Get ready to enjoy the adventure on your 6 Days of Rwanda Gorillas, chimpanzees and Golden monkeys’ wildlife expedition where you will experience the beauty of wildlife and nature’s best. You will visit Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimp tracking, canopy walk. Next is Volcanoes National Park where you will do gorilla trekking and golden monkey trekking.
Day 1: Welcome to Kigali City
On arrival at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda, you will be received by one of our guides who will welcome you to Rwanda and brief you about your safari. Thereafter, you will be transferred to your accommodation for relaxation and the overnight stay.
Accommodation: Lebanon Hotel
Meals: Dinner and drinking water
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Depart to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Along the way, we’ll make stops at places of interest including local markets, and the traditional palace of Rwanda’s Former King in Nyanza. In Butare, visit the Botanical Gardens and a cultural museum. We’ll have lunch after our stops. We’ll drive past green fields of tea scattered across the hillsides along with small wooden houses unique to the areas surrounding Nyungwe Forest.
Accommodation: Emeraude Kivu Resort
Meals: All meals and drinking water
Day 3: Enjoy Chimpanzee trekking and afternoon canopy walk
Sheltering the highest population of chimpanzees in Rwanda (roughly 400), Chimpanzee trekking is a major activity done in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Have your breakfast and transfer to the trekking point where you will first receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during chimp trekking. Thereafter, enter the forest to encounter these fascinating and human-like primates firsthand in their natural habitat.
Return to the accommodation for lunch and some rest before going out again for the canopy walk experience. The two hours walk starts and ends at the park’s headquarters – Uwinka information centre. Travelers walk on the built trail which hangs 60 meters above the forest rewarding them with an aerial view of the national park, wildlife, adjacent communities, Virunga volcanoes and attractions in the neighbouring countries.
Accommodation: Emeraude Kivu Resort
Meals: All meals and Drinking water
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Very early in the morning after having your heavy breakfast, you will transfer to Kinigi near Parc Nationale des Volcans home of gorillas. It is about 4-5 hours’ drive so you will stop at Gisenyi on shores of Lake Kivu for lunch, and then proceed to the park for dinner and overnight at La Palme Hotel.
Accommodation: La Palme Hotel
Meals: All meals and Drinking water
Day 5: Gorilla Tracking experience in Volcanoes National Park
This day will be remembered for a lifetime as you encounter the engendered mountain Gorillas. Very early in the morning, you will have early breakfast and drive to the park’s headquarters for briefing. You will get to know the does and don’ts while in the forest. You will be assigned lead trackers and ranger then begin on your journey into the forest.
There is no guess as to how long or short our hike will be, as it depends on the gorillas and the weather, so you can stay in the park from one hour to six or more.
No matter how long the hike is, once you spot the gorilla family, you will have one magical hour of watching these magnificent animals as they relax, play and eat in the heart of the jungle. At the end of the hike, we will return to our lodge for dinner and relaxation.
Accommodation: La Palme Hotel
Meals: All meals and Drinking water
Day 6: Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes N.P and transfer to back to Kigali.
The golden monkey trekking takes place in Volcanoes National Park and at the same as the gorilla trekking. These rare monkey species are also listed as endangered. Volcanoes NP has habituated groups that are available for trekking by visitors. The exercise starts very early in the morning, same as Gorilla trekking as you get a short briefing from the park ranger at the RDB office.
Thereafter, you will proceed to trek the golden monkeys through the rainforest of the Volcanoes National Park. Return to the accommodation for some rest and lunch. After lunch, drive back to Kigali for your late evening flight or your hotel for more Rwanda experience.
Meals: All meals and Drinking water
End of your 6 Days Rwanda Primate Adventure Safari