6-Day Middle Range Chimps & Nyungwe National Forest
Overview
Tour Overview
Rwanda Safari: You will be met by Golden Rwanda Safaris driver/guide at the Kigali International airport – meets and greeting, comment on the safari then Driving
Day by Day
Itinerary
Arrival at Kigali International Airport
Day 1Arrival at Kigali International Airport Arrival at Kigali International Airport You will be met by Golden Rwanda Tours and Travel driver/guide at the Kigali International airport – meets and greeting, comment on the safari then Driving and Overnight at the Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel (here for your wish you can choose to sleep in Kigali depending on Time arrived at the airport). Driving distance: 3hrs. Activities: Airport Transfer Overnight: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel Meal Plan: Bed & breakfast. Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps) Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking) High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP) Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot) Wildlife in Nyungwe NP ChimpanzeeCommon White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone LionNone LeopardNone CheetahNone Show more ElephantNone GiraffeNone BuffaloNone ZebraNone WildebeestNone HippoNone Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps) +2 Photos Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
Butare – Nyungwe
Day 2Butare – Nyungwe Butare – Nyungwe Start of safari from Kigali heading to Nyungwe National Park via Butare. Where you will visit the King's palace and the Rwanda national museum. Heading to Rwanda National Museum. After Butare then proceed to Nyungwe. Over night at the hotel. Driving distance: 1h 30. Activities: Visit Memory and Museum Overnight: Nyungwe Top View Hotel Meal Plan: Bed & breakfast. Main Destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park (Chimps) Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
Chimps Trekking
Day 3Chimps Trekking Chimps Trekking Chimps trekking in The Morning. afterwards Spend Leisure or do the canopy walk / Nature walk. Watching Birds and Natural Views Like Trees and Others Then After Overnight at the hotel Chimps trekking in the morning afterwards spend leisure or do the canopy walk / Nature walk. Then After Overnight at the hotel Nyungwe Top View hotel. Main Destination: Nyungwe Forest National Park (Chimps) Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included
Nyungwe – Kibuye
Day 4Nyungwe – Kibuye Nyungwe – Kibuye After breakfast, drive to the beautiful lake resort on the shores of the Lake Kivu. Lake Kivu is one of the greatest Lakes in Rwanda, and is in the Albertine (western) Rift valley, a part of the Great Rift Valleys. The lake is a 2650 Square kilometer freshwater expanse and the largest of all the lakes that fill the valleys of Rwanda. Spend the afternoon by the Lake shores. Overnight at the Hotel. Main Destination: Kibuye (Lake Kivu) Accommodation: Cormoran Lodge Mid-range lodge located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu) +16 Photos +15 Photos Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Kibuye - Musanze
Day 5Kibuye - Musanze Kibuye - Musanze After breakfast, drive to Musanze (ex- Ruhengeri) the base town for mountain gorillas. Visit of Ibyiwacu Cultural Village, Vist Two Laks Ruhondo and Burera then after spend your evening at leisure Musanze City Tours talk to Local People. Overnight at the Hotel. Main Destination: Musanze (City) Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruhengeri (City) +8 Photos +7 Photos Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Musanze to Kigali City
Day 6Musanze to Kigali City Musanze to Kigali City Pick up at your hotel driver to Kigali, have Kigali city trip including the visit of the Genocide Memorial Centre at Gizozi, contacts with local people for the discovery of artisanal products (Collar, Bracelet, etc…), then transfer towards Kigali airport. Driving distance: 2 hrs. Activities: Airport Transfer Ends of Service. Main Destination: Kigali Genocide Memorial (Kigali) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour (See Getting There for more details)End of tour (See Getting There for more details) Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators (Learn why) Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly Next: Overview Next: Day by Day Next: Rates Next: Inclusions Next: Getting There Next: Offered By Best price guarantee Your request will be sent directly to the operator If preferred, you can contact the operator directly Next: Request a Quote Request a Quote Disclaimer This tour is offered by Golden Rwanda Safaris , not SafariBookings. This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings. If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change. The exact order, conte
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Included & Excluded
Included
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
- What is included in this tour
Not Included
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
What travellers say
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We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and loved the country. Our guides, Marc and Dennis, with whom we spent 15 days were exceptional. We will definitely return. Thank you. (automatic translation from Spanish)
It was an amazing experience way above expectations: - the country is amazingly clean and beautiful - the experiences are very well-organized, timely, well-guided I did not expect the monkeys to let people come over so close, to be so...
We had an incredible 7-day family trip in Rwanda organized by Golden Rwanda Safaris earlier this month, and everything exceeded our expectations. From the planning stage to the final day, the experience was seamless and very well...
From start to finish my experience with Golden Rwanda has exceeded my expectations. Franck was easy to work with to develop a unique itinerary because I had an extra day to spend by Lake Kivu. I had 4 full days of beautiful nature,...
Top, top trip. Outstanding Gorilla safari experience. Something special to trek in steep and dense terrain for 2 hrs and then being immersed by a gorilla family and see them thrive in their natural habitat. We were very well taken care of....
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