About Nyungwe
Nyungwe is located in the south west, covering an area of 1016 kms across the majestic hills of southeast Rwanda, Nyungwe National Park is the largest mountainous rain forest in central and east Africa and one of the most ancient, dating back to before the Ice Age. The forest supports over 1025 plant species, and over than 500 species of orchid and giant lobelia. Nyungwe also has 13 species of primates; these include chimpanzees and the Black and White Angolan colobus monkeys. It is also home to habituated species such as the Mangabeys and the Blue Monkeys. Nyungwe forest has its own Canopy. And it’s the only canopy in East Africa.
Get set to the oldest Afro-Montana rain-forest of Nyungwe National park that survived since ice age period with new planet Safaris.
7:00 – 11:40 AM: Pickup from hotel to Nyungwe Rain forest.
Duration: 4 hrs 33 mins
Early in the morning you will be picked up from your hotel after your breakfast and driven to Nyungwe National park for your canopy walk. This will be at 1:00 pm in the afternoon.You will drive through the winding roads through the huge tea fields and get a beautiful view of the hilly green hills that make Rwanda to be called the land of a thousand hills.You will also experience the cornered roads because of the many hills in the country.
11:00 – 11:30 AM: Arrival and registration
Upon arrival in Nyungwe we shall have a registration at the park entrance and later on we shall be briefed about the park and the canopy walk later on get ready for the canopy adventure which will be a guided walk into the forest. The canopy walkway is (160 meters long and 60 meters) high but that shouldn’t scare you.as you wait for the time for the canopy you can go to the interpretive center room and read information about the park and history.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Canopy adventure walkway (Igishigishigi trail)
Duration: 1 hours 30 mins
The guide will be sharing the history of the park and the different activities and trails that are trekked in the park. This activity is the most exciting activity, you might get a chance to see I ‘host monkey, tree species some of which have excited for decades and centuries. The walk is 70 meters above the ground level and 90 meters long also the platform is above a steep and deep valley trotting across massive forest. You will be at “eye-to-eye level” during the canopy with 300 bird species, all of which are fond of inhabiting the upper scales of the forest. After the canopy adventure we shall then hike back to the reception rest for 15 mins and later on drive back to Kigali.
Included in the package
- canopy permit
- Drinking water
- Transportation RAV 4
- Guided walk
Excluded in the package
- Alcoholic drinks & Lunch
- Personal insurance
- Activities not included In the package
What to carry
- Rain jacket
- warm jacket
- Sunhat
- Lunch box