6 Days Uganda & Rwanda Gorilla Safari

6 Days Uganda & Rwanda Gorilla Safari

Experience Uganda and Rwanda in 6 Days! This Uganda-Rwanda safari will take you to the wilderness, Bwindi Impenetrable and Volcanoes National Parks. Enjoy the jungle to experience the gorillas, primates, birds in Uganda and Rwanda.

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Drive to Ruhengeri to the Volcanoes National Park; it is among the widespread Virunga Mountains along with Bwindi forest in Uganda and the Virunga in Congo which have a variety of peaks like the Bisoke, Karisimbi, Muhabura and Sabyinyo. It is also home to the rare Mountain Gorillas.
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking

Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
After your breakfast drive to the headquarters of the park, while there you will have a briefing from the ranger guides concerning gorilla tracking. Later start trekking the gentle giants through the Volcanoes forest. Meeting the gorillas will be the most thrilling experience as you will be amazed at the Silverbacks. It will be a great time watching the gorillas play, communicate to each other and the mothers feed the young ones. In fact today will be your day to view and learn a lot about the gentle giants. Strictly one hour is spent with the gorillas, so make sure utilize your time with them.
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Golden monkey tracking and Dian Fossey’s grave visit

Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
You might visit the attractive golden monkeys and take walk to Dian Fossey’s grave or just choose other activities like visiting local community projects and schools or choose to hike Muhavura or Bisoke volcanoes.
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Travel to Uganda-Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma Kanungu and Kisoro, Kabale Uganda
Enjoy breakfast and transfer to Kigali whereby if time allows you could have a short city tour, after which you will proceed with your journey to Uganda. Arrive at Bwindi Impenetrable and spend an Overnight.
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Buhoma Kanungu and Kisoro, Kabale Uganda
Be a wake so early and have breakfast after drive to the headquarters, be brief and go through the mist Bwindi forest as you trek gorillas, it is an amazing time added with great views of the Silverback and other wildlife species in the forest. Upon meeting the gorillas, you will have only an hour with them. Later head back to the lodge and in the evening have a walk through the community of the indigenous Batwa people where you will learn a lot about their culture.
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Return to Kigali-Rwanda for the flight

Stop At: Kigali Genocide Memorial, KG 14 Ave, Kigali Rwanda
Have an early breakfast and after that bid good bye to the great Bwindi forest and drive back to Kigali where you will have lunch and after your guide will transfer you to the Airport for your flight back home.
Duration: 6 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.