This morning you will set off into the forest to track the golden monkeys. Here, it is hoped to spend an hour with the cheeky primates.

Listed as ‘endangered’ by the World Conservation Union, the Golden monkey (Cercopithecus Kandti) is endemic to the Albertine Rift. The Virunga Volcanoes harbour the only remaining viable breeding population of this localised monkey, a rare subspecies of the Blue monkey with a golden-orange patch on the upper flanks and back, each individual are only 5kg in weight. The activity will involve venturing through open farmland and searching high into the dense bamboo forest canopy.

Here, the Golden monkey feed most of the year on bamboo leaves, insects and on ripe fruit when it is available. If successful at tracking the Golden monkeys it is hoped to spend a whole hour studying their behaviour. And watch them effortlessly glide atop the bamboo stems, stopping intermittingly to pluck tiny shoots out of the budding leaves. On standing still, the monkeys can come close – sometimes to watch us while other times to forage nearby. It can be a very peaceful atmosphere.

On returning to the lodge you leave this stunning landscape behind you and make your way to Kigali where you will spend your final night in the comforts of the Kigali Serena.

Overnight: Kigali Serena – is ideally located on one of Kigali’s most charming boulevards and is just 10kms from Kigali International Airport. This relaxed, yet elegant hotel, centres on the executive lounge and bar, which opens onto a wide sundeck overlooking the newly refurbished swimming pool (B/L/D).