6 Days Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari

Day 1: Arrival

Arrive at Kigali airport meet and greet with our representative who will transfer you to your hotel.

Approx. Distance. 10kms, 20minutes’ Drive

Meals. None

Accommodation. Hotel Des Mille Collines  – Medium,Kigali Serena Hotel  – Luxury

Day 2: Morning city tour of Kigali

Morning city tour of Kigali and visit the Genocide memorial before starting the journey to Nyungwe Forest national park- en-route stopover for lunch. Arrive in the afternoon and relax at the lodge anticipating the Chimpanzee trek that lies in the next morning.

Approx. Distance.  220kms, 6hours’ Drive

Meals.   Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Top Hill View Lodge – Medium, One & Only Nyungwe House – Luxury

Day 3: Morning Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest national park

it begins at the Nyungwe Forest Park HQ where your trekking group will head into the forest with a guide after a short briefing. About 1 hour before your group sets off an advance party of guides will have entered the forest to locate where the Chimpanzees spent the night. sightings are very common, and guides are skillful in tracking them. During the trek, you will also get to see the different birds, animals, and plant species within the forest.  In the afternoon after lunch you will go for a canopy walk in the park and experience more of what Nyungwe Forest has to offer.

Approx. Distance.

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Top Hill View Lodge – Medium ,One & Only Nyungwe House  – Luxury

Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes national park

Morning breakfast and transfer to Volcanoes national park, lunch stopover en-route.

Approx. Distance.  260kms, 6hours’ Drive

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation.  Five Volcanoes Hotel – Medium ,Virunga Lodge – Luxury

Day 5: Gorilla trekking experience

This is the big day and climax of this 5 days’ short adventure. The bamboo-covered slopes of the Virunga Mountains are home to the Rwandan Mountain Gorillas. Start the trek at 8am in the morning searching for these great Apes, once you have managed to find them you will be able to spend an uninterrupted hour observing these incredible animals in their natural habitat. A trek can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours, depending on which of the seven groups you were allocated and how far they moved from where they slept the previous night.

Approx. Distance.

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Five Volcanoes Hotel  – Medium, Virunga Lodge – Luxury

Day 6: Golden Monkeys Tracking

This day will go for a morning tracking of the golden monkeys in the park before getting back on the road to Kigali. Arriving in time to check in for your evening departure flight to your next destination.
Approx. Distance. 110kms, 3 hours’ Drive

Meals. Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation. None

 

End of Safari.

Starting from USD 3,900 per person

Medium

• Des Mille Collines Hotel
• Nyungwe Top Hill View
• Five Volcanoes Hotel

Luxury

• Kigali Serena
• One & Only Nyungwe House
• Volcanoes Virunga Lodge

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