6 Days Birdwatching & Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda
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Duration
6 Days
Tour Departure
Daily
Group Size
100+ people
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Overview
This safari will take you for birding in Nyungwe national park, and to Volcanoes national park were you will enjoy both birding and gorilla trekking.
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The safari also includes a gorilla permit of worth $ 750 per person in the final costing.
HIGHLIGHTS
- See the African “Gorilla & Chimps”
- You’ll visit Rwanda
- Getting around: Open-sided 4×4 vehicle and pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
- This tour starts and ends in Kigali (Rwanda)
- Transfer to Akagera national park
- A transfer from/to Kigali - Rwanda
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Itinerary
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PICK UP AND KIGALI CITY TOUR
Upon your arrival at Kigali International airport, the guide will meet youe and also welcome you to Kigali. He will then transfer you to Nyungwe Forest National park and on arrival, you will check in and relax for the rest of the day.
- Nyungwe Forest Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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BIRD WATCHING IN NYUNGWE FOREST RESERVE
Nyungwe Forest National park is also located in South west Rwanda and it’s between Lake Kivu and the international border with Burundi. Nyungwe is also divided north and south by just a line of mountains that reaches 2,600-2,900m and also forms part of the Congo- Nile watershed. More so, as a result, Nyungwe is also comprised of the two areas that differ in Pedology, water flow, biodiversity and vegetation. This is also a fantastic birding area which lies west of Butare with Cyangugu road that passes straight through the middle which also provides an excellent roadside birding. There is also a total of over 275 bird species that have been recorded in Nyungwe which reflects the wide habitant diversity and the altitudinal range. Some of these species include; the 25 species of the albertine rift Mountains endemic burd Area which occurs in Rwanda, the Rockefellers’s sunbird and the Chapin’s Flycatcher. More so, 11 of the 23 species of the Guinea Congo forest Biome and also 71 of the 74 species of the biome of the afro tropical highlands which occur in Rwanda and have been recorded at the site.in general, Nyungwe is the most vital forest for the mountain birds and conservation with in the region. We shall have an early morning breakfast and then after proceed to Uwinka for the albertine Rift endemic bird’s search including; Rockefeller’s Sunbird , Collared Apalis, Handsome Francolin, Chestnut-throated Apalis, few Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Olive Woodpecker, Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Ruwenzori Turaco, White-headed Wood-hoopoe, White-starred Robin, Northern Puffback, Streaky Seedeater, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Kivu Ground-Thrushm, White-tailed Blue-flycatcher, Red-chested, SunbirdRegal Sunbird, , Miombo Rock-Thrush, Mountain Masked Apalis, Black-faced Apalis, Grauer’s Warbler, Stripe-breasted Tit, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Red- throated Alethe, Archer’s Robin-Chat, Great Blue Turaco, Mountain Greenbul, Rwenzori Hill-babbler, Mountain Yellow Warbler, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Dusky Crimsonwing, Thick-billed Seedeater, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Variable Sunbird, Waller’s Starling, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, just to mention but a few.
- Nyungwe Forest Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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ANOTHER DAY FOR BIRD WATCHING IN NYUNGWE FOREST
We shall also look out for many species that you missed the past day and hope to view some including; Blue-headed Sunbird, Doherty’s Bush-shrike, Evergreen Forest Warbler, Bronze Mannikin, Neumann’s Warbler, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Golden-breasted Bunting, White-bellied Robin-chat, Sharpe’s Starling, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Mountain Sooty Boubou, Rwenzori Batis, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Dusky Tit, Siffling Cisticola, Red-throated Alethe, Mountain Wagtail, Equatorial Akalat, Black Cuckoo, Kungwe Apalis, and many more. We shall also try to look out for the Rwenzori Nightjar, Red chested Owlet and the Albertine Owlet.
- Nyungwe Forest Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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BIRD FROM NYUNGWE TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Have breakfast, and then continue to volcanoes national park, which is a park with mountain gorillas and many bird species. On arrival, you will check in at the lodge and bird around the lodge for the evening.
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
GORILLA TREKKING IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
The major activity to day is mountain gorilla trekking, these are the largest living primates and the world’s most endangered apes with a population of less than 800 left with in the wild of the whole world and none of them is found in the zoos. This mountain gorilla was not yet known to the scientists till 1902 and they are the next relatives to the human beings after the two chimpanzee species sharing a DNA of 97 % with the humans. You will also have leisurely birding in the afternoon around the volcano areas.
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DEPARTURE
Have breakfast, and after continue to Kigali city and enjoy a city tour where you will visit the Genocide memorial sites, national museum, and Kigali markets and many more. After, the guide will drive you to the airport for your departure flight.
- None/On Request
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation Recomanded
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Include
- Bar
- Bedrooms
- Dining Area
- Bathrooms
- Child friendly
- Parking
Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Include
- Bar
- Bedrooms
- Dining Area
- Bathrooms
- Child friendly
- Parking
Reviews
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Incredible Safari & Kilimanjaro - excellent guide
Great company for safari and Kilimanjaro, we were completely happy with the experience.Fredrick was great at helping us organize our safari and trek and was always on hand to answer any question we had before the safari. We decided to pay on arrival and Fredrick accept that likewise as we were traveling with so much cash the we handed the cash over Fredrick The safari was marvelous ,our guide Elisante was very knowledgeable and charming.we did 7days Serengeti,Tarangire and Ngorongoro crater camping safari,Elisante made sure we so all the Big5 Likewise we did Kilimanjaro via Machame rout in a small group and Our guides Mike Tom,Osward and Haji were very experience and helped us all to get to the top, even carrying our day pack when struggling with altitude sickness to ensure we reached the summit Eventually we had great experience with Moonlight Tours Expedition and we would recommend go with them
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Included
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional mountain guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water on all days
Excluded
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline from $20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcohol drinks
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