3-Day Nyungwe Primates Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts cannot be arranged by this operator.

Transfer to Nyungwe National park

Transfer from Kigali to Nyungwe & Visit King’s Palace Museum, Morning: Depart Kigali by 4×4 or minibus and drive south toward Nyungwe Forest. En route, stop in Nyanza to visit the King’s Palace Museum, showcasing the traditional and colonial palaces of King Mutara III Rudahigwa, the famous Inyambo cows, and guided cultural insights, Lunch: Enjoy lunch in or near Nyanza town along the way.

Afternoon: Continue the journey into the highland rainforest of Nyungwe Forest National Park. Arrive at your lodge in time to check in, relax, and enjoy dinner before overnight stay.

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 Top View Hill Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee trekking and canopy way work adventure

Rise early after breakfast and head to the Nyungwe Park headquarters for a ranger briefing. You’ll be grouped into teams of up to eight for a guided trek through montane rainforest in search of chimp communities. The trek may last 2–5 hours depending on how far chimps are followed by up to one hour of observing them in their natural habitat

Return to the lodge for lunch then walk the famous 160 m canopy bridge, suspended about 60–70 m above the forest floor offering panoramic views of the treetops and wildlife below, End the afternoon relaxing at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Colobacy monkey adventure and drive back to kigali

Begin with an early breakfast and head to Nyungwe’s ranger station for briefing before setting off to track black-and-white colobus monkeys—home to one of Africa’s largest troops (300–400 individuals) in Nyungwe. Once found, enjoy up to one hour observing them in the canopy. Following the trek, return to the lodge to check out, then drive back to Kigali with a mid‑route lunch before drop-off at your hotel or airport.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation cannot be arranged by this operator.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.