3 Days Nyungwe Tour (Chimps, Canopy & Nature Walk)
Book our 3 days Nyungwe tour to see the chimpanzees and enjoy a stunning natural experience in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. Nyungwe is one of Africa’s oldest highland rainforests, having survived the ice age, which explains its exceptional biodiversity. The forest is well known for its abundance of primates, with thirteen species recorded, including our closest cousins, the chimpanzees. On this trip, you will trek in search of chimpanzees, take a further guided walk through the forest to see various monkeys, rivers, waterfalls, unusual flora, and striking landscapes, and, of course, complete the legendary canopy walk, without which no visit to Nyungwe would be complete.
Highlights: 3 Days Nyungwe Tour (Chimps, Canopy & Nature Walk)
Day 1: Pick-Up and Transfer to Nyungwe for the Canopy Walk
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and a Visit to Gisakura Tea Estate
Day 3: Guided Nature Walk and Transfer Back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary: 3 Days Nyungwe Tour (Chimps, Canopy & Nature Walk)
Day 1: Pick-Up and Transfer to Nyungwe for the Canopy Walk
Pick-Up and Transfer to Nyungwe: At 7 a.m., your driver will collect you from your hotel in Kigali and take you to Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda’s southwest. The distance from Kigali to Nyungwe is approximately 225 kilometres, and the journey takes five to six hours, including a lunch break en route.
You will arrive at the Uwinka Visitor Centre in Nyungwe at around 3 p.m. and proceed directly to the canopy walk. The walkway offers striking views over the forest and access to species that live in the upper canopy, including monkeys and a range of unusual birds.
Afterward, you will drive back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and a Visit to Gisakura Tea Estate
Chimpanzee Trekking in Nyungwe: Today you will have an early breakfast at 4:30 a.m., then report to the Nyungwe park office in Gisakura at 5 a.m. to meet your guides for a briefing before driving to the starting point of your chimpanzee trek in Cyamudongo Forest. After the trek, the remainder of the day is yours to spend at leisure.
Visit to Gisakura Tea Estate: Later in the afternoon, you can visit the Gisakura Tea Estate, where you will be taken through the process of growing, harvesting, processing, and packaging tea, and given the chance to sample the finished product. Return afterward to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Guided Nature Walk and Transfer Back to Kigali
Guided Nature Walk: Today you will set out on a guided hike within Nyungwe Forest National Park. Nyungwe features around nineteen hiking trails that let visitors explore the richness of the forest, and on this trip you will walk the Isumo Waterfall Trail, a round trip of roughly four hours.
Transfer Back to Kigali: Enjoy lunch, then check out of your hotel and transfer back to Kigali, where your guide will drop you at a hotel of your choice or directly at the airport, in good time to check in for your flight home.
