Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia · Primate Tours

3-Day Nyungwe National Park Adventure with Chimps and Tea Estate

3 Days Round trip from Kigali Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Spot chimpanzees in the Cyamudongo section of Nyungwe Forest
02 Enjoy an adventurous canopy walkway experience above the forest
03 Learn how tea is grown, harvested, and picked at Gisakura tea plantation
04 Travel through the lush montane rainforest of Nyungwe National Park
05 Optional visit to the King's Palace Museum

Discover Nyungwe Forest National Park on a 3-day journey from Kigali through Rwanda's lush montane rainforest. Track chimpanzees in the Cyamudongo section of the forest, enjoy an adventurous canopy walkway experience, and stay at Nyungwe Top View Hotel. The tour also includes a soothing visit to the Gisakura tea plantation, where you will learn how tea is grown, harvested, and picked before returning to Kigali.

Listen carefully, and you may hear the chimps before you see them swinging through the trees or possibly running around on the ground all around you.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Kigali, Nyungwe Forest National Park

Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Transfer from Kigali to Nyungwe Forest National Park

Depart from your hotel for a 6-hour drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Enjoy the natural beauty of Nyungwe Forest along the way.
Discover the Albertine Rift, a series of mountain ranges beginning at the Rwenzori Mountains in western Uganda and extending through eastern D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and northern Zambia.
Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Nyungwe Top View Hotel.

Day 02

Chimpanzee Tracking and Nyungwe Canopy Adventure

Transfer to the Cyamudongo section of Nyungwe Forest, where most of Rwanda's habituated chimpanzees are located.
Listen carefully, and you may hear the chimps before you see them swinging through the trees or possibly running around on the ground all around you.
You may also encounter other species such as Silver Monkeys, L'Hoest Monkeys, Owl-faced monkeys, Red-Tailed Monkeys, Crowned Monkeys, Dent's Mona Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, and Olive baboons. If you are really lucky, you may also spot the rather impressive Blue Turaco.
Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Top View Hotel.

Day 03

Gisakura Tea Plantation Experience and Return to Kigali

Pay a soothing visit to the Gisakura tea plantation and learn the art of picking tea leaves.
Wander through the lush tea estate and get close to the variety of parallel ridges of tea.
You will learn how tea is grown and harvested, which tea leaves are best to pick, and how to pick them before placing them in an open traditional basket that you will carry on your back.
After your activity in the park this morning, your guide will transfer you from Nyungwe Forest National Park back to Kigali.