4 Day Chimps Trek in Rwanda
4 Day Chimps Trek in Rwanda
Price
$2150.00
Max People
20
Min Age
12+
Description
What’s Included
- Accommodations and Meals
- Chimpanzee permits
- Entrance fees and other activities as per itinerary
- Airfares
- Travel Insurance
- Alcohol
Tour Plan
Day 1: Pick up from International airport and transfer to your hotel
Upon your arrival at Kigali international airport, you will meet our hospitable drive guide who will brief you about the today activities. After briefing, if you come in the morning, you will have Kigali city tour and visit the memorial genocide before you go to retire at your hotel.
Overnight: Lebanon Hotel
Day 2: Canopy walkway in Nyungwe
After breakfast, start walking in the bottom of the dark and rain forest under the old and giant trees, the flying monkeys, paradise birds and start the challenge of the day: after some 25 minutes walking in the forest, you will be challenged by stepping on the 200 m extended on two hills bridge. Above the forest at 70 m, on a shaking bridge, this will be the time to test your balance resilience. From there you will have an incredible endless view of the Lake Kivu and the green forest which makes this trip very photogenic.
Overnight: Chimpanzee lodge.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trek and Tea plantation walk.
After an early breakfast, we will go to check in at Uwinka reception before you start trekking in the rainforest, which has remained undisturbed in Rwanda. The chimps are our cousins that share about 80% of our DNA. You will remain with them 1hour taking photos for your memories. The trek will take up to 2 hours depending on the location of the chimps trekked and then return to your hotel.
After, have your lunch at your hotel and then later in the afternoon go to experience the Nyungwe tea plantation.
Overnight: Chimpanzee lodge
Day 4: Community walk, Butare ethnographic museum, King palace museum and transfer back to Kigali to fly back to your home
After your breakfast, you will go for a community walk along Nyungwe National park to learn more about the surrounding community of Nyungwe National park who used to be poachers.
Later, you will be transferred to Kigali. On your way, we will visit the butare ethnographic museum and king palace museum to learn about Rwandan culture before you continue your way to Kigali and get transferred to Kigali the international airport for your night flight.