5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari to Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe Forest National Park

In an adventure of 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari, you will have a chance to experience Rwanda’s primes that is Gorilla trekking on Volcanoes and chimpanzee trekking in the south of Rwanda Nyungwe National Park

Highlights of these 5 days Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe National Park Rwanda Safari

• Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
• Gorilla trekking
• Stopover at Lake Kivu and transfer to Nyungwe National Park
• Chimpanzee trekking and afternoon canopy walk
• Transfer back to Kigali

Activities on this trip

1. Gorilla trekking
2. Chimpanzee trekking
3. Nature walks
4. Community walks
5. Kigali city tour
6. Visiting lake Kivu

This you need before heading for Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking

1. Good hiking boots with good traction but comfortable
2. Thick cotton gloves to protect your hands from scratches
3. A light raincoat in case the weather is not good
4. Packed snacks and water for drinking
5. Porters to help with a heavy backpack

Detailed 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Depending on the time your flight touches the ground at Kigali National airport; our guide might pick you up from the airport and have a direct transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

Picking you up from the airport or your hotel in Rwanda, after your morning breakfast, our guide will be there to pick you up.

After a briefing on the 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari, you will begin the trip, through the terraced hills of Rwanda to Volcanoes National Park, home to the endangered mountain Gorilla. On arrival, you head straight to your lodge to check in. later have dinner and rest

Recommended Accommodation:

• Sabyinyo silverback lodge
• Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
• Hotel Muhabura
• Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience

This is the first day of 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari to experience the wild since you came. After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters- Kinigi for a briefing about the endangered mountain gorilla trekking by the park warden.

Along with your trekking gear enough drinking water, and packed lunch, the driver will drop you off at the starting point to trek the gorillas together with the ranger guide.

This activity may take between 1-8 hours to search for the gorilla depending on their movement. However, meeting them is so rewarding and you will spend a maximum of an hour with the up-close in their natural habitat, take your time observing them as you study them and go on with their daily life. Take as many pictures and videos as your camera film can hold

After spending your time with these fascinating mountain gorillas, return to the base or starting point and meet up with your driver to take you back to your lodge for either lunch or refreshment.

After lunch depending on the time, you got done with trekking; you may opt for a cultural walk at To by iwachu Cultural village a Non-profit Umbrella Organization that aims at improving the lives of reformed poachers and communities around Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park through the provision of conservation incentives, supporting community enterprise development and livelihoods-based projects.

It’s a rewarding place where you will be guided around the place as you enjoy the Kinyarwanda traditions including the Intore dance, traditional ceremonies, and guided community walk. Return to your lodge and refresh. Later have dinner and overnight

Recommended Accommodation:

• Sabyinyo silverback lodge
• Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
• Hotel Muhabura
• Meal Plan: full board

Day 3 of 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari: Stopover at Lake Kivu and Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and transfer to Nyungwe National Park with a stopover at Lake Kivu.

Enjoy the morning breeze at the shores of the lake; this is like an hour’s drive to Rubavu. Spend approximately an hour there and then return on the road to proceed with your 4-5 hours drive to Nyungwe National Park with lunch en route.

Nyungwe forest is the oldest and largest forest rainforest in East Africa. Arrive in the park in the late afternoon and straight head to your lodge to check-in. You will have time to relax as you reminisce on tomorrow’s events. Later have your dinner and rest

Recommended Accommodation:

• Nyungwe forest lodge
• Nyungwe top view hill hotel
• Gisakura guest house
• Meal plan: full board

Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking and Afternoon Canopy Walk

After an early breakfast, brace yourself for another tiresome yet exciting experience. Go for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzee before entering the forest in search of the active playful fellows in Nyungwe forest.

The chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee trekking usually takes 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour taking pictures and videos.

You will then return to the starting line and meet up with your guide to drive you back to your lodge for lunch and refreshing. After lunch, you will go on a walk-a swing bridge 50 meters in length that Is suspended from large trees.

You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you. Before nightfall, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight

Recommended Accommodation:

• Nyungwe forest lodge
• Nyungwe top view hill hotel
• Gisakura guest house
• Meal plan: full board

Day 5: Transfer Back To Kigali Or Airport Drop Off

Wake up in your favorable morning time and have breakfast, this time a little relaxed. Check out of the lodge and embark on a 4-hour drive back to Kigali with an en-route visit to Nyanza King’s Palace and Rwanda National Museum in Huye and Murambi genocide museum.

Arrive in Kigali and also visit the craft shops and the Kigali genocide memorial. Have lunch and go to your hotel or transfer to the airport for your flight if you’re returning home that very day

Meal Plan: breakfast and lunch

End of the 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari

Safari Inclusions of 5 Days Rwanda Primates Safari

Safari includes:

Transportation in a tour van/Land cruiser

Service of an English -speaking tour guide/driver

All activities mentioned in the itinerary

Park admissions

Accommodation on full board

Entrance fees to all destinations as per the program

Transfer to and from the airport

Safari exclusions

All activities not mentioned in the program

Phone calls bills

Tips

International transfers

Gratitude to tour guides

Personal insurance

Personal effects of any nature

Hotel fees before and after the safari