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Overview
- Duration:30 hours 0 minutes
- Tour Type:Private tour
- Language:English, French
Highlights
- Chimpanzee trekking (Day 2): Join a park briefing at 8:00 AM, then trek to find chimpanzees. Treks usually take 2 to 5 hours, with about one hour allowed with the chimps once found.
- Canopy walk: The Day 2 title includes the Nyungwe canopy walk, though the description doesn’t say when it happens.
- Rich primate variety: Chimpanzees, L’Hoest’s monkeys, Angolan colobus, owl-faced monkeys, and others.
- Biodiversity: The page cites 85 mammal species, 38 reptiles, and 32 amphibians, plus birds and butterflies.
- Scenic drive from Kigali (Day 1): About 268 km and roughly six hours through southern Rwanda and Butare, with a driver-guide briefing at the start.
- Cultural stops on the return (Day 3): The Ethnographic Museum in Butare, which the page describes as Rwanda’s largest, with over 100,000 artifacts. Then the Nyanza royal palace, home to Kings Musinga and Rudahigwa.
- Starts and ends in Kigali: The route covers Rwanda’s southwest near the borders with Burundi and the DR Congo, close to Lake Kivu.
- Included: Entry permits, full-board accommodation, ranger fees, taxes, meals, an English and/or French-speaking driver-guide, and 4×4 transport. Airport transfer is included if your flight is the same day the safari ends.
- Flexible pickup: From the airport, a hotel, or another point, with a minimum of 1 traveler.
Itinerary
3 Days Nyungwe Itinerary
Day 1: Departure From Kigali To Nyungwe Forest National Park
Breakfast early in the morning at your favorite hotel in Kigali, you will be picked by one of our driver guide who will take you through briefing about your entire tour. Thereafter, set off to Nyungwe Forest National Park about 268 kilometers which is approximately six hours past stunning landscapes of the southern Rwanda and Butare prior proceeding to the park. On arrival, you will have dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking In The Morning And Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk
Following breakfast, you will join other visitors at the park headquarters for briefing at 8:00am by park official on how you are supposed to behave in the jungle. Besides chimpanzees, Nyungwe Forest National Park also offers refuge to variety of wildlife including birds, butterflies, mammals and other primate species. Chimpanzee trekking at this park usually takes about 2 to 5 hours and only an hour is given to you to have a face to face encounter with these fascinating primates, explore their behavior. After, return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.
Day 3: Transfer Back To Kigali
Breakfast in the morning and thereafter, drive back to Kigali approximately six hours’ drive. Have a stopover at Butare south of Rwanda to explore the ethnographic museum that features as the largest museum in Rwanda comprising of more than 100000 artifacts which entail more about the traditions and history of Rwanda. Later, set off to Nyanza palace that is a royal home to the 2 kings of Rwanda-King Musinga and his successor King Rudahigwa. After your exploration, return to Kigali capital and this will mark the end of your 3 day safari in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Includes/Excludes
- Entry Permits
- Full Board Accomodation
- Park Ranger Fees
- Relevant Government Taxes
- Full time English or/and French speaking Driver/Guide
- Meal
- Ground Transportation by a 4×4 vehicle
- Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends
- Airfares
- Visa Fees
- Personal Insurance
- Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation & meals not indicated in the itinerary and optional activities.
Cancellation policy
You can cancel up to 72 hours in advance of the experience for a refund.
Frequently asked questions
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Know before you go
Expect: Steep, muddy trails and an early start. Moderate fitness is usually enough.
Age limit: Chimp trekking in Rwanda typically requires a minimum age, often 12.
No guarantees: Sightings are very likely with habituated chimps, but never certain.
