listed as “endangered”, these magnificent primates are habituated in groups of about 30 - 40 individuals on the Rwanda side of the Virunga regions. 

A visit to the golden monkeys is very different experience from gorilla-viewing, the monkeys react and interact differntly; they will keep on playing hide-and-seek much to the delight of the visitors. 

After this, you have a hot lunch and then drive to Kigali for your departure.

This is the end of what has been a memorable tour of the country of a thousand hills!