Chimpanzees in Nyungwe, Lake Kivu, then mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in Volcanoes National Park.
- Duration
- 8 Days
- Style
- Gorilla & Primates
- Country
- Rwanda
- Format
- Private
8 days · Gorilla & Primates
At a glance
- 8
- Days
- 7
- Nights
- 4
- Places to stay
- Private
- Group
Where you'll stay
- Hotel des Mille Collines
- Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
- Paradise Kivu
- Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge
4 stops across Rwanda
- 1NyungweDays 2–3
- 2Lake KivuDays 2–5
- 3Volcanoes NPDays 5–7
- 4KigaliDay 7
Every day is flexible — we tune the pace, lodges and game drives to you.
Airport Transfer to Hotel
On arrival at Kigali International Airport you are welcomed by your guide and driven to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Where you stay
Hotel des Mille Collines (mid-range) · Chez Lando Hotel (standard)
Meals
Dinner
Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
You drive west (about 5 hours), visiting the Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum in the Southern Province with lunch en route. You reach Nyungwe in the afternoon and relax.
Where you stay
Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel (mid-range) · Emeraude Kivu Resort (standard)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy Walk
After the briefing you track chimpanzees in Nyungwe, known for its 13 primate species, with one hour allowed with them once found. After lunch you walk the 70-metre suspended canopy bridge.
Where you stay
Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel (mid-range) · Emeraude Kivu Resort (standard)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Transfer to Gisenyi, Lake Kivu
You drive along the scenic countryside to the Lake Kivu area at Gisenyi, where you spend a full day at leisure relaxing at your lodge.
Where you stay
Paradise Kivu (mid-range) · Paradise Malahide (standard)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Lake Kivu Boat Ride and Transfer to Musanze
After breakfast you take a boat ride on Lake Kivu, including a nature walk on an island that shelters thousands of bats; the lake is also a birding paradise. You then drive (about 3 hours) to Musanze, the tourism hub near Volcanoes National Park, where the lodges are located since there are none inside the park.
Where you stay
Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge (mid-range) · The Garden Palace Hotel (standard)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Gorilla Trekking and Cultural Visit
After the briefing at park headquarters you enter the forest with a packed lunch to find the mountain gorillas, then sit with them for a whole hour watching their social life. A reasonable degree of fitness is required; the trek takes half or a whole day. After lunch at the lodge you take a village walk and enjoy traditional performances at the Iby'Iwacu cultural centre.
Where you stay
Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge (mid-range) · The Garden Palace Hotel (standard)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Golden Monkey Trek and Transfer to Kigali
After breakfast you go to the park headquarters for the briefing and a golden monkey trek, less strenuous than gorilla trekking. After lunch you transfer to Kigali (about 2 hours) and, if time permits, tour the city with a visit to the Genocide Memorial and Kimironko local market.
Where you stay
Hotel des Mille Collines (mid-range) · Chez Lando Hotel (standard)
Meals
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Transfer to the Airport
After a relaxed breakfast you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals
Breakfast
This journey is priced to your dates, group size and lodge choices — tell us what you have in mind and we'll send a personal quote within 24 hours.
Included
- Transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- Gorilla permit per person
- Chimpanzee permit per person
- Golden monkey permit per person
- En-route lunches
- Kigali city tour
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu
- Park entrance fee
- Canopy walk
- English-speaking driver/guide
- 1-litre bottle of mineral water per person per day
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