In this 4 days chimpanzee habituation and chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda you will get to watch two different worlds of the chimpanzees in the wild. With chimpanzee trekking, you will get to watch the species that are already accustomed to human presence whereas chimpanzee habituation will lead you to chimpanzee troops that are undergoing the habituation process as they are being trained to get accustomed to human presence which will give you authentic reactions of the primates as they are trained to get accustomed to the travelers.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe national park
Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation
Day 3: chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Day 4: transfer to Kigali city
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe national park
You will be picked by the driver from your hotel in Kigali or a location of your choice in Kigali and drive southwards to Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will have a stopover in Butare, where you will visit the national museum of Rwanda, the king’s palace in Nyanza with lunch en-route. Before you make your way to the Park you will have a stopover at the Huye women’s coffee Cooperative which will take you on a 2 hour’s safari at the coffee plantation understanding more about the coffee making process from harvesting, sorting, cleaning until it is processed. You will also get to watch how coffee has improved the livelihoods of the neighboring communities through women empowerment for an amazing safari experience. After the safari experience, make your way to the park and check in your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe hill top view hotel (mid-range accommodation) Gisakura visitor center (budget)
Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will make your way to Gisovu chimpanzee community where you will embark on chimpanzee habituation in Nyungwe National Park which will give you the chance to watch the species and how they are trained to get accustomed to human presence. Interesting about chimpanzee habituation is the fact that it is an all-day activity which will give you the opportunity to spend more time with the species watching their different training sessions. During your chimpanzee habituation process in the park will give you the chance studying their behavior, feeding patterns, how they build their nests and many other rewarding features of the chimpanzees. After the safari experience, you will head back to your starting point where you will be presented your chimpanzee habituation certificate. After you will connect with your guide who will drive you back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour while taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your hotel to freshen up, have lunch then check out and later in the afternoon participate in After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk-a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you there after connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe top hill view hotel
Day 4: transfer to Kigali city
Enjoy breakfast and embark on your drive back to Kigali city watching a number of beautiful scenes along the way for an amazing safari experience.
End of your 4 days chimpanzee habituation and chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda.
Quotation Includes;
- Canopy walk
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Meals as included
- Park entrance fees
- Vehicle entrance fees
- All accommodation as per itinerary
- vehicle & Fuel
- Full time English guide
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
Excludes;
- Tips
- Rwanda Visa fees
- Air tickets
- All items of personal nature like laundry, porterage, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
