This 5 Day Rwanda gorilla and chimp safaris offers you a chance to trek mountain gorillas living in Volcanoes National Park as well as track Chimpanzees living in Nyungwe forest National Park.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe
Very early in the morning after your breakfast, our guide from Baboon Safaris will pcik you up from your accommodation and transfer you to Nyungwe national park found in the southwestern part of the country. Along the way you will visit the Nyanza king’s palace, the beautiful national museum found in Butare as well as the Murambi genocide memorial site. you will dine and spend the night at:
Luxury: Nyungwe House, Deluxe: Nyungwe Top View Lodge, Budget: Gisakura Guest House
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking
Following an early breakfast you will transfer to the headquarters of the park where you will be briefed by the park warden about the guidelines of Chimpanzee tracking. After this led by your tracking guides you will begin the hike in the forest as you search for the chimps. Along the way, you will encounter a number of other primates including the black & white colobus monkeys, baboons and the vervet monkeys. Head back to your accommodation for dinner and spend the night.
Luxury: Nyungwe House, Deluxe: Nyungwe Top View Lodge, Budget: Gisakura Guest House
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes Gorilla Park
After your breakfast you will begin on the long but very scenic drive to Volcanoes National Park the home of the mountain gorillas found in Ruhengeri. You will check into your accommodation on arrival where you will dine and spend the night.
Accommodation options include: Luxury: Mountain Gorillas view Hotel, or 5 Volcanoes Lodge, or Da Vinci Lodge, or Gorilla Solution Lodge, Deluxe: Le bamboo Lodge, Budget: Muhabura Hotel
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Adventure
Early morning after break you will be briefed by the park warden before beginning on the adventurous gorilla trekking activity which takes from one hour to 7 hours depending on the location of the gorilla group you are tracking. It’s from here that the trekking will begin led by the park rangers. You will search through the forest until you finally find the gorilla family. You will spend an hour with them and during that time you will have a chance to take photographs, videos and observe them. Later you will return for dinner and spend the night back at your accommodation.
Accommodation options include: Luxury: Mountain Gorillas view Hotel, or 5 Volcanoes Lodge, or Da Vinci Lodge, or Gorilla Solution Lodge, Deluxe: Le bamboo Lodge, Budget: Muhabura Hotel
Day 5: Return to Kigali.
You will enjoy breakfast at your lodge before checking out. You will then begin the drive back to the capital Kigali and depending on the time of your departure flight, you may have a Kigali City Tour during which you will visit a number of fascinating tourist places including the museum.
This will be the end of our Safari