5 Day Best of Rwanda Primates Safari

5 Day Best of Rwanda Primates Safari

This 5 Day Best of Rwanda Primates Safari in Volcanoes and Nyungwe National Parks give a quick experience into the Land of 1000 hills. The safari starts with a city tour to the Kigali Genocide memorial grounds at Gisozi; where victims of 1994 were laid to rest and often relatives come to visit and remember the lost life. The safari then proceeds to the Northern Province to Volcanoes National Park. The home to the endangered mountain gorillas, after trekking, you will be rewarded by the beautiful views of Lake Kivu for relaxation. Before you continue for Chimpanzee trekking in the Nyungwe National Park in the South of Lake Kivu.

Safari Highlights:

Pick up from Kigali Airport for a City Tour

Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

Transfer to Lake Kivu for Kayaking.

Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe Forest National Park

Canopy Walk in Nyungwe Forest

Transfer back to Kigali International Airport.

A Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1: Airport Pickup – Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes NP.

On arrival at the Airport, you will be met by our safari guide-driver from Arcadia Safaris, who will warmly welcome you to Rwanda, “The Land of a Thousand Hills”. From here, you will be driven to Kigali City for a city tour that will entail visiting some of the different arts and crafts markets within the city where you can buy some souvenirs to carry along as you go back home. Afterward, you continue to the Kigali Genocide Memorial for background and history about the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

Outside the Show, the room is the gardens with mass graves where over 250,000 victims were laid to rest. After this experience, you will have your lunch in the City and prepare for the approximately 2-hour drive to Volcanoes National Park in the Northern Province of the country.

Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu – 5 Day Best of Rwanda Primates Safari.

Have an early breakfast, meet with your guide, and transfer to Ruhengeri at the Park headquarters for briefing before embarking on gorilla trekking. You will meet other trekkers and be divided into groups before heading out to the activity. It is a strenuous activity that requires a certain level of fitness, as it involves hiking.

Upon finding these gentle apes, you will be given an hour with them to take pictures and videos of them as they go about their day-to-day activities in the jungle. After the tracking, drive back to the briefing point for trekking certificates, drive back to the lodge for hot lunch, and transfer to Lake Kivu for relaxation and overnight.

Destination: Lake Kivu
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 3: Kayaking on Lake Kivu and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park.

On day 3 you will wake up early for breakfast, and head out into the Lake for some adventure, you will put on your sports clothes and go out for briefing about the Dos and don’ts while on the waters. Lake Kivu is one of the deepest lakes in the world with beautiful surroundings of the rolling hills covered with green vegetation. As you explore the lake on Kayaks, you will find local Fisher Men enchanting melodiously as they come back with their catch from the previous night. Drive back to your lodge for lunch after 2 or 3 hours of Kayaking and get ready to relocate to Nyungwe National Park in the Sothern Province.

Destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 4:  Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy Walk – 5 Day Best of Rwanda Primates Safari.

Have an early breakfast and then drive to the park headquarters for briefing about the Chimpanzee tracking. Nyungwe is one of Africa’s oldest Tropical rain forests, with over 15 species of primates; the Chimpanzees are one of them. Large troops of Chimpanzees are habituated in this forest. Once with these apes, you will be given 1 hour to observe them as they go on with their daily activities within the forest.

This is an interesting trek, along the trail other small primates can be seen, like black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, different forest bird species, and waterfalls deep within the forest since this forest is the main Catchment spot for the country. After this amazing experience, you will meet your guide and go back to the lodge for lunch and get ready for another adventure on the canopy walk.

The Nyungwe canopy walk is one of the major highlights you cannot miss on your safari to Rwanda. The canopy walks are suspended high on top of tall trees giving you an amazing view of the forest. Sightings of the forest from above are so amazing; it is an excellent walkway for bird lovers because several bird species are spotted along this trail. After this thrilling walk, drive to the lodge for dinner and nightfall.

Destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 5: Transfer Back to Kigali International Airport for Departure.

Wake up at your pace, have breakfast, and head off on a return drive to Kigali via the tortuous roads and the beautiful hills, arriving in the city in time for lunch. Drop off at the hotel for lunch. Later, you will be transferred to Kigali International Airport for your outbound flight home. This marks the end of our 5 Day Best of Rwanda Primates Safari.

Destination: Kigali International Airport
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

PRICE INCLUDES

• Round Trip Airport Transfers (pick up and drop off)
• Private Transportation in 4×4 Safari Cars
• Meals Specified on a Full Board basis
• Accommodation with Ensuite Facilities
• Applicable Park Entrance & Activities Fees
• English Speaking Professional Driver-Guide
• Chimpanzee Tracking Permit Fees
• Gorilla Trekking Permit Fees
• All Hotel/Lodge Pickups and drop off
• All Taxes
• Bottled drinking water and Fruits while on safari
• Activities as stipulated in the itinerary (except those stated as “optional”

PRICE EXCLUDES

• Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
• International Flight Fares (unless requested)
• Country Entry Visa
• Personal/Travel Insurance
• Telephone Charges
• Laundry
• Bar bills and all other kinds of drinks except water
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Souvenirs, gifts and Tips
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Covid-19 and other related tests and vaccinations

RATES PER PERSON: (Tour Rates/Prices are Per Person and exclude International Flight from or to your home Country).

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