Our 5 Days Tracking Primates in Nyungwe Forest takes you to take part in tracking chimpanzees in in Nyungwe National Park which is home to habituated chimpanzees and 12 other primates species.
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Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport
On arrival at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda, you will be received by one of Heritage Safaris tour guides who will transfer you to the hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you will do a city tour to introduce you to the history and culture of this land of a thousand hills and visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre.
Accommodation options: Kigali Serena Hotel, Kigali Marriott Hotel, Kigali Serena Hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Have an early morning breakfast and leave the hotel to western province, on your way visit the Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum in Southern Province. Make a stopover for lunch after which you will proceed to Nyungwe National Park, arriving at the lodge in time for dinner an overnight stay.
Accommodation options: One and only Nyungwe House, Nyungwe Top View Hotel, Emeraude Hotel.
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking Experience.
You will have an early morning breakfast at the lodge and head to the park headquarters for briefing from the park rangers, after which you will head into the forest in search of the chimpanzees. After Lunch you will go on a Canopy Walkway at Uwinka that will last about 2 hours. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation options: One and only Nyungwe House, Nyungwe Top View Hotel, Emeraude Hotel.
Day 4: Colobus Monkey Tracking – Tea Plantation Visit
After breakfast, you will go for colobus monkey tracking and visit the tea plantation and later head to Kibuye along the Kivu Lake; you will have a fantastic view of the country of a thousand hills.
Accommodation: Bethany Hotel
Day 5: Return to Kigali
After breakfast, go for a boat ride and visit different islands in Lake Kivu. After you visit the environmental museum in Kibuye before heading to Kigali for your departure flight.
End of the 5 Days Tracking Primates in Nyungwe Forest tour.
The 5 Days Tracking Primates in Nyungwe Forest tour includes;
- Airport transfers.
- All Accommodation in standard rooms.
- 1 litre bottled water per person per day while on safari.
- Transportation by a 4X4 safari Car.
- Services of a professional English speaking driver/guide.
- Boat trip along Lake Kivu.
- Chimpanzee Permit.
- Canopy walk.
- Kigali City tour.
- Park entrance fees.
The 5 Days Tracking Primates in Nyungwe Forest tour excludes;
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like Airfare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, and personal shopping bills.