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Eben Safari Tours Team2 min read
Nyungwe Forest Travel Guide: Chimps, Canopy Walk & Where to Stay
One of Africa's oldest rainforests, with 13 primate species and a walkway through the treetops.
Eben Safari Tours Team2 min read
Quick answerNyungwe Forest National Park in southwest Rwanda protects about 1,019 km² of ancient montane rainforest and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023. Highlights are chimpanzee trekking, the canopy walkway, colobus monkey troops, waterfall trails and birding. Allow two nights; it is 5–6 hours from Kigali.
Why go
Nyungwe is a living cathedral of trees: mahoganies, giant tree ferns and orchids, with primates overhead and turacos flashing red through the canopy.
Activities
- Chimpanzee trekking – early mornings in the main forest or Cyamudongo
- Canopy walkway – a suspended bridge high above a forested valley
- Colobus monkeys – troops can number in the hundreds
- Isumo Waterfall trail – a beautiful half-day hike
- Birdwatching – many Albertine Rift endemics
- Gisakura tea estate walks
Getting there
Drive via Nyanza and Huye (5–6 hours), stopping at the King's Palace and the Ethnographic Museum, or along Lake Kivu from Rubavu.
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Written by the Eben Safari Tours team
We are a Kigali-based tour operator, guiding travellers through Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania since 2015. Our guides trek with the gorillas, drive Akagera and climb the volcanoes every week, and we update these guides whenever rules or prices change.
