When you think of a holiday safari in Nyungwe Forest Rwanda, a canopy walk is one memorable experience you shouldn’t miss to include on your bucket-list experiences. Nyungwe Forest National Park is the only East African destination where the first ever canopy walk was introduced in the region. It provides great chance for Rwanda safari holiday makers to discover more on what Nyungwe Forest National Park, one of the Africa’s ancient afro-montane forests offers to the world.
The canopy walk is still East Africa’s new experience only offered in Nyungwe following its launch in 2010. This was aimed at boosting the visitor experiences and it can be done in addition to numerous activities in the park. While on a canopy walk, holidaymakers take on a suspended stretch of 200m and the trail is suspended 50m from the ground on the rainforest of Nyungwe N/Park.
It can last for about 2 hours to make a complete walk along the 200m suspended canopy trail. Your walk can begin early morning/afternoon at Uwinka reception of Nyungwe forest. Getting here is possible from Imbaraga Trail / Igishigishi Trail, which is 2.1km away. Whether it is during the morning/afternoon canopy walk, visitors are accompanied by an experienced guide and expect to keep an eye on the park’s numerous primates, birdlife and beautiful stretch of Nyungwe forest canopy.
Nyungwe canopy walk is open to holidaymakers above 6 years. This activity is available for you to engage in at US $60 (foreign non-residents), $50 (foreign residents) and $10 for East African visitors while Rwandese need RWF (Rwandan francs) 5000 to participate in this experience.
No matter the time you plan to visit Nyungwe for a canopy walk. It is essential to pack appropriately and in your list for canopy walk include camera, bottled drinking water, sweater, sun hat, insect repellent, hand gloves and rain jacket.
About Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Nyungwe Forest National Park, set in the southern side of Rwanda is remarkably one of the preferred East African primate destinations with over 13 species. The park’s numerous primates are distributed in the vast 1000sq.kms of land area consisting of a rainforest.
Nyungwe’s diverse species of primates include L’Hoest’s monkeys, over 500 chimpanzees, baboons, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, colobus monkeys. There are also grey cheeked mangabeys, Dent’s Mona monkeys and silver monkeys. Besides, the park protects 310 species (these include the Rwenzori turacos, Rockefellers’ sunbird, Albertine’s owlets, red faced woodland), 28 species of reptiles, 32 species of amphibians, 1070 plant species.
Established in 2004, Nyungwe Forest N/Park also has numerous activities for holidaymakers to explore and experience. They include board watching for you to look out for forest species, primate/colobus tracking and forest walk.
Places to stay.
Nyungwe N/Park Rwanda is an ultimate primate destination with a list of budget, mid-range and luxury accommodation options. The available ones include Nyungwe Forest Lodge, Gisakura Guesthouse and Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel. These can be booked not only while you are on a canopy walk trip but also during chimp tracking experience, community walks, nature treks and bird watching adventure.
