3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest National Park
This 3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest takes you to the Nyungwe forest in southwest Rwanda. It borders Burundi to the south and Lake Kivu, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Nyungwe is the best-preserved rainforest in the mountains of Central Africa. It is located in the watershed between the Congo River basin to the west and the Nile River basin to the east.
3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest Highlights
- Day 1: Kigali to Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Day 2: Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Day 3: Nyungwe Forest National Park to Kigali
Detailed 3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest
Day 1: Kigali to Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast, you will board your 3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest vehicle and travel to Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will eat lunch along the way and visit some of the area’s genocide memorials. Reaching Nyungwe Forest National Park in the late evening, you will check in at Peace Guesthouse for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation: Peace Guest House, Budget guest house located in or near Rusizi
- Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included), Drinks not included
Day 2: Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast, make your way to the park’s offices for a briefing on the primates and the forest. You will then enter the tropical rainforest in search of the shy chimpanzees hiding in the tree branches. While on this walk, you may also see mangabeys, colobus, vervet, and red-tailed monkeys. You will return to the guesthouse for lunch and take an evening canopy walk looking for primates and birds. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Peace Guesthouse.
- Main Destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation: Peace Guest House, Budget guest house located in or near Rusizi
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Nyungwe Forest National Park to Kigali
After breakfast, you will make your way back to Kigali, eating lunch en route. Today you will visit the Kabgayi Cathedral, the ancient King’s Palace at Nyanza, and the Ethnographic Museum at Huye. Later you will meet a local women’s drumming group to hear about their history. Finally, you will go to the airport for your return flight home.
- Main Destination: Kigali
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
End of 3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest
3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest Inclusions and Exclusions
Included
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional 3-Day Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excluded
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
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