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Mountain gorillas resting in dense vegetation

Kigali to Kinigi

Four days, one gorilla trek, one golden monkey trek, and Kigali done properly.

4 days Rwanda from USD 8,940 per person sharing

You land in the afternoon and by the next morning you are at 2,500 metres in bamboo, following a tracker who has been with this family since before dawn. Rwanda's park sits close to the road, so the drive is short and the trek is the whole point. Golden monkeys the following day, quick and gold-flecked in the bamboo. Kigali holds the rest, the memorial at Gisozi, a cupping session, and Inema's studios before you fly.

Best months

June to September and December to February for firm bamboo-zone trails. Rwanda's Virunga slopes drain better than Bwindi, so even in the November short rains a four-day window usually holds. Book permits nine to twelve months ahead for June through September.

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Volcanoes National Park

A golden monkey in the Virunga bamboo
Montane rainforest canopy in southern Rwanda
Freshly picked Rwandan coffee cherries held in two hands

Day by day.

Signature moments

  • One hour with a Volcanoes gorilla family in the bamboo

  • Golden monkey trek, an endemic found only in the Virungas

  • Cupping Rwandan single-origin at Question Coffee in Kigali

  • Day 1 Kigali to Musanze

    Land and drive to the volcanoes

    Arrive Kigali International, met airside, roughly two and a half hours north on tarmac to Musanze. Singita Kwitonda Lodge or Wilderness Bisate Lodge on the park boundary. Trek briefing over dinner.

  • Day 2 Volcanoes NP

    Bamboo, mist, one silverback

    Briefing at Kinigi headquarters from 07:00, drive to the trailhead, then one to four hours climbing through farmland into bamboo. One hour with your allocated family. Afternoon lodge spa or nursery walk.

  • Day 3 Volcanoes NP

    Golden monkeys and Fossey

    Morning golden monkey trek in the lower bamboo zone, fast-moving endemic troops. Afternoon option of the Dian Fossey tomb hike at Karisoke or the Musanze caves and Gorilla Guardians village.

  • Day 4 Kigali

    Memorial, coffee, art, depart

    Drive back to Kigali, about two and a half hours. Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi, then Question Coffee for a cupping session and Inema Arts Center. Day room, dinner, evening departure.

What the price actually covers.

From USD 8,940 per person sharing. Permits, park fees and charter legs are inside that number, not added at the end. International flights and visas are not.

Start planning

  • Rwanda gorilla permit, USD 1,500 per person, booked through RDB

  • Golden monkey permit, USD 100 per person

  • Two nights Singita Kwitonda Lodge or Wilderness Bisate, full board with drinks

  • Private vehicle, senior Rwandan guide, and porter allocation for both treks

  • Kigali Genocide Memorial, Question Coffee cupping and Inema Arts Center entries