4 Days bird watching safari in Rwanda

This 4-day bird watching safari in Rwanda takes you to Nyungwe Forest National Park and Volcanoes National Park for an exceptional birding experience as well as gorilla trekking. You will have the opportunity to get up close to these magnificent gorillas in their natural habitat. Both destinations also offer a variety of exciting tourism activities, including golden monkey tracking, mountain hiking, chimpanzee trekking, canopy walks, and nature walks. Your package can be customized to best suit your travel preferences and tastes.

This 4 Days bird watching safari Rwanda can be extended to Akagera national park for game viewing including big five game and other animals grazing in the open savannas.

4 Days bird watching safari Rwanda

• Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park
• Day 2: Full day birding Nyungwe Forest Reserve of Rwanda
• Day 3: Half day Birdwatching Nyungwe Forest – Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
• Day 4: Gorilla Trekking – Birding Experiences in Volcanoes National Park

Day 1: Pick up and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park

You will meet and greet your birding guide and then transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park for an exciting birdwatching tour. Upon arrival at your booked lodge, check in and take some time to relax or explore the birding opportunities around your accommodation. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Nyungwe Forest Lodge.

Day 2: Full day birding Nyungwe Forest Reserve of Rwanda

Your day 2 of 4 Days bird watching safari in Rwanda will start with early breakfast and head to Nyungwe forest for birdwatching trip to look out for several birds such as Ruwenzori Turaco, Thick-billed Seedeater, Handsome Francolin, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, White-headed Wood-hoopoe, Olive Woodpecker, Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Kivu Ground-Thrushm, Rwenzori Hill-babbler, White-tailed Blue-flycatcher, Mountain Greenbul, Red-chested, Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Rockefeller’s Sunbird, Archer’s Robin-Chat, Miombo Rock-Thrush, Mountain Masked Apalis, Black-faced Apalis, Collared Apalis, Chestnut-throated Apalis, Grauer’s Warbler, few Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Stripe-breasted Tit, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Red- throated Alethe, Mountain Yellow Warbler, Northern Puffback, White-starred Robin, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Dusky Crimsonwing, Streaky Seedeater, Great Blue Turaco, Variable Sunbird, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Waller’s Starling, White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird among others. Retire and drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Forest Lodge.

Day 3: Half day Birdwatching Nyungwe Forest – Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, you will continue your birding trip in Nyungwe Forest, searching for birds that you may have missed in the previous days. You might spot species such as the Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Mountain Sooty Boubou, Rwenzori Batis, Black Cuckoo, Sharpe’s Starling, Golden-breasted Bunting, Equatorial Akalat, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Evergreen Forest Warbler, Dusky Tit, Doherty’s Bush-shrike, Siffling Cisticola, Bronze Mannikin, Neumann’s Warbler, Red-throated Alethe, Mountain Wagtail, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Blue-headed Sunbird, Kungwe Apalis, White-bellied Robin-chat, and many more. After birding, you will drive back to your lodge for lunch before heading to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking experiences the following day. You will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Gorilla Mountain View Lodge and conclude your day 3 of 4-day bird watching safari in Rwanda

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking – Birding Experiences in Volcanoes National Park

Start your day with breakfast before driving to Volcanoes National Park for a lifetime gorilla trekking experience. During your adventure in Rwanda, keep an eye out for a variety of bird species in Volcanoes National Park, including the Baglafecht Weaver, Brown Woodland Warbler, Brown-necked Parrot, Doherty’s Bush-shrike, Dusky Turtle Dove, Handsome Francolin, Dusky Crimsonwing, Archer’s Robin-chat, Lagden’s Bush-shrike, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Strange Weaver, Grauer’s Swamp Warbler, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Bateleur, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Red-backed Shrike, Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, African Long-eared Owl, Ruwenzori Apalis, Ruwenzori Batis, Ruwenzori Nightjar, Ruwenzori Turaco, and Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird, among others. After your time in the forest, return to your lodge for lunch. Later, you will be transferred to Kigali International Airport, concluding your 4-day birdwatching safari in Rwanda.

4 Days bird watching safari Rwanda includes;

• Park fees
• All activities
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation
• All Taxes/VAT
• Pick up and drop off
• Meals
• Drinking water

4 Days bird watching safari Rwanda excludes;

• International flights
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips
• Personal items
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees