3 days chimpanzee trekking with a canopy walk and waterfall hiking in Nyungwe Forest National Park is a memorable Rwanda adventure. The park is located in the south-western part of Rwanda in an Afromontane type of forest, covering an area of 1015 km2. It’s a home to at least 500 chimpanzees that roam the forest, and on record, 30 have been habituated for trekking. But the other 13 primate species, not forgetting troops of colobus monkeys, can be trekked; on record, and 300 birds call it home; and the main attractions include chimpanzee tracking, waterfall hiking, and a visit to Gisakura Tea Plantation. In short, the safari starts and ends in Kigali.
Detailed itinerary for 3 days chimpanzee trekking Nyungwe and canopy walk
Day 1: Transfer Kigali to Nyungwe Forest for canopy walk.
Early morning pick up from your hotel or airport by our driver guide, and he or she will give a short briefing about the tour. Later, head straight up to Nyungwe Forest National Park; upon reaching, you’ll retire into your booked accommodation, have lunch, and later in the afternoon, head out for a canopy forest walk, a platform that allows safari enthusiasts to view the entire forest from a different angle of elevation. Afterwards, on the walking adventure, you’ll head back to the lodge so that you can have your dinner and overnight.
DESTINATION AND SELECTION OF LODGING.
- Main destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Up market accommodation: one and only nyungwe house
- Mid-range accommodation: Nyungwe Top view hill hotel
- Budget accommodation: EAR or Chimpanzee Lodge
- Meal plan: half board (lunch and dinner)
Day 2: chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest National Park
Upon finishing your breakfast at 6:00 a.m., get ready with your packed lunch and enough drinking water, and you’ll be transferred to the park headquarters. So that you get briefed about chimpanzee trekking rules and regulations by park rangers, then later be transferred to the starting point of the trek and head into the jungles to search for the chimpanzees. When finally found, take as many photos as possible because not more than an hour to view and photograph them is allowed. Later, return to the starting point to meet your driver or guide, who will return you to the lodge so that you’ll relax and wait for dinner and overnight.
DESTINATION AND SELECTION OF LODGING.
- Main destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Up market accommodation: one and only nyungwe house
- Mid-range accommodation: Nyungwe Top view hill hotel
- Budget accommodation: EAR or Chimpanzee Lodge
- Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Day 3: Nyungwe Forest waterfall Hiking and travel back to Kigali
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the starting point so that you are briefed about hiking and later start off trekking the trail through the forest while spotting birds and viewing the beautiful falls of Nyungwe Forest National Park for about 4–5 hours. Head back to the lodge for lunch, checkout, and drive back to Kigali for drop-off at the airport or desired destination.
DESTINATION AND MEALS.
- Main destination: Kigali city or Kigali International airport
- Meal plan: Half board (breakfast and lunch)
3 days chimpanzee trekking Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda includes.
- Park entry fees
- One chimpanzee tracking permit.
- All activities
- All accommodation
- Hike to the waterfalls
- A professional driver or guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water
However, 3 days chimpanzee trekking Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda excludes.
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees.
