Primate trips in Nyungwe forest National Park

Primate trips in Nyungwe Forest National Park: Although Rwanda is best known for its gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, the country also has chimps, colobus monkeys, goldenrod, roe deer, owl muzzles, toothy, blue, and velvet monkeys, olive baboons, nightcrawlers, and bus babies. Chimpanzees can be seen in the Gishwati- Mukura Forest and Nyungwe National Park. Chimpanzees are social animals that live in large groups, forage for food, and occasionally hunt small mammals. Every night, they construct a new nest in a tree.  visitors  continue to learn more about the chimpanzee behavior whenever they see them .Chimpanzee rituals reverberate throughout the forest.

The most popular activity in this Park is primate tracking. The national park is home to approximately 1,000  chimpanzees, with approximately 60 habitats in the Nyungwe Forest alone and 30 habitats in the cyamudongo Forest, which is adjacent to the Nyungwe Forest.

Monkey trips are available in Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park from 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The head guide  of Nyungwe National Park briefs those who wish to go for chimpanzee tracking. They are then split up into hiking groups of no more than six people. The trails through the park can be steep, slick, and muddy. Physical fitness and appropriate footwear are required. Permits are available for purchase online, at RDB offices, and through travel agencies.

With their black and white coloring and long hair, zoologists adore Nyungwe Forest colobus monkeys. Beak-nosed owl monkeys, toothed monkeys, blue monkeys, and barbets can also be found in Nyungwe.

The Albertine Rift region is home to the L’hoest monkey, which lives in the Nyungwe and Gishwati forests. They have black fur and white whiskers, and they live in small groups of males and females.

It is best to bring a packed lunch and drinking water when tracking primates. Following a lecture on the rules and precautions to take when hiking with chimps, you will be divided into groups of eight and led into the woods by a park guide.

The chimps move from place to place in search of food, which can take anywhere from two to six hours depending on their location. Visitors spend an hour with a family of chimps in their natural habitat, documenting moments, taking photos, watching them play in the trees, feeding, mothers breastfeeding their cubs, and other activities.

Primate trips in Rwanda are a fascinating due to chimpanzees, unlike peaceful mountain gorillas, are fun, active, noisy, agile, and playful. Chimpanzee tracking enables you to observe chimps playing in trees, jumping, traveling long distances in search of food, fighting each other, and much more. You need some level of energy to track chimpanzees

Primate trips in Nyungwe Forest National Park include chimps, Ruwenzori black monkeys, velvet monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and Ruwenzori black colobus. You can observe primates, making this safari a fascinating and rewarding trek to see chimps.

How to make a reservation for primate tracking trip in Nyungwe Forest National Park.

Permits to track primates in Nyungwe Forest National Park can be obtained directly from Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Rwanda’s tourism agency, via email or phone. Alternatively, a reputable tour operator, such as Explore Rwanda Tours, can order primate tracking permits in Nyungwe Forest National Park on your behalf.  the companies such the Africa adventure vacations are also available to book the chimpanzee permit on your behalf.