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LanguagesGerman, English, French
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Gorilla tracking:
With an early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for gorilla briefing (45 minutes). When venturing into this gigantic forest, a packed lunch, comfortable clothes, shoes and a walking stick is a
must before. The time spent gorilla tracking is 1 hour
Chimpanzee tracking activity: Escorted by a park ranger and a guide, jump onto the the jungle trails to another rainforest
experience. In a short while, you’ll find your designated chimpanzee troop which you’ll follow and stick with for the next one hour. The chimpanzee bands keep moving, making noise, grooming and this is what you follow
What's included
AMREF Evacuation Insurance cover
Park entrance fees to all National parks included in the program
Government taxes
Accommodation as described.
1 Gorilla & Chimpanzee tracking permit per person
Rwanda Entry Visa fee
International air flights
Any optional activity not indicated in above program
Gratuities and Tip
What to expect
Day 1: ARRIVAL IN KIGALI
Kigali
20m
Arrival at Kigali International Airport, after processing your visa, you’ll be required to follow through the immigration Rwanda entry guidelines, show your Covid negative test and have another test. You will be met by a representative from Hotel Des Mille Collines and transfer to the Hotel as you wait for results
Day 2: DAY IN KIGALI
Kigali
1h
Meet and greet by your private tour driver/guide and after a briefing session, drive through Kigali capital for a city tour and Genocide memorial visit
Day 3: KIGALI -NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
4h · Admission ticket included
This morning you will enjoy an early breakfast and drive to Nyungwe. The journey by car starts in Kigali. Travelling south you will come across several towns, one of the main cities you will come across is Huye town, which is about 132km from Kigali. The road up to there is quite smooth, but has some very sharp turns so your driver should be careful. A hundred or so more kilometers and you will be in Nyungwe. There are several interesting sights along the way. If you have the time, you can make a few stops including a stopover at the Nyanza king’s palace at Nyabisindi as you drive through Nyanza. The palace is a historical landmark that has recently been reconstructed. It is a goldmine of information about Rwanda’s cultural history and Royalty in Rwanda.
Nyungwe Forest National park is blessed with 13 primates, and these are the main wildlife attractions. You will see chimpanzees, Angola colobus and several other monkey species. Other wildlife includes, golden cats, and duikers.
Day 4: NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
5h · Admission ticket included
Have an early breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for the chimpanzee tracking activity briefing. Escorted by a park ranger and a guide, jump onto the jungle trails to another rainforest experience. In a short while, you’ll find your designated chimpanzee troop which you’ll follow and stick with for the next one hour.
The chimpanzee bands keep moving, making noise, grooming, stopping for snack or nap and your challenge
is to keep up with them with the guidance of the park guide.
After your unforgettable experience with the chimpanzees in their nature setup, you’ll take the aerial view on Nyungwe forest and beyond on the 160 meters (525 ft) high canopy walkway. The canopy walkway has been named the world’s best forest canopy walkway, according to a latest report by Lonely Planet.
Return to the lodge for the rest of the evening.
Day 5: NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK -VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Nyungwe National Park - Rwanda
3h · Admission ticket included
Nature Walk in Nyungwe with Canopy
This morning after breakfast enjoy a nature walk in Nyungwe forest and continue to Volcanoes National Park. While chimps tend to garner most of the spotlight here, this part of our Classic Rwanda Safari gives you the simple pleasures of hiking along well-maintained trails over the lush, green valleys of the equatorial rainforest
Volcanoes National Park
5h · Admission ticket included
In the middle of the forest, you’ll setup a picnic lunch and take in the friendly service of this beautiful African jungle. Later return to the lodge, check out and set off northwards to Volcanoes National Park where you’ll take on your next jungle experience to find the mountain gorilla. It’ll take about 5 hours +/- to get there.
Day 6: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Volcanoes National Park
5h · Admission ticket included
With an early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for gorilla briefing (45 minutes). This is the Classic Rwanda Safari’s major highlight that brought you to these jungles, so take a breath, collect all your intrinsic emotions and excitement and get ready to be wowed. Make sure your expectations are floating
Day 7: MUSANZE
Volcanoes National Park
5h · Admission ticket included
Take and early breakfast and join your Rwanda Golden Monkey Trekking Tour driver for a quick drive to the trailhead. Of course you will carry your packed lunches because we don’t expect a quickie on this one, right!
You’ll be briefed by the park rangers and then escorted into the misty jungles to find your nemesis. These fragile cute little golden monkeys light up the jungle and alter all your perceptions about wild creatures that occupy jungles across the world, it’s a moment you want to keep forever so make sure you’re ready to be rewarded your courage to come to Africa
Day 8: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK TO LAKE KIVU
Lake Kivu
3h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, you can choose to stay in or take a discovery boat ride on Lake Kivu. You will encounter local fishermen, fishing villages and also the residents of Idjwi Island (Congo) who are rowing long distances in their dugout canoes to visit the Rwanda markets.
You will be picked up in Gisenyi for lunch before retiring to the lodge. Or if time allows you will make arrangements to cross the border to Goma (Optional). Goma was devastated by the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The visit shows the fantastic capabilities of the local population to overcome this natural catastrophe.
The Nyiragongo volcano (3470 m) recently erupted after 2002 eruption and destroyed part of Goma town. Most of Goma’s inhabitants escaped the advancing lava flows crossing the border into neighboring Rwanda. Later retire to the lodge for an overnight.
Day 9: LAKE KIVU
Lake Kivu
2h · Admission ticket included
After breakfast, you can choose to stay in or take a discovery boat ride on Lake Kivu. You will encounter local fishermen, fishing villages and also the residents of Idjwi Island (Congo) who are rowing long distances in their dugout canoes to visit the Rwanda markets.
You will be picked up in Gisenyi for lunch before retiring to the lodge. Or if time allows you will make arrangements to cross the border to Goma (Optional). Goma was devastated by the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. The visit shows the fantastic capabilities of the local population to overcome this natural catastrophe.
The Nyiragongo volcano (3470 m) recently erupted after 2002 eruption and destroyed part of Goma town. Most of Goma’s inhabitants escaped the advancing lava flows crossing the border into neighboring Rwanda. Later retire to the lodge for an overnight.
Day 10: GISENYI -KIGALI
Kigali
6h
Wake up up at leisure for breakfast enjoy after an activity of your choice or relax at lodge and in the afternoon drive to Kigali On your way to Kigali make some stops for scenic viewing, continue to Kigali for your outbound flight and end of you private classic Rwanda safari.
Meeting and pickup
End point
We drop off a traveler where we pick them from at the beginning of the trip
Pickup details
Upon arrival at Kigali international Airport you will be met by a representative from Nkuringo safaris in a kaaki shirt who will transfer you to the hotel
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
