7 Day Remarkable Rwanda Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari

Arrival at Kigali International Airport.
Pick up from Kigali International Airport for a 25-minute transfer to Kigali
Transfer to your hotel for check-in.
Optional activity: Visit Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum
Dinner and overnight stay.

Begin the day with a morning breakfast and visit Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre.
After, get ready the drive to Volcanoes National Park.
Arrival and check-in at your lodge. Lunch at the Lodge
Visit Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Museum,
Dinner and overnight stay.

Begin the day with breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for gorilla trek briefing.
Start the gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park offers visitors the unique opportunity of discovering the 10 families of gorillas that live within the national park. Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee before the trek starts and will be separated into groups of 8 depending on their physical abilities. Each group is guided by a guide and two scouts who are well trained in emergency situations. The amount of time set aside per trek is different depending on where the gorilla family is situated. Some trips may take as little as half an hour and some taking the better part of the day.
Visit Iby ‘Iwacu cultural village.
This offers an adventurous stay in a traditional rural, Rwandan village that has existed for centuries living with and next to mountain gorillas in Parc National des Volcans. Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village gives you a rare chance to meet local people, in their environment, with a taste of our culture and traditions. The community you visit will genuinely welcome you as a special guest while they proudly present to you aspects of their traditions and beliefs. This will truly be an experience of a lifetime as you home stay with the community and become part of their family

Transfer back to the Lodge.
Lunch at the Lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Begin the day with breakfast. Transfer to the park headquarters for the Golden Monkey trek.
Start the Golden Monkey trek in Volcanoes National Park. Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda offers Golden monkeys trekking. This unique experience allows guests in groups of up to eight to look for and discover golden monkeys within their natural habitat.
The monkeys are incredibly active and enjoy showing off for tourists and researchers that they encounter daily. The monkeys can be found closer to the base of the volcano and enjoy eating the bamboo vegetation in the area.

Later have lunch at the Lodge and Afternoon relaxation
Dinner and overnight stay.

Begin the day with breakfast. Prepare for a transfer to Nyungwe
Situated in southwestern Rwanda, the Nyungwe Forest National Park is known for its exceptional biodiversity and its wide range of endemic species. The park is composed of lush tracts of rainforest set high up on fertile mountain slopes. It is one of Africa’s most ancient forests and the home of Rwanda’s sole remaining chimpanzee population, as well as 85 additional mammal species, 43 reptile species, nearly 300 bird species and over 1000 plant species. Visitors can enjoy spotting colobus monkeys and chimpanzees hiding in the trees, hiking on a well-maintained network of trails passing through lush equatorial rainforest and catching a glimpse of a beautiful array of colourful birdlife. Don’t miss the thrilling Canopy Walk; it is one of its kind in Africa and offers impressive views of the forest.
Take Lunch at the Lodge.
Afternoon relaxation at your lodge.
Overnight stay at the hotel.

Begin the day with breakfast and prepare for transfers to Park headquarters for Chimpanzee trek briefing. Start the Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forests.
Chimpanzee Trekking is an exciting activity whereby guests will dash through the flora to encounter the chimpanzees playing in the wild within the Ngungwe National Park. With a maximum of 8 people per tour, the Chimpanzee trekking is a popular and challenging adventure, but due to the authentic nature of the experience, chimpanzee viewing is not a guarantee.
Lunch at the Lodge and an entire day relaxing and winding at the Lodge.
Take on a Canopy Walk experience. Suspended above ravine amidst the lush vegetation and montane forest of the Ngungwe National Park, Canopy Walk offers participants an exhilarating perspective atop the ancient treetops and wildlife. The 160 meters long suspended bridge is accessible as a part of a guided hike along the Igishigishigi trail or those hiking the Imbaraga and Umuyove trails.
Dinner at the Resort.

Begin the day with breakfast and prepare for a return transfer to Kigali.
Visit the Ethnographic Museum, Located in Huye, south of Kigali, Ethnographic Museum is one of the six museums that make up the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda. This Museum was built in 1987, and now houses one of Africa's finest ethnographic collections. Its seven galleries display historical, ethnographic, artistic and archaeological artefacts accompanied by visual aids, giving visitors a rich insight into the culture of Rwandans.
Lunch enroute.
Return to Kigali at your convenience.
Check in for your outbound flight to your next destination.
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