🏨 3 Days Custom Nyungwe Forest Tour (chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk) Activity

3 Days Custom Nyungwe Forest Tour (chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk)

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 72 hours

Departs: Jakarta, Jakarta

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Overview

Book this 3 days Nyungwe forest tour to go see the chimpanzees and enjoy a beautiful nature experience in Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. Nyungwe forest is one of the oldest mountain rainforests in Africa that has remained intact since the ice age which explains its remarkable biodiversity. The forest is mostly famous for harboring many primates with 13 species recorded including our closest relatives the chimps.

On this tour to Nyungwe you shall do the chimpanzee tracking adventure to see the chimps and another trek in the forest which shall bring you to encounter several species of monkeys, rivers and waterfalls, rare plants and trees and enjoy beautiful sights across the forest. And yet, a trip to Nyungwe forest national park is not complete without the iconic canopy walk adventure

What's Included

Accommodation and all meals as per the itinerary

All activities mentioned in the itinerary

Chimpanzee tracking permit

Drinking water

Private tour car, petrol and tour driver

What's Not Included

Personal expenses and International flights

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 18 - 90

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Specialized infant seats are available

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Lake Kivu

Day 1 – pick up and drive to Nyungwe, afternoon canopy walk tour or Boat trip at Lake Kivu
1st option:
The tour driver shall pick you up from you hotel in Kigali at 7am and depart for Nyungwe Forest National Park in the southwest of Rwanda. The distance from Kigali to Nyungwe is about 225km and the travel time is 5 – 6 hours which includes a stopover midway for lunch.

Arrive at the Uwinka visitor’s center in Nyungwe and set out to do the canopy walk tour at 3pm. The canopy walk tour rewards with breathtaking views across the lush forest. The canopy walkway also gives you access to wildlife that live in the canopies of the forest such as the monkeys and rare birds.
Optional tour activity:
If you start the trip to Nyungwe earlier, by 6am, you shall have time to visit the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza for a cultural tour to learn about the cultural and political history Rwanda and traditions of Rwandans.
2nd option:
Wake up early at 6 AM from your hotel in Kigali to Karongi. On this day, you will set off towards to karongi , here you will visits the islands like Napoleon island where you will get a chance to spot the fruits bats, king and queen island , monkey island and visit where the German soldier left their boat during the first war and then before transfer to your hotel in Nungwe national park for tomorrow trekking you will visit ndaba waterfall and you will learn story behind that rock
Accommodation:
Mid-range: Emeraude Kivu Lodge
Budget: Gisakuru Guest House
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner

10 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Nyungwe National Park

Day 2 – chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe
Today you shall have early breakfast at 4.30m and by 5am report to the Nyungwe park office at Gisakura to meet the park guides for briefing and thereafter drive to the starting point of your chimpanzee trekking adventure in Nyungwe Forest National Park (Cyamudongo Forest).

After the chimpanzee adventure you shall spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure.

Optional tour activity:
In the afternoon you can go for a tea plantation tour and discover how tea is grown, harvested and processed in Rwanda.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Emeraude Kivu Lodge

6 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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