8 DAYS RWANDA PRIMATES

 Our 8 day trip brings you the Primates of Rwanda:  Expect to see up to 15 primate species, including gorillas and chimps!!!

This trip specifically includes the most important and well known Forested national parks of Rwanda: Nyungwe Forest National Park and Volcanoes National Park.

Highlights

  • Meet the gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park
  • See chimpanzees and 12 other monkey species in Nyungwe Forest
  • Endemic monkeys in Nyungwe are the Angolan Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Mona Monkeys and Owl Faced Monkeys
  • Visit the National Museum in Butare (Huye)
  • Meet the local people or the pygmies and see their local way of living

Day 1: Kigali Airport – Kigali

Arrival at Kigali Airport. Your guide will be there waiting for you. Pick up and proceed to your accommodation.

Included: airport transfer

Day 2: Kigali – Butare – Nyungwe Forest National Park

Transfer to Butare (Huye) where it is possible to visit the National Museum and Nyanza Hill. Afterwards transfer to Nyungwe Forest.

Day 3: Nyungwe Forest National Park

Early morning Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest. You can also go for a walk to the waterfall or visits to the Angolan Black Colobus monkeys (both activities optional).

Nyungwe Forest is East Africa’s largest forest, with 13 monkey species, including chimpanzees, Angolan Black Colobus, Mona Monkey and Owl Faced Monkeys.

Included: chimp tracking

Day 4: Nyungwe Forest National Park

Go for a nature walk or bird watching along the forest edges, make the Irebero primate walk to spot a variety of birds and monkeys, make the canopy walk or do the Imbaraga waterfall trail to the 4 waterfalls with a great view (one activity included).

Included: 1 of the following activities: nature walk, bird watching, primate walk, canopy walk, waterfall trail

Day 5: Nyungwe Forest National Park – Kibuye (Lake Kivu)

Go for a nature walk or bird watching, make the primate walk, make the canopy walk or do the waterfall trail (one activity included).

In the afternoon transfer to Kibyu for overnight and relaxation at the lake shores.

Included: 1 of the following activities: nature walk, bird watching, primate walk, canopy walk, waterfall trail

Day 6: Kibuye – Volcanoes National Park

Relax at the beach in the morning or go for a nature walk along the shore. In the afternoon we drive to the Volcanoes National Park.

Volcanoes National Park is a unique jungle, with many monkey species, including the endemic Golden Monkeys. Volcanoes National Park is part of the Virunga Mountains, covering Uganda, Rwanda and Congo, and one of the two places in the world where you can find Mountain Gorillas!

Day 7: Volcanoes National Park

Gorilla tracking!!! Early morning departure with your ranger to search for one of the world’s most interesting and endangered animals, the Mountain Gorilla! You will spend one hour with one of our closest relatives. An experience you will never forget.

Nature walk through the beautiful environment in the afternoon (optional).

Day 8: Volcanoes National Park – Kigali Airport

After breakfast drive to Kigali Airport for your outbound flight. City tour with possible visit of the Genocide Memorial if time allows (optional activity).

Life-time experience