Rwanda gorilla and chimp trekking safaris from The United States of America.

Are you going to visit Rwanda to see gorillas from the United States? Chimps also Do you reside in any of the 50 states, the City of Los Angeles, Washington DC, New York, North Carolina or South Carolina, Las Vegas, or somewhere else in the USA?

One approach to re-establish connection with the natural African surroundings is via travel to Africa. Your trip would be best highlighted by gorilla and chimpanzee trekking excursions from the USA. You will be visiting two distinct parks in Rwanda: Nyungwe Forest National Park and volcanoes national Park.

Rwanda gorilla safaris from USA (The United States of America)

Found in North- Eastern in a tiny town named Musanze, Rwanda in East Africa, Volcanoes National Park has the only mountain gorillas popularly referred to as Parc Des Vulcan’s in French and Pariki Yigihugu yibirungu in Kinyarwanda, Local language.

Volcanoes National Park is one of the oldest and most distinctive parks in Africa; it is home to the endangered great apes and primates such Mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys; there also many species of birds, Monkeys, trees, forest hogs, Bushbucks among others in the forest; after purchasing a gorilla permit, you go for gorilla trekking here.

Within the Virunga Conservation Area, five extinct volcanoes—Mountain Muhabura, Mountain Sabyinyo, Mountain Gahinga, Mountain shared between Uganda and Rwanda—as well as Karisimbi and Mountain Bisoke in Rwanda—are located.

Half of the surviving gorillas are located in East Africa on your travel from the USA; this is a lifelong opportunity of viewing the threatened gorillas in their native habitat. Like every National Park in Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park is controlled by Rwanda Development Board, a government agency controlling all tourist operations in Rwanda as well as gorilla trekking in the national park.

The park was set aside to save the Mountain gorillas, who were in danger of extinction from poaching, primate activity, and other forest inhabitants. These primates have always crossed both sides, thereby enhancing conservation efforts from Uganda’s Mgahinga national park and DR Congo’s Virunga National park to save the threatened Mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.

Gorilla trekking from the United States of America (USA) in Rwanda

With daily gorilla trekking throughout the year, the mountain gorillas are the well-known attraction of volcanoes national park in Rwanda. Visitors of gorilla trekking are allowed to search for wild, habituated mountain gorillas during hiking. Ten habituated mountain gorilla families for daily treking by eight people per call Volcanoes National Park home.

Given that the whole experience and activity of gorilla trekking is properly planned, accompanied by trackers and ranger guides, the odds of spotting the mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park are 99%. Though the gorillas have 99% similar DNA to human beings, they remain wild and we advise you to follow rules and guidelines from the guides.

Every day in Kinigi, early as 7:00 am, Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park begins. Depending on the activity and position of the gorillas in the forest, a 30-minute to more hour Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park may One must have a current Rwanda gorilla permit issued by the Rwanda Development Board in order to be let to see mountain gorillas at Volcanoes national park in Rwanda.

For international nonresidents, the gorilla permit to visit mountain gorillas in Rwanda costs USD1500 and lets you spend one hour seeing the gorillas and shooting pictures. Booking a gorilla trip to volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is a lifetime experience to fulfil your bucket list; Katland safaris can assist you arrange and customise a gorilla trip from the United States of America that is reasonably priced and unforgettable.

Daily accessible gorilla permits count how many?

A good gorilla trip in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda on a gorilla safari from the United States of America (USA) depends on extremely necessary gorilla permits. Every day, 80 gorilla permits are available for you to see the gorillas; so, contact Africa safaris will assist you in the booking and obtaining procedure.

Once you get in touch about your intended trip and desired dates, we will check the availability of permits with the Rwanda Development board online and if permits are available, we will send you an invoice to make payment for the permits as they are key to any gorilla trip and should they not be available, you will advise you to choose another date with availability of gorilla permits.

Once you pay and we get paid, we will reserve, book, and obtain your gorilla permits and provide you a scanned copy of the receipt along with booking ID to validate your spot. Rwanda is One of the factors to take into account when planning the Rwanda gorilla trip from the USA is gorilla permits.

A Rwanda gorilla treking permit costs what?

For all nationals to see the gorillas, the Rwanda gorilla permit is USD1500 per person. Visiting Nyungwe National Park and Volcanoes National Park qualifies YOU 30% discount on the gorilla permit which is USD1050 per person and USD1300 per person for Delegates in the country. One visiting all the national parks in the months of May to November also qualifies for this special price.

We will email you copies of the Rwanda gorilla permit; the Rwanda Development Board pays for them. If you schedule three consecutive days’ treks of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, you can get another appealing offer of USD 5000 per person. To receive your permission in the quickest period, book and buy Gorilla permits via travel agencies like Katland safaris email.

United States of America (USA) Rwanda chimpanzee safaris

Are you planning a Chimp/primate excursion from the USA in Rwanda? Only Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda allows you to hike habituated chimps; about 500 chimps call the Park home. While visiting Rwanda, a Chimp Trek in Nyungwe Forest National Park offers an incredible adventure. Nestled on the border with Burundi in southwest Rwanda, Nyungwe Forest National Park is next to the Kibira National Park to the south and the DDRC to the west.

Among the best-preserved montane rainforests in Central Africa, the Nyungwe one is At least 150 butterfly species, 85 animal species, 38 reptiles, Nyungwe Forest National Park has a richness of over 1050 plant species, 300 indigenous Albertine rifts and 300 orchids, and many more. Rwanda Development Board took over Nyungwe forest National Park’s administration from October 2020 for an initial 20 years; all tourist operations are now under their direction.

What is hiking in chimpanzees?

Trekking for chimpanzees—that is, seeing the chimps in their natural habitat in the forest—that are either already accustomed to humans or acclimated Early in the morning, chimps trekking in Nyungwe forest National Park starts in groups with a maximum of eight (8). Every year, the Nyungwe forest national park welcomes a lot of foreign tourists who come to meet personally and spend time with the chimpanzees–man’s closest living cousin as they go about their daily activities.

Without traveling great distances, Nyungwe forest National Park offers a chance to add a chimpanzee trekking expedition to your gorilla trip inside the national park. Trekking with chimpanzees is a lifelong event you will enjoy in the oldest forest in Africa, Nyungwe National Park. From Uwinka, Kitabi, or Gis Sakura, where the guests meet the park rangers, chimps are expected to be at the reception early morning; you travel to the beginning of the trip into the forest.

The trackers travel ahead of the trekking party of locating the chimpanzees and notify the ranger guide as the chimps build their nest every night. With 98.7% DNA, the visitors are only permitted to spend one hour with the chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest National Park and get to see them so intimately going about their everyday routines and human-like traits. The most incredible primates in Rwanda will make you have fun.

Groups of chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest National Park

While additional chimps are discovered in Gishwati Mukura National Park, Nyungwe National Park has the largest population of chimpanzees in Rwanda—about 400 individuals. Nyungwe National Park now has two chimpanzee colonies for chimpanzee trekking.

About 60 people dwell in Nyungwe forest most of them; the remaining live in Cyamudongo Forest, about 30 persons. Extremely fascinating to see, chimps are regarded as the closest relatives to humans. There are limited opportunities to witness the forest and topography in their natural state.

A chimpanzee permit for Nyungwe Forest amounts how much?

Nyungwe forest has 64 day trekking licenses; the Chimpanzee permit pricing USD100 per person; the chimpanzee permit fee covers park admission, ranger, and guide assigned to travel with you and your party. You have to reserve the permissions in advance; Rwanda Development Board issues them via Nyungwe Park Management.

Just before reaching the starting location on the day of trekking, you will be obliged to present your chimpanzee tracking permission at the park headquarters. Emails direct bookings to Nyungwe National Park management; you can only book in advance; chimp permits are sold fast and you can always contact us to check availability for your chosen dates and book your permits for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park in advance.

From the United States of America (USA), how one gets to Rwanda?

You must get a Rwanda visa for USD50 online, at Kigali International Airport, at any of the border crossings entering Rwanda, before visiting for a gorilla and chimp trekking safari. From the USA, Rwanda Air, Ethiopian Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates Air, or any other flight available will have you flying into Kigali International Airport of Rwanda.

Depending on availability, you will next stay a night in Kigali or drive straight to either of the parks as advised. Road access to Volcanoes National Park allows one to reach there from Kigali city or Airport in two hours’ drive from Cyanika border of Uganda and Rwanda. For our all-inclusive packages, which are rather cosy for your road trip to Volcanoes National Park, we employ 4×4 cars.

You must have a permit for any of the activities of your choosing or pay park admission fees in order to enter Nyungwe National Park By Air, you might fly into Kamembe international Airstrip from Kigali for Nyungwe National Park. Kigali-Kamembe is one of Rwanda Air’s one of its domestic routes. From Kigali to Kamembe International Airport, RwandAir has roughly nine flights per week.

The Airport is near some of the hotels and camps as well as Nyungwe forest. One may also reach Nyungwe forest via road. We do plan road excursions for chimpanzee safaris. Our safaris start at 8:00 am; you will stop at the Kings Palace museum since there is a lot to see on the route. It is around 5–6 hours’ journey to Nyungwe from Kigali city.

Places to stay for gorilla and chimpanzee treks in Rwanda

From inexpensive to luxury, or mid-range, there are several lodges and motels scattered across volcanoes national park. Particularly in the high season, hotel rooms sell fast; thus, your lodging option must be booked ahead of your gorilla trip to the national park.

The Nyungwe forest national park is bordered by many lodging options with varying rates, which suggests that there will always be room to remain for every visitor or tourist to Nyungwe regardless of their expenditure. Among the highly recommended hotels are the Nyungwe Forest Lodge, luxurious One and Only Nyungwe House, and Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel.

Why should you book your gorilla and chimpanzee trekking tour via us?

For prior years, Rwanda from the USA has had incredible primate encounters available via Katland tours. For our reduced packages as well as custom-made gorilla excursions, birdwatching, cultural encounters, Canopy walks, and chimpanzee treking safaris, get in touch.

Our success in arranging real experience comes from the fact that we have over time established a team combined with youthful and dynamic workers mentored by a well-experienced team and driven by what they do.

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