Uganda gorilla trekking is one of the world’s thrilling destinations to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Uganda has two gorilla national parks, and the parks can be accessed by either using a road Uganda safaris or by Uganda flying safaris, where you take a flight from Entebbe to either Kisoro or Kihihi air fields, which is a rough hour and a half.
The two Uganda gorilla parks are Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park.
The road access to both Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park from Entebbe which is the main international airport is over 8 hours’ drive by road.
So, for those clients who would wish to only trek gorillas in either Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga National Park, it can be a long drive for them, though worth it.
At One More Adventure Safaris, we advise our clients to land through Kigali airport and connect via either Cyanika or Gatuna border by road, with the drive roughly 5 hours by road which is less strenuous compared to the pickup from Entebbe.
Of recent, there has been an increase on Uganda Rwanda combined gorilla trekking safari, due to the ease of crossing to Uganda via the road border and easily get back after trekking, as well as the presence of East African visa that facilitates multi reentry and crossing between the two countries.
For those seeking to do multi gorilla trekking visit in Uganda and combine it with either Rwanda gorilla trekking or DR Congo gorilla trekking, it is easy to arrive through Kigali and coordinate the gorilla trekking between the countries as the parks are closer to each other.
Why arrival for gorilla trekking to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park via Kigali Airport?
The above question can be summarized with the following answers
- Shorter drive from Kigali (roughly 5 hours)
- Opportunity to visit both country including a city tour in Kigali
- Opportunity to visit Kigali genocide memorial
- Visa at Kigali airport is upon arrival for all nationals
- An East African visa can be obtained at Kigali airport, which facilitates multiple entry.
- Shorter gorillas of 2 days can be conducted with early morning arrival and evening departure through Kigali airport.
- Less strenuous, due to shorter drive
- Cost friendly due to less days for those who wish to do fewer days
Get in touch with our tour experts at One More Adventure Safaris, and they can advise you on how you can plan your Uganda gorilla trekking safari through Kigali Airport, with possibilities to do shorter gorilla trekking in Bwindi through Kigali. You can as well request for a 2 days Uganda gorilla trekking safari through Kigali, and see how it looks.
