7 nights
Round Trip
Rwanda Primates Classic
Kigali, Nyungwe Forest, Lake Kivu, Volcanoes National Park

By Vehicle Travel by road to Kigali Serena Hotel
1 night Kigali Serena Hotel, Kigali

Taken over by the Serena group in 2007, Kigali Serena Hotel is now a modern, contemporary hotel providing a good accommodation option in Kigali.

From standard room to presidential suite, this 150-room hotel offers various categories of accommodation. All rooms come with 24 hr service, air conditioning, WiFi, telephone, minibar, safe, hairdryer and coffee station.

The hotel boasts several in-house restaurants, a large swimming pool, fitness studio and spa.

Location
Situated just 10 km from the international airport, Kigali Serena is the perfect option for early leavers or late arrivers.

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Transport Mode Your private Rwanda guide expects you!
Our Rwanda Guide is already waiting for you and welcomes you warmly. You have a private vehicle at your disposal which is equipped with all that is required to work under difficult road conditions. Our guides are among the best in Rwanda and can tell you a lot about the country and its people. Of course, they are also very good scouts and will show you animals in the parks that others simply pass by. Your guide is your faithful friend & helper for the next days.

By Vehicle Travel by road to Nyungwe House
The journey to Nyungwe Forest takes about 6 hours. Your guide will stop for lunch in the village Butare/Huye. The road then crosses the Nyungwe Forest from east to west. Expect arrival at your accommodation in the course of the afternoon.
3 nights Nyungwe House, Nyungwe Forest

Nyungwe House is refreshingly modern and the best choice for visiting Nyungwe Forest. The lodge is surrounded by tea fields and during the week the workers pick the delicate top tea leaves and carry the harvest to the factory.

The main house is centrally located and elevated on the hill and is surrounded in a semicircle by the individual rooms. The lodge offers a good restaurant, a tea lounge, a bar and a beautiful terrace. Here you can have a wonderful breakfast in the morning when the sun rises behind the forest and the first rays of sun fall on the lush green meadows.

The rooms are in single houses, four rooms per house. In addition there are three suites featuring two bedrooms each. All rooms have a fireplace, air conditioning, safe, tea/coffee station, hairdryer, telephone and WiFi. From your balcony you can see the green of the Nyungwe Forest and sometimes some curious monkeys appear.

There is also a separate heated swimming pool and spa with fitness room.

Location
Established as a national park in 2004, Nyungwe Forest is Africa’s largest mountainous rain forest (970 km²). It is located on the western foothills of East Africa’s Albertine Rift, to which belongs the adjacently situated Mount Huye. The flanks of the Albertine Rift rise up to 3000 metres, traversing Rwanda from north to south.

With an annual rainfall of over 2000 mm, the evergreen Nyungwe Forest is a so-called cloud or fog forest. Nyungwe House is located close to Gisakura on the forest’s western edge.

The lodge can be reached by car from Kigali in approximately 6 hours. You actually cross Nyungwe Forest from East to West before reaching the lodge.

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Transport Mode Visit the Colobus Monkeys in the morning
After an leisurely breakfast you will visit the Colobus monkeys. The Colobus monkeys are often found in an area called Gisakura Forest which has been added to the park in 2005. It is an easy walk from the Reception Center along some tea plantations and takes about 20 minutes. There are other places to find the Colobus monkeys, your guide and the ranger will advise accordingly.

Transport Mode Activities at Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Nyungwe House offers diverse activities that can be booked through the lodge. You may want to visit the Isumo waterfall (5.3km, 2h each way) or visit the Tea Ceremony at Gisakura Tea Estates, which is located close to the lodge. Please report at the reception the evening before and talk to the lodge staff to plan your day accordingly. You may also decide to do nothing at all and just read a book or visit the spa?

Transport Mode Early morning visit of the chimpanzees
You need to get up early this morning! Your guide will drive you to the starting point of the Chimpanzee trekking.

There are two habituated chimp groups in Nyungwe Forest. One of them stays around Uwinka deep in the forest, the second one lives in a forest on the outskirts of Nyungwe, called Cyamudongo (say: Cha-mu-dongo). It is about a one hour-drive from Gisakura Reception Center. Chimp trekking at Cyamudongo offers the best chance to see the chimpanzees.

Transport Mode Activities at Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Nyungwe House offers diverse activities that can be booked through the lodge. You may want to visit the Isumo waterfall (5.3km, 2h each way) or visit the Tea Ceremony at Gisakura Tea Estates, which is located close to the lodge. Please report at the reception the evening before and talk to the lodge staff to plan your day accordingly. You may also decide to do nothing at all and just read a book or visit the spa?

By Vehicle Travel by road to Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
Today's trip with your guide takes you along Lake Kivu to Ruhgengeri / Musanze. The journey takes about 4.5 hours.
3 nights Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Volcanoes National Park

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge offers an imposing view of the Volcanoes National Park. The main building houses the reception, a bar, the dining room and a library. Guests can warm themselves by the crackling fireside in the dining room on colder days, or dine on the terrace when the weather is warm. The individual, spacious cottages are all built to ensure maximum peace and privacy, and offer guests the ideal place to relax and unwind after an event-filled day.

The lodge comprises a total of six cottages, two slightly larger suites and one family suite (two en-suite bedrooms), each with its own fireplace, bedroom, dressing room and large modern bathroom. Large windows offer magnificent views of the surrounding nature, and private terraces allow guests to absorb the spectacular landscape. Telephone and Internet connection are available for use, and morning tea/coffee is served in the cottages.

Location
Volcanoes National Park is covered by approximately 160 km² of cloud forest and home to the Rwandan Mountain Gorilla. Six inactive volcanoes, Muhavura, Mt Gahinga, Karisimbi, Visoke, Mikeno and Sabyinyo, create an incredible backdrop. Volcanoes National Park is known for the scientific studies carried out here on the behaviour of Mountain Gorillas by Dian Fossey.

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge is situated on the edge of the national park, approximately 30-minutes drive from the park's headquarters.

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Transport Mode Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes National Park
Early next morning, our guide will take you to the headquarters of the park. All guests are assigned to a ranger and a gorilla family. Our guide will drive you to the starting point of the hike where you start trekking with your ranger. Porters are available to carry your backpack.

The trekking takes anything from two hours to seven hours, depending on the location of the gorilla group. Please note that the duration of stay with the gorillas is strictly limited to one hour. The gorillas are often very curious towards guests, especially the teenagers in the group like to investigate.

Transport Mode Golden Monkey Trekking Volcanoes National Park
Today you visit the Golden Monkeys, which is an easy walk in a beautiful bamboo forest and well worth it. You are back around noon.

By Vehicle Travel by road to Kigali
The journey to Kigali takes about 2.5 hours.
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Basic Information
Individual journey. A professional guide will accompany you on this trip. The journey will be planned on your preferred dates. You travel by vehicle only.

Duration 7 nights. Min 2 guests. Weight limit of luggage 20 kg. Luggage in one soft bag only.
Your travel in your private vehicle with your personal driver / guide.
Inclusive / Exclusive
Includes all transfers from Kigali to the hotels/camps to Kigali
  • Kigali Serena Hotel: Superior Room. Breakfast.
  • Nyungwe House: Canopy Treehouse. All meals, drinks (except premier brands).
  • Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge: Double Room. All meals, drinks (except premier brands), laundry service.
Included Permits Nyungwe:
1 x Chimpanzee Trekking
1 x Colobus Monkey Trekking

Included Permits Volcanoes:
1 x Gorilla Trekking
1 x Golden Monkey Trekking
Not included are international flights, gratuities, compulsary comprehensive travel insurance, visa fees, local airport fees, personal purchases.

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