5 Days Virunga And Nyungwe Safari (Gorillas & Chimpanzees) Package
5 Days Virunga and Nyungwe Safari takes offers a 5 day Rwanda & Congo Safari to Nyungwe National Park & Virunga National Park. This exclusive 4 nights, 5 day Virunga and Nyungwe safari takes you for chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest National Park, and Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park.
This exhilarating 5 days Virunga Gorilla trekking & Nyungwe chimpanzee tracking safari journeys two primate destination, that is Congo’s Virunga National Park and Nyungwe National Park for Mountain Gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee tracking and Canopy walking respectively. During this safari, you will start from Rwanda (Kigali) and end there, as shown in the Itinerary below.
Itinerary Highlight For 5 Days Virunga & Nyungwe Safari
Day #1: Pick Up From Kigali & Transfer to Virunga National Park
Day #2: Gorilla Trekking Virunga National Park- Gisenya
Day #3: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day #4: Chimpanzee Tracking & Canopy Walk
Day #5: Return To Kigali
Detailed Itinerary For 5 Days Virunga & Nyungwe Safari
Day #1: Kigali – Transfer to Virunga National Park
In the morning, connect with our driver guide, who will start with briefing about the 5 days Virunga Gorilla trekking & Nyungwe Forest National Park chimpanzee trekking safari. Thereafter set off with the driver guide in a 4×4 safari jeep to Virunga national Park in the Eastern part of Congo. Enroute, you will have lunch, enjoy the countryside scenic views, Rwanda’s impressive landscape & the magnificent rolling hills and the beautiful Lake Kivu among others, as you continue to Grande Barriere Border in Goma to acquire your Congo Visa & Virunga Mountain Gorilla Permit.
You will then be transferred by Virunga armed guards in a convoy to Bukima to check in at a lodge for dinner and an overnight.
Day #2: Gorilla Trekking in Virunga National Park
Meet at the park headquarter early for briefing about the Gorilla trekking rules & regulations, & gorilla group allocation. You will then leave with the trekker guide, a ranger with/without a porter to look for the Mountain gorillas in the thick forest of Virunga National Park. Gorilla trekking may lust between 2 to 6 hours depending on factors such as: How far the gorillas may have moved from the previous position, the physical & Mental strength of the trekkers.
Only one hour will be allowed for all trekkers to stay in the presence of the Gorillas as you watch them carry out their daily chores as well as taking photos, after which you will return to the lodge to check out.
You will then be transferred back to Goma, via the Grande Barrier Border for Rwanda Visa to Gisenyi, where you will connect with the driver guide for a transfer to your lodge.
You will enjoy beautiful spots like terraced farmlands, beautiful scenery, then check into the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day #3: Transfer Nyungwe national Park
You will have breakfast in the morning, connect with the driver guide and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park, whereby you will be filled with spectacular views of coffee plantations, traditional homesteads, local people… arriving at your lodge to check in, then followed by dinner and overnight rest.
Day #4: Chimpanzee trekking & Canopy Walk.
You will be up early for breakfast, then along with your packed water & energy snacks, proceed to the park headquarters for briefing about the rules and regulations for chimpanzee trekking.
Like Gorilla trekking, you will set off in a group of 8, under the company of an experienced ranger guide, and porters (only after booking them), to search for chimpanzees, which may last for about 2-5 hours, depending on where the chimpanzees have relocated to.
Only 1 hour will be allowed for you to interact with the Chimpanzees, as you take photos. You will also enjoy seeing them perform their daily chores, while you record videos of them.
Other encounters in the park include numerous bird species, mammals, butterflies, and more.
Return back to the lodge, thereafter, you can proceed for the afternoon Canopy Walk on a long lodge suspended over the forest. The walk starts at Uwinka visitor center, and goes through the huge trees, as you enjoy the aerial views from the top of the trees. Animal to spot include, baboons, vervet moneys, red tailed monkeys, butterflies, among others.
You will then trek back to the park head quarters after accomplishing the 2 hour walk. Meet the driver guide to drive you back to the lodge.
Day #5: Departure to Kigali
After breakfast, join the driver for the last drive back to Kigali. Lunch will be en-route, and upon reaching the city, proceed for Kigali city tour to visit the iconic places that Kigali offers for exploration as: The Genocide memorial sites, Artisan shops, among others
Tour Includes
Chimpanzee trekking permit
Gorilla trekking permit
Kigali City Tour
Services of an English Driver Guide
Meals as per the itinerary All inclusive ground transportation
Bottled water
Tour Excludes
Flight Tickets
Visas
Optional activities
Life insurance
Personal Expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks,, laundry Services, tips among others.
