![View on canopy walkway Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/33MNSXMC47L8wrKz8kIKiD/bceb090a803fddc2f428771bddd3d8ba/Ours._1._L._Canopy_walkway_Nyungwe_Forest_National_Park_Rwanda__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=1200&h=1200)
Look for birds, chimps and more on a thrilling canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest
Those who walk the narrow walkway above the canopy of Nyungwe Forest in southwest Rwanda are in for a thrilling wildlife experience! From this vantage point you can look for various primates and countless birds while also enjoying truly spectacular views.
How high and long is the canopy walkway?
![Ours. Treetop canopy walk in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda (1)](https://images.followalice.com/3JIBz5rFexiIx7scfWfQVC/02708519379c0a5be0b017bc8ac69637/Ours._Treetop_canopy_walk_in_Nyungwe_National_Park__Rwanda__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
![Small boy walking along Nyungwe Forest National Park canopy walkway](https://images.followalice.com/3wZlNasaA2VWcRxBSpkdZ3/68b2e4583d0113147efee7c1835b858c/Ours._Child_walking_along_Nyungwe_Forest_National_Park_canopy_walkway.jpeg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
What primates live in Nyungwe Forest?
![Ours. A L'Hoest's Monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) appears from the hillside. Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda safari and wildlife](https://images.followalice.com/7Aj8fifXzwSS4hhp5c91wS/def4642bbb5bbb35a42dc1e8207011ef/Ours._A_L-Hoest-s_Monkey__Cercopithecus_lhoesti__appears_from_the_hillside._Nyungwe_Forest_National_Park.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=582)
![Chimpanzee Resting on Tree](https://images.followalice.com/7EI8gKHnAMjJuH2xy45iaC/eaf26630e438bb265c462cb83fbc2c7b/Ours._Chimpanzee_Resting_on_Tree.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Chimpanzees Angola colobuses Black-and-white colobuses L'Hoest's monkeys Olive baboons Golden monkeys Grey-cheeked mangabeys
![Close up of an Angola monkey, seated and facing camera](https://images.followalice.com/2qcHIq3QdPIMlUC0DlR8Gh/f06c57f2c1fcb7ac3093fc0b8ec638e5/Close_up_of_an_Angola_monkey__seated_and_facing_camera.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=728)
Nyungwe Forest is one of the best places in East Africa for spotting a variety of distinctive and fascinating Old World primates.
![Colobus monkeys in tree in Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/55GT0LCAob3kT77FcUqI25/0b9360ccdae35bb16a0e81dae66b11a3/Ours._Colobus_monkeys_in_tree_in_Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
What birds can I find in Nyungwe Forest?
Birders from around the world flock to Nyungwe Forest (pun intended) to look for the over 300 species that have been recorded here.
![Archer's ground robin (Dessonornis archeri) or Archer's robin-chat, Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/2iPMEBOGbpD7JD0FzfONZn/28fe8e057f69c610dde1483920e676e0/Ours._Archer-s_ground_robin__Dessonornis_archeri__or_Archer-s_robin-chat__Nyunge_Forest_Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
Grauer's rush warblers Albertine owlets Rwenzori turacos Handsome francolins
![Black-and-white casques hornbill bird](https://images.followalice.com/7CtsYN9NVvuxm38JG7lNwJ/2c01bfb69469ba7fe67ebeb71313cc4d/shutterstock_2056858409.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
Grauer's broadbills Kungwe apalises Shoebills Ruwenzori batises White-headed wood hoopoes Yellow-eyed black flycatchers Purple-breasted sunbirds Dusky twinspots Crowned eagles
![Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/60z8gQTnhf24KjtqOGPk0F/febf1ee39ba81145eb4dbd687c716bde/Ours._Lanner_falcon__Falco_biarmicus__in_Nyungwe_National_Park_Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![An Ayres's hawk-eagle in flight as seen from below in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/56tAeYqbg8NmkRHhhQw9gP/26dfa6523b62b284fcb5c92959eb80b1/Ours_Ayres_s_Hawk-Eagle__Hieraaetus_ayresii__in_Nyungwe_National_Park_Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Regal sunbird perched on a thin branch in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/4u8nsqanhSRGG3UttruyK4/0b7a549e6ed455e1adef4b78eadf2439/Ours._Regal_sunbird__Cinnyris_regius__in_Nyungwe_National_Park__Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![White-eyed slaty flycatcher perched on a thin branch in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/3IfvSqU7GHvk7YvHv29MQm/c819ab3c29796b3a67938859b4466fda/Ours._White-eyed_Slaty-flycatcher__Melaenornis_fischeri__in_Nyungwe_National_Park_Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![White-headed Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei perched in a tree in Bwindi](https://images.followalice.com/24N6Q9ifet5kjUIzI3HJfQ/ec2d7a032d6be6176148d35c7c98c918/Ours._White-headed_Wood_Hoopoe_Phoeniculus_bollei_perched_in_a_tree_in_Bwindi.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=692)
![Pied crows on road in Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/6CyjUEVmuLwRt0CtVj9d3G/d93483b569107ceadfe750090492ee63/Ours._Pied_crows_on_road_in_Nyungwe_Forest_National_Park__Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
What other wildlife lives in the forest?
![Mother and calf African forest elephants](https://images.followalice.com/4jnLjQpap099NPHCqsmXic/0c58b1035337acab73240154dded20f6/Ours._Mother_and_calf_African_forest_elephants.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=591)
Forest elephants African buffaloes Leopards African golden cats Servals Bush pigs African civets and palm civets Side-striped jackals Duikers Forest hogs
![Red forest duiker standing in open field in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/CDHpcT1KEtYafPsgcLFRt/c089a097132f81f9c56d6b1ba39a31a1/Ours._Red_forest_duiker__Cephalophus_natalensis__in_Nyungwe_National_Park_Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
Where in Rwanda is Nyungwe Forest?
![Dusky crimsonwing perched on a thin, bare branch in forest canopy of Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/11rX6JBbxvv9NzgZdANlpm/0f3306c88eb6486b6b07f7d5da5fb9f5/Ours._Dusky_Crimsonwing__Cryptospiza_jacksoni__in_Nyungwe_National_Park__Rwanda.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
What's the scenery like?
![View from canopy walkway of rainforest of Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/2HpILLoe7UWVpfwADj8UkO/06d6ae671b5e962accd8cf5a93f531f5/Ours._Tropical_rainforest_of_Nyungwe_National_Park_Rwanda.__1_.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Misty morning view over canopy walkway of Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda](https://images.followalice.com/2cpNnWHceEaJBIcR57CsDk/3f4bea043304868f5dbcf7eecb4694ad/ours._Misty_morning_view_over_canopy_walkway_of_Nyungwe_Forest__Rwanda.jpeg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)