3 Days | Nyungwe Forest National Park Safari Rwanda.

3 Days | Nyungwe Forest National Park Safari Rwanda. 3 Days Nyungwe National Park Safari for Chimpanzee tracking at $90 per person, and nature walk on 1 out of 14 nature trails in Nyungwe National Park.

This 3 days Nyungwe National Park Rwanda safari takes you for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest National Park, Canopy/nature walks plus visiting some historical sites, as well as the Gisakura tea estates.

The 3 Days | Nyungwe Forest National Park Safari highlight includes. Day1: Tranfer to Nyungwe National Park from Kigali, Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking & Nature/Canopy Walk, Day 3: Departure

Nyungwe forest national Park is in Southwestern Rwanda.  The park is the longest tropical rainforest, measuring a total area of  950 square kilometers. Nyungwe Forest national Park has a rich biodiversity which comprises of more than 200 tree species, butterflies, beyond 300 bird species and 13 species of primates. The major attractions to the tourists are intelligent Chimpanzees and the canopy walk on a suspended 200m meter bridge.

Apart from Chimpanzee tracking, the Park is also home Colobus monkey trekking, great nature walks and bird watching.

All-Inclusive. Your 3 days | Nyungwe Forest National Park Safari experience in Rwanda includes park entrance fees,  Chimpanzee tracking permit @ 90 per person per day, Nature walk at $40 per person, visiting some historical sites, like;Butare Museum, the Kamegeri’s rock, the National Ethnographic Museum in Huye, Murambi Genocide Memorial and the former King’s palace , not forgetting the Gisakura tea estates , all ground transportation in a private customized 4×4 Land Cruiser, an English speaking guide or any other language(if requested), accommodations and meals as per the Itinerary.

Detailed Itinerary for the 3 Days | Nyungwe Forest National Park Safari Rwanda

Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest national Park from Kigali

On this days, you will be met by a driver guide from our company, who will take you on a brief Kigali tour to visit  the genocide memorial center, the central city market and the former presidential palace and artisan shops.  You will have lunch in any of the restaurants in Kigali, after which you will journey to Nyungwe Forest national Park on a 5 hour drive.

In case you missed out the Kigali city tour, you can visit the Butare Museum, the Kamegeri’s rock, the National Ethnographic Museum in Huye, Murambi Genocide Memorial and the former King’s palace.  After 6 hours, the driver will drop you in your hotel/lodge  for dinner and an overnight.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking & Nature Walk

After an early breakfast, the driver guide will take you to the briefing point at Uwinka. Your briefing about what to expect on your long days chimpanzee tracking starts at 5:00am, which is mor earlier than those in kibale forest national Park.

Chimpanzee tracking trails at Nyungwe are in two sections, including Uwinka and Cyamudongo. After briefing, you will be assigned a trail, after which you will proceed with the ranger guide to the starting point for chimpanzee trekking.

The time spent for chimpanzee tracking is unpredictable, because the chimpanzees are mobile, however you might trek for about 2-6 hours, with a maximum 1 hour of meeting face to face with the chimpanzees. You will watch them play, feed, copulate among other daily activities.

While trekking the chimpanzees, you might glimpse other primate like Hamlyn’s Monkeys, owl-faced monkeys, golden monkeys, Dent’s Mona Monkeys, Angola Colobus, Silver monkeys, Olive Baboons, Red-tailed Monkeys, grey-cheeked Mangabeys, vervet monkeys and L’hoest’s monkeys. Nyungwe forest is also a bird paradise that’s ideal for birding  which includes the Rwenzori Turaco, great blue Turaco, paradise flycatcher and forest hornbills etc.

You will be driven back to the hotel for Lunch, after chimpanzee tracking, from which you will proceed for your afternoon nature walk. Nyungwe National Park has 14 nature walk trails, where you expect to spot more birds and other primates, as well as the water falls.

The trails are designed to make nature lovers experience the flora and fauna in the park. The waterfall trail is famous and takes approximately 3 hours to complete. If time allows, you could be taken to track Angola Colobus in Gisakura. Tracking Colobus monkeys lusts for a sort while compared to following any of the trails or chimpanzee trekking because they live at the foothills of the forest.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/hotel

Day 3 Depart For Kigali with stops at the Gisakura Tea Factory

Finally, we come to the end of our 3 days Nyungwe National Park Safari, by waking up early for breakfast. The driver guide will then pick you up and transfer you back to Kigali, with an enroute visit to Gisakura Tea Estate to explore the farm and Factory.

You will learn how tea is grown, processed and packed at the factory, after which you will proceed with your journey to Kigali, arriving in the Late afternoon at the airport to catch your flight back home, otherwise you will be dropped in your lodge.

 

END OF  SAFARI

PRICE INCLUDES

Chimpanzee Tracking

Nature Walk/Canopy Walk

enroute visit to Gisakura Tea Estate

Iby’Iwacu cultural village

Bottled Water

English Speaking Guide

Park Entrance Fees

All Activities Mentioned

All Accommodations

Lunches Enroute

PRICE EXCLUDES

International flight fare

Entry Visas

Laundry services

Tips

Alcoholic Drinks

What to carry – a checklist for 3 days | Nyungwe Forest National Park

Valid Chimpanzee tracking Permit for that particular day

Rain jacket is required as it could unpredictably rain

Light clothes as the sun does shine pretty bright in this part

Torch is essential for safety purposes

A Zoom lens Camera for photographs

An insect repellent to keep off  persistent insects bites

Hiking shoes/Boots to use in Jungle of  Nyungwe forest National Park

What are the rules and regulations for Chimpanzee tracking?

Don’t visit the Chimpanzees if you have a cold, fever or illnesses of any sort

Human waste should be buried beneath the ground about 30cm (12″) deep

At most eight persons are allowed to visit each Chimpanzee family

When you are with the Chimpanzees, maintain a 7m-10m distance from the gorillas

Smoking, eating and drinking are not allowed when with the Chimpanzees

If you must sneeze or cough cover your face and turn away from the Chimpanzees, as they are susceptible to catch coughs and colds from humans

Visits are limited to one hour per gorilla group per day, per trek

Do not use flash camera for photography.