5-Day Rwanda Nyungwe Forest National Park Adventure - Rwanda

ABOUT 5-Day Rwanda Nyungwe Forest National Park Adventure - Rwanda

This Nyungwe Forest National Park Safari will give you an excellent opportunity to visit one of Rwanda's highly visited national parks as you visit and explore the beautiful attractions of Nyungwe Forest National Park and its surrounding attractions, such as tea plantations and Lake Kivu. This will be a wonderful moment as you tour around the countryside, meeting the local people as well, not forgetting a visit to the southern museum in the province.

Duration: 5 Days
Route: Nyungwe
Starts at: USD 2244

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Highlights for 5-Day Rwanda Nyungwe Forest National Park Adventure - Rwanda

Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking & Canopy
Day 3: Colobus Monkey Trek & Tea Plantation Visit
Day 4: Nyungwe to Gisenyi
Day 5: Relaxing at the lake shoe and back to Kigali

Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

>> Early morning, enjoy your buffer breakfast, check out of the hotel, and drive heading to the western province; on your way, visit the Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum in the Southern Province; this will give you a great history of traditional ways of living among Rwandans and their past way of leadership of Kingship with an enroute lunch. You will arrive at Nyungwe National Park in the afternoon and spend the afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel.

Time: 8 - 10 Hours
Meals: All meals included Drinks not included

Accommodation:Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking & Canopy

>> Today, after your early morning cap of African coffee, you will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe, known for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and chimpanzee trekking. You will be entitled to one hour to find the chimpanzees. After the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch before heading for a canopy walk. This 70 meters-suspended metallic bridge will give you an excellent overview of Nyungwe forest and, on a lucky day, spot one or two more primates in the forest as you take a walk on this bridge and later return to the hotel.

Time: 8 - 10 Hours
Meals: All meals included Drinks not included

Accommodation:Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Day 3: Colobus Monkey Trek & Tea Plantation Visit

>> After your morning breakfast, you will head to the park for briefing before you search for the colobus monkeys, and on finding them, you will be allowed to take as many pictures as you wish. Return for lunch, and after lunch, head for the tea plantation visit to visit the Gisakura tea gardens and learn how tea is plated to harvesting time and processing. You will take great photos and later drive back to your lodge for dinner.

Time: 8 - 10 Hours
Meals: All meals included Drinks not included

Accommodation:Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Day 4: Nyungwe to Gisenyi

>> After a relaxed morning breakfast, you will transfer to Lake Kivu to catch up with the beautiful sunrise over Lake Kivu after finishing your morning breakfast. You will explore the beautiful attractions within this great lake. You have a nature walk at one of the islands within this lake, known for harboring thousands of bats. This lake is also known as a birding paradise as it hosts several bird species like the command, pied kingfishers, weaver birds, and heron to mention but a few.

Time: 8 - 10 Hours
Meals: All meals included Drinks not included

Accommodation:Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

Day 5: Relaxing at the lake shoe and back to Kigali

>> After breakfast, you will spend your leisure at Lake Kivu swimming, After that lunch, drive back to Kigali and drop off at either Airport or your hotel; this will mark the end of your trip with Blue Monkey Tours.