2-Day Nyungwe Forest Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy Walk, Rwanda

After an early breakfast and hotel checkout, the drive to Nyungwe National Park in southwestern Rwanda takes approximately five hours. En route, a visit to the Royal Palace Museum in Nyanza — a reconstructed traditional royal residence — and the adjacent Ethnographic Museum offer an introduction to Rwandan cultural history and royal traditions. After lunch on the road, you arrive at Nyungwe National Park and head directly for the canopy walk at Uwinka. The canopy walkway stretches through the treetops at heights of up to 90 metres above the forest floor, giving a remarkable aerial perspective of the rainforest canopy and the opportunity to spot birds and primates from above. After the walk, you check into your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Distance: Approximately 5 hours from Kigali to Nyungwe; canopy walk at Uwinka

Activity: Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum visits; Nyungwe canopy walk

Accommodation: Lodge near Nyungwe National Park

Meals: Half Board

After an early breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for the morning briefing before chimpanzee trekking. Nyungwe's habituated chimpanzee communities occupy territories across the park's ancient rainforest, and trained rangers lead groups through the forest in search of the chimps. Once located, one hour of observation is permitted. Along the way, L'Hoest's monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and troops of Angola colobus — sometimes numbering in the hundreds — are often encountered. After the trek, lunch at your lodge before the return drive to Kigali, arriving by late afternoon or evening for drop-off at your hotel or Kigali International Airport.

Distance: Morning in Nyungwe; approximately 5 hours return drive to Kigali

Activity: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest; return to Kigali

Accommodation: N/A – return to Kigali

Meals: Half Board

Extend your trip

Combine Nyungwe with gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and an Akagera wildlife safari for a comprehensive Rwanda experience. See our 2-day gorilla safari, 4-day Akagera safari, and Rwanda primate safari packages.