4-Day Rwanda-Uganda Budget Primate Holidays

Wake up for an early breakfast and transfer to the park head offices in Kinigi by 7:00 am. Join other golden monkey trekkers and meet the ranger guide for a few minutes to talk about the activity and the park.

At 8:00 am, you’ll transfer to the trailhead just outside the park. Enjoy great views of the mountain scenery as you start your trek into the park to find the golden monkeys. The golden monkeys live near the edge of the park in the bamboo forests where the ground is relatively flat and easy to trek.

Find the monkeys and follow them as they feed, noticing how they skillfully pick the young bamboo leaves from the tip of the bamboo tree. They may also move out of the park into the potato fields. How they love the potatoes!

After an amazing one hour with the golden monkeys, you will return to the trailhead and drive back to the lodge for lunch. Thereafter, head to the border where after clearing we will proceed to Bwindi.

Accommodation Options: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Self contained rooms)

After early morning breakfast, walk to the park headquarters for a briefing on the Dos and Don’ts during gorilla trekking. Thereafter, you will proceed to the gorilla trail.

Gorilla trekking normally lasts between 2 to 8 hours or even a day to encounter the gorillas. However, you’ll be allowed to stay in the presence of
these awesome apes for at least an hour. It is advisable that you carry packed lunch, which will be
provided, as one cannot determine how long it may take to encounter the mountain gorillas. Later,
transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. The drive is through a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ because of its unique cool weather despite being near the Equator.

This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa [900 meters deep] and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it
is bilharzia free.

Accommodation Options: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort (Self contained rooms)

After breakfast, you will take a boat ride on this lake to tour different islands. Then we will head to another border, this time the Katuna border to cross to Rwanda.

Upon reaching, we will do a Kigali city tour starting off with the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre visit. We will check different city landmarks
and craft markets. Thereafter, be transferred to Kigali Airport to catch your departure flight back home.

DISCLAIMER:
1) The journey time(s) stated in the itinerary is an estimation and it is subject to variation depending on traffic and road conditions.
2) Listed accommodation options are subject to availability at the time of booking. If not available, similar properties will be considered.
3) Kindly note that we cannot determine which of the five sectors of Bwindi you will be allocated as this will be dependent on availability at the time of booking.