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3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING AND GOLDEN MONKEYS TOUR
The 3 days Volcanoes and Nyungwe Forest National Park introduce you to Rwanda’s iconic primate destinations. Start your primate adventure at Nyungwe Forest National Park with chimpanzee tracking and proceed to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking. Nyungwe is Central Africa’s biggest montane forest, consisting of 13 species of primates (500 chimpanzees, 400 colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, Dent’s Mona monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and more).
Volcanoes National Park is blessed with a variety of wildlife including forest elephants, golden monkeys, mountain gorillas, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, bush pigs, bush bucks, giant forest hogs, and over 200 bird species. Volcanoes NP is found in Northwestern Rwanda, and it is the country’s oldest park, gazetted in 1925.
Brief Itinerary Day 1: Nyungwe Forest NP Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking & Volcanoes NP Day 3: Gorilla trekking & Kigali
Day 1 : After a hefty breakfast, leave Kigali for Nyungwe National Park 6-7 hours drive in a comfortable 4×4 tourist vehicle. This will be your first primate destination as per this special Rwanda safari package. At Butare, a short stopover will be made and you will be visiting the National Museum, Nyanza Palace, and other sites. Have a lunch break and later continue to the lodge for relaxation and later, set off for a 3:00 pm canopy walk. During the canopy walk, you will be viewing the park’s primates, birds and floral species.
Day 2: Assemble at Uwinka/Cyangugu Reception for a briefing about chimpanzee tracking rules and to be assigned a park ranger guide to lead you. An actual visit to see chimpanzee community starts at 8:00 am and takes about 2-4 hours to navigate through the forest while searching for chimpanzees.
One of observing chimp behaviour and photography is guaranteed once you come across a chimpanzee community. After, return and check out then set off to Volcanoes NP with packed lunch. Arrive early, and proceed to The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Have a short tour at the Ellen DeGeneres Campus and later check in at your lodge for relaxation & overnight stay.
Day 3 : Enjoy a hefty breakfast early, after, head to Kinigi offices for a briefing about mountain gorilla trekking rules. 12 habituated gorilla families (Karisimbi, Umubano, Hirwa, Sabyinyo, Bwenge, Uganda, Agashya, Amahoro, Susa A, and Kwitonda) live in Rwanda’s Volcanoes N/Park, and today, you will visit one family in a group of 8 guests. It will be a long trek taking about 2-6 hours, inclusive of one hour of observing how the gorillas behave and taking pictures. Return from tracking gorillas, check out, and drive back to Kigali.
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