1 Day Trip To Nyungwe National Park

One of the oldest rainforests in Africa, Nyungwe is rich in biodiversity and spectacularly beautiful. The mountainous region is teaming with wildlife, including a small population of chimpanzees as well as 12 other species of primate, including the L’Hoest’s monkey endemic to the Albertine Rift.

With 15 trails, some of which are detailed here, along with various other activities, visitors can choose to sample the delights of the forest or indulge themselves for a week or more in one of Africa’s most stunning forests. Primate tracking tops most visitor’s list, but it’s worth lingering a little longer for those with time to relax and take in the primal atmosphere.

Memorable and photogenic moments include walking up to the Isumo waterfall or along the Canopy Walk suspension bridge. Tea plantations border the edges of the park, with a habituated troop of Ruwenzori colobus monkeys at Gisakura as well as forest fringe birds. The day trip will conduct you for Canopy Walk experience. Travelers can also choose to go for hike to the Waterfalls or Colobus monkeys trekking in Nyungwe National Park.

TRIP ITINERARY

7:00 am: Departure from Kigali with stopover at Ndaba’s Rock &Waterfalls and stop in Karongi town for lunch and continue the trip to Nyungwe to reach there at 12:30. Check in at the park’s reception and get ready for canopy Walk.
13:00: Join the group of travelers and walk to the canopy. This activity takes about 2 hours for going and coming back to the park’s reception and requires some physical fitness as it involves walking into the forest.

15:30: Departure from Nyungwe National Park and return back to Kigali to reach around 20:40 and drop off at the Kigali International Airport or your Hotel in Kigali.
Note: This trip requires 2 people with $250 per person and requires physical fitness as it involves walking into the forest. And this trip is inclusive of Private transportation, Lunch, Soda, Bottled water, Airport Transfer.

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