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One&Only Nyungwe House

A lodge set amid emerald tea fields at the edge of Nyungwe, one of Africa’s oldest montane rainforests, home to chimpanzees, colobus monkeys and a famous canopy walk.

At the edge of the old forest
Nyungwe · Rwanda 2° 26.82′ S  /  29° 6.24′ E
Satopia Travel presents A cinematic travel experience In partnership with Kerzner (One&Only)
The Camp

A lodge in the tea, beside a forest older than the Congo.

Nyungwe is one of the oldest rainforests in Africa, a vast montane forest in Rwanda’s southwest alive with chimpanzees, colobus and hundreds of birds. One&Only Nyungwe House sits at its edge, amid working tea fields, forest wall on one side, emerald rows on the other.

Rooms are contemporary and warm, the spa serious, and the days are forest treks, chimp tracking and the celebrated canopy walkway high above the trees. It pairs naturally with Rwanda’s gorillas to the north.

Overview Nyungwe · Rwanda
Setting
On a tea plantation at the edge of Nyungwe rainforest, Rwanda
Accommodation
Contemporary rooms and suites, forest and tea beyond
Exclusive use
Rooms taken together, or the lodge exclusively
Getting there
Via Kigali, then a scenic drive or light flight
The stay
Stay 3 nights or more, and we plan your whole experience
Satopia experience
Tailor-made for you: chimps, canopy walks and gorillas, arranged end to end
Tea & forest · 4:5
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Every experience begins with a single click. Tell us when and with who and we'll design a world around you.

Guests From 2 to 20 guests
2
Nights Minimum 3 nights stay
3
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The Camp

One of Africa’s oldest forests on one side, a working tea estate on the other.

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01 Accommodation

Contemporary rooms, forest and tea beyond.

Rooms and suites are warm and modern in timber and glass, with fires for the cool highland evenings and views to the forest wall or the tea rows. Some open to private terraces over the green.

Held together they suit a family or party; the lodge can be taken exclusively for a private forest stay.

Rooms
On confirmation
Sleeps
On confirmation
Outside
Forest, tea & terraces
Use
Rooms, or the lodge
Tea & forest · 4:5
02 Culinary

Highland cooking, and the estate’s own tea.

The kitchen cooks refined, seasonal food with Rwandan highland produce, and of course the estate’s tea, in the dining room, on a terrace, or out among the tea rows.

A tea-tasting and a picnic in the fields are part of the pleasure; your designer arranges the private dinners.

The table
The dining room & terraces
From the estate
The estate’s tea
Among the tea · 4:5
03 Experiences

Chimps, canopy walks, and the forest.

The days are the forest: chimpanzee tracking through Nyungwe, troops of colobus monkeys, waterfall hikes, and the famous canopy walkway swaying high above the trees.

Birding here is world-class; your designer paces the treks and pairs the forest with the gorillas up north.

In the forest
Chimps · colobus · canopy walk
Nearby
Waterfalls & birding
Into the forest · 4:5
04 Wellness

A forest spa, and the highland calm.

The One&Only spa treats with tea and forest botanicals, a rare wellness offering at the edge of a rainforest, with a pool and fires for the cool evenings.

The deeper restoration is the forest itself, ancient, alive and cool.

The spa
Tea & forest botanicals
Around it
A pool & the forest
Forest calm · 4:5
05 Service

A lodge team, and one designer over the whole stay.

One&Only pairs polished service with Rwandan warmth and expert forest trackers; the community and the estate are part of the story.

Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who holds the rooms, arranges the gorilla link and stays one call away throughout.

At the lodge
The One&Only team
Behind it
One Satopia travel designer
Quiet hospitality · 4:5
06 Setting

Nyungwe: Africa’s ancient rainforest.

Nyungwe survived the ice ages and seeds much of the Congo basin’s life; it is a forest of chimps, monkeys and staggering birdlife, protected as a national park.

The lodge sits at its threshold, and Rwanda’s gorillas and Kigali complete the journey.

Around you
Ancient rainforest & tea
To the north
The gorillas
The ancient forest · 4:5
Moments

The forest, in motion.

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Image slot Mist over the ancient forest.
Image slot A chimp high in the canopy.
Image slot The canopy walkway swaying.
Image slot Tea rows glowing at dawn.
Plan your Experience

What's the forecast?

Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights, the cars, the guides, the tents held for you alone.

When to go
Best · June – September & December – February · the drier seasons for tracking; forest is green year round
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Jan
24°
Feb
24°
Mar
23°
Apr
23°
May
23°
Jun
24°
Jul
25°
Aug
24°
Sep
23°
Oct
23°
Nov
23°
Dec
Rainfall Driest July · wettest April
Drier seasons · ideal Wetter · lush & green Rainfall trend
For the forest

Chimps and canopy.

Chimpanzee tracking and the famous canopy walk, from a lodge in the tea.

For families

Wild and green.

Forest treks, monkeys and the canopy walkway, with rooms to base from.

For two

Rainforest romance.

Fires, tea and the ancient forest, cool and quiet in the highlands.

For the pairing

Forest then gorillas.

Nyungwe’s chimps and then Volcanoes’ gorillas, in one Rwandan journey.

Plan your journey

How far is it from you?

Choose where you would set out from. We'll estimate the flight and how much the time change is likely to ask of you.

The Satopia Advantage™

You choose the place.
We'll do all the planning.

We hold the relationship with One&Only Nyungwe, so we can hold your rooms together on your dates, or take the lodge exclusively, and pair it with the gorillas. From there a single travel designer composes every day around you. You simply arrive.

What we secure

The right rooms, at the forest edge, matched to your party and the season. The access a direct booking rarely reaches.

What we arrange

Every day composed by one travel designer: the chimp treks and the canopy walk, the gorilla link and the transfers, present when wanted, unseen when not.

People we bring to you, on request
Forest trackers & guides
Birding specialists
Lodge hosts
Spa therapists
Childminders
Photographers
Satopia Insider

A few things worth knowing.

Drawn from recent guests.

Allow time for the scenic drive

Approaching through rolling green tea fields introduces the remarkable landscape of the southern highlands. Allow several hours for the winding overland route from northern parks to appreciate the changing scenery. Upon arrival, traditional music and dance welcome you straight into the serene atmosphere of the forest edge.

Prioritise chimp and colobus trekking over everything else

Chimp and colobus monkey trekking directly from the property is the experience visitors remember most vividly afterwards. Pairing these forest walks with a stroll through the tea plantation and time at the spa creates a well-rounded stay. Guests frequently rate this location among the highlights of their travels.

Extend your stay

Want to stay a little longer?
We'll plan that too.

Rwanda is forest, gorillas and lake. A few we would pair the lodge with, each arranged as one seamless experience.

Image slotThe gorillas · 9:16
The north

Volcanoes & the gorillas

The mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park, the natural pairing to the north.

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Image slotLake Kivu · 9:16
The lake

Lake Kivu

The great lake between forest and volcanoes, for a few restful days.

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Image slotKigali · 9:16
The capital

Kigali

The clean, moving capital on the way in or out.

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Enquire · The Privé Collection 2026

Every experience begins with a conversation.

Tell us who is coming and your dates. We will shape the rest around you. Nothing is booked yet, and we reply within a day.

01

When would you like to come?

Choose one or more months, or tell us you're flexible on dates.

Ideal season · June to September, December to February

02

What's the occasion?

Choose any that apply.

03

An indicative budget?

An estimate of your budget for the whole stay helps us plan your experience. Below is an estimated nightly rate, excluding experience budget, to help you plan.

04

Who shall we reply to?

Included in your experience
  • Your rooms, taken together
  • Breakfast and forest activities
  • Chimp tracking and the canopy walk
  • Your Satopia travel designer, throughout
Arranged separately
  • Flights and transfers
  • Dining, the cellar and spa
  • Gorilla permits and trekking
  • A lodge buyout, on request

One&Only Nyungwe House is priced by the room, by night and by season, with permits additional. The figures shown are indicative. Once we check live availability we confirm an exact, all-in quote for your dates, and nothing is booked and no payment taken until you approve it in writing. A deposit then secures your dates, with the balance due before arrival. The full booking terms, cancellation policy and any security deposit are set out in your confirmation.

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