This 6 days Rwanda Primate Safari with sport fishing will give you the opportunity to access to a number of different primates in the wild as they go about their daily activities in the wild. You will participate in Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park and also participate in gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park which will give you access to the habituated gorilla species in the wild, you will also participate in golden monkey trekking which will lead you to the Virunga mountains in Rwanda that you will hike to access give You will also enjoy participating in sport fishing in on Lake Kivu the largest freshwater lake in Rwanda which will give you a chance to catch a number of different fish species. Continue with the detailed itinerary for more information about your Rwanda safari.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Arrival, transfer to Gisenyi for spot fishing coffee tour at Nyamirundi island and transfer to Nyungwe forest.
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking and cultural tour
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and Dian Fossey Museum
DAY 6: Transfer back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival, transfer to Gisenyi for spot fishing coffee tour at Nyamirundi island and transfer to Nyungwe forest.
On day 1 of the 6 days Rwanda Primate Safari with sport fishing, upon your arrival, you will be picked up by the driver from your hotel in Kigali and drive southwards to Gisenyi where you will participate in sport fishing on Lake Kivu which will give you a chance to catch and release some fish. You will also get to visit Nyamirundi Island for a coffee tour which will give you the chance to watch how the best coffee in Africa is planted, harvested, and ready to drink. After the safari experience, make your way near the park and check inat your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe top hill view hotel(mid-range), Gisakura Visitor Centre (budget)
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
On day 2 of the 6 days Rwanda Primate Safari with sport fishing you will enjoy breakfast and go for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. To find them, spend an hour taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your hotel to freshen up, have lunch check out, and later in the afternoon participate in After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you thereafter connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight as the night before
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Rise up early and have breakfast as you get ready to embark on your journey to Volcanoes National Park with lunch en route, arriving at Ruhengeri in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at dinner and overnight will be at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge (mid-range) Hotel Muhabura (budget)
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking and cultural tour
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel with your packed lunch, your guide for the safari will pick you up and transfer you to Volcanoes National Park where you will take part in the memorable golden monkey trekking safari in Rwanda. At the park entrance, you will take part in the briefing session of the memorable activity which is the rules and the regulations to follow for an amazing time during the activity. During the transfer to the habituated golden monkey troop, you will see a number of primate species like dent’s monkey, vervet monkey, and the black and white colobus monkeys among other monkey species swinging in the tree branches as you get to the habituated golden monkey troop, you will have the chance to see a number of rewarding aspects of the golden monkeys observing a number of features that you will find fascinating about the primates, for instance, their feeding patterns, the co-existence with one another among other memorable aspects. After the safari experience you will head back to your hotel have lunch and later in the afternoon participate in the ibyi’wacu cultural tour to help you get an insight of the culture of the people of Rwanda through their food, dance, and other cultural practices. Dinner and overnight stay as the night before.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and Dian Fossey Museum
As early as 6 am, you will be expected to be up for breakfast and ready to set off for the trek. Our guide will meet you after having your breakfast and your lunches packed and he will take you to Kinigi Headquarters where you are expected to be given a brief before starting the gorilla trek. This brief is done at 7 am. You are given guidelines during this brief before you are allowed to start the trek. This gorilla trek can take to about 2 hours to half a day as it’s unpredictable. When you finally find the gorillas, you will have to maintain a 7-meter distance and you are allowed one hour to admire and take photos of the gorillas.
After the trek, you will have lunch and be taken back to your hotel as the night before to relax and reminisce on the experience. You can also embark on the iby’iwacu cultural village tour which will give you an insight into the people of Rwanda by visiting the local community which will give you the chance to observe their unique cultural values through dance, food, and many other features that you will get to observe when you participate in the activity. After the experience you will head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight will be at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge(mid-range) hotel Muhabura budget)
DAY 6: Transfer back to Kigali
Enjoy breakfast at leisure and transfer back to Kigali. You will go on a city tour where you will visit the Kimironko market and the Kigali genocide memorial site to understand more about the dark period of time during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. After having your lunch, you will be dropped at the hotel advised or you will be dropped at Kigali airport for your scheduled flight back home.
End of your 6 days Rwanda Primate Safari with sport fishing.
Quotation Includes;
- Gorilla trekking permit(1500usd)
- Chimpanzee permit
- Park entrance fees
- all accommodation as per itinerary
- safari van or 4×4 safari land cruiser and fuel
- Full-time English-speaking driver/ guide
- Park entrance fees
- Vehicle entrance fees
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
- All activities as indicated
Excludes;
- All optional activities as indicated
- Tips
- Visa fees
- Air tickets
- All items of a personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Is anything else not included in the itinerary?
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