Day notes
Day 1: Arrival
Arrive Kigali Airport (flight booked by agent). After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at the airport by a PRIMATE SAFARIS representative, briefing on your trip and introduction to your safari driver-guide. Thereafter transfer to your hotel.
Transfer from Kigali International Airport [KGL] to Kigali Serena Hotel
Transfer
Kigali International Airport [KGL]
Kigali Serena Hotel
Check-in to Kigali Serena Hotel
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Day 2: Kigali – Ruhengeri
Morning tour of Kigali City and visit to the Genocide Museum. Lunch in a local restaurant. Depart on a scenic drive west wards to Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the Parc National des Volcans. The town itself, located only 25km from the Uganda border, is relatively small with about 350,000 people. The constant flow of humanity is quite remarkable. The town has great views of the surrounding volcanoes. People are very friendly here and although a former Belgian colony (and thus French speaking), many people speak English here.
Check-out from Kigali Serena Hotel
Transfer from Kigali Serena Hotel to Wilderness Bisate
Transfer
Kigali Serena Hotel
Wilderness Bisate
Check-in to Wilderness Bisate
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Day 3: Parc National des Volcans – Gorilla trekking
Early breakfast at your lodge
0630 hrs; Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs
0700 hrs; Registration where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit.
There is a total of 96 gorilla permits available each day with a maximum of eight trekkers visiting any one group. Once the trekkers are put into groups, each group’s Lead Guide briefs the trekkers of the trekking procedures as well as the “do’s and don’ts” while in the presence of gorillas. After the briefing, trekkers return to their respective vehicles for the drive up the mountain to the starting point.
Trekking can take from two to six or more hours if the gorillas move before the park rangers locate them the next morning. The guides stop frequently to allow trekkers a chance to rest and take photos along the way. Have lunch at the lodge; Afternoon time/weather permitting, visit the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo.
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Day 4: Nyungwe National Park.
After breakfast, travel by road to Nyungwe National Park; a rainforest reserve at an altitude range of between 1600-2950 metres above sea level with temperatures varying between 0°C and 30° C; average day temperature is 15°C. Nyungwe receives rainfall ranging from 1800-2500 mm per year. Rainy season is September to May, Dry season June to August with some dry weeks in December and January. The main features and attractions in Nyungwe Forest include the largest montane rain forest remaining in Africa, Mt. Bigugu (2925M), Kamiranzovu Marsh (13 km²). Nyungwe Forest has 260 species of trees, shrubs and over 100 species of orchids and giant lobelias. For those interested in botany, the flora in Nyungwe is an added bonus. You have lunch in Kibuye and then continue to Nyungwe Forest.
Check-out from Wilderness Bisate
Transfer from Wilderness Bisate to One & Only Nyungwe House
Transfer
Wilderness Bisate
One & Only Nyungwe House
Check-in to One & Only Nyungwe House
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Day 5: Nyungwe National Park- Chimpanzee Trek
Early breakfast at your lodge and then hike into Nyungwe Forest, the natural habitats for a huge population of Chimps. Chimpanzees are great apes that are closely related to humans. Nyungwe Forest hosts these intelligent primates who are an endangered species. The forest harbours more than 275 endemic and migratory bird species recorded Including the Ruwenzori turaco, Ross’s turaco, Grey –cheeked hornbill, Red-throated alethe, Red-breasted sparrow hawk, White-headed wood-hoopoe, Kungwe apalis, Ruwenzori batis, Blue-headed and Regal sunbirds. After the trek, have lunch at the lodge. Afternoon at leisure or re-enter the forest to visit Colobus Monkeys, do the canopy walk, visit the Kamiranzovu waterfall or other activities (optional, at extra cost).
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Day 6: To Kigali and depart
Have breakfast at your lodge. Drive back to Kigali in time for your departure flight (reporting time to the airport is 2 to 3 hours prior to departure time). The drive takes an estimated 5 hours.
End of our services.
Check-out from One & Only Nyungwe House
Transfer from One & Only Nyungwe House to Kigali International Airport [KGL]
Transfer
One & Only Nyungwe House
Kigali International Airport [KGL]
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Optional Activities in Nyungwe Forest National Park
Additional Chimpanzee Trek
Bird Walk
Colobus / Mangabey Monkey
Nature Walk 0-5km
Nature Walk 5 -10km
Waterfalls Visit
Canopy Walk
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