3-Days Trip to Nyungwe National Park – Chimp trek, Canopy walk & Waterfalls

Day 1:Kigali City Tour – Transfer to Nyungwe National Park – Canopy Walk

At 9:00 am, you will be picked up from hotel by the driver Guide who will take you for a brief City tour in Kigali (the genocide memorial center, the central city market, former presidential palace and artisan shops).
After the city tour, the journey continues to Butare with amazing views of the countless hills of Rwanda with stops at the Kamegeri’s rock, the National Ethnographic Museum in Huye, Murambi Genocide Memorial and the former King’s palace. The Museum is houses a collection of artifacts and ethnographic objects from Belgium, Rwanda and other parts of the world. Much of the museum showcases all the cultural aspects of the country and the people. Lunch will be taken from a restaurant in one of the sites. The final part of the six-hour journey ends in a hotel or lodge close to the park. You will check-in and proceed to register for the canopy walk.

The amazing canopy walk takes you across a hanging platform which crosses over the tall and majestic trees of Nyungwe.  The hanging platform is built 50 meters above the ground and is 200 meters long. You will have an aerial view of the forest enabling you to spot birds and more of the primates feeding on top of the trees or jumping from one tree to another

Accommodation:
Budget: Maravilla Kivu resort
Standard: Nyungwe Top View Lodge
Luxury: Mantis Kivu Marina Bay Hotel

Day 2:Chimpanzee Trekking – Nature Walk + waterfalls

Wake up early for breakfast at the lodge and prepare for a long day of activities. The driver will take you for the briefing which starts at Uwinka.

After the briefing, park officials will assign you one of the trails depending on the number of participants. Each group will be driven to the starting point of the trek.

During chimpanzee tracking, expect to spot 12 smaller species of primate including Hamlyn’s Monkeys, owl-faced monkey, Dent’s Mona Monkeys, Angola Colobus, Silver monkeys, Olive Baboons, Red-tailed Monkeys, grey-cheeked Mangabeys, vervet monkeys and l’hoest’s monkeys.

Nyungwe forest is every birder’s dream destination with a medley of colorful bird species like the Rwenzori Turaco, great blue Turaco, and paradise flycatcher and forest hornbills among others. Throughout the activity, the park guides will share information about each of the species encountered – their behavior, feeding and reproductive habits.

After spotting the chimps, you will go for lunch at the hotel. After refreshment from the hotel, you will be taken for a nature walk to spot more birds, smaller primates and waterfalls. Nyungwe National Park has over 14 trials for nature walks. The trails are designed to allow visitors experience the flora and fauna in the park.

The waterfall trail is popular and takes 3 hours to complete. If time permits, you could be taken to track Angola Colobus in Gisakura. Tracking Colobus monkeys takes a far shorter time than following any of the trails or chimp trekking because they live at the edge of the forest.
Accommodation:

Budget: Maravilla Kivu resort
Standard: Nyungwe Top View Lodge
Luxury: Mantis Kivu Marina Bay Hotel

Day 3:Departure to Kigali with stops at the Gisakura Tea Factory

At 9:00 am, the driver guide will take you to Gisakura Tea Estate for a tour of the farm and factory. While at the tea estate, you will learn how tea is grown, processed and packed at the factory. You will then continue the long journey to Kigali for airport drop off.

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