6 Days Rwanda Primate Safari
6 Days Rwanda Primate Safari | Ultimate Gorilla & Chimp Tour
In 6 days, you will enjoy a primate safari in Rwanda, combining Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe Forest National Park. Activities will include Chimpanzee, gorilla and golden monkey trekking. You will also enjoy exclusive accommodation facilities in each of the tourist places visited.
Safari Highlights
Chimpanzee trekking
Gorilla trekking
Golden monkey tracking
Boat safari
Cultural tour.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and nature walk
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 5: Gorilla trekking and cultural tour
Day 6: Golden monkey and departure.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
When you land at Kigali International Airport, you will be picked up by a driver and taken to your lodge for relaxation and preparation for the adventure ahead.
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and nature walk (optional)
Early in the morning, transfer Nyungwe Forest National Park. It will be scenic drive of about 230 kilometers for about 5 hours then check into your lodge.
In the afternoon, you can choose to have a short nature walk in Buhoro or any other shorter guided nature paths to spot orchids, endemic birds and butterflies.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
After breakfast, head to the park for chimpanzee trekking experience. You will walk long trails so as spot these primates. Later, when you locate them, you will be able to observe the habituated chimpanzee families for an hour.
You will also encounter other primates such as Blue monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys and Colobus monkeys and birds.
After lunch, a Nyungwe canopy walk will be another adventurous experience. You will get to walk on an elevated walk way to sight the tree tops of the forest and also see birds and monkeys.
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park and Musanze Caves.
You will drive northwest to Volcanoes National Park for about 2 hours and a distance of about 80 kilometers. Check into your lodge have lunch a bit of relaxation.
Later visit the Musanze Caves which are located at the foot hills of Volcanoes National Park. You will be able to see and discover Rwandan culture. They were a refuge and shelter for people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
The caves are also of historical and cultural importance for Rwanda. This is because during the ancient times, the caves were used as a coronation venue for new kings. After this experience, head back to your lodge and relax in preparation for the next day’s activity.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking and cultural tour
Have breakfast and set out for the gorilla trekking experience. You will be briefed and then have a long trek so find habituated gorilla families. During this long walk to find the species, you will also have the opportunity to thick forests made of dense bamboo, wild celery and stinging nettles.
Forest bird life can also be seen during the hike, golden monkeys can be seen playing and swinging in the canopy and forest buffaloes among others.
When you finally spot these primates, only an hour will be granted to you to spend with them. You will then witness them feeding, nurturing, grooming and building nets for the night.
Later in the day, you can have an Iby’Iwacu cultural experience, where you will learn about ancient Rwandan culture, craft making. You will also discover how those that still stay in the forest have adapted to urbanization through conservation.
Later, you can go back to the lodge, have dinner and relax.
Day 6: Golden monkey trekking then departure
In the morning, go for a briefing of golden monkey trekking. After, the trek will start so as to spot golden monkeys. You will have them in sight easily by their gold-orange fur streak on their backs. You will witness them vocalizing, communicating, nurturing, grooming and other activities.
Later, have lunch at the lodge, check out then head back to Kigali for departure, marking the end of the trip.