After breakfast you will depart for Huye (Butare) the second largest city of Rwanda,regarded as the intellectual city of Rwanda. It hosts the National Museum, as well as several academic and research institutions. On your way to Huye (Butare) you will visit Nyanza (currently Nyabisindu) the former Mwami’s palace (King’s palace) and the seat of the feudal monarchy. The palace has been reconstructed to its 19th century state and shows a traditional dome that can be compared to the Kabaka’s palace of Buganda.

You will visit the National Museum in Huye which is one the well set-up if not the finest ethnographic museum of East Africa. It’s a good source of information on the cultural history of Rwanda and the region.

After the visit of the museum, enjoy a spectacular performance of the Urugangazi group of Intore-dancers. This is probably the best group of Rwanda and their performance is regarded by many as one of the highlights of your safari! Lunch is foreseen in Butare. Afterward, we will drive to Nyungwe Forest NP. Your driver-guide will stop at the Uwinka offices of Nyungwe Forest NP to have the last update on the presence of the semi-habituated groups of chimps and colobus monkeys. This will help you to prepare your activities of the next two days.

Overnight at Nyungwe Forest Lodge.(BLD)