This 4 days gorilla habituation in Uganda and gorilla trekking in Rwanda will give you the ultimate gorilla safari experience in Africa, watching the species in their natural habitats while embarking on two totally different activities. With gorilla habituation in Uganda, you will get to visit Bwindi impenetrable national park, Rushaga sector where the process is carried out which involves training the species to get accustomed to human presence which involves watching the training process, the authentic reactions of the species as they are trained to get accustomed to human presence and on the other hand, gorilla trekking in Rwanda involves tracking the already habituated species that are used to trackers. These two experiences will give you the best of both worlds, and you should not miss out on wthem hile on your African safari.
Highlights of the 4 days gorilla habituation in Uganda and gorilla trekking in Rwanda Safari
Day 1: pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla habituation and departure to Kigali
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and transfer back to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Depending on your location in Kigali city, you will be picked by your guide to transfer you Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will get to participate in gorilla trekking in Uganda. Before you transfer to the park, you can participate in the Kigali city tour where you will access a number of destinations from the Kigali genocide memorial museum to help you understand more about the Rwanda genocide which changed the lives of Rwanda with the death of about 1,000,000 Rwandans in 1994 you will also get to visit a number of different historical destinations which will give travellers the chance to understand more about the home to 1000 hills. After the Kigali city tour, you will get to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park through the cyanika border. Depending on the time you reach the hotel, you can get to participate in Batwa trail experience, which will give you the chance to understand more about the unique culture of the previously forest people whose life depended on the forests in the wild. Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in either of the sectors of the park.
Day 2: Gorilla habituation and departure to Kigali
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will then make your way to Bwindi impenetrable forests, Rushaga sector where you will access the habituated gorilla family. It should be noted that it is only in Rushaga where you will get to access the habituated gorilla families in the park. With gorilla habituation in Bwindi impenetrable national park which will give you the chance to which will give travellers the opportunity to watch the authentic reactions of the species as they get trained to get accustomed to human presence. The process of training the gorillas to get trained to be ready for gorilla trekking can take travellers about 2 years to be released in the wild to be tracked by travellers interested in gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park. During the safari experience, you will get to spend four hours with the gorillas understanding their behavior in the wild for a memorable safari experience. After the safari experience, you will then connect to your guide who will then transfer you to Kigali city where you will be dropped off at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.r
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
You will be met by your driver guide at your agreed location in Kigali city to transfer to volcanoes national park where you will arrive in time to participate in Ibyi’wacu cultural village tour. Have a guided walk around the village at the different sites that exhibit the different aspects of the people of at the village to have an insight about the interesting features of the culture of the people of Rwanda. By visiting ibyiwacu cultural village get to see a medicine man that is mixing a number of herbs that were used to cure a number of diseases like bareness and impotence, stomach upsets, fever and many more. If you’re interested, you can also get involved in mixing the herbs which will give you an authentic experience. After the experience head to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Da Vinci hotel (mid-range) hotel muhabura(budget)
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and transfer back to Kigali
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from your hotel. our guide will meet you after having your breakfast and your lunches packed and he will take you to Kinigi Headquarters where you are expected to be given a brief before starting the gorilla trek. This brief is done at 7am. You are given guidelines during this brief before you are allowed to start the trek. This gorilla trek can take to about 2 hours to half a day as its unpredictable. When you finally find the gorillas, you will have to maintain a 7 meters’ distance and you are allowed one hour to admire and take photos of the gorillas. During the time you spend with the gorillas you will get the opportunity to understand a number of their rewarding features like how they co-exist with one another, you will get to watch the duty of the dominant silverback whose role is to mate with the adult females to increase the members of the family, raid other gorilla families for their members, you will watch the juveniles grooming one another for a rewarding safari experience. After the trek, you will then embark on your journey back to Kigali.
End of the 4 days gorilla habituation in Uganda and gorilla trekking in Rwanda
Trip Inclusions
- Pickup and drop off in Kigali
- An English-speaking guide
- Entrance permits
- All activities included on the itinerary
- Entrance permits
- Meals and bottled water
- 4X4 safari vehicle & Fuel
- Gorilla trekking permits
Trip exclusions
- Visa fees
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Uganda visa fees
- Activities that are not included on the itinerary
