3-Day Nyungwe Forest Chimpanzee Tour

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$780.00

Duration

3 days

Overview

This three-day chimpanzee safari takes you to the Nyungwe rainforest in southwest Rwanda. It borders Birundi to the south and Lake Kivu and DR Congo to the west. Nyungwe is probably the best-preserved rainforest in the mountains of Central Africa. It is located in the watershed between river Congo basin to the west and the Nile river basin to the east.

Included/Exclude

  • Park fees
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • Chimp Permits
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Bath towels
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Tour Plan

After breakfast, you board your' safari vehicle to Nyungwe Forest. You will eat lunch along the way and stop to visit some of the genocide memorials. Reaching Nyungwe in the late evening, Upon arrival, you will check in at the Peace Guesthouse for dinner and your overnight stay.

Have breakfast and then make your way to the park offices for a briefing on the primates and the forest. You will then enter the tropical rainforest in search of the shy chimpanzees in the tree branches. While on this walk you may also see mangabies, columbus, vervet and red-tailed monkeys. Return to the lodge for lunch and then take an evening canopy walk looking for primates and birds. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Peace Guesthouse.

Have breakfast and then make your way back to Kigali, eating lunch en route. You will also visit the Cathedral of Kabgayi, the ancient King’s palace at Nyanza and the National Museum at Huye. Later you will meet a local women’s drumming group to hear about their history. You will then make your way to the airport for your return flight home.

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