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6 Days Rwanda Primate Safari- Chimps & Gorillas


The 6-day Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda is a flawless package taking you for gorilla trekking safari in Volcanoes and chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park. The trip is the best way to encounter tow of the most sought-after primate species in Africa in one single trip. The trip starts and ends in Rwanda.

Trip Summary

Day 1: Pick up and Kigali City Tour

Day 2: Transfer Nyungwe Forest

Day 3: Chimp Trekking in Nyungwe Forest – Kibuye City

Day 4: Transfer via Kibuye – Volcanoes National Park

Day 5: Gorilla Tracking in PNV

Day 6: Departure

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and Kigali City Tour

upon your arrival at Kigali airport, our driver guide will pick up and transfer you to Kigali for a city tour. You will tour various sites in the city such as the Kigali Convention Center, National Museum, Presidential Palace, and the Kigali genocide memorial center among others. Dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena hotel/Frame tree village/Five to Five Hotel.

Day 2: Transfer Nyungwe Forest
After a morning breakfast, drive for 6-7 hours to Nyungwe Forest National Park in the southwestern part of the country via the rolling hills across Rwanda. You will have lunch en route and reach at the lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Forest Lodge/ Nyungwe Top View Lodge/ Gisakura Guest House.

Day 3: Chimp trekking in Nyungwe forest – Kibuye City

After breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for briefing and then hike into the forest to trek the chimpanzees. You will also encounter other animals such as elephants, colobus, blue monkeys and many bird species. In the afternoon, drive for 2 hours to Kibuye for a city tour and then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. (day 2).

Day 4: Kibuye- Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi
You will have a morning breakfast and then transfer to Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi via Gisenyi in Ruhengeri. You will pass via tea plantations with spectacular views of the neighboring communities and beautiful sceneries reaching in the evening. The distance from Kibuye to the Volcanoes is roughly 3-4 hours drive. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Gorilla Solution Lodge/ Da Vinci gorilla lodge/Kinigi guest house.

Day 5: Gorilla tracking adventure begins
Wake up early and transfer to Volcanoes National Park headquarters in Kinigi for a briefing about gorilla trekking. At 8:30 am, transfer to the trekking starting point and then hike into the forest to search for mountain gorillas. You will spend an hour with the mountain gorillas and then descend back to the lodge. In the evening, you may go for cultural encounters and interact with the local people. Dinner and overnight at the lodge (day 4).

Day 6: Departure
Wake up early, have morning breakfast and then return to Kigali for a return flight.
After breakfast, trek up to the mountain for another memorable experience with the gorillas. OR Visit Dian Fossey’s tomb, another option is a Climb of Mt Bisoke, which is topped with a beautiful crater lake.
All the above activities are suitable for those who are reasonably fit.

END OF 6 DAYS RWANDA PRIMATES SAFARI

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