6-Day Rwanda Primate Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

After the meet and greet, you will start for Nyungwe Forest National Park. Along the way, you'll make stops at places of interest including local markets, and the traditional palace of Rwanda’s Former King in Nyanza. You'll drive past green fields of tea scattered across the hillsides and the small wooden houses unique to the areas surrounding Nyungwe Forest. Lunch will be en route. You'll arrive in the afternoon, check-in and relax at the lodge. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)

High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

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ElephantNone

GiraffeNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe National Park

You'll have a guided nature walk in the forest to see a variety of animals and some of the three hundred bird species found here, which include the Rwenzori turaco and black and white casqued hornbill. You will go on an escorted walk in search of large groups of Colobus monkeys —sometimes as many as 400 in a group. Or, you can go chimp tracking. You'll have a picnic lunch and return in the late afternoon. The main focus for today is chimpanzee tracking. A canopy walk can be done in the afternoon, after lunch. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

You will have breakfast at leisure and set off for Volcanoes National Park. You can make a stopover like at Lake Kivu, have lunch, and enjoy a boat ride. Later, you'll proceed to Volcanoes National Park. You will relax for the rest of the evening. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

You will transfer to Kinigi Park Headquarters to track gorillas in Parc National des Volcans. Golden monkey tracking through the forest, hills, and swamps can be tough, arduous, and tiring, sometimes taking up to 2 hours in the forest. Coming face to face with these monkeys is well worth the effort. You'll return for lunch. Later in the evening, you'll enjoy Ibywachu Cultural entertainment. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes National Park

You'll have breakfast and go to the park offices for a briefing. Afterward, you'll set off in the forest for gorilla trekking. A thrilling trek through the refined foothills of the Virungas provides inspiring views in all directions. Then, suddenly, the trail enters the park, engrossing trekkers in the strange closeness of the rainforest, alive with the calls of colorful birds and chattering of the rare golden monkey, and besieged with fresh spoor of the mountains’ elusive populations of buffalos and elephants. Through gaps in the forest canopy, the marvelous peaks are sighted, easily easy to get to, and among the uppermost in Africa, indicating an ascent. Gorilla trekking is quite a strenuous but worthwhile encounter of these gentle giants. The enthusiasm of your coming across these apes will wipe away your intricacy of the strenuous trek. You'll spend 1 hour watching gorillas. You will have a packed lunch or hot lunch at the lodge depending on the time you finish tracking.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of the Tour

You will leave for Kigali. If time permits, you will go for a tour of the city including shopping. You will transfer to the airport for your flight.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.