5 Days Nyungwe And Volcanoes National Park Safari
Combining both nyungwe national park and volcanoes national park as your safari destinations for birding in Rwanda will give you the ultimate Rwanda safari with both parks showcasing why they are considered as the top tourist destinations in Africa. Nyungwe national park boosts of over 300 bird species that call the forest their home but what is even more impressive is the fact that you will watch different primates swinging in the tree branches while you embark on your safari and later get to participate in booth chimpanzee trekking and the canopy walk that will compliment your birding experience in the park.
Birding in volcanoes national park will take you on a nature walk along the Virunga mountains in Rwanda where you will walk through the different trails in the park offering the best scenic views and bird species including the Albertine endemic species after your birding safari in volcanoes national park, you will get to participate in gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park which will give you access to the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa.
Highlights of your 5 days nyungwe and volcanoes national park safari
Day 1: Transfer to nyungwe forest national Park and canopy walk
Day 2: Full day birding in Nyungwe
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes
Day 4 : Birding in volcanoes national park
Day 5: Gorilla trekking and departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to nyungwe forest national Park and canopy walk
In the morning, you will be picked by the driver from your hotel in Akagera and drive southwards to Nyungwe forest National park. Along the way, you will make a stopover at the king’s palace in nyanza, have lunch and later in the afternoon, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk-a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you there after connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure Nyungwe top hill view hotel (can be used as both mid-range and luxury accommodation)
Day 2: Full day birding in Nyungwe
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will then embark on your full day birding experience in Nyungwe national park which will take you on the Karamba birding trail, a trail notable for birding in Nyungwe national park. Some of the bird species that can be seen include; the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola among other the bird species and many other rewarding attractions. After the experience, head to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes NP
Have breakfast and connect to have the cultural experience offered by the park, get to interact with the local community around the park and exit the park to connect to Volcanoes national park via Kigali. You will have lunch from Kigali and continue to Ruhengeri town for the night in anticipation for the gorilla trek the following day. Dinner and overnight will be at the selected lodge of accommodation. Hotel five volcanoes (luxury) Da Vinci hotel(mid-range)
Day 4 : Birding in volcanoes national park
Wake up early, have breakfast and participate in the full day birding experience in Volcanoes national park. the safari experience will give you access to over 350 bird species in Rwanda. Some of the birds that you will get to watch in the forests along the Virunga mountains include; the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler etc. After the experience, head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking and departure
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the habituated golden monkey troop, you will see a number of primate species like dent’s monkey, vervet monkey and the black and white colobus monkeys among other monkey species swinging in the tree branches as you get to the habituated gorilla family, you will have the chance to see a number of rewarding aspects of the gorillas observing a number of features that you will find fascinating about the primates for instance their feeding patterns, the co-existence with one another among other memorable aspects.
At the climax of your time with the gorillas you will take pictures with and after you will have lunch en-route Kigali and if you have more time you may visit the Kimironko market to purchase some local souvenirs for the people back home and also get to interact with the community.
Quotation Includes;
- Gorilla trekking permit at 1500usd
- Park entrance fees
- all accommodation as per itinerary
- safari van & Fuel
- Full time English speaking driver/ guide
- Park entrance fees
- Boat cruise
- Vehicle entrance fees
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
- All activities as indicated
- All meals as indicated
- French speaking guide
Excludes;
- All optional activities as indicated
- Tips
- Visa fees
- Air tickets
- All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
