Primates
Primates
Golden Monkey Trekking
Spend an hour among golden monkeys in the Virunga bamboo — a lively, gentler companion to your gorilla trek.
Things to do
Things to Do in Rwanda
Golden monkeys, Dian Fossey’s grave, a crater-lake climb, Nyungwe’s canopy walkway and a boat on Lake Ihema: the experiences that fill the days around your gorilla trek.
Primates
On foot
On foot
Dian Fossey Tomb Hike
Climb through montane forest to Karisoke, where Dian Fossey studied mountain gorillas and now lies buried among them.
On the water
On the water
Akagera Boat Safari on Lake Ihema
Glide along Lake Ihema’s papyrus shores past hippos and big crocodiles, ideally as the sun goes down over the water.
Adventure
Adventure
Mount Bisoke Crater Lake Hike
Climb 3,711 m Mount Bisoke through bamboo and giant lobelias to a lake in the summit crater, right on the DRC border.
Adventure
Nyungwe Canopy Walkway
Walk a suspended bridge high above a rainforest valley in Nyungwe, level with the treetops, the monkeys and the birds.
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Share your dates, who is traveling and what you hope to see. We check permit availability first, then design a private Rwanda journey around it, and nothing is booked until you approve it.
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