Nyungwe primate tour

3 days/2 nights

Early morning breakfast, transfer to Nyungwe national park, southwestern side of Rwanda. Along your way, pit stops include local markets, the traditional palace of Rwanda’s Former King in Nyanza, the Botanical Gardens, and a cultural museum in Butare (Huye).
After a quick lunch, experience scenic drive-through tea fields along the hillsides and the small wooden houses unique to the areas surrounding Nyungwe Forest.
Accommodation: Nyungwe Nziza Eco Lodge/ Mantis Kivu Marina Bay resort/ One & Only Nyungwe House

After a relaxed breakfast, head to the Gisakura information center for a briefing and to meet your guide for the Black & White Colobus monkey trek.
Later, go on an escorted hike in search of large groups of Black and White Colobus monkeys; commonly referred to as ‘Rwenzori Colobus’, living in sizeable groups, including one of the habituated troops numbering up to more than 300.

Return to your hotel for lunch in the afternoon and later enjoy the famous Canopy walk. The aerial walkway is tremendous. One can say you don’t do the canopy walk to observe birds or monkeys because you feel like you are in space. You will be mid-air, and you do it for the thrill of walking across a void in a narrow metal trough, with wire netting on both sides, swinging gently as you cross a chasm. Looking down on the forested hillsides, the views are amazing. You can see Lake Kivu glimmering in the distance while facing you are the mountains which form the border of Burundi. It spans a 90m-long, suspended between 70m-high aluminum towels.
Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Nyungwe Nziza Eco Lodge / Mantis Kivu Marina Bay resort / One & Only Nyungwe House

5:00 am: Early morning start, meet your driver and guide with your packed breakfast for the chimpanzee trekking experience at Cyamudongo community.
Return to your lodge for lunch, followed by an afternoon visit to near by tea plantations.
Return to Kigali