How to get to Nyungwe National Park

How to get to Nyungwe National Park  : Nyungwe national park is among the national parks in Rwanda that should not miss out on your Rwanda safari because of a number of attractions you will get to see. The park is home to 13 primate species, numerous animal species, rewarding views that can be seen when you get to Nyungwe national park. Getting to Nyungwe national park is quite easy because of the different modes of transport that can be used which may include air and road transport.

By using road transport from Kigali city via huye town, tourists can board public means like buses from the Nyabugogo bus terminal where you will go through towns like kamonyi, muhanga, ruhango, nyanza, huye and nyamagabe and from there you will access Nyungwe forest. During the drive you will get a stopover at a number of memorable sites if you have time like the king’s palace, kamageri rocks to understand more about the history of Rwanda.

You can also use air transport by landing at Kigali international airport where you can also book for a domestic flight from the international airport to Kamembe airport where you can book one of the 9 flights that are available in the week and from Kamembe airport you will use road transport means to the park which is just 40 kilometres away from the airport.

When you get there

When you get to Nyungwe national park you will have the most rewarding primate safaris in Rwanda but also you will get the chance to take part in a number of other activities because although the park is common for its different primate species there a number of other attractions that can be seen in the park as you take part in a number of activities like;

Chimpanzee trekking

Nyungwe national park is famous for its chimpanzees that are the dominant species that can be seen when you participate in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda. during chimpanzee trekking, you will get the chance to take part in the activity in either Nyungwe forest or cyamudongo forest where you can access the habituated chimpanzee troops in the park. the activity involves spending one hour observing the behaviour as you take pictures of the species to make your activity quite memorable. As you participate in the activity, you will have the chance to observe a number of interesting features like how the adult males take care of the infants by grooming them, you will get to see the females having red swellings on their bottoms which symbolise that they are ready for mating with the adult males and if you’re lucky enough you will get to see how they mate with one another.

Primate tracking

It should be noted that the park is known for having large numbers of primates as compared to other national parks in Rwanda. Aside from the gorillas in the park, you can get the opportunity to track the different primates which can help you watch diverse primate species aside from the chimpanzees. Among the different primates that can be seen include; the olive baboon, L’hoest’s monkey, vervet monkey, grey-cheeked, Mangabey, blue monkey, red-tailed monkey, dent’s monkey, Angola Colobus, Hamlyn’s monkey, Ruwenzori colobus and the silver monkey that will make your primate experience in Rwanda quite rewarding.

Canopy walk

Get access to the forest canopy in Nyungwe national park by taking part in the canopy walk in Rwanda which will give you the chance to watch a number of attractions in the park to make your safari quite memorable. During your walk you will get to see numerous bird species that can also be seen when you take part in birding in Rwanda. interesting about the activity is the fact that you will get the opportunity to watch the rewarding views of the aerial view of the park that will make your Rwanda safari quite memorable.

Hiking Trails in Nyungwe

Among the activities in Nyungwe national park that you should not miss out on, hiking the different trails in Nyungwe national park which will give you access to a number of trails in the park that will give you access to a number of attractions. While hiking the karamba birding trail, you will access a number of bird species like the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola as you take part in  the Isumo water falls hike you will get in contact with the Isumo waterfalls in the park, you will also get the chance watch the largest marsh in Rwanda, kamiranzovu swamp when you participate in hiking the kamiranzovu trail in Rwanda among other rewarding activities in Nyungwe national park.

Still on your Rwanda safari, you can participate in gorilla trekking in Rwanda to understand more about the mountain gorillas in Africa, you can take part in the game drives in Akagera national park which will give you the chance to track the big five animals in Rwanda, take part in the boat cruise on lake Ihema and get the chance to watch the endangered shoe bill stork, you can also participate in the Rwanda genocide tour and get to visit the Kigali genocide memorial museum, you can take part in the Kigali city tour and get the chance to visit Kimironko market among other rewarding sites in the country.