The 5 Best Nyungwe Forest Tours

1.1 Day Canopy Walk Adventure in Nyungwe Forest National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $440Our pick

Travel from Kigali to Nyungwe Forest with a private guide, stopping in Butare and Nyanza before crossing high canopy bridges above the rainforest. Darius and Claude are among the guides praised for making the long day engaging. Lunch, bottled water, and round-trip transport are included.

“Claude was a great driver and guide. It was a long drive but had amazing views of the national park from the canopy walk and saw some monkeys. Will come back soon for the zip line!!”

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2.1 Day Nyungwe Canopy Walk & Waterfall Tour adventure

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 7 reviews · 1 day · from $290Best value

You’ll leave Kigali early in a 4x4 for Nyungwe, with a coffee stop, guided rainforest walk, canopy walkway, park lunch, and a 2 to 3 hour hike to Ndambarare Waterfall. Guides may include Honore, Omery, Omar, Christophe, or Arnaud. French support can vary.

“the guide Honore was really nice! He stopped for a coffee on the way. On the way back, he had a card game we played! The park itself is nice, especially the waterfall!!”

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3.1 Day Canopy walk way in Nyungwe Natioinal park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $522

Leave Kigali at 5:00 am for Nyungwe National Park with private transport, a guided walk 70 metres above the forest, and a possible tea plantation or royal history stop. Peter and Jonathan are named contacts associated with the service. Expect a long but rewarding day.

“These guys couldn't have been more professional. They turn up on time, get you to your destination on time and get you home on time and work with you on your budget, as simple as that.”

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4.Three-day Nyungwe Canopy and Kivu Lake Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $1,165

Travel from Kigali to Nyungwe National Park and Lake Kivu in a group of up to six with a driver-guide. Walk the forest canopy, visit islands by boat, hike Napoleon Island, and join a three-hour night-fishing outing before returning to Kigali.

“I really enjoyed this nature vacation-adventure. I had been to Lake Kivu before so Olivier kindly helped me to customize this trip with an early-morning chimpanzee trek in Nyungwe Park. The ever-present views of Kivu and other lakes were soRead more”

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5.2 Days Nyungwe National Park Tours -Chimp-Canopy-Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $450

Travel from Kigali to Nyungwe with a professional guide, stopping at Rwanda’s museum and King’s Palace before a 50-meter-high canopy walk. Sleep near the rainforest, then hike through tea country to Ndambarare Waterfall. Guides including Arnaud and Enriche, known as Nicha, have led this trip.

“Our guide was fantastic and took great care of us. One activity had to be postponed due to another event, and we were offered a great alternative.”

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