5-Day Rwanda Primates Adventure

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival- Volcanoes National Park

Upon arrival at Kigali Airport, your driver guide will be waiting for you, he will then transfer you to Kigali for a city tour to Gisozi genocide memorial museum before proceeding to parc National des Volcans, home to mountain gorillas. The journey takes you through the beautiful terraced hillsides that characterise much of Rwanda’s landscape. Dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Gorilla Tracking

Have an early morning breakfast and get ready for today’s life time event of gorilla tracking. You will assemble at the park headquarters with packed lunch and drinking, water, have a briefing about the DO's and Don’ts while with the gorillas depending on the level of fitness, you may be asked to choose the group you wish to trek and the closest being about 2 hours or even a couple of minutes from the park boundary. The trek is quite strenuous, so you will be able to hike for 2 – 8 hours on steep and slippery mountain trails. Descend to the lodge for a rest. If evening is free, we can have a cultural tour to nearby communities OR nature walk to the beautiful twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Transfer to Nyungwe Forest (Home of Primates)

Today after breakfast, you will transfer to Nyungwe. Nyungwe forest is made up of a variety of habitats including montane forests, bamboos, grasslands and swamps. This is a home to 13 primate species such as Chimpanzees, endangered Golden monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Colobus, red tailed monkeys and grey checked mangabeys. There are also about 300 bird species. Relax in the evening as we wait for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)

High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

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ElephantNone

GiraffeNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

One&Only Nyungwe House

• Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Chimpanzee Tracking and Optional Canopy Walk

Take early morning breakfast and enter Nyungwe forest for chimpanzee trekking. Along the trek, you will encounter other species of un-habituated Golden monkeys and Grey cheeked Mangabey, blue monkey, Lhoest’s monkey, Angolan colobus monkey and Owl faced colobus monkey as well as over 300 bird species. After lunch, you may choose to relax or go for the optional canopy walk.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

One&Only Nyungwe House

• Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Nyungwe-Butare-Kigali

Depart for Kigali after breakfast, stop in Butare town to visit the National Museum, have lunch and proceed to the hotel of your choice in Kigali where the tour ends.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.