3 Days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari
3 Days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari
This 3 days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari will take you to Nyungwe National Park where you will have a face to face encounter with the chimpanzees as you spend time with them in their natural habitat. You will also enjoy the canopy walk where you will have great views of the trees, and bird species among others, and the nature walk to the Gisakura tea estate where you will interact with the local people collecting tea in baskets and also learn how tea is harvested, processed and brought to taste.
Highlights
Pick up and transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Nature walk and departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
On the first day of your 3 days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari, your driver from Safari Vacations and Travel Services will welcome you at Kigali International Airport. He will give you a short briefing about your safari and then start the journey to Nyungwe National Park which is located in the southwestern part of Rwanda. On your way, you will have a stopover at the king’s palace and museum in Nyanza which was formerly the residence of King Mutara 111 Rudahigwa. The king’s palace is a beautifully crafted thatched dwelling shaped like a beehive and offers great views of long-horned Inyambo cattle at the back. After the tour at the king’s palace, you will continue the journey with en-route lunch and upon arrival in the park, you will continue to the lodge check in have lunch and dinner.
Lodging: Nyungwe Forest Lodge/Nyungwe Top View Hotel
Meal plan: Half board
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Chimpanzee trekking, after an early breakfast on the second day of your 3 days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari you will meet up with your driver guide and transfer to the park headquarters for the chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be allocated a chimpanzee group to trek and a park guide who is well conversant with trails in the jungle. chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe National Park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on the location of the chimpanzees because they like to move from one place to another in search of food.
On finding them, spend one hour with the chimpanzees in their natural habitat which allows you to know more about their lifestyle, habits, and behaviors, take photos, and record videos that give you unforgettable experiences on your safari. After the one-hour encounter with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the park headquarters meet up with your driver guide, and drive back to the lodge for lunch.
Canopy walk
After lunch, you will go for an exciting 200-meter canopy walk which is 90 meters long above the forest. The canopy walk is an amazing activity that was opened in 2010. Nyungwe National Park is the only forest offering canopy walk in East Africa. The activity starts at the Uwinka visitor’s center and goes through a hanging across the steep and deep valley filled with thick forest. The breathtaking canopy walk takes about 2 hours and offers spectacular views of the birds, butterflies, primates like blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and tree species among others. After the canopy walk you will trek back to the starting point. You will meet up with your driver guide to drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Lodging: Nyungwe Forest Lodge/Nyungwe Top View Hotel
Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Nature walk and departure
Nature walk, on the last day of your 3 days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari you will have a relaxed breakfast. Check out of the lodge, and meet up with your driver guide. Thereafter transfer for a nature walk where you will visit the Gisakura tea estate. Tea is one of the largest exports in Rwanda. In case you visit during the weekdays you will be able to view and interact with the farmers. They will pick tea into the baskets, learn how they harvest tea, and how it’s brought to taste sweet. You will also be able to take great photos of the tea estate and farmers collecting tea. After the nature walk you will start the journey to Kigali with en-route lunch on the way. Continue to Kigali International Airport where your driver will drop you off for the next flight.
End of 3 days Rwanda chimpanzee trekking safari
Tour includes
Chimpanzee trekking permit
Canopy walk
Nature walk
Services of an English-speaking driver guide
Accommodation
Pick up and drop off
Vehicle and fuel
Bottled water
Tour excludes
Air flight tickets
Visas
Optional activities not included on the itinerary
Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, and tips among others.
Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a Local tour operator based in Uganda with its head offices in Entebbe. Moreover, Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a business for a Ugandan native. We specialize in life-changing experiences and sustainable tours and holidays to all East African countries. Also, we are members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators and with registration from the Uganda Tourism Board. We have a good and long working relationship with the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Making it easy to book your gorilla permits and gorilla trekking safari. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is also high in Trip Advisor reviews.
