This Rwanda group safari is open for joining depending on your preferred dates. Experience the scenery, nature and wildlife of Rwanda. The group tour will continue to Nyungwe forest for chimpanzee trekking, colobus monkey trekking and canopy walk. Depending on availability of time, you will visit the ethnographic museum and the tea plantation. Continue on to Volcanoes national park which is home to mountain gorillas and golden monkeys and a cultural experience at the gorilla guardians village. Visit a community project where you will interact with children.
DAY 1: WELCOME TO RWANDA
Welcome to Rwanda the “land of a thousand hills.” Our guide/ representative staff will be at the airport to pick you and transfer you to the hotel for check in and overnight.
DAY 2: NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK – ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
Transfer to Nyungwe forest in southern Rwanda after breakfast. Huye hosts the ethnographic museum of Rwanda, here we will learn about the culture and history of the Rwandan people.
Proceed to your lodge for check in and overnight.
DAY 3: CHIMPANZEE TREKKING | CANOPY WALK
After an early breakfast, leave for Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest. The forest is rich in botanical diversity and home to 13 species of primates including Chimpanzees, L’Hoest monkeys, and Columbus monkeys, with about 300 bird species and several butterflies. Your community guide will lead you into the forest for chimp trekking after briefing.
Take a canopy walk which lasts approximately 2 hours after which you return to your hotel.
DAY 4: COLOBUS MONKEY TREKKING | TRANSFER TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
This morning again we leave for the briefing point at Nyungwe forest. After briefing, the ranger guide will lead you into the forest for the Colobus monkey trekking. Look forward to experiencing interactions of the monkeys as they groom, feed and play for each other. You are allowed 1 hour in their presence before you start the trek back.
Start the journey to Volcanoes national park with a stopover visit at the former Imbabazi orphanage and learn about the transformation work they do in this area.
DAY 5: GORILLA TREKKING | GORILLA GUARDIANS VILLAGE
Start the gorilla trek with a briefing from the ranger guide at the park headquarters. After the brief, join a gorilla group with guidance from your tour guide. Drive to the trail head after briefing to start your trek into the forest. After one hour with the gorillas, you start your hike out of the park. Your driver guide will pick you up and transfer you to the lodge for down time.
In the afternoon, visit the Gorilla Guardians village. Learn about the culture and history of Rwanda. Try out your bow and arrow shooting skills or basketry etc.
DAY 6: GOLDEN MONKEYS & DEPARTURE
Golden monkeys are found in the Virunga volcanoes of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. After a brief from the ranger guide, you will start your hike up in search of the golden monkeys. Enforcement officers join you to help in case you meet buffaloes which can be dangerous. The golden monkeys are more active than the gorillas and you will follow them as they move to feed. Like gorilla trekking, you are only allowed 1 hour with the golden monkey.
Depending on your flight time, you can visit the Umusambi village for a bird walk, explore more of the city until your transfer time to the airport.
