6 DAY PRIMATES SAFARI RWANDA

After breakfast, we go for the Kigali City Tour and explore sites like the Kandt Museum, Presidential Museum and Kigali Genocide Museum. Proceed west to Nyungwe Forest, passing through the town of Butare, about 135km from Kigali. Here you can visit Butare National Museum displaying a range of ethnographic objects that will give you an insight into the rich traditional life and culture of the country.

Journey: 5 – 6 hrs  

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

Accommodation: Budget: Gisakura Guesthouse / Midrange: Top View Hill Hotel/ Luxury: One & Only Resort

Nyungwe Forest has 310 bird species, 26 of which are endemic to Rwanda. The forest is incredibly biodiverse with 13 known primate species in residence, from colobus monkeys, mangabeys, blue monkeys, and chimpanzees.

Follow an experienced guide into the forest to observe these fascinating creatures at a close range. Watching them interact with each other and go about their daily routine of grooming, playing and foraging is an incredible experience. 

Option activity: The forest canopy walks is a network of suspension bridges that will lead you on a 1.5-hour walk over a deep gorge, through beautiful and lush vegetation and different animal habitats.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

Accommodation: Budget: Gisakura Guesthouse / Midrange: Top View Hill Hotel/ Luxury: One & Only Resort

The national park contains parts of the Virunga mountain range and its 5 volcanoes that form the border between Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Besides being one of the most scenic sights in Africa, the park is also the home of the mountain gorillas.

Journey: +4-5 hrs

Meal Plan: Not Included 

Accommodation: Budget: Hotel Muhabura / Midrange: Le Bombou Gorilla Lodge/ Luxury: Sabinyo Silverback Lodge 

In the company of an experienced park ranger, you will be tracking the whereabouts of one of the habituated family groups who live in the park. journey along forested (sometimes muddy and slippery) slopes, thick vegetation, and bamboo forests before you reach the territory of these gentle giants. 

En route, your ranger will point out telltale signs of previous gorilla activity like dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots. Depending on the location of the gorillas on any given day the walk can take anything from 1 to 7 hours. Once the family of gorillas has been located, settle in to the environment and enjoy the hour you have to quietly observe these fascinating primates whose habits and mannerisms remind us so much of our own.

Note: There are daily scheduled helicopter flights are now available connecting Kigali to Nyungwe Forest, Volcanoes National Park, and Akagera National Park. 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

Accommodation: Budget: Hotel Muhabura / Midrange: Le Bombou Gorilla Lodge/ Luxury: Sabinyo Silverback Lodge 

Our representative will drive you to Kigali City, arrive three hours before your flight. 

Note: You can add an extra day and experience other excursions in the Volcanoes National Park such as; volcano hikes, canoeing, nature walks, golden monkey trekking and a visit to Dian Fossey’s tomb and research center. 

Journey: +5 hrs Drive 

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch 

Accommodation: Not Included