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Nyungwe National Park
3-Day Nyungwe Chimps & Canopy
Chimpanzee tracking, the canopy walkway and a colobus hike, with rainforest lodging.
Per person from796,495 RWF
- Duration
- 3 days
- Drive from Kigali
- 5 hours by road
- Best season
- June to September; the forest stays lovely in the rain
- Operator
- Nyungwe Forest Expeditions, licensed
Day by day
- 1
Day 1
Kigali → Nyungwe along the tea road
- 2
Day 2
Chimps at dawn, canopy walk in the afternoon
- 3
Day 3
Colobus in the morning, back to Kigali
Included
- Entry and trekking permit
- Lodging on site
- Transfers from Kigali
The park · Nyungwe National Park
In the south-west, Nyungwe is one of the oldest montane forests on the continent. Thirteen primate species live here, including chimpanzees tracked at dawn and colobus troops several hundred strong.
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Uwinka canopy walkway
- Colobus and 13 primate species
- Gisakura tea estates
- Hiking trails and waterfalls
Permits go early: book about 4 months ahead.