4 Days Rwanda Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park

The 4-day Rwanda chimpanzee tracking will begin with being picked up by your safari guide from either a guest house/Lodge in Kigali if you arrive a day before or from Kigali International Airport if you arrive in the very early morning hours, then drive to Nyungwe National Park in South Western Rwanda where you will spend two nights.

This journey is about 4-5 hours’ drive but very enjoyable as you will be driving through various local communities and towns along the road, the drive also takes you through the beautiful cascading and rolling lush hills of commonly tagged Switzerland of Africa.

You will also have an opportunity for an en-route stopover for a photography and sightseeing experience.

Accommodation: Nyungwe Forest Lodge.

Accommodation types: Mid-range Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch.

Drive time: 2-3 hours’ drive.

After early morning breakfast, you will drive to the Park headquarters for registration and join others for the chimpanzee trekking briefing about the dos and don’ts during your Rwanda Chimpanzee Trekking Tour. Chimpanzee trekking starts in the morning and it’s best to carry a day pack where you have a couple of liters of water, long trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, a rain jacket, hiking boots, and a hat.

There will also be a maximum of over 8 people in your group that sets out to track the chimpanzees.

These chimps in Nyungwe forest have been and are being habituated which means that they are used to human beings. During your trek, you will have a chance to encounter other wildlife including, various bird species and tree species which your guide which give you information about to make the trek enjoyable.

This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful closest cousins to humans as they play in Nyungwe Forest National Park.

Accommodation: Nyungwe Forest Lodge.

Accommodation Type: Mid-range Budget but open to upgrade

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

After your breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a canopy walk and hike. This canopy walk is also the first tree-top forest canopy walk in East Africa and the third in all of Africa.

This canopy walk is 50 meters above the ground and this can also be a dizzying height for some people, you will see the monkeys move around in the treetops, the birds that are flying above you and below you, and a beautiful view of the huge Nyungwe forest.

It’s also an amazing sight, break-taking, and a lifetime experience.

Accommodation: Nyungwe Forest Lodge.

Accommodation type:  Mid-range Budget but open to upgrade.

Meal Plan: Full Board/with packed Lunch

After your breakfast, you will be driven to Kigali to your post-tour accommodation facility or you may choose to fly out of Rwanda altogether.

You will use the same tour route as when you came through.

Meal Plan: Half Board.

Drive time:2 – 3 hours’ drive

END OF TOUR.