Your private guide, with his/her 4WD vehicle, meets you on arrival at Kigali Airport, either off an international flight, or after a safari elsewhere in Africa or at your residence in Kigali. Leaving the lively capital, you'll drive north-west through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 2.5 – 3.5 hours, to the stunning Volcanoes National Park. It's well known as the venue for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of the mountain gorillas.

Early in the morning, meet at the park headquarters for a briefing. Then hike up to the rainforest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24-hour guard, so their location is known. You usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters indeed. After the Gorilla

Another early morning starts for a trip to track the golden monkeys. These primates are beautiful, endangered and more agile than the mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains and tracking them acclimatizes you perfectly to the slight altitude marking your last views of the park's environs. Drive for roughly 2.5 – 3.5 hours’ south-east back to Kigali. Your private guide and 4WD vehicle will drop you at your convenience location or at the airport. End.