3 Days Chimpanzee tour, Canopy walk, Nyungwe Forest
Book a 3 days Rwanda chimpanzee tour and canopy walk to Nyungwe National Park on your Rwanda safari with African Jungle Adventures. Nyungwe Forest is home to over 500 chimpanzees and Around 300 bird species, orchids, monkey species, and butterflies are other attractions offering you with a memorable Rwanda primate experience
Trip Summary
Day 1: Arrival & transfer to Nyungwe Forest
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking & canopy walk
Day 3: Departure
ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival & transfer to Nyungwe Forest
On arrival in Kigali, meet your driver-guide and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park located in southwestern Rwanda. Enjoy this scenic drive through Kigali city with great views of Randa’s rolling hills. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Top View Lodge/ Gisakura Guest House.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking & canopy walk
After morning breakfast, transfer to Uwinka information center for registration and briefing about chimpanzee trekking. At 8:00, start off a hike to meet the endangered chimpanzees in the jungle. You will spend an hour in the company of the chimpanzees, learn their behaviours, take pictures and enjoy their company. Trekking may be done in the main forest or Cyamudongo forest but all experiences are worth it. Other primates you may see include; the chimpanzees, the handsome L’Hoest’s monkey, the endangered golden monkeys, strong troops of the delightfully acrobatic Angola Colobus, vervet monkeys, Silver Monkey, Hamlyn’s Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey, Dent’s Mona Monkey, Olive Baboon, Grey-cheeked Mangabeys and so on. Also, the trek will also expose you to excellent birding to see the great blue Turaco and the Rwenzori Turaco, paradise flycatcher, a long-tailed blue, orange and white bird, and the forest hornbills among others. In the afternoon, join a 2hours canopy walk to have an epic aerial view of the forest, wildlife, Virunga volcanoes, and neighbouring communities.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Day Hike – Return to Kigali – Departure
We follow the Gusakula Tea Estates and Lake Kivu after breakfast. (2-3hrs walk).Embark on your trip to Kigali for your flight back home.
END OF THE RWANDA PRIMATES TRACKING SAFARI
The tour quotation Includes:
– Primates tracking permits
– Ground transport in a comfortable 4WD safari van equipped for game viewing, photography and touring
– Full board accommodation
– All park entrance fees to include government taxes
– Full-time English speaking professional driver/guide
– All tour activities as detailed in the itinerary
– Bottled water while on safari
– Airport transfers
The tour quotation excludes:
– Tips for staff
– Laundry services
– Beverages/Drinks
– International flights
– Visas
– Items of a personal nature
-Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
