Golden Monkeys

This day is set out for Golden Monkey tracking in the Volcanoes National Park. The drive takes 20 minutes’ drive from the hotel headquarters to start the briefing. After the briefing you will drive for 25 minutes to get to the trek starting point and will have a 30 minutes’ walk to get to the 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.

Though viewing is kept to a maximum of one hour, travelers can get an up-close look at the golden monkeys in their natural habitat. Adult monkeys frolic in plain view, feeding on bamboo leaves and leaping from perch to perch. Females carry their young, completely comfortable among onlookers. After the golden monkeys you will stop by Future4kids Sewing Centre and Early Childhood Development facility in Kinigi.

After this you will visit future4kids Kinigi sewing center and then head to Cyanika to cross the boarder for Gorilla trekking in Uganda the next day and stay over at Ichumbi lodge in Gisoro.