3 days Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda Nyungwe National Park Forest is an exciting three days Chimps trekking in Rwanda safari tour that takes you for the ultimate chimp tracking and Canopy Walk adventures in Nyungwe Forest – the largest intact area of mountain forest in East and Central Africa.
Your wild chimpanzee tracking on foot and canopy walk adventures in this pristine rainforest will also offer you a great chance to spot a rich array of exotic and rare animals, birds, plants, and small creatures. Nyungwe is home to over 500 chimpanzees, offering excellent opportunities to watch these social, intelligent great apes, along with 12 other primate species. The park also hosts over 60 species of other mammals, 1068 plant species, and over 300 bird species.
This 3 days Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda Nyungwe National Park also includes cultural heritage tours to the King’s Palace in Nyanza and the Ethnographic Museum in Butare. You travel in a 4×4 safari vehicle, seeing some of the scenic Rwandan countrysides as you drive from Kigali to Nyungwe and back again.
Day 1 & 2: Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 3: Nyanza King’s Palace in Nyanza & Ethnographic Museum in Butare
Day 1: Arrive at Kigali International Airport & transfer to Nyungwe National Park.
Day 2: Do Chimpanzee trekking & canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest
Day 3: Travel back to Kigali. Visit King’s Palace & Ethnographic Museum en route.
Your 3 days Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda Nyungwe Forest National Park starts as soon as you arrive at Kigali International Airport. You’ll be welcomed courteously by the guide giving you a briefing about Rwanda and the safari in particular. From there, set off for a 5-6 hour drive southwest to Nyungwe.
You drive through rolling hills and beautiful scenery, before arriving in Nyungwe National Park in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight. Nyungwe is one of the few places in the world where you can look into the wonders and secrets of a rainforest, whilst barely disrupting the natural flow of life within it.
The park is home to the largest Afro-montane forest in East and Central Africa and one of the most ancient forests, dating back to before the last Ice Age.
As one of Africa’s oldest rainforests, Nyungwe also serves as an untamed habitat for over 500 chimps, as well as other species of primates. Dedicated bird-watchers may never wish to leave with almost 300 species to be discovered. Enveloped in a myriad of wild orchids, trees, and ferns, Nyungwe is also a botanist’s paradise.
The highlight of the Day: – Learning about Rwanda’s cultural heritage
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Nyungwe Forest Lodge/One & Only Nyungwe House
Midrange: – Nyungwe Hill Top View Hotel
Budget: – Gisakura Guesthouse
Meal Plan: – Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 200km or 5-6 hours
Activities & Services:-
Your day two of the 3 days Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda begins with an early breakfast. Then, transfer to the park’s visitor center at 5 am. Meet with local park ranger guide for briefing about chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing, follow your ranger guide into the forest in search of the man’s closest relative. And you can enjoy looking for other primates, birds, butterflies, and animals along the way
Chimp trekking takes 2-5 hours. Once you find chimps, spend one hour watching them as they munch fruit, swing in trees, socialize, patrol, mating, and make hooting calls – an unforgettable experience that you will treasure forever. You are free to take as many photos as you wish! Retreat from the activity for relaxation and lunch.
After lunch, the fun doesn’t stop, as you transfer to the Uwinka visitor center for a canopy walk adventure into Nyungwe Forest. The Canopy Walkway provides breathtaking views across the forest and eye-level sightings of monkeys and birds in the canopy that would not be easy to see from the ground.
The highlight of the Day: – Trekking wild Chimpanzees on foot
Accommodation:-
Luxury: – Nyungwe Forest Lodge/One & Only Nyungwe House
Midrange: – Nyungwe Hill Top View Hotel
Budget: – Gisakura Guesthouse
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & Services:-
The final day of your 3 days Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda Nyungwe Forest National Park starts with breakfast at 7 am. You then embark on a 6-hour drive back to Kigali. Pass through rolling hills and beautiful scenery. Stop in the town of Butare, Rwanda’s second-largest city and the former capital to tour the detailed Ethnographic Museum for a look at the socio-cultural history of Rwanda
Continue from the Museum to Nyanza to explore the reconstruction of a traditional king’s palace, the thatch homes that were the traditional seat of Rwanda’s kingdom. Learn about the evolution of farming and building through the centuries, and then venture into the grounds to meet the long-horned cows, known as Inyambo.
They are beautiful to look at, with a stately elegance you don’t generally expect from cows until you learn they are part of the royal heritage, used in many important ceremonies. Find out about the breeding techniques and listen to the Amahamba songs the shepherds sing as part of the grooming process. Then, wander the halls of the simple, modern home of the country’s last king.
After the palace tour, enjoy a delicious lunch and embark on the transfer to Kigali, arriving in the late afternoon, refresh and check in for your night return flight home.
The highlight of the Day: – Learning about Rwanda’s cultural heritage
Meal Plan: – Breakfast & Lunch
Drive Distance & Time: – Approx. 200km or 5-6 hours
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