4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari: Gorilla and Monkey Trekking Adventure.
A primate safari in Rwanda for 4 days will take place in Nyungwe National Park and Volcanoes National Park, and you will get the opportunity to set eyes on the different primates in these national parks, which include the chimpanzees at Nyungwe National Park and golden monkeys and gorillas at Volcanoes National Park. A guide will take you to Volcanoes National Park on your first day of the safari, and you will engage in a gorilla trek and visit the Iby’iwacu cultural village on day two. On day three, you will engage in a golden monkey trek, and you will be transferred to Nyungwe National Park, where you will engage in a chimpanzee trek on day four, which will be the last day of the 4 days primate safaris in Rwanda. On the last 3 days of this Rwanda safari, you will have seen all the primates, that is to say, the golden monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees from both parks, and you will have shared nice and unforgettable moments with them.
Safari highlights
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali airport and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and visit to Iby’iwacu cultural village
Day 3: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kigali airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali airport and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
A guide from Chopper Tour and Travel will find you at Kigali Airport and take you on a market tour at Kimironko Market before you proceed to Volcanoes National Park. You will be able to interact with the people in the market and get to know how they manage their lives and how they make a living in this market. You will also get to know about these people’s cultures and traditions from them, from whom you are free to purchase items if you get interested. There are items like fresh fruits, clothes, and beautiful paintings. You will then have a route lunch before heading to the park
A guide will then take you to Volcanoes National Park after you visit Kimironko Market and have lunch. At Volcanoes National Park, you have an overnight stay and dinner.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
Budget: Kinigi guest house
Midrange: My hill eco lodge
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and visit to Iby’iwacu cultural village
You will have an early morning breakfast, and a guide will pick you up from your lodge to the park headquarters for you to receive the guidelines before heading for a gorilla trek. A ranger guide will accompany you to the gorilla trek, where you will get the chance to encounter and share moments with the gorillas. This trek may take several hours before you get the chance to spot the gorilla families, but after you do so, you will have just one hour to spend with them.
After the gorilla trek, a ranger guide will lead you back to the park headquarters, and then you proceed to the lodge for lunch, and you embark on a visit to Iby’iwacu cultural village after the lunch break. While at Iby’iwacu cultural village, you will interact and get to share moments with the locals that reside in this village, and you will know more about the culture of these people through the details that they will offer to you.
You will then retire to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Nyungwe National Park
You will begin with a morning breakfast, and a guide will pick you up from the lodge to the park headquarters for a briefing before you start with the golden monkey trek. You will embark on your journey with the guide to track the golden monkeys. Once you see them, you will be permitted to meet the golden monkeys in not more than a group of 8 individuals. After spending some time with the golden monkeys, you will head back to the lodge, have lunch, and check out the lodge. After checking out of the lodge, you will proceed to the next destination, which is Nyungwe National Park.
You will get a lodge to stay in once you reach Nyungwe National Park, and that is where you will have your dinner.
Accommodation options
Luxury: The one and only Nyungwe house
Budget: Gisakura guest house
Midrange: Nyungwe top-view hill hotel
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kigali airport
A guide will meet you after breakfast, and you will proceed with him from your lodge to the park headquarters, and you will prepare for a chimpanzee trek at Nyungwe National Park. You will get the guidance on how you are to conduct the trek, and you will then proceed with an armed guide to the trek. The guide will lead you to Nyungwe Forest through the trails, and you will have to stop where the chimpanzees are in the forest. You will have an hour to spend with the chimpanzees after spotting them, and you will engage with them, which will expose you to their way of life and more.
You will be taken by the guide back to the lodge after a chimpanzee trek, and you will have lunch and then check out of the lodge. After checking out of the lodge, a guide will take you back to the airport.
End of the 4 Days Rwanda Primate Safari
Safari includes
- Mineral-bottled water
- 4WD safari vehicle
- English-speaking driver guide
- Pick up and drop off
- Meals
- Accommodation
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Golden monkey trekking permit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
Safari Excludes
- Personal needs
- Visa fees
- Air fees
- Laundry
