4 days Nyungwe Chimps and Primate Trekking Tour
The 4 days Nyungwe Chimps and Primate Trekking Tour takes you on a memorable adventure to Rwanda, which is famously known for its gorilla and primate experiences. Main highlights of these 4 days Nyungwe chimpanzee and Primate trekking tour, including: chimpanzee trekking, canopy walk, Black and White colobus monkey trekking, Isumo waterfalls hike, and a visit to Gisakura Tea Estate.
Highlights for 4 days Nyungwe Chimps and Primate Trekking Tour
Day 1: Pickup from Kigali & Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park- Visit Gisakura Tea Estate
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and Canopy Walk
Day 3: Primate Trek and Afternoon Half-Day Guided Hike to Isumo Waterfalls
Day 4: Transfer to Kigali (Approximately 6 hours’ drive)
Detailed Itinerary for 4 days Nyungwe Chimps and Primate Trekking Tour
Day 1: Pickup from Kigali & Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park- Visit Gisakura Tea Estate
In the morning, you will be picked up by the driver from your hotel in Kigali and embark on a 6-hour drive to Nyungwe National Park. You will have a stopover visit to the King’s Palace in Nyanza and lunch en route to the park. You will then proceed with your drive to the park, where you will arrive in time to take a tour of Gisakura Tea Estate, where you will be taken on a tea-making process. You will take a tour of the grand tea estate, and learn how tea is harvested, stored, processed, and packaged for domestic sale and exportation. You will wind up your tour with a taste of Rwanda-made tea.
Later ,drive to your lodge/ hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and Canopy Walk
Enjoy breakfast and go for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your accommodation for lunch.
After lunch, you will embark hike to the Canopy walkway bridge- a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you.
After you’re your hike from the canopy walkway bridge, return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Primate Trek and Afternoon Half-Day Guided Hike to Isumo Waterfalls
Have breakfast and head out to the park’s headquarters in Uwinka for a briefing. After your briefing, you will begin your hike in the forest in search of Black &White colobus monkeys. This hike can take anywhere between 4-6 hours or more, depending on their location. Once you have located a primate troupe, you will be given an hour to spend in their midst and monitor their behaviors. Have your packed lunch and then head back to base, where you will find your driver guide waiting for you.
Later in the afternoon, you will embark on an afternoon guided hike in Nyungwe forest, where you will be visiting Isumo waterfalls. This is a 4-hour hike to and from, and you will get to see a lot of wildlife and bird species during your hike.
After your hike, return back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 4: Transfer to Kigali (Approximately 6 hours’ drive)
Have breakfast early in the morning, and your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali international airport or the hotel of your choic,e as you will advise.
