🇷🇼 Rwanda South-west Rwanda 4 tours

Nyungwe Forest National Park

Montane rainforest — chimpanzees, Colobus superbands and a canopy walkway.

Country

🇷🇼 Rwanda

Region

South-west Rwanda

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

-2.500, 29.200

About Nyungwe Forest National Park

Nyungwe is one of Africa's oldest montane rainforests — home to 13 primate species including 400-strong Ruwenzori Colobus superbands and a 70m-high canopy walkway.

Highlights

  • Chimpanzee trekking
  • Colobus monkey superbands
  • Canopy walkway
  • Waterfall trails
Live forecast · Nyungwe Forest National Park
17°C Showers · 4 km/h wind
Updated 2026-07-18T14:30
  1. 🌧 20° 11° 💧 6.0mm
  2. 🌦 22° 💧 2.3mm
  3. 🌦 22° 10° 💧 1.4mm
  4. 🌦 22° 11° 💧 2.5mm
  5. 🌦 22° 11° 💧 2.4mm
  6. 🌦 23° 10° 💧 1.8mm
  7. 🌦 22° 11° 💧 2.4mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Nyungwe Forest National Park

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

Year-round

Itineraries

Tours that visit Nyungwe Forest National Park

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