3 days Nyungwe primates tour
3 days Nyungwe primates tour will take place in the south western part of Rwanda where you will engage in a chimpanzee trekking experience and also take part in a canopy walk and also have a stop at the Rwanda national museum.
After the tour in Nyungwe national park, your guide will drop you off at the Kigali international airport.
Safari highlights
Day 1: pick up and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy Walk
Day 3: drive to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: pick up and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
On the first day of your tour in Rwanda, you will be picked up from Kigali international airport and your guide will welcome you for the safari and you will also have a short briefing before starting the journey to Nyungwe forest national park which will take about 5 to 6 hours.
You will stop at the Rwanda national museum in Butare to get to know more about the history of Rwanda. After this experience, your guide will drive you to the lodge in Nyungwe national park where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy Walk
You will have an early breakfast at the lodge in Nyungwe national park and your guide will drive you to the park headquarters where you will have a briefing on the chimpanzee trekking experience as early as 07:00 am. You will be assigned ranger guides to accompany you into the Nyungwe forest to search for the chimpanzees. You will follow different trails in search for the chimpanzees and also see other primates like black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys and vervet monkeys and spend 1 hour in the presence of the chimpanzees.
After the chimpanzee trek in Nyungwe forest, you will also engage in a canopy walk along a suspended bridge. During the canopy walk, you will enjoy views of the forest canopy and also see various bird species. You will be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay after the day’s activities.
Day 3: drive to Kigali
After having breakfast, your guide will drive you from Nyungwe national park to Kigali with a stop for lunch. You will be dropped off at the airport in Kigali which will bring the tour to an end.
