This 6 day Rwanda primate safari will give you a chance to participate in two premium wildlife activities in Rwanda; Gorilla trekking and chimpanzee trekking. Both hikes can be challenging depending on where the chimpanzee or gorillas nested the previous night. The Chimp trekking differs from gorilla trekking because the sightings are a bit more sporadic and rushed, but worthwhile nonetheless as opposed to gorillas that stay for a while in one location.
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, Meet & Greet Services, followed by transfer to your Kigali hotel.
Overnight on Bed & Breakfast basis: Kigali Serena Hotel or Park Inn by Radisson Hotel
A morning brief orientation tour of Kigali City, as you visit the Genocide Memorial Museum. Shortly after, depart for Nyungwe Forest National Park in southern Rwanda. 260km, 5.0hrs Enroute, visit Rwanda’s Cultural & Historic Towns of Nyanza & Butare, for their museums; Lunch at IBIS Hotel (or similar), in Butare Town.Arrive at your Nyungwe hotel in the late afternoon.
Overnight on Full-board basis: Nyungwe House Resort or Top View Hill Hotel.
Morning, immerse yourself in the tranquility and awe-inspiring Nyungwe Forest in your search for the Chimpanzees.At the end of your one hour with these beautiful primates, return to your hotel for freshening up and lunch.Afternoon, take up the Adventure Canopy Hike, A metal bridge suspended 90metres above ground and 160metres long, across a forested gorge - thus giving you a bird’s panoramic view across the forest canopy.
Overnight on Full-board basis: Nyungwe House Resort or Top View Hill Hotel
Morning, enjoy trekking the beautiful but nonchalant Black & White Colobus Monkeys. Lunch at the hotel, followed by check-out.Mid-morning, drive north-west, Along Lake Kivu shores, to central Lake Kivu town of Kibuye. 130km, 2.0hrs Lunch at the lake-shore Cormoran Lodge, and brief photo opportunity of the lake sceneries. Afternoon, drive further north and then east. To the Volcanoes Mountains region, home to the Mountain Gorillas & Golden Monkeys. 94km, 2.5hrs
Overnight on Full-board basis: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Morning, enjoy the ultimate once-in-a-lifetime thrilling adventure - Mountain Gorilla Trek, in the volcanoes forest. After the mandatory one-hour duration with your gorilla family, drive back to your lodge for freshening up and lunch. After lunch, relax at the lodge as you re-live the fresh memories of your close encounter with a human being’s closest relative in the wild. Late afternoon, enjoy a visit to the Iby’Iwachu Cultural Village (Gorillas Guardians) visit - for some insights into the transformed lifestyle of these families of former gorilla poachers; + traditional dance performance.
Overnight on Full-board basis: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Morning, undertake the Golden Monkeys Trek adventure in the volcanoes forest, trekking the only other member of the primate species residing in the volcanoes forest. Freshening up and lunch at the lodge, followed by check-out - ready for your journey back to Kigali.
Shortly after, bid farewell to the volcanoes mountains region and drive down the slopes, on the winding road, arriving in Kigali in the late afternoon, with onward transfer to the Kigali International Airport for your evening outbound.
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Vladimír Staňura – USA
We wanted to do safari with my wife in Kenya. Diwaka Safaris organized our trip for 17 days professionally. We were very satisfied with all services. The best part was our guide Patrick Waweru who did an excellent job.
josefkingley – USA
Decided to do one a early Jan before the corona nightmare...wasnt decided on the exact itinerary especially the accommodation to choose...did my own research and decided on the ones I could get though decided they can also advice on what they had in mind so that we could compare prices as well as I could get to check on their diff reviews...was a 4 nights trip just Naivasha where we stayed at Naivasha Sopa and Mara at Ashnil..loved ashnil way better cos of the views as well what we got to see the in terms of wildlife..