You will wake up at your leisure, enjoy your breakfast at the Hotel, and go for a short illuminating city tour.

Genocide Memorial visit: https://kgm.rw/

Visit the Genocide Memorial located just outside of Kigali City Centre in the Gasabo district, Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum started by a partnership of the Kigali City Council and the UK-based Aegis Trust. The center is extremely moving, challenging, educational, and ultimately inspiring as well as a great place to understand the cause, tragedy, and successful rebuilding post-genocide.

Drive to Volcanoes ,check in at the hotel intime for lunch. Afternoon at leisure relaxing or have an optional explore the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.

Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund: https://gorillafund.org/ellencampus/

The Ellen Campus, which opened in 2022 near Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park – home to the majestic mountain gorillas – is the realization of a 20-year dream. This world-class research and education center honors Dian Fossey’s legacy and furthers our mission to save gorillas from extinction.
The campus is open daily to the public, offering state-of-the-art exhibits showcasing nearly 60 years of gorilla conservation, a gift shop featuring locally made crafts, delicious meals and coffee at the Gorilla Café, serene nature trails and the opportunity to connect with our dedicated staff.

You will have a morning call at around 5:30am before meeting at the main dining area at 6:00am for breakfast and a cup of freshly brewed Rwandan coffee. 6:45am depart for the Trekking Headquarters at Volcanoes National Park (20-minute drive), on arrival: Coffee will be served, while your driver guide secures your spots with specific gorilla families (selecting the most suitable family depending on the group’s requirements – there
are however no guarantees).

You will then gather in a group with the Volcanoes National Park Guide for a detailed briefing. At 8:00am, vehicles will depart to the various trailheads for a 15-minute to one-hour drive – depending on the gorilla family each group has been allocated. At the start of the trailhead, you will be allocated a porter to assist with carrying bags and navigating challenging terrain, (this is recommended). Cash is required to pay the porters
(the minimum amount is USD 10). The time that it takes to reach the gorilla family varies and can be anything from 30 minutes to 3-4 hours, and treks reach an altitude from 2,500-4,000m.The gorilla-trekking terrain varies from farmlands to thick bushes closer to the Park boundary, and visitors may be allocated to a gorilla family who is on the move – which could make their trek longer. This may at times require navigating a path through
dense vegetation, which can be slippery.

There are also stinging nettles, which is why we recommend packing gloves and gators to be used during Gorilla trekking.

For gorilla trekking, you will be in the rainforest. Warm clothing is required as well as walking/hiking boots, hat, lightweight backpack, raincoat, garden gloves to avoid stinging nettles and gaiters are recommended.

After this amazing experience, you will descend from the mountains. Lunch will be at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel. Afternoon join the local community for a village cultural experience.

Today morning you will have it at leisure or enjoy an optional Golden Monkey trekking. Trekking to see the Golden Monkeys is not as strenuous as the other hikes in the park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the ‘Blue Monkey’ and is endemic to high-altitude forests. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor. There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 - 100 members, with its home at the foot of Mount Sabyinyo.

After the trek,you have an early lunch at the hotel,assisted with check out .You will then take the road drive of approximately 2hrs 30 minutes back to Kigali.