Rwanda is a customized experience for the exploration of Rwanda primates, including the Rwanda Gorilla Primates Tour. Experience the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees plus several primates on your way. Having 10 gorilla families and 2 chimpanzee groups but not forgetting that chimpanzee trekking is more active than gorilla trekking.
On your journey, make sure to fully immerse yourself in the experiences provided during the Rwanda Gorilla Primates Tour.
Volcanoes National Park is the Rwanda section of the more extended Virunga Conservation Area shared between Uganda, Rwanda and Congo DRC. It is named after the chain of nine volcanoes which make its territory, including Karisimbi (4.507 m), Visoke, Sabinyo, Muhavura. The altitude ranges from 2400 m to the 4.000 and above of the peaks. Since 2003 the park offers the possibility to visit the families of the endangered golden monkeys. Mount Visoke hosts the tombs of the American primatologist Dian Fossey and of the gorilla cemetery. The most well known activity is tracking to one of the six habituated families. This program can be arranged for starting from Kampala or from Kigali.
Participating in a Rwanda Gorilla Tour not only allows you to witness these majestic creatures but also provides a deeper understanding of their habitat and conservation efforts.
Participating in the Rwanda Gorilla Primates Tour offers insights into conservation and the unique ecosystems of the region.
The Rwanda Gorilla Primates Tour is a unique opportunity to explore the rich biodiversity of this region.
A Rwanda Gorilla Tour provides an unforgettable adventure in the heart of Africa.
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On arrival you will be picked up from the airport by our tour guide. He will brief you about your 6 days Rwanda primates safari and hereafter you will start with a tour within Rwanda’s capital (Kigali). In Kigali city, you will tour the local markets, the Kigali genocide memorial, the kandt museum, and the craft markets. At the end of the day, the guide will drive you to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay Dinner and overnight at kingfisher resort/Kigali Serena.
After you breakfast at the hotel you will start the engine for nyungwe national park and on your way, you will be welcomed and entertained by the beautiful sceneries up to nyungwe forest national park which is found in the southern part of Rwanda. On your way, you will have a stopover at the king’s palace for wands cultural history. In the evening you will arrive at nyungwe forest national park and then go to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at nyungwe house.
Leaving the lodge very early in the morning with your packed breakfast you will go to the park headquarters as early as 5:00 am. You will leave the park headquarters with rangers and trackers ready to go find the chimpanzees in the wild. During you chimpanzee trekking process you also stand a chance many more primates include the host’s monkeys, the Ruwenzori colobus, the red-tailed monkey plus a group of 300 bird species enjoying the forest. After the trekking, you will go back to the lodge for lunch and then in the afternoon, you will go back to the park for the canopy walk. Dinner and overnight at nyungwe house.
One-fourth day after your breakfast you will transfer to the home of mountain gorillas in Rwanda but on your way, you will have a stopover at Lake Kivu and then proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at sabyinyo silverback lodge.
Very early in the morning you will the lodge having your packed breakfast and a few snacks ready for the gorillas. The guide will drive you to the park headquarters where you will be briefed before you go for the trekking. You be assigned to a group of gorillas and you will leave the headquarters with trackers and rangers ready to look around the bamboo trees looking for the gorillas once you find them you will spend one hour with them and then leave the park back to the lodge for refreshment and lunch. In the evening you will embark on the cultural encounters where you will visit the ibyiwacu cultural village for their different cultures, dances, meals, and songs wards you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at sabyinyo silverback lodge.
After your breakfast, you are in your lazy and relaxed mood as you get ready for the 2hours and 30minutes drive back to Kigali. The tour guide will either drive you to the hotel or the airport and this marks the end of your memorable 6 days primate safari to Rwanda.
