6 Days Chimpanzee Tour Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari Tours – Overview

The 6 Days Chimpanzee Tour Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari Tours gives tourists the opportunity to visit the Nyungwe Forest National Park to carryout chimp tracking as you see other primates, Volcanoes National Park for gorilla tracking where you will also see some primates and also have the boat cruise on Lake Kivu, see the different primates on the Island as you visit Kibuye area in Rwanda.

6 Days Chimpanzee Tour Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari Tours – Highlights

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 2: Chimp tracking, optional activity
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Gorilla tracking
Day 5: Transfer to Kibuye, Boat cruise
Day 6: Visit Islands, back to Kigali

6 Days Chimpanzee Tour Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari Tours – Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park

On your arrival at the Airport, your safari guide will pick you and drive you to Nyungwe Forest National Park.

This is like 240km and it takes around 7 hours. On your arrival you will relax and wait for your activities the following day.
You will have your dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 2: Chimp Tracking, Optional Activity

You will have breakfast and go for briefing at the park headquarters for briefing. You will go with the park rangers to search for the chimpanzees and after they are found, you will have time with them as you see how they behave and have their photo shoots.

You will to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you may go for golden monkey tracking or enjoy the nature walks.
You will have your dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

After an early breakfast, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park having lunch en route. This takes around 9 hours and it is 341 km.

You will view different wildlife attractions along the way. You will have your dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking

You will have breakfast you will transfer to the park headquarters for your briefing about the activity. You will forest with the game rangers who will help scare away the wild animals and pave you way to find the gorillas.

You will spend a maximum of 1 hour to see how the gorillas behave, have their photo shoots. You will carry packed food and a lot of water.
You will have your dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 5: Transfer to Kibuye Area, Boat Cruise

After your breakfast, you will transfer to Kibuye area where you can view Lake Kivu and there are Islands where you can enjoy good wildlife views.

You will have lunch and in the afternoon enjoy the boat cruise at Lake View where you may see birds and some primates. You will have your dinner and overnight at the lodge of your choice.

Day 6: Visit The Island, Back to Kigali

You will have breakfast and then visit the Islands where you will see birds and some primates where chance happens. You will then transfer back to Kigali to have your flight back having lunch en route.

End of The 6 Days Chimpanzee Tour Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari Tours