6 Days Rwanda Primate Safari

The 6-Day Rwanda primate safari to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking, and Nyungwe Forest for chimpanzee tracking / canopy walk with African Jungle Adventures.

Trip summary

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking and Cultural / Nature Walk

Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking

Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park

Day 5: Chimpanzee and other primates tracking, afternoon canopy walk

Day 6: Departure

You will be welcomed by a guide who will drive north from Rwanda to Volcanoes National Park, with spectacular views of the Virunga Mountains en route. Dinner and overnight stay at Kinigi Guest House, Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge, or Bisate Lodge.

Breakfast, then head to the park headquarters with a packed lunch and water for a briefing on the dos and don’ts for gorilla tracking, then proceed to track the gorillas. The time spent searching for these gentle giants ranges from 2 to 7 hours, depending on the gorillas’ movement. Dinner and overnight stay at your respective lodges on DAY 1.

Enjoy your breakfast and head for yet another adventure of tracking the rare golden monkeys in the bamboo forest. Return to the lodge for lunch and leave for Kigali. Dinner and overnight stay in Kigali.

Have breakfast and drive to southwestern Rwanda to Nyungwe Forest National Park. En route, stop in Butare town to visit the Rwanda National Museum, then the Murambi Genocide Memorial Museum. Proceed to the forest, relax at the lodge, and wait for dinner and overnight at One&Only Nyungwe House / Peace guest house / Nyungwe hill top view hotel, or Gisakura Guest house.

After breakfast, proceed to the forest for chimpanzee tracking with the park rangers. Expect encounters with other primates, including colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervets, mangabeys, and many others. After lunch, we go on a canopy walk adventure, have dinner, and stay overnight, as on DAY 4.

Have breakfast and drive back to Kigali, with an en route visit to the Murambi genocide memorial, Rwanda National Museum in Huye, and Nyanza King’s Palace, as well as the Gisozi genocide memorial centre in Kigali, and do last-minute shopping before driving to the airport for the scheduled flight back home.

Gorilla trekking permit

Chimpanzee permit

Golden monkey permit

Canopy walk

Full-time English-speaking guide

Accommodation and meals

Bottled drinking water

Miscellaneous

Alcoholic beverages

Personal expenses

Tips

Porters

Visa fees

International flights

Extra activities not in the itinerary