6 Days Rwanda Primates and Birds

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$3,675.0

Visit Gorillas in Volcanoes Park, Visit Dian Fossey’s Grave, track Golden monkeys, climb Bisoke volcano, Karisimbi volcano or other volcanoes. Trek chimps in Nyungwe Forest. 

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  • Vacation Style Holiday Type
    • Africa
    • Hiking
    • Rural
    Guided Tours, Jungle, Trekking
  • Activity Level Fairly Easy
    2/8
  • Group Size Medium Group
    6
All about the 6 Days Rwanda Primates and Birds.

Overview

The tour takes you to Nyungwe Forest Park in the South West of Rwanda. Nyungwe forest covers over 10000sq.km in size.  The forest habituates primates including chimpanzees and colobus monkeys, butterflies and about 300 recorded bird species of birds. On this trip, you will also Visit cultural and heritage sites including the palace of former king of Rwanda in Nyanza Nyanza and the Museum in Butare.  This is a scheduled safari which departs twice a month every first Thursday and third Thursday of the month

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.

Price includes:

  • 1 Nights at Hotel Chez Lando
  • 2 Nights at Nyungwe Top View Hotel
  • 2 Nights at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
  • Meals: Breakfast only in Kigali. Tour is on Full Board basis for the rest of the trip
  • Vehicle for the tour
  • 1 Chimpanzee trekking Permit
  • 1 Gorilla Permit
  • All Entrance fee
  • Local guide fee
  • Transfer in and Out
  • Water
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.

Price excludes:

  • Meals in Kigali on Last Day.
  • All flight ticket for clients
  • Alcoholic drinks and drinks off meal time
  • Video camera and photographic fee
  • Porter’s fee
  • Tips and any other expenses described above and related to personal nature
  1. Day 1: Kigali, Rwanda

    Day Itinerary

    Arrive in Kigali at Kanombe airport where you will Meet and greet our driver guide then transfer to a hotel in Kigali City. (BB).

  2. Day 2: Kigali – Nyungwe Forest

    Day Itinerary

    After breakfast you will head for Nyungwe Forest National Park. Make stops en route at places of interest including local markets, the traditional palace of Rwanda’s Former King in Nyanza. You will visit the Botanical Gardens and a cultural museum in Butare, You will have Lunch en route before proceeding to Nyungwe Forest across cute hilly sceneries modified by tea plantations en route.

  3. Day 3: Nyungwe Forest National Park

    Day Itinerary

    You will go primate tracking in the forest in search for chimpanzees. You will continue on a guided nature walk in the forest searching for birds as well, including; the black and white casqued hornbill, turaco and many others, the forest has over 300 species of birds.

  4. Day 4: Nyungwe Forest – Parc National des Volcans

    Day Itinerary

    You will transfer from Nyungwe forest park to Parc National des volcans. You will see stunning sceneries of hills/volcanoes en route to Kinigi.

  5. Day 5: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge: Parc National des Volcans

    Day Itinerary

    After breakfast, you will drive to the Park Headquarters for briefing by the guides before heading for gorilla tracking in the park. Tracking can be hard and challenging hence requires physical fitness of the participants.  Parc National des Volcans is a forest with hilly sceneries, steep slopes and swamps can make tracking a hard and tiring experience. Tracking can take as long as up to 6.5 hours of a walk in the forest searching for the gorillas. However an hour of interaction with these closest relatives to human is indeed a rewarding experience.

  6. Day 6: Parc National des Volcans – Kigali.

    Day Itinerary

    Take a village walk to the Dian Fossey’s Karisoke Research Centre and visit local communities. There after drive to Kigali and transfer to Kanombe airport for your return flight (HB).

Recommended Hotels and Lodges

Hotel Chez Lando

Located at the heart of the bustling Remera business suburb in Kigali, Chez Lando Hotel represents the essence of a homely, green, family-friendly and hospitable hotel with one of the most exquisite menus in the city. Chez Lando’s environment carries a character that spews of freshness, vibrancy, hope, ambition and confidence resonating from a past of pain and loss.

Hotel Chez Lando, your first window to Rwanda. At Chez Lando, they apply the tradition of Rwandan hospitality to the needs of modern travelers; they cater to the smallest detail of your stay. Their quaint garden-style hotel is located just five minutes from Kigali International Airport and is right on the way to the heart of town.

Nyungwe Top View Hotel

Located in 2km outside the Nyungwe National Park close to the Gisakura Tea Estate precisely on the road from Park to Rusizi former Cyangugu.

Nyungwe Top View Hotel is a nice starting point to visit Chimpanzees, Different trails, Canopy walkway, Bird species of Central African Highlands, more than 120 orchid species, various trees species, Colobus troop living on the Gisakura Tea Estate and Vervet monkeys occasionally pass through the grounds.

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is located in Musanze district northern Rwanda neighboring Volcanoes National Park. The lodge is located on the foothills of the Mount Sabinyo, a volcanic mountains that make up the Virunga ranges. The lodge is about 15 minutes from the main entrance to Rwanda’s Park National des Volcans.

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is an ecolodge with 30 spacious cottages. The cottages are made of stone and thatch. All cottage comes with a living area with a fireplace, en-suite facilities and a private veranda.

The main lodge area has a restaurant serving home cooked food and a bar.

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance.
Inclusions

Price includes:

  • 1 Nights at Hotel Chez Lando
  • 2 Nights at Nyungwe Top View Hotel
  • 2 Nights at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
  • Meals: Breakfast only in Kigali. Tour is on Full Board basis for the rest of the trip
  • Vehicle for the tour
  • 1 Chimpanzee trekking Permit
  • 1 Gorilla Permit
  • All Entrance fee
  • Local guide fee
  • Transfer in and Out
  • Water
Exclusions

Price excludes:

  • Meals in Kigali on Last Day.
  • All flight ticket for clients
  • Alcoholic drinks and drinks off meal time
  • Video camera and photographic fee
  • Porter’s fee
  • Tips and any other expenses described above and related to personal nature
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