5 Days Chimpanzees & Gorilla Trek

Our 5 Days Chimpanzees & Gorilla Trek in Rwanda gives you the best opportunity to visit Nyungwe National Park for Chimpanzee Trekking tour and a Canopy walk tour. You will also pass through the Cultural heritage Corridor stopping at King Mutara III Rudahigwa’s 1931 royal palace museum. Proceed to Volcanoes National Park, a home world over known for Mountain Gorilla. Trek Gorillas in Rwanda and visit the golden monkeys. Trekking to see the Mountain Gorillas & trek Golden Monkeys is an absolute highlight in Rwanda and specifically in the Volcanoes National Park. Book Now

Day 1: Leave Kigali –Nyungwe Forest National Park (Travel Time +6hrs)

07:00 Early morning departure for Nyungwe national park in the South-western region of Rwanda. en-route we pass through the Cultural heritage Corridor stopping  at King Mutara III Rudahigwa’s 1931 royal palace museum, standing today as it was many decades ago with the ‘Inyambo’, traditional Rwandan cows known for their impressive long horns. Arriving One & Only Nyungwe House for your lunch take a great outdoors activity to visit the tea plantations of Gisakura.

Allow our motivating guide to lead you on a kinetic workout through the leafy tracks surrounding the tea plantation. The natural landscape is the only equipment you’ll need for this jungle-style boot camp. Take an experience of tea from crop to cup tea.

Overnight stay at One & Only Nyungwe House (Luxury facility)/ Nyungwe Top View Lodge (Mid-range facility) Meal plan Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Chimpanzee trek & Canopy Walk Experience 

Today at 05h00 you will get your packed breakfast and  drive to the park headquarters for chimpanzee trek briefing and formalities and then to the evergreen forest for a great experience that starts at 06h00. You may spot a wide variety of bird life.  Dashing at high speed through the flora, hooting and clanging – it’s a truly exhilarating experience to encounter chimpanzees playing, wild and free.

Home to one of East Africa’s last intact chimpanzee populations, Nyungwe is an ideal place to observe chimps in their natural habitat. Most active in the morning, an early rise is required for maximum viewing opportunity, and a beautifully prepared breakfast will be enjoyed ‘on the go’. Allow experienced, expert trackers to guide you on a deep forest trail, learning about these fascinating creatures and the enchanting forest they call home.

Return to the lodge at around 11h00. 12h30:  Have an early lunch.  We will transfer you to the park headquarters for canopy walk briefing that takes place at 14h00.  Your guided canopy walk will start at 15h00.  Experience the rainforest from a dazzling new perspective – on the famous Canopy Walkway.

The only walk of its kind in East Africa, this breathtaking construction hangs 60 metres above the forest floor between giant trees and towers, revealing a stunning view of the flora and fauna, both below and above. An iconic experience, not to be missed! Return to the lodge later in the evening. We will have a traditional tea ceremony.

Overnight stay at One & Only Nyungwe House (Luxury facility)/ Nyungwe Top View Lodge (Mid-range facility) Meal plan breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Leave Nyungwe –Volcanoes National Park (Travel Time +6hrs)

Breakfast at the lodge, settlement of extras and check out for a transfer to Volcanoes National Park via Gisenyi. A stopover at Kivu Serena Hotel You will depart for Gisenyi and have lunch at Lake Kivu Serena. After lunch be transferred to the northwest corner of the country to Volcanoes National Park . .  Arrive in the evening and check in at the lodge. Arrive in the evening at 16h00.

Dinner and overnight stay at One & Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge/Bisate Lodge/Singita Kwitonda Lodge. Meal Plan Lunch & Dinner

Day 4:  Gorilla trekking Day & Cultural Experience

Early morning transfer at the Park headquarters, arrive in time for briefing before you start your guided walk at 08h00in search of the Gorillas. The Volcanoes National Park is a forested area in the Virunga Mountains that border Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is Rwanda’s premier tourist attraction, with the mist-covered volcanoes of the Virunga being one of only two locations in the world where you can track a habituated family group of mountain gorillas.

The high point will be spending an hour with the remarkably peaceful gorillas despite their size and appearance as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting and raising their young.

After this memorable experience, you will return to the lodge for lunch followed by brief rest.

This afternoon you will visit the Iby’ Iwacu village for a cultural experience. While most of the focus of Volcanoes National Park falls squarely onto the animals, this ‘cultural village’ puts the spotlight back onto the people.

Visitors get to experience Rwandan village life by grinding seeds, firing bows and arrows, taking part in a traditional intore dance and even partaking in the marriage of a king to his queen. After this amazing experience, you will descend from the mountains.

Dinner and overnight stay at One & Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge/Bisate Lodge/Singita Kwitonda Lodge. Meal Plan Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Golden Monkey Trek VOLCANOES – KIGALI (02h30 drive) CITY TOUR OUTBOUND

An early breakfast sets you up for a full day of discovery. You’ll journey to the park headquarters for the Golden Monkey trek briefing at 7am, before being taken to the head of the trail, ready for your guided walk at 8am.The amazing trekking process usually takes around 4 hours, and once you come to the habituated monkey families, you’ll spend a fascinating hour with them as they go about their daily life.

Trekking to see the Golden Monkeys is an absolute highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the ‘Blue Monkey’ and is endemic to the high altitude forests. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor. There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members, with its home at the foot of Mount Sabyinyo.

You will then proceed on a tour of Kigali city (optional City TOUR) that includes The Kigali Genocide Memorial Center and the Inema arts center.  .Lunch will be at the Fusion Restaurant. Highlight: After the 1994 unspeakable awfulness, several burial places in the country were established as memorial sites. They include the Kigali Genocide Memorial where 250,000 genocide victims were buried.

Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide; learn about other genocides in the world and how this country has dealt with that past. You will then be transferred to the Kigali International Airport. Bid farewell to your driver guide and proceed to check in for your outbound flight. Meal plan Breakfast & Lunch End of service. Wishing you an excellent Tour! 

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5 Days Chimpanzees & Gorilla Trek Includes:-

-All ground transportation I our safari Land cruiser
-Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
-Guides allowances throughout the safari
-Chimpanzee trekking permit
-Canopy walk permit
-1 Gorilla permit per person (this includes briefing at RDB offices, guide, trek – US$ 1,500
-1 Golden Monkey Trek permit US$ 100.00
-Tea plantation excursion
-All activities, visits and extra meals mentioned in the itinerary
-Drop off at the Airport on your last day
-Government taxes

5 Days Chimpanzees & Gorilla Trek excludes: –

Expenses of personal nature like: Optional city tour on the last day, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, and tobacco