2 Days Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking Safari
Track the playful chimpanzees in Rwanda’s rainforests in Nyungwe Forest National Park on this 2 Days Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking Safari, offering the rare opportunity to see chimpanzees in their natural habitat.
Chimpanzee trekking tour in Nyungwe Forest is one of the most rewarding primate experiences in Rwanda, offering nature lovers a chance to trek through one of the oldest mountain forests in Africa that is rich with a wide diversity of wildlife, mostly known for its many primates such as chimpanzees and many other species of monkeys including olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys among others. Nyungwe Forest National Park is home to more than 500 chimpanzees making it one of the best destinations for chimpanzee trekking in Africa.
Highlights of 2 Days Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest, afternoon Canopy Walk Tour
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking in Nyungwe Forest and Drive back to Kigali City
Detailed Itinerary of 2 Days Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest, afternoon Canopy Walk Tour
Our Representative – your driver guide will pick you up from your hotel or residence in Kigali at 8 am and depart for Nyungwe Forest National Park in Southern Rwanda. It is a journey of 5-6 hours with a stopover in Butare Town for an early lunch, expect to arrive in Nyungwe Forest National Park in time for an afternoon Canopy Walk.
After lunch, you will head to Uwinka Visitors Center and set off to trek along the Igishigishigi Trail leading to the canopy walkway, and along the way you will observe numerous species of trees, have a chance to see colorful bird species, monkeys and enjoy wonderful views of the Nyungwe rainforest. After about thirty minutes of trekking along the Igishigishigi trail you shall steep onto the wobbly canopy walkway that is suspended over a deep valley, about 50 meters from the forest floor, and you will not help but feel the adrenaline rush as you walk across while taking in incredible views of the vast forested landscape. Also you will gain insight into the seldom accessed forest canopy.
The Nyungwe Canopy Walk Tour shall take 1.5 to 2 hours depending on the pace and after which you shall continue to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation Options
Budget: EAR Guesthouse
Midrange: Nyungwe Top View Hill Lodge, Emeraude Kivu Lodge
Luxury: One&Only Nyungwe House
Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking in Nyungwe Forest and Drive back to Kigali City
Enjoy an early breakfast as early as 4.30 am and transfer to the park headquarters (Ranger Post) at 5 am to meet the park guides for briefing about chimpanzee trekking and after which you shall transfer by car to the start of the trekking adventure in Nyungwe Forest National Park (Cyamudongo Chimpanzee Group).
The time taken to find the chimpanzee troop cannot be predicated as they are moving from place to place in the forest, the trek will take approximately 2-4 hours or more. Upon locating them, you shall spend a maximum of one hour of following them around as they go about their lives in the forest. Meeting the chimpanzees in the wild is a thrilling experience like no other. Chimpanzees are very active primates always jumping from tree to tree so sometimes you are trying to catch up with them. Often, they communicate by way of loud pants hoots, deafening screams and thunderous hitting of the tree barks, causing the hairs on your body to rise as you feel as a rush of adrenaline or call it catching fear.
After the thrilling chimpanzee trekking adventure in Nyungwe Forest National Park, you shall set off back to Kigali, making a stopover in Kibuye Town and enjoy lunch by the beautiful Lake Kivu. You will be dropped off at your hotel or at Kigali International Airport for your departure flight back home.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 2 Days Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking Safari
Inclusions
- Tour car and tour driver driver/guide
- All meals
- Accommodation
- Chimpanzee tracking permit
- Drinking water
Exclusions
- Optional activities
- Visa fees
- Personal insurance
- Airfares
- Tips
- All personal expenses such as laundry, phone bills, curio purchases
