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6 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari in Rwanda
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6 Days Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari in Rwanda

The 6 days Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking safari in Rwanda is a flawless package taking you for gorilla trekking safari in Volcanoes and chimps tracking and chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park. The trip is the best wildlife encounter exposing you to the closest relatives to human beings in the jungle alongside Kigali city among others. The trip starts and ends in Rwanda.

Trip Summary

Day 1: Pick up and Kigali City Tour

Day 2: Transfer Nyungwe Forest

Day 3: Chimp Trekking in Nyungwe Forest – Kibuye City

Day 4: Transfer via Kibuye – Volcanoes national park

Day 5: Gorilla Tracking in PNV

Day 6: Departure

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Pick up and Kigali City Tour

Stop At: Kigali City Tower, Kigali Rwanda
Day 1: Pick up and Kigali City Tour

upon your arrival at Kigali airport, our driver guide will pick up and transfer you to Kigali for a city tour. You will tour various sites in the city such as the Kigali convention center, national Museum, presidential palace, and the Kigali genocide memorial center among others. Dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena hotel/Frame tree village/Five to five hotel.
Duration: 12 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Day 2: Transfer Nyungwe Forest

Stop At: Nyungwe National Park, Butare Rwanda
After a morning breakfast, drive for 6-7 hours to Nyungwe forest national park in the southwestern part of the country via the rolling hills across Rwanda. You will have lunch en-route and reach at the lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe forest lodge/ Nyungwe top view lodge/ Gisakura Guest House.
Duration: 12 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Day 3: Chimp trekking in Nyungwe forest – Kibuye City

Stop At: Nyungwe National Park, Butare Rwanda
After breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for briefing and then hike into the forest to trek the chimpanzees. You will also encounter other animals such as the elephants, colobus, blue monkeys and many bird species. In the afternoon, drive for 2 hours to Kibuye for a city tour and then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. (day 2).
Duration: 5 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Day 4: Kibuye- Volcanoes national park in Kinigi (PNV)

Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
You will have a morning breakfast and then transfer to volcanoes national park in kinigi via Gisenyi in Ruhengeri. You will pass via tea plantations with spectacular views of the neighboring communities and beautiful sceneries reaching in the evening. The distance from kibuye to Volcanoes is roughly 3-4 hours drive. Dinner and overnight at Mountain gorilla view lodge/Gorilla solution lodge/ Da Vinci gorilla lodge/Kinigi guest house.
Duration: 23 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Day 5: Gorilla tracking

Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Wake up early and transfer to volcanoes national park headquarters in Kinigi for a briefing about gorilla trekking. At 8:30 am, transfer to the trekking starting point and then hike into the forest to search for mountain gorillas. You will spend an hour with the mountain gorillas and then descend back to the lodge. In the evening, you may go for cultural encounters and interact with the local people. Dinner and overnight at the lodge (day 4).
Duration: 13 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Day 6: Departure

Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Wake up early, have morning breakfast and then return to Kigali for a return flight.
After breakfast, trek up to the mountain for another memorable experience with the gorillas. OR Visit Dian Fossey’s tomb, another option is a Climb of Mt Bisoke, which is topped with a beautiful crater lake.
All the above activities are suitable for those who are reasonably fit.

End of the Tour
Duration: 17 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.



Duration:6 days
Commences in:Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Country:Rwanda
City:Ruhengeri

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