Canopy walk can only be experience in Nyungwe forest national park which is also a well-known place for chimpanzee trekking. Canopy walk experience can be done in the forest of the country known as the country of a thousand hill that is Rwanda in the whole of east Africa.
On your canopy walk experience witness why Nyungwe is Africa’s most preserved forest and the forest habituates about 13 primate species,300 species of birds, 75 species of mammals orchids and 200 species of forest butterflies.
Nyungwe forest national park is the largest protected mountain forest in Africa that covers between 1600 and 2000 sq.m and being a five hour drive into the middle of Rwanda, this long drive to Nyungwe also gives tourist an opportunity to drink in the country’s diverse scenery and the imposing landscape as you move to the main attraction.
Join one of the incredible adventure once you arrive at the park and assure to have a memorable experience in your time. The beautiful scenery, centuries old trees the thick forest, and extraordinary tropical rainforest is also shelter to a 200m canopy walk way that will give you an excitement that can hardly be compared by anything else as you have an over view of the Nyungwe forest national park in the sky.
Its 2 hours’ drive to get to Uwinka visitor centre where the canopy walk an interesting adventure starts. Nyungwe forest national park is on a mountainous landscape, making the forest hike slippery due to the mere fact that the ground is wet and so moist because of the natural factors of the forest with sudden rainfall. Viewing the canopy on arrival, most especially for those that are fear heights make one described the canopy walk way as the endless walk to hell.
The canopy walk sky journey is located between the huge trees one on the feel of the fresh air, 60m above the forest floor with a wonderful aerial view of the trees, plus some primates since Nyungwe forest national is the primate capital of the country, you will also enjoy the sights of the fantastic birds that fly across as you enjoy the walk.
This canopy walk is the most preferred adventure experience activity for the park visitors, canopy walk is a lifetime interesting adventure you will before you kick you bucket. Canopy walk adventure in Nyungwe forest national park Rwanda was opened in 2010 and it’s the only one of its kind in east Africa and the third on the African continent. This 90m long canopy walk way also gives a unique face to face meetings with the butterflies, birds and the monkeys.
Ngungwe forest national park offers 13 hiking trails into the different parts of the forest for the hikers to explore the forest. These guided forest walks start from the visitor center at Uwinka, in the western Gisakura entrance as well as the eastern Kitabi entrance.
The prominent sightings of the forest include; the blue monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys, black and white colobus, the red tailed monkeys and the birds. The minimum age for canopy walk adventure start from 6 years and the minor must be escorted by the adults. The cost of canopy walk activity is $60 per person paid to the reception center and can also be booked in advance to avoid some disappoitments.
