3 Days Nyungwe Chimpanzee Trekking Safari : Your best chance to see primates in the Rwanda will be provided by the 3-Day Nyungwe Chimpanzee Hiking Safari. Many travelers to Rwanda opt for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe National Park instead of gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park since it is much more affordable. You will get the opportunity to track a group of habituated chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest and go on an exciting hiking tour along the canopy walkway during your 3-day chimpanzee trekking Rwanda safari in Nyungwe National Park. Also, you’ll go on a cultural tour of the local area to the Gisakura tea estate, where you’ll visit tea plantations and sample some of Rwanda’s best tea.
Highlights for the 3 Days Nyungwe Chimpanzee Trekking Safari.
Day 1: Pickup in Kigali and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking & Visit Gisakura Tea Estate.
Day 3: Canopy Walkway & Transfer back to Kigali.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pickup in Kigali and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park.
You will be picked up from the Kigali international airport on Day 1 of this 3-day Nyungwe Chimpanzee Trekking Safari by your guide. After a short briefing, you will go on a tour of Kigali, stopping at important cultural and historical locations such the Camp Kigali Memorial Center, Umusambi Crane Village, and the Kigali Genocide Memorial, to name a few. Lunch is recommended before continuing with your transfer to Akagera National Park after your tour of Kigali City.
You will travel 268 kilometers to reach Nyungwe Forest National Park. The travel takes between 4 and 6 hours, and it passes through Rwanda’s stunning, terraced rolling hills.
Upon reaching the park, check into the lodge where you’ll spend the night and have dinner.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking & Visit Gisakura Tea Estate.
Trekking the chimpanzees: After a leisurely breakfast, proceed to the park’s administrative center at Uwinka, where the top ranger will give you a briefing and divide you into groups of eight for your journey. Try to be on time and arrive at the Uwinka center by 7am as chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park starts at exactly 8am. Other primate species, such as the black-and-white colobus monkey, red-tailed monkey, golden monkey, and other monkey species, may be seen while tracking chimpanzees in the forest. Following your activity of chimp trekking, you will eat your packed lunch. You might perhaps make the trip back to your accommodation to have lunch and relax for a while.
Visit the Gisakura Tea Estate: You can go to the Gisakura Tea Estate later in the evening. You will be guided through the cultivation, harvesting, processing, and packaging of tea at this point. Even the finished product’s wonderful flavor will be available for you to sample.
After dinner, retire to your lodge for the night and relaxation.
Day 3: Canopy Walkway & Transfer back to Kigali.
Canopy Walkway: Get up early, eat breakfast, and then return to the park’s administrative office at Uwinka Center. You will start your trekking journey from this point and follow it to the Canopy Walkway. The canopy walkway at Nyungwe is 50 meters above the ground and 90 meters long. You can feel an adrenaline rush while traveling the 200-meter-long network of walkways in the forest canopy and enjoy a good view of the forest from above while on the canopy walkway. Wildlife in the forest, including primates like Black and White colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, chimpanzees, and even many bird species, can be seen when strolling along the canopy walkway bridge in Nyungwe. After lunch, return to your lodging by car.
After lunch, your tour guide or driver will take you back to Kigali, where you can be dropped off at any hotel in the city or at the airport, depending on when you need to leave.
End of 3 Days Nyungwe Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
