Day 1: Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast at your hotel in Kigali, you will be transferred to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
En route visit the old King’s Palace in Nyanza. Have lunch and after proceed with your journey to the park.
Accommodation options available
Upmarket: Nyungwe Top View Hill Lodge or request upgrade to One & Only Nyungwe House
Mid-range: Chimpanzee lodge Nyungwe
Lower Budget: Chimpanzee lodge Nyungwe
Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest
Breakfast will be served early morning and after you will proceed to the park headquarters for briefing at 6:00am. Unlike other countries like Uganda where chimpanzee tracking activity starts at 8:00am, here in Nyungwe Forest National Park the activity starts at 6:00am.
You will enter into the forest when it’s dark but you will be able to see primate species such as colobus monkeys, forest birds and later, you will be able to see the chimpanzees when it’s already day time.
Return to your lodge after the tracking for lunch and in the afternoon, you will set out for the guided forest walk within the forest.
Accommodation options available
Upmarket: Nyungwe Top View Hill Lodge or request upgrade to One & Only Nyungwe House
Mid-range: Chimpanzee lodge Nyungwe
Lower Budget: Chimpanzee lodge Nyungwe
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3: Kigali and Departure
Have an early morning breakfast and after transfer back to Kigali.
En route to the city you will have lunch and also visit the Rwanda National Museum in Butare town. Proceed to Kigali where you will be dropped off at the airport to catch your flight back home.
