Day 1, Arrival in Kigali
Upon arrival at the Airport, you will be personally met by our company representative who will transfer you to your Hotel in Kigali for dinner and overnight stay at Kigali Serena Lodge (Luxury), Golf Hills Residence (Mid range) or Chezlando Hotel/Step Town Hotel/Okapi Hotel (Budget)
Day 2, Transfer to Butare
After breakfast, you will transfer from Kigali to Butare which is the 2nd biggest city of Rwanda and it’s therefore regarded as the intellectual city of Rwanda. This is so because the city hosts National Museum, The National University and several other Universities, and so many research institutions. En route to the town, you will visit Nyanza currently Nyabisindu for an exploration of the former Mwami’s palace (King’s palace) and the seat of the feudal monarchy. Upon reaching Butare, you will visit the National Museum which is one the well set-up if not the finest ethnographic museum of East Africa. It’s a good source of information on the cultural history of Rwanda and the region. Dinner and overnight stay in Butare town
Day 3, Butare tour and transfer to Nyungwe
After breakfast at your Hotel, you will visit the botanical Gardens and also the locally revered hot springs in Rugarama. Return back for lunch and in the afternoon, transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park with a brief stopover at the Uwinka offices for the information concerning the presence of the semi-habituated groups of chimps and colobus monkeys. Dinner and overnight stay at Gisakura Guest House (Budget) or Nyungwe forest Lodge (Luxury)
Day 4, Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe
Early morning after breakfast you will visit Nyungwe National Park for a day’s chimp trek with in this forest. First you will get a briefing from the ranger guides and then later you will enter the forest to search for the chimpanzee and other primates such as: Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis), Red tailed monkeys, Varvet monkeys and so on. Dinner and overnight stay at Gisakura Guest House (Budget) or Nyungwe forest Lodge (Luxury)
Day 5, Primates or forest walk in Nyungwe
After breakfast at the lodge, you will set out for the guided nature walk or primate treks. Alternatively, you can carry out a canopy walk with in the forest to search for different bird spices which reside in the Park. Dinner and overnight stay at Gisakura Guest House (Budget) or Nyungwe forest Lodge (Luxury)
Day 6, Transfer back to Kigali
After breakfast, you will drive back to Kigali for your evening flight back home.
