This 5-day safari offers a thrilling primate experience in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. You'll trek to see the endangered mountain gorillas and playful golden monkeys, while also enjoying cultural encounters and breathtaking landscapes.

Arrive at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our driver/guide and be transferred to your hotel in Kigali arriving for overnight.

After breakfast, undertake city tour of Kigali, including a visit to the Kigali Memorial site, then depart for a 3 hours’ drive to Musanze area the second largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of five volcanic mountains – Arriving at the Red rocks intercultural exchange center for a lunch. Later in the afternoon indulge in banana beer production to understand the chemistry about the process of brewing a local beer from bananas fruits. If you find the activity interesting enough you can join the women in squeezing the juice out of the bananas and drink a glass of juice (Optional).

This day is set out for Golden Monkey tracking in the Volcanoes National Park. Entering dense stands of bamboo interspersed with open glades; you will make your way deep into golden monkey territory. Guides lead visitors to the habitat of groups of habituated golden monkeys – monkeys that have become accustomed to human presence. Have lunch, thereafter visit Red Rocks initiatives art gallery. The Art Gallery offers information of conservation of the surrounding environment; you will spend some time with the local artists. An event for which you will be introduced to conservation themes art exhibits, live painting demonstrations and you may draw your own art and take it as a souvenir.

Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs for registration, where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit. The park staff discusses your fitness level and advises you of the trekking times and conditions to the various groups based upon their location in the park the previous evening. There are a total of 80 gorilla permits available each day with a maximum of eight trekkers visiting any one group. Once the trekkers are put into groups, each group’s Lead Guide briefs the trekkers of the trekking procedures as well as the “do’s and don’ts” while in the presence of gorillas. After the briefing, trekkers return to their respective vehicles for the drive up the mountain to the starting point. Trekking can take from two to six or more hours if the gorillas move before the park rangers locate them the next morning. The guides stop frequently to allow trekkers a chance to rest and take photos along the way. After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your Lodge for lunch. Afternoon for rest and relaxation.

After breakfast drive to the two compellingly twin lakes Bulera and Ruhondo, located just adjacent of the volcanoes. Take a boat to explore the breath-taking scenery or even join fishermen with their local canoes on the lake. You will visit one of the communities living in an Island and the highest point to have some good photos of the volcanoes especially during a clear day. Afterwards drive to Red Rocks for lunch, check out the camp and bid farewell to the locals. Later in the evening drive back to Kigali.