4 Day Rwanda Gorilla & Chimpanzee Tour
(Kigali-Volcanoes-Nyungwe-Kigali)
Tour Highlights
- The thrill and awesome sensation of looking into the eyes of the world’s largest living primates (mountain gorillas) in their natural habitat.
- Tracking the famous chimpanzees, experiencing the canopy walk and witnessing beautiful birds in the Nyungwe Forest National Park.
- Taking a guided nature walk in the forest to see a variety of other animals and primates found in Nyungwe Forest.
TOUR DETAILS
Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Parc Nationale Des Volcanoes
Start the 4 Day Rwanda Gorilla & Chimpanzee Tour with an early breakfast and drive to Parc Nationale des Volcanoes. You will check-in at the lodge of your booking and have lunch and take some rest. You will spend the rest of the day sightseeing and relaxing around the hotel till dinner time.
Accommodation options:
Up-market: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Gorillas Nest Lodge
Midrange: La Palme Hotel
Budget: Kinigi Tourist Guest House
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
You will have an early breakfast and report at the Park Headquarters for a briefing on the rules to be observed during Gorilla trekking. You will be allocated a Gorilla family to track and guides to lead you to the Gorillas. The tracking will take 2-5 hours. Once found, you will spend a maximum of one hour observing the gorillas in their natural setting.
After the tracking, you will be returned to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options:
Up-market: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Gorillas Nest Lodge
Midrange: La Palme Hotel / Volcanoes Gorilla Lodge
Budget: Kinigi Tourist Guest House / Muhavura Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
On the third day of the 4 Day, Rwanda Gorilla & Chimpanzee Tour have an early breakfast and relocate to Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will have lunch at the hotel of your booking after which be taken on 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 also be able to spot large groups of colobus monkeys.
Accommodation options:
Up-market: Nyungwe Lodge
Midrange: Top Hill View Lodge
Budget: Gisakura Guest House
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest
You will wake up very early in the morning (5.30am) and report at the Nyungwe Park headquarters for the 6.00am a briefing on the Golden monkey tracking rules. You will after the briefing start the trek in search of the Golden monkeys in the verdant rain forest. During the trek, you will have the chance to see other primates such as the Rwenzori colobus, Silver monkey, Chimpanzees, the Grey-cheeked Mangabey, L’hoests monkey and the Owl faced monkey. After tracking you will be driven to Kigali Airport to catch your flight back home.
That will be the end of the 4 Day Rwanda Gorilla & Chimpanzee Tour adventure. Safe journey home.
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