Countries: Rwanda and Uganda
Destinations: Kigali and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Arrive in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 3: Gorilla Habituation Experience at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: Return to Kigali for departure
Trip Overview
This 4 days Uganda Gorilla habituation safari express from Rwanda will wrap up the best of Uganda gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is the only park in the world, with gorilla habituation experience activity that allows you with a maximum of 4 hours with the gorillas, un like the normal gorilla trekking, which your only allowed with an hour with the gorilla, blending you, all way through from the Kigali city suburbs, before driving to Bwindi for a gorilla habituation experience, which is known as a life time adventure activity. You will enjoy a memorable gorilla habituation adventure before you cross back to Kigali. This is a round trip starting and ending in Kigali.
Trip Highlights
- Gorilla habituation experience in Uganda
- Kigali city tour
- Kigali genocide memorial visit
- Border crossing
Day 1: Welcome to Kigali – Rwanda!
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport and passing through the immigration process, you will be welcomed by our safari driver who will brief you shortly and transfer you to the booked accommodation.
Overnight stay at: The Retreat Hotel (Luxury) or Heaven Boutique Hotel & Restaurant (Mid – range)
Meal Plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 2: Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi. Travel time + 5hrs
Day Itinerary
After having a relaxed breakfast at your hotel, you will be met by your guide, share a short briefing, you can have a short brief Kigali city tour, with a visit to Kigali genocide memorial, learn more about the Rwanda 1994, genocide incidence, before you hit the road, to find your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, via Rwanda – Uganda border post, which is roughly a 5 hour’s drive with an en route lunch, to your booked accommodation, for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Gorilla Leisure Lodge (Luxury) or Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Mid – range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3: Gorilla trekking Experience and transfer back to Kigali
Day Itinerary
Today, we are heading for a serious gorilla adventure habituation experience, which is the best experience to sight the gorillas.
Breakfast will be served on time at your lodge, have your packed picnic lunch and by 6:30 am, set off for the gorilla habituation briefing from the Uganda wildlife officials at the park head office and thereafter, you will be joined by a group of rangers and researcher, who participate in the gorilla habituation process, enter you jeep drive to the trekking starting point and later head into the jungle to start of your gorilla habituation experience exercise and enjoy their life style in their real home. The gorilla habituation is only done in the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and this is the only place in the world where gorilla habituation experience is done.
Unlike the gorilla trekking experience, where the clients are only allowed a maximum of an hour with the gorillas, the gorilla habituation experience the clients go with both the trekkers and researchers, and the guests will be allowed a maximum of up to 4 hours with the gorillas. The researchers, and ranger guides, will be able to explain to you the entire process of gorilla habituation, learn more about the gorillas, and get to experience some of the methods used. You will later return in the late afternoon and drive back to your lodge, for refreshment and later dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Gorilla Leisure Lodge (Luxury) or Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Mid – range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 4: Return to Kigali for departure
Day Itinerary
Have your early morning breakfast and, drive back to Kigali, catch up with lunch and depending on your flight time, you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your 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 Habituation Permit ($ 1500), per person
- Museums 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.