5 DAYS GORILLAS & GOLDEN MONKEYS IN RWANDA -KIGALI SERENA & BISHOPS HOUSE-2025

Musanze

The bustling city of Musanze, also referred to as Ruhengeri, is situated in northwest Rwanda. Musanze is the hub of Rwanda’s gorilla trekking tourism route, offering many cafes, bars, and restaurants. It serves as the gateway to the spectacular Volcanoes National Park and is encircled by a number of attractions including the towering Mount Karisimbi, one of five impressive volcanoes in the park; the bat-filled Musanze Caves; and the beautiful twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo - set against a spectacular backdrop of rolling green hills. Musanze is known as one of the best places in East Africa to track mountain gorillas and visitors flock here to view these majestic mountain apes.
Day Itinerary

0800: Begin the day with breakfast.

0900: Transfer to Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum for a visit 

1030: Transfer to Volcanoes. 

1300: Estimated time of arrival and check-in 

1320: Lunch at the hotel. 

1500: Take part in complementary activities at the Lodge.

1800: Dinner and Overnight stay at your Lodge.  Overnight: The Bishops House Rwanda

The Bishop’s House is located in Musanze in the Northern Province of Rwanda. All rooms are furnished with large, antique handcrafted four-poster beds on a wooden floor that envelopes the occupant in warmth and grandeur. In the en-suite bathrooms, guests will be met with hot showers and bathrobes. The rooms have cable programming, Wi-Fi, minibars and tea and coffee facilities. Guests can enjoy a delicious breakfast each morning and sumptuous dinners. All meals include the availability of unlimited soft drinks, local beers and house wines with the exclusion of all premium drinks.
Activities

Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum

Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum

Located just outside of Kigali City Centre in the Gasabo district, Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum was created by a joint partnership of the Kigali City Council and the UK-based Aegis Trust. The centre is an extremely moving, challenging, educational and ultimately inspiring as well as a great place to understand the cause, tragedy and successful rebuilding post-genocide. The memorial hosts a tour which is transparent and educational but very sombre and humbling when guests realise that over 250,000 deceased are buried on the site of the memorial.
Basis Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

Day Itinerary

0600: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.

0630: Transfer to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. 

0800: Start the gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.

1200: Estimated time of returning from the jungle.

1230: Transfer back to the Lodge.

1300: Lunch at the Lodge. 

1500: Afternoon visit Ellen DeGenrous Gorilla Fund Museum.
 
1800: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.  Activities
Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes National Park The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Gorilla

Trekking Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park offers visitors the unique opportunity of discovering the 10 families of gorillas that live within the national park. Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee before the trek starts and will be separated into groups of 8 depending on their physical abilities. Each group is guided by a guide and two scouts who are well trained in emergency situations. The amount of time set aside per trek is different depending on where the gorilla family is situated. Some trips may take as little as half an hour and some taking the better part of the day. The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is an expansive, 12-acre property that rests adjacent to the Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda. The campus showcases the best in sustainable architecture, local resourcing, and environmentally responsible practices and will offer state-of-the-art laboratories, a scientific conservation library, and meeting space for large groups. The goal of the campus is to inspire everyone who visits, to cherish gorillas and encourage a lifetime of conservation. Basis Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

Day Itinerary

0600: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.

0630: Transfer to the park headquarters for the Golden Monkey trekking briefing. 

0800: Start the Golden Monkey trek.

1200: Return from the Jungle. 

1300: Lunch at your Lodge 

1500: Afternoon Iby'wacu Cultural Visit 

1800: Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge. 

Activities
Volcanoes National Park Golden Monkey Trekking Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village Volcanoes National Park Golden Monkey Trekking Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda offers Golden monkeys trekking. This unique experience allows guests in groups of up to eight to look for and discover golden monkeys within their natural habitat.
The monkeys are incredibly active and enjoy showing off for tourists and researchers that they encounter daily. The monkeys can be found closer to the base of the volcano and enjoy eating the bamboo vegetation in the area. Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village Offering an adventurous stay in a traditional rural, Rwandan village that has existed for centuries living with and next to mountain gorillas in Parc National des Volcans. Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village gives you a rare chance to meet local people, in their environment, with a taste of our culture and traditions. The community you visit will genuinely welcome you as a special guest while they proudly present to you aspects of their traditions and beliefs. This will truly be an experience of a lifetime as you home stay with the community and become part of their family
Basis Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

Day Itinerary

0800: Begin the day with a morning breakfast.

0900: Drive and return to Kigali. 

1200: Arriving in Kigali

1230: Lunch at The Retreat before your flight departure.
< br>TBA: Flight time out of Kigali International Airport to be advised.
  Basis Breakfast and Lunch