Chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park: Chimpanzee trekking permits are legal cards that are issued to all visitors above the age of 15 years allowing them to visit habituated chimpanzee families and spend one hour with the chimpanzees in their habitat.  Chimpanzee trekking in among the major activities in Nyungwe forest national park that attracts tourists and it involves visitors moving into the tropical rainforest in search of the habituated chimpanzees and once found spend time with them.

Cost of chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park

A chimpanzee trekking permit in Nyngwe forest national park costs 150 USD per person for foreign non residents, 75 USD per person for foreign residents and 25 USD per person for East African citizens.

Chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park include one hour in the presence of the chimpanzees, services of the an experienced park guide, security from armed park rangers and the permit excludes park entrance fees to Nyungwe forest national park which costs 100 USD per person for foreign non residents spending one night in the park, 60 USD per person for foreign residents and 10 USD per person for East African citizens.

Visitors spending two nights in the park will be able to pay entrance fee of 150 USD per person for foreign non residents, 90 USD per person for foreign residents and 15 USD per person for East African citizens.

Visitors spending three nights in the park will be able to pay entrance fee of 200 USD per person for foreign non residents, 120 USD per person for foreign residents and 20 USD per person for East African citizens while visitors spending three nights up to one week are not charged entrance fees.

How to book chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park

Chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park can either be booked through Rwanda Development Board (RDB) a government body in charge of tourism in Rwanda where you will contact the head offices in Kigali via email or telephone calls. Chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park can also be booked through a tour operator like Achieve Global Safaris where you will contact our tour consultants with the date, month and year when you wish to visit the chimpanzees. After contacting us, we will check for permit availability and if there are permits available on your preferred dates, you will be asked to make a deposit for the permit. Once the payment has been made, we will be able to acquire the permit on your behalf and send you a scanned copy of the receipt as confirmation.

Chimpanzee trekking experience in Nyungwe forest national park

Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park starts very early in the morning with a briefing at the park headquarters about the rules and regulations to follow during trekking. After the briefing, you will be sub divided into groups where each group will be allocated a habituated gorilla family to trek and an experienced park guide who is conversant with different chimpanzee trekking trails. Trekking of chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest takes about 2 to 5 hour depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking, you will be able to view different wildlife species, other primates, bird species among others and once the chimpanzees are found, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their environment where you will be able to learn about their lifestyle, behaviors, watch the chimpanzees feed, breastfeed, play, hunt, mate, fight, rest, groom young ones, take photos and record videos to show people back home after the safari.

Best time to go chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park

Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park can be done anytime throughout the year though the best time is in the dry season during the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February because during this period there is little rainfall in the park therefore access roads and chimpanzee trekking trails will be dry and passable which makes trekking easy.

Chimpanzee trekking is an interesting activity in Nyungwe forest national park that can be combined with other activities like gorilla trekking, bird watching, Batwa cultural tour, gorilla habituation experience among others. For more information about the chimpanzee trekking permits in Nyungwe forest national park, do not hesitate to contact us at Achieve Global Safaris.