4-Day Gorillas and Chimpanzees of Rwanda

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

Gorilla Tracking at Volcanoes National Park

The day typically starts with an early morning breakfast or just skipping in since it will be deep in the night, followed by a transfer to the Kinigi Park headquarters for a trekking briefing. You will then embark on a hike up into the rainforest to encounter a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each gorilla troop is accompanied by a 24-hour guard, ensuring their location is known. You usually have approximately an hour to observe the gorillas up close in their natural habitat. After the trekking experience, you'll return to the lodge for an overnight stay.

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:

Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National Park and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you'll transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi for golden monkey tracking. These primates are beautiful, endangered, and more agile than mountain gorillas. They inhabit bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of mountains. Tracking them helps acclimatize you to the slight altitude and provides your last views of the park’s surroundings. Following this activity, there will be a transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park.

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:

Nyungwe Nziza Eco-Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy Walk, Nyungwe National Park,

You will wake up at around 4:30 am. You'll have an early-morning breakfast or order a packed breakfast. This will be followed by a meeting with the ranger guide and then a transfer to Uwinka Visitors Center, to begin with chimpanzee trekking. Subsequently, there will be a canopy walk that starts at the Uwinka Visitors Center and then transfers back to your lodge for your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Nyungwe Nziza Eco-Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer from Nyungwe National park back to Kigali

After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer back to Kigali, marking the end of the 4-day primate tour of Rwanda. Your driver-guide will drop you at your pre-planned hotel or the airport, depending on your outbound journey back home.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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