Nyungwe Forest National Park – Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking Destination

Nyungwe Forest National Park is a haven for primate safaris in Rwanda and its one of the best tour destinations in East Africa. Located in the southern part of Rwanda on a boarder with Burundi, Nyungwe covers an area of over 1,000 sq km and its one of the biggest forested national parks in Africa. Its beauty of nature and presence of primates makes it an ideal place to tour in Rwanda.
Nyungwe Forest national Park is commonly known for chimpanzee trekking/chimpanzee tracking. The park has two habituated chimpanzee groups with the biggest having over 60 chimpanzees. Currently Nyungwe is ranked as the number one destination for chimpanzee tracking in East Africa and this explains why the park revives a high number of tourists every year.

Activities/Things to do in Nyungwe Forest National Park

Are you interested in booking a safari to Nyunwe forest national park in Rwanda? Below are some of the activities you should consider while planning your trip;

Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest

Chimpanzee tracking is the leading tour activity to do in Nyungwe Forest National Park. These gentle apes can bee seen easily as one moves through the thick forests of this park. With Rwanda Parks, you can book a tour to track the chimps in Nyungwe like a 3 days Nyungwe gorilla tracking tour and 2 days Rwanda chimp safari.

Bird Watching in Nyungwe Forest National Park

Bird watching is another exciting activity to do in Nyungwe forest national Park. The park is home to over 100 bird species making it a perfect place to go birding in Rwanda. We arrange short and long birding safaris to Rwanda with a tour to Nyungwe forest national park.
Other activities to do in Nyungwe forest national park include; nature walks and cultural tours to neighboring villages.

How to get to Nyungwe Forest national Park

Getting to Nyungwe forest national park by road is a 4 hours journey stating from Kigali the capital city of Rwanda. On the way a client enjoys splendid views of nature and exposure to real Africa beauty.