Countries: Rwanda and Uganda
Destinations: Kigali and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi from Kigali
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali for departure.
Overview
This 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari express from Rwanda, will wrap up the best of Uganda gorilla trekking adventure experience, blending you, all way through from the Kigali city suburbs, before driving to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for mountain gorilla trekking experience, which is known as a life time adventure activity. You will enjoy a memorable gorilla trekking adventure before you cross back to Kigali. This gorilla trekking trip, shortens your long drive from Entebbe, by accessing Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga National Park, for gorilla trekking through Kigali. This is a round trip starting and ending in Kigali.
Trip Highlights
- Gorilla trekking experience in Uganda
- Kigali city tour
- Kigali genocide memorial visit
- Countryside drive experience
- Border crossing
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi. Travel time + 5hrs
Day Itinerary
Upon getting done with your hotel breakfast in Kigali, or upon arrival at Kigali airport, you will be met by our company representative, who will introduce you to your safari driver guide, who will brief you shortly and later transfer you to the booked accommodation in Musanze which is roughly a 2 hours’ drive. If time allows, you can have a short brief Kigali city tour, with a visit to Kigali genocide memorial, learn more about the Rwanda 1994, genocide incidence, and later have lunch, before you hit up on the road, to find your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, via Cyanika border post, which is roughly a 5 hour’s drive to your booked accommodation, for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (luxury) or Ihamba Residence (Mid – range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day Itinerary
Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the briefing from the Uganda’s officials and thereafter drive to the trekking starting point, have a short briefing before entering into the jungle to search for the shy mountain gorilla, for your gorilla trekking experience. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour gazing into their big round eyes. On a gorilla safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sunscreen and hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole day depending on the movement of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience in Uganda, you will have an informative memorable experience in life. You will later return and meet your guide, who will transfer you, to your lodge, for lunch. After lunch, retire at leisure, or opt for community walk tour. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Overnight at: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (luxury) or Ihamba Residence (Mid – range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali
Day Itinerary
Have a relaxed breakfast at the lodge, meet your guide and you hit the road back to Kigali, and be dropped at your hotel in Kigali or depending on your flight time, you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your late evening flight. End of service!
Meal Plan: Breakfast & lunch
This safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 1 Gorilla permit ($800), per person
- Kigali genocide memorial ground visit
- En-route lunches
- Kigali city tour
- Services of English speaking driver guide
- Bottles of mineral water during the trip
- Fun and other excursions as mentioned in the itinerary.
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like:
- Visa Fees & flights
- Optional activities
- Tips for guides
- laundry
- Alcoholic drinks
- International vaccinations & tests
- Health test requirements
- Personal travel Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Phone call bills
- Extras while at the hotel
- Items of personal nature
Please contact us for a free detailed quote on the option of your choice. We can tailor a request that suits your interests, and budget, as well as we can change or upgrade the lodge options. Write to us with more details about your safari.