5 Days Great Apes Safari
This 5 Days Great Apes Safari takes you on a grand primate adventure in Rwanda’s remarkable primate destinations; Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe Forest National Park. On this Rwanda Safari you will take part in gorilla trekking and golden monkey trekking and chimpanzee trekking experiences.
Highlights of 5 Days Great Apes Safari
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking & Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking Experience
Day 5: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Great Apes Safari
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
On landing at Kigali International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by a Sambu Africa Safaris representative – your driver-guide. Go for a Kigali City Tour visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial and Kimironko Market giving you a thrilling introduction to Kigali and Rwanda.
After lunch you will drive to Volcanoes National Park arriving in the evening, check in at your lodge and spend the evening at rest, have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience
Wake up early for breakfast, be picked up by your driver guide and head to the park headquarters in Kinigi for a briefing session in which a senior ranger guide will take you through rules and regulations to follow while in the presence of the gorillas.
Head into the forest led by armed ranger guides in search for mountain gorillas, the trek takes approximately 2 to 4 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. On locating these gentle giants you will spend one hour in their presence as you observe their behavior, watch them play, feed and groom each other. Trek back to the starting point, meet your driver guide and return to your lodge for an evening of rest, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking & Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Return to the Volcanoes National Park for golden monkey trekking after breakfast. Join other visitors for briefing, enter into the forest led by armed rangers search for golden monkeys. The trek takes approximately 2 to 4 hours or more, you will spend one hour with the golden monkeys watching them play, feed and groom each other.
Return to your lodge for lunch and short rest. Later check out and embark on a journey to Nyungwe Forest National Park, arrive in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mantis Lake Kivu Marina Bay Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking Experience
Wake up early for breakfast and head to Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimpanzee trekking. After briefing conducted by a senior ranger guide, you will head into the forest led by armed ranger guides searching for chimpanzees.
The trek takes approximately 2-4 hours or more depending on the movement of the chimpanzees and where they spent their previous night. Spend an hour in their presence watching their family dynamics, observe their different characteristics and take amazing videos and pictures among others. Return to your lodge for an evening of rest, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mantis Lake Kivu Marina Bay Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and drive back to Kigali City where you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or to your next destination
