4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari – Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking
This 4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari is tailored to take you to Rwanda’s incredible primate destinations, the rainforests of Rwanda where you track mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. This primate safari in Rwanda starts with a visit in Nyungwe Forest National Park, the biggest rain forest in East for chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk.
Continue to Volcanoes National Park – the most popular national in Rwanda for gorilla trekking and a cultural experience in Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village.
Highlights of 4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari
Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking and Tea Plantation Walk
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking to Transfer back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary of 4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari
Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
On arrival at Kigali International Airport you will be warmly received by our representative, after briefing you about the safari and go for a Kigali City Tour visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site where you will get a deeper insight about the horrific Rwanda Genocide of 1997.
Then we transfer to Nyungwe Forest and then settle into your lodge and enjoy lunch, in the afternoon you will go for a canopy walk on a suspended walkway above the rainforests of Nyungwe, enjoy sights of olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys and several bird species and the forest canopy.
Accommodation options
Budget – Gisakura Visitors Centre
Midrange – Nyungwe Hill Top Lodge
Luxury – One & Only Nyungwe Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking and Tea Plantation Walk
After an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee trekking and the right way to behave while in the presence of the chimpanzees. In groups of 8 people, a ranger guide will lead you into the forest looking for chimpanzees.
Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest can be a little tough but very exciting when you meet the close cousins. Equipped with rain gears, enough drinking water and some snacks making the exercise smooth.
Upon meeting the chimpanzees you will have a complete hour with them observing their behavior, watch them jump from one tree to another and pick fruits. Later return to the lodge for lunch and in the evening, have a walk through Gisakuru Tea Plantations for pictures and beautiful views.
Accommodation options
Budget – Gisakura Visitors Centre
Midrange – Nyungwe Hill Top Lodge
Luxury – One & Only Nyungwe Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Wake up early for breakfast, check out of the lodge, and then start on the journey to Volcanoes National Park in the north-west of Rwanda.
The journey through is very scenic and very adventurous. On reaching the park, we have lunch after check in and then in the evening, go for a community walk or visit Ib’Iwacu Cultural village where you will be entertained by local dances and drama, interact with the locals and taste some of their local meals.
Accommodation options
Budget – Gisakura Visitors Centre
Midrange – Nyungwe Hill Top Lodge
Luxury – One & Only Nyungwe Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking to Transfer back to Kigali
Start your day early with a delicious breakfast, pack some snacks and head to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking and the right to behave while in the presence of the gorillas.
In groups of 8 people and led by a ranger guide, head into the rainforests looking for mountain gorillas. The trek takes approximately 2 to 5 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. When you locate the gorillas you will spend one hour in their presence watching them play, feed and groom. You are free to take pictures as long as your flashlight is off.
Trek back to the park headquarters to meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch. later check out and embark on a journey back to Kigali for your flight back home, bringing your safari to an end.
End of 4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari
Inclusions
- Gorilla Permit
- Cultural entertainment
- Park Ranger Fees
- Relevant Government Taxes.
- Full Board Accommodation (4 nights) and en-route meals as indicated in the itinerary.
- Full-time English-speaking Driver/Guide
- Ground Transportation by a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends.
Exclusions
- 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.
