R&N Xplorer Africa safaris-A guide to chimpanzee and colobus tracking, Wildlife Safaris, birding hiking tours, hotel booking, car Rentals in Rwanda. In Nyungwe forest national park chimpanzee tracking starts at 06:00Hrs and takes almost half day. They are better tracked during the rainy season. Apart from Nyungwe there is a resident family of chimpanzees at Cyamudongo community forest. Volcanoes National park is famous for its mountain gorillas.

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(XAS Rw 02 ) Gorilla & Chimpanzee trekking safari 6 Days 5 Night

Day 1 Arrival & Transfer

Upon arrival at Kigali International airport, you will be met and driven to Nyungwe forest national park. On the way you can tour the following- National Museum of Butare, Genocide Memorial of Murambi. Arrive at Nyungwe in time for dinner. Overnight at ORTPN/ Gisakura Guest House BB (Note- this is only possible if you arrive in the morning)

Day 2 Nyungwe forest trekking & Colobus tracking
After breakfast, enter Nyungwe forest national park to track the Nyungwe Colobus Monkey. Forest trekking is a whole learning experience. The treks are conducted by qualified ranger guides with deep knowledge of forest plants, birdlife and primates. Thereafter, return to your lodge for lunch. Dinner and overnight ORTPN Guest House BB

Day 3 Chimpanzee trail
Before breakfast, enter the forest(06 :00) to track the chimpanzee. Tracking the Chimpanzees takes half day followed by lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, drive to Kibuye arriving in time for dinner and overnight- Kibuye Guest House BB.

Day 4 Kibuye-Gisenyi
Spend the morning in Kibuye. In the afternoon drive to Gisenyi arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight Palm Beach Hotel BB

Day 5 Gorillas in the mist trekking and hiking

After an early breakfast, hike up to the bamboo forest to spend a magical hour in the company of the gorillas and return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, have a tour of Ruhengeri- visit lakes Burela and Ruhondo. Dinner and overnight Gorilla Nest

Day 6

After breakfast, drive to kigali and have a city tour. In the afternoon transfer to the airport for your home flight

Kenya National Parks

Kenya National Parks reserves

Aberdare National Park

Amboseli National Park

Bisinadi National Park

Lake Bogoria Baringo Naivasha Elementaita

Lake Nakuru National Park

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Meru National park

Kora, Rahore NationalPark

Mt. Kenya National Park

Samburu, Buffalo Springs

Tsavo East National Park

Tsavo West National Park

RWANDA NATIONAL PARKS

Akagera National Park

Nyungwe forest national Park

Volcanoes National Park

Encounter with the gorillas

Submissiveness

When you encounter the gorillas always remember to be submissive

Do not look at them straight in the face rather give a sideways glance.
Do not stand over them-crouch instead, stay in a tight group
Speak in whispers
Do not use flash photography

Gorillas are wild

Most visitors might be tempted to think that the gorillas are tame. On the contrary, our gorillas are wild and they should not be provoked in any way. The ORTPN does not take any responsibility for any injury sustained by wild animals in their habitats, hence

Keep your flight distance about 7 metres from them and bear in mind that gorillas have freedom of way
Do not feed the gorillas
Do not entice them to get into contact with you in any way.
Do not eat in the vicinity of the gorillas

Environmental Consciousness

� Do not litter the park

� Always burry your faecal

Health of the Gorillas

There are currently approximately 700 mountain gorillas in the wild. Thus these animals are classified as endangered species. To avoid transmitting human diseases to them,

Avoid tracking if you suffer from contagious disease. In case you develop a sever case of flu, your money will be fully refunded if you make this known in advance. However if you attempt to track and fail for whatever reason, or if the guides discover that you cannot track due to disease, you do not qualify for any refund.
Do not sneeze towards them
Do not spit in the forest or defecate carelessly. If you need to the guides will help you with a matchet to dig a hole to bury your waste.

Do not track if under age- Only 15 years and above can track.

Hiking, trekking and Tracking gorillas- the facts

How hard should one prepare for gorilla tracking in Rwanda? The facts below will help you to answer this question.

Trekking, hiking and tracking takes place at altitudes of 3000 metres-this means that moderate/ average physical fitness is what is necessary and not athletic fitness.
Trekking and Tracking gorillas is conducted by patient, qualified and knowledgeable ranger guides with wide experience in natural history with particular attention to gorilla behaviour
Trekking hiking and tracking is conducted at a moderate pace with plenty of stops for resting, fielding questions further briefs etc. Competitive hiking is discouraged as the aim of the guides, porters and rangers is for all the group members to make it to the gorillas and back to the base. Believe it or not, the slowest hiker/ trekker will determine the pace of the trek.