This 4 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda and Rwanda will give you the chance to participate in double gorilla trekking which will lead you to both Mgahinga National Park and Volcanoes National Park. Both experiences will lead you to hike the Virunga mountains in Africa that is Mount Gahinga, mount bisoke, mount muhabura, mount sabyinyo and mount karisimbi in order to access the habituated gorilla families that you will get to spend an hour with. In this gorilla trekking experience, you will have the chance to spend more time (2 hours) with the gorillas understanding their behavior in the wild as you enjoy two different experience. Continue with the detailed itinerary for a memorable experience when you embark on both gorilla trekking in Uganda and gorilla trekking in Rwanda.
Highlights of the 4 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Uganda and Rwanda
Day 1: pick up and transfer to Mgahinga national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Kigali city
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 Mgahinga 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 trekking and transfer to Kigali city
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel with your packed lunch, you will make your way to the forests to embark on gorilla trekking in the park which will lead you to the habituated gorilla families in the park. With gorilla trekking, you will get to spend an hour with the species observing a number of their different features as they co-exist with one another and the forests. After the safari experience. you will then connect to your guide who will transfer you back to Kigali city where you will be dropped off at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
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 Trekking Safari in Uganda and 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
