With our 5 Days Primate Tracking Rwanda Safari, you may visit the nation known as “a thousand hills” in Rwanda. The world’s only countries harbouring endangered mountain gorillas are Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition to tracking Rwandan gorillas, you can elect to go on an optional tour of Kigali, track golden monkeys, and visit Nyungwe Forest National Park for a canopy walk or chimpanzee trekking.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival – Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
When you arrive in Kigali, you will be greeted by our knowledgeable tour guide, who will take you on a tour of the city and its surroundings. Take a two to three hour leisurely drive around the park in the afternoon to see the stunning, gorgeous volcanic mountain scenery.
Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hotel.
Meal: (Lunch, Dinner).
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking – Canopy Walk Experience.
You will begin your chimpanzee trekking journey by driving to the forest’s edge at 5:30 a.m. after eating an early meal. You might spot various primates on the journey, including the Silver monkey, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Rwenzori colobus, L’hoests monkey, and Owl-faced monkey. The greatest amount of time you can spend seeing the chimpanzees in their natural habitat is one hour. After the two to five hours of tracking, you will return to your lodge for lunch and relax after the demanding and thrilling activity of the day. You may choose to go on an optional guided forest walk.
Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hotel.
Meal: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After your breakfast, you will leave Nyungwe Forest for Volcanoes National Park arriving in the late afternoon for overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge.
Meal: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking Experience.
After eating an early breakfast, you will proceed to the park headquarters to receive a briefing on the regulations that must be followed when walking with gorillas. A family of gorillas to track and guides to help you find the gorillas will be assigned to you. Ideally, tracking will take anything from 30 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the monkeys’ daily movements through the jungle. After spending an hour with them, you will return to the headquarters or lodge to unwind after the encounter and take lots of pictures and notes.
Accommodation: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge.
Meal: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 5: Return to Kigali – Departure.
After breakfast, you will drive back to Kigali via Butale to visit the National Museum depending on the time of your scheduled flight.
Meal: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 5 Days Primate Tracking Rwanda Safari.
The 5 Days Primate Tracking Rwanda Safari includes;
- 1 Gorilla Trekking Permit per person.
- 1 Chimpanzee Permit per person.
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari car.
- Park Entrance Fees.
- Canopy Walk Experience.
- Services of an English-speaking tour guide.
- Bottled water in the car.
- Tour Guide allowances.
- Government Taxes.
However, the tour cost excludes; Visa Fees, Air Fare, Personal Travel Insurance, Souvenirs, Tips to local guides, items of personal nature such as cigarettes, laundry, personal shopping bills and items not listed as included in the cost.