Rwanda + Tanzania
Chimpanzee trekking and a canopy walkway above ancient rainforest, then the calm blue water of Lake Kivu: Rwanda beyond the gorillas.
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Wildspire Highlights
Why this journey feels different
Three things that make a Wildspire journey unlike any other.
- 01
Chimpanzees in the Canopy
- 02
A Canopy Walkway Above the Rainforest
- 03
Lake Kivu Sunsets, Unhurried
Day by day
- Day 1
Kigali to Nyungwe
Leave Kigali with stops at the Genocide Memorial and Kimironko Market, visit the Ethnographic Museum in Butare and reach Nyungwe Forest by evening.
- Day 2
Chimpanzees and the canopy walk
An early morning chimpanzee trek through the tropical forest, then walk the canopy walkway high above the trees from the Uwinka Visitor Centre.
- Day 3
Lake Kivu
Transfer to Kibuye on Lake Kivu for an afternoon of lakeside leisure, with optional boat trips on the water.
- Day 4
Return to Kigali
Drive back to Kigali with an optional tea plantation visit en route before your departure.
What's included
Included
- Park fees, permits and all listed activities
- Professional driver-guide and 4x4 vehicle
- All accommodation and meals
- Beverages and drinking water
Not included
- International flights and visas
- Travel and medical insurance
- Tips for guides and crew (about $20 per person per day is customary)
- Personal items, souvenirs and services not listed
Your team
You'll deal with the people who actually run your trip
Wildspire is a small Tanzanian-owned team based in Mwanza. The guide who plans your route is the one who answers your messages, and the one waving from the Land Cruiser when you land.
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