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Nyungwe Forest National Park is one of Africa's oldest rainforests — home to 13 primate species, a canopy walkway, and over 300 bird species. The 225 km drive south from Kigali passes through Huye and the tea plantations of southern Rwanda.
Rent a Car for This RouteRwanda's intellectual capital, 3 hours from Kigali. Visit the Ethnographic Museum, grab lunch, and fill up on fuel before the mountain stretch.
Between Huye and Nyungwe, the road winds through Rwanda's largest tea estates. Stop for photos of the brilliant green hillsides.
The main trailhead inside Nyungwe. Start the canopy walk here (60 m above the forest floor) or begin a chimpanzee tracking trek.
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Track habituated chimpanzees through the rainforest canopy. Permits cost $90 and treks start at 05:00 from Uwinka or Cyamudongo.
Walk 200 m across a suspension bridge 60 m above the forest floor. One of only a handful of canopy walks in Africa.
Nyungwe hosts the largest troop of Angolan colobus monkeys in Africa — over 400 individuals. Tracking permits cost $60.
Over 300 bird species including 27 Albertine Rift endemics. Nyungwe is Rwanda's top birding destination.