This tour explores the major habitats of Primates in Rwanda before crossing over to Uganda for Gorilla trekking. Nyungwe forest national park is the leading destination for primates with over 10 known species. These include Silver monkeys, L’Hoest Monkey, Owl faced monkeys, golden monkeys, the red tailed monkey, crowned monkey, the Dent’s Mona Monkey, vervet monkey and the Olive baboon. Other destinations for this tour include Kibuye, Gisenyi and Volcanoes national park.
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8 Days Rwanda Primates

8 Days Rwanda Primates
Duration
8 Days Days
Pick Up
Kigali
Price Includes
Transportation (with safari vehicle and boat ride)
Accommodation (as per the itinerary)
All meals (as per the itinerary)
Gorilla trekking permits (Uganda & Rwanda)
Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest
Canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest
Park fees and entrance fees
City tours (Kigali & Butare)
Services of an experienced safari guide
Airport transfers
Price Excludes
Flights to and from Rwanda
Alcoholic drinks
Personal expenses (e.g., souvenirs, laundry)
Travel insurance
Tips for guides and drivers
Visa fees (if applicable)
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali, Rwanda
Today you will arrive in Kigali, Rwanda and you will be welcomed by your safari guide who will drive you to your accommodation. Depending on your time of arrival, you will be assisted by your guide to change money or take a stroll on the calm streets of Kigali. You may also rest at your accommodation. Depending on your arrival time, you can go for an optional city tour in kigali
Day 2: Kigali to Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast you will drive to Nyungwe Forest National park. Along the way you will stop and have a tour of Butare Genocide Museum. Nyungwe Forest is the largest tropical Afro-Montane rain-forest east or central Africa. It is a remarkably rich center of biodiversity with 86 mammal species, 280 birds and about 100 varieties of orchid. It is the most important birding site in Rwanda. Overnight Nyungw hill top view.
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy Walk
Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest starts off from three reception centers. The tourists spend only 1 hour with the chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest National Park, and get to observe them so closely going about their own lives and see the human like features and behavior that makes them our closest relatives with 98.7 % DNA. In the afternoon you will do a canopy walk. You will also enjoy the sights of the fantastic birds that fly across as you enjoy the walk
Day 4: Drive to Kibuye & Boat Ride to Gisenyi
Today you will depart Nyungwe Forest national park headed for Gisenyi town. The journey will use two means: by road and by water. You will drive to Kibuye on the waterfront of Lake Kivu where you will take a boat to Gisenyi town. The boat will drop you at your accommodation while your guide drives to meet you there. In Gisenyi you can choose to relax or take a light town walk.
Hakuna Matata Lodge
Day 5: Optional Activities in Gisenyi & Drive to Musanze
This will be your day to relax. However, there are numerous exciting activities you can opt to do on and around Lake Kivu. These include: a 1-hour boat ride on the lake, kayaking, biking along the lake shores or a visit to the fishing village. You will inform our guides prior so that the above activities can be can be arranged. In the evening you will drive to Musanze town. Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Day 6: Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes National Park & Transfer to Bwindi
Golden monkeys are rare species are also listed as endangered – and Volcanoes national park currently has two habituated golden monkeys’ troops that are available for visiting by tourists in the park, both of which make about 80 members. Golden monkeys in Rwanda live in the bamboo vegetation towards the base of the volcanoes. After trekking you will have lunch and drive across the border to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Rushaga Havens Lodge
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Begin your gorilla trek in the early morning, and set off into the forests with guides and trackers who are very experienced at locating the gorillas by finding the nest the family had used the previous night. The experienced ranger guides will willingly share with you a lot of information about history and lifestyle of the Gorillas. Havens Rushaga
Day 8: Transfer to Kigali & City Tour
After breakfast you will drive back to Kigali and take a city tour of Kigali. Top on the Menu is Gisozi Genocide memorial. You will be guided around the museum and given an account of how events leading to the 1994 Rwanda Genocide transpired. You will also visit a local market in town. After lunch you will be transferred to Kigali Airport to catch your flight back home.
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