4 days · Rwanda
Four Days Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk & Chimp Trek
DURATION
4 days
DESTINATION
Rwanda
FROM
USD 3,100
Four days in Nyungwe Forest — East Africa's largest montane rainforest, with chimpanzee tracking, a canopy walkway and colobus monkey troops hundreds strong.
BEST FOR
Birders, primate and forest enthusiasts
Journey highlights
- —East Africa's largest montane rainforest
- —Canopy walkway suspended above the forest floor
- —Chimpanzee tracking
- —Colobus monkey troops of up to 400 individuals
- —Over 300 recorded bird species
Day by day
Kigali → Nyungwe Forest
Drive south through Rwanda's tea-growing highlands to Nyungwe Forest, East Africa's largest tract of montane rainforest, arriving at your lodge in the afternoon.
Chimpanzee Tracking
Early morning trek into the forest to track one of Nyungwe's habituated chimpanzee communities, moving through dense canopy alongside a rich understory of orchids and ferns.
Canopy Walk & Colobus Monkeys
Morning walk across the forest canopy walkway, suspended high above the valley floor, followed by a guided search for troops of Angola colobus monkey that can number up to 400 individuals.
Departure
Morning birding walk for Nyungwe's forest specialists before the drive back to Kigali.