Nyungwe Forest Reserve
Africa’s largest montane (a highland area located below the subalpine zone) rainforest is home to thirteen species of primates, including over 500 chimpanzees.
What Will I See?
- Chimpanzees, golden monkeys, colobus monkeys and ten other primate species
- Over 100 species of orchids
- 200 species of trees
- 120 species of butterflies
- Over 275 bird species
What Can I Do?
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Bird watching
- Hiking in the rainforest viewing primates and waterfalls
- Photography
- A trip to the Gisakura Tea Plantation
- A visit to the National Museum in Butare, an intellectual and cultural town that is home to the finest ethnographic collection in East Africa
