Golden Monkey Tracking Tours in Rwanda

One of the most remarkable tourism experiences, golden monkey tracking brings thousands of tourists to Volcanoes National Park each year from all over the world. Participants in this remarkable activity feel completely satisfied since they get the chance to walk and climb around this physically rejuvenating mountain and get up close and personal with these endangered and uncommon primates.

For a convenient and truly amazing golden monkey tracking experience, be sure to visit Volcanoes National Park while organising your safari in Rwanda and don’t forget to add golden monkey tracking in your package.

Because there is no cap on the number of trekkers per day, golden monkey permits cost $100 per trekker and can be obtained at park headquarters either in advance or the morning of the activity. However, you can book for a golden monkey permit a few days in advance to allow for proper and advance planning. The price of hiring a porter to carry your bags throughout this incredible adventure is not included in this cost; it only covers park admission fees, tour guide fees, and the activity itself. Porters are available for rent at the park entrance if necessary.

In contrast to gorilla trekking, there is no minimum distance requirement, no cap on the number of tourists that can participate, and a 12-year-old age limit albeit not as strict as for gorilla trekking for this sport. Since they typically live in the bamboo forest at the base of mountains, finding them will not take long between thirty and sixty minutes. Following the remains of recently consumed bamboo stalks is one way to find them. Visitors are only permitted to spend a mesmerising hour observing the behaviour or taking pictures of these incredibly attractive primates after they are located. Every now and then, they enter the gardens of the nearby villages to consume the leftover Irish potatoes from harvest. Observing these primates in action and their hurried cleaning and digging of sweet potatoes prior to consumption is very amazing.

Among the two countries’ unique natural species, golden monkeys are still extant. Therefore, for a truly amazing and out-of-this-world experience, travellers should make time to interact and spend time with the rare species. Don’t forget to include golden monkey trekking in your package, and enjoy your trek while learning about these amazing creatures that will leave you with priceless memories.

The Volcanoes National Park headquarters is where visitors will start their walk to see the golden monkeys. There are presently two troops of these uncommon, endangered monkeys in the park that have acclimated to seeing people; they both number in the neighbourhood of 80. The golden monkeys, who inhabit the bamboo forest around the volcanoes’ foot, have overcame their initial shyness to welcome researchers and visitors on a daily basis.

Similar to the gorilla trek, you will walk in a small group of no more than eight people in search of the golden monkeys, and if you discover them, you can spend an hour with them. They are incredibly agile animals that make hilarious leaps from tree to tree, though they can be challenging to capture on camera! To improve your chances of getting a picture of the golden monkeys and to accommodate low light in the thick foliage, we advise you to use a fast shutter speed on your camera.