6 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari

Upon arrival at the airport, your designated guide/driver will transfer you to your booked hotel. Visit Kigali city for a tour around the town before the day comes to an end. Visit the Musanze local market to get an interaction with the local people. Visit the Genocide memorial center for the history of the Rwanda civil war that broke up in 1994.

Transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After having an early breakfast, the driver/guide will transfer you to the park offices for clearance and briefing about the dos and the don’ts while with the Gorillas. Briefing time is normally 7:00 am and trekking commences at 8:00 am with a group of 8 people trekking a particular family of habituated gorillas. Pass through the steep slopes of the mountains with the view of the 5 Virunga mountains bringing you the ultimate beauty of Nyungwe with the beautiful sounds of birds, chattering of the rare Golden monkeys, the fresh spoor of the mountain elusive populations of Buffalo and elephant. Upon spotting the gorillas, you are granted 1 hour of interaction and photographs. Have dinner at your hotel and rest. Transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, your driver/guide will transfer you to Lake Kivu for relaxation and a canoe boat ride to the hot springs.  Enjoy sighting lots of activities at the lake and at its shores like hiking and biking, windsurfing. Paddling, fishing, etc. Experience the beautiful view of the sunset and sundowner in the evening before being transferred back to the Lodge.

After breakfast, drive to Nyungwe national park for the next day’s activity. You will arrive in the afternoon and relax in your booked hotel.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park offices for a briefing about the chimpanzees. Trekking normally begins at 8:00 am and lasts for 2-6hours. The Rwanda Chimpanzee trekking Permit for Nyungwe costs USD 90. After trekking, drive back to the lodge for lunch as you prepare for an evening magical canopy walk that takes 2 hours as you experience sighting the forests from the canopies. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

In the morning after breakfast, drive to Kigali via Butale to visit the National Museum. Later proceed to the airport for your flight back home.