Our 5 Days Rwanda Primate Tracking Safari will lead you to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking experiences. Volcanoes National Park is located in the northeastern part of Rwanda, it is home to the mountain gorillas, and they live freely in the ecosystem without being captivated, and the Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimpanzee trekking experiences.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
On this day you will be met by our company representative who will transfer you to the hotel that has been booked for refreshing and later for a Kigali city tour, you will visit the Rwanda memorial genocide, craft shops, and local markets for souvenirs, we have lunch and return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and stay overnight at
Luxury: Bisate Gorilla Lodge.
Best budget: Kiningi Guest House.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
We will have an early morning breakfast after which we transfer to the park from Kigali to the Kinigi headquarters, the briefing starts at 7:00 am east African time, following the briefing on the do’s and don’ts with the mountain gorillas, you will head into the forest in search of the primate species, it takes 2 or more hour to find these depending on how far they have gone, we return to the lodge for dinner and stay overnight at
Luxury: Bisate Gorilla Lodge
Best budget: Kiningi Guest house
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe Forest National Park, you will visit the Nyanza province, it was a place of the former King of Rwanda, the architectural design of the palace is one of a kind, Arrive in the afternoon for check-in and relaxation at the lodge. Dinner and stay overnight at
One and only Nyungwe.
Meal plan; Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day4: Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy Walk
We will have a morning breakfast after which we will transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers, we will be at the park center by 6:00 am in order to drive to the visitor center, it takes 2 or more hours tracking chimpanzee, and an hour is allowed while with the primates we return to the lodge and an afternoon Canopy walk you will enjoy a walk above the well-built trail in the sky, the below look of the forest is a great experience, you will be amazed by how the evergreen trees of the forest look. Returning for dinner and staying overnight at
One and only Nyungwe.
Meal plan; Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5: Departure to Kigali
Following breakfast and your flight transfer, we will have a brief city tour in Kigali town, and then catch our international flight back home.
The 5 Days Rwanda Primate Tracking Safari includes;
- Full board accommodation
- Meals and drinks as indicated in the itinerary
- English speaking guide
- Gorilla permit
- Chimpanzee permit
- 4X4 wheel car drive
Tour excludes
- Laundry services
- Visas and air tickets
- Extra activities are not included in the travel plan.
- All other services are excluded from the itinerary.