Skip to content

Our resident guide is always on hand to show our visitors the beautiful wonders of the area. A list of activities and pricing is shown below

GUIDED TOURS AND NATURE WALKS:

  • Top of the world walk: 12 USD – per person
  • Bird watching walk:10 USD – per person
  • Community/Crater lake exploration:8 USD – per person
  • Tea plantation visit: 8 USD – per person.

TEA PLANTATIONS

A walk that takes between 1 -2 hrs. mainly walking through the tea fields and interacting with the locals while they harvest tea and care at the nursery beds. It’s a very special experience where the locals try to teach and explain the whole process of growing and harvesting tea. You also learn about different types of tea and their gestation period. On request, our guides can organize a visit to a nearby tea factory (if it’s the right day for visitors to the factory)

BIRD WATCHING EXPERIENCE

It is an interesting activity that may take you around to 2-3 hrs from Chimpanzee Forest Guest House and walk around the three crater lakes to point out spots for birds. There are so many beautiful species of birds around these areas including water birds too. For example, black-and-white-casqued hornbills, crowned hornbills, malachite kingfishers, woodland kingfishers, blue breasted giant kingfishers, turacos, robin charts, and many more species.

CRATER LAKE EXPLORATION

A walk that is so amazing which could take u about 2-3hrs, walking through the community, getting a chance to interact with the locals in the area as you proceed to the three crater lakes, namely: L.Nyabikere, L.Nyinabulitwa, and Nyamirima while our trained and well-informed guides explain the history and background of the craters and how important they are to the community. It also allows you to take amazing Photo shots because of the great view you see…

TOP OF THE WORLD TREK

This is a 3 to 4 and half hours (rough estimate11kms) activity that involves walking through Tea plantations, crater lakes exploration, gardens, bushes around the community, and interacting with local children and adults living nearby the crater lakes. At the top of the world hill, the 3 crater lakes are viewed clearly in a straight line which is so interesting and amazing. Again, with this walk you meet local people as it is a path through the community, you take to the top of the world hill. Sometimes, when the weather is very clear, you can view the Queen Elizabeth crater lakes that form the Kazinga channel.

RWAIHAMBA OPEN-AIR MARKET VISIT.

This is another 2-3 and half hours, a very interesting activity, visiting one of our local community markets but which only operates on Monday and Thursday. Here clients have a great chance to see different types of cash crops harvested for sale for example Bananas, yams, pumpkins, a variety of fruits, cereals, and vegetables all fresh from the gardens, and other local commodities like crafts, bark clothes, local brews. And our guides help you answer your questions throughout the visit…

MAHOMA FALLS VISIT

This is a long-distance hike from Chimpanzee Forest Guest House and it can take about 5-8hours and roughly about 12kms one way, it is very interesting to walk through the village meeting local people plus children as well as some of the crater lakes and finally at the Mahoma waterfalls it’s a very unique feature and recommendable…

Back To Top
Search