3 Days Gorilla Trekking (Uganda) Via Kigali, Rwanda

Tour Overview

This tour takes you toBwindi Impenetrable National Park (UNESCO world heritage site), from where you will go on a trek to encounter mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.

The trip starts and end in Kigali – Rwanda.

Cross by land border from Rwanda to Uganda and back.

Easy access via Kigali airport and scenic drives through Rwanda hills to Uganda.

Premium accommodations in Bwindi and Kigali.

Optional cultural encounters with local communities.

3

Days

2

Nights

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Itinerary Details

Day 1
Arrival Kigali

Arrive at Kigali International airport from where you will be welcomed by your driver/guide.

Enjoy a short city orientation drive. Check in your hotel.

Day 2
Kigali - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Our guide will pick you from your hotel in Kigali, continuing on scenic 5-hour journey through Rwanda’ rolling hills. Cross border the Gatuna or Kyanika border into Uganda and proceed to Bwindi

Impenetrable national park. Arrive at your luxury lodge late afternoon and check in. Spend the evening at leisure.

TIP: The park gate and choice of hotel will depend on location of gorilla permits at time of booking

Approximate driving time: 5-6 hrs. Allow 30 minutes – an hour border crossing.

Day 3
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - Gorilla Trekking.

After early breakfast, drive to park offices for orientation by expert rangers. Later bgin your once in life time trek into the dense forest.

After locating a habituated gorilla family, spend an unforgettable one hour observing them in their natural habitat – interact, bonding and playing. Return to the lodge for relaxation.

Enjoy optional cultural visit (Batwa experience or cultural walk)

TIP: Trekking through the thick jungle, can be tough, wet, strenuous but not impossible – hence must be averagely healthy.

Day 4
Bwindi – Kigali – Departure.

After breakfast at the lodge, drive cross back into Rwanda with scenic views of volcanoes

Depending on your flight schedule, enjoy brief visit of Kigali Genocide Museum or local craft market. Drop off at Kigali airport for your outbound flight.

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