This 3 Days Bwindi Double Gorilla Trekking through Kigali is tailored to tourists interested in trekking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda twice with Kigali as a starting point.
This 3 Days Bwindi Double Gorilla Trekking Safari Packages offers you a chance to trek mountain gorillas twice, giving you a chance to learn about the dynamics of 2 different mountain gorilla families in Bwindi Forest. This safari starts from Kigali City of Rwanda and ends in Kigali, thus giving you a chance to explore these Uganda and Rwanda on one tour.
Highlights of 3 Days Bwindi Double Gorilla Trekking Through Kigali
- Day 1: Pick in Kigali – Kigali City Tour & Transfer to Bwindi
- Day 2: First gorilla Trek in Bwindi Forest
- Day 3: Second gorilla Trek in Bwindi Forest & Departure
Detailed itinerary of 3 Days Bwindi Double Gorilla Trekking Through Kigali
Day 1: Pick in Kigali – Kigali City Tour & Transfer to Bwindi
On arrival at Kigali International Airport – Rwanda, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide. Depending on your flight time, you will have a short Kigali City Tour visiting the Kigali Conventional Centre, Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre and the Kimironko Market.
Then embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through a very scenic and hilly country of a thousand hills to the Pearl of Africa. You will cross to Uganda either at Katuna border in Kabale Town or Chanika Border (Kisoro Town) before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Arrive in the evening for check-in at your lodge, have dinner and overnight.
Drive Time: Approximately 4-5 hours
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Option: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tavern Lodge
Day 2: First Gorilla Trek in Bwindi Forest
Have early breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking. A senior guide from Uganda Wildlife Authority will take you through dos and don’t’s to follow on this amazing trek. In groups of 8 people headed by an armed ranger guide, head into the forests in Bwindi looking for mountain gorillas.
The trek through Bwindi Forest takes approximately 2-6 hours depending on the movement of mountain gorillas and where they spent their previous night, along the trek you will encounter other forest creatures such as elephants and monkeys. When you locate the gorilla family, you will be allowed one hour of being in the presence of mountain gorillas, observe them go on with their life in the forest, groom each other and peak fruits and leaves to eat. You are allowed to take pictures as long as your flash light is off, as it irritates the gorillas and might make them agitated.
Trek back to the starting point, pick your gorilla certificate, meet your guide and head back to your lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Option: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tavern Lodge
Day 3: Second gorilla Trek in Bwindi Forest & Departure
Today you will have a second gorilla trek in Bwindi Forest, however this time you will trek a different gorilla family. This allows you to get a different perspective into the gorilla family dynamics and enjoy more time with mountain gorillas.
After the amazing gorilla trekking experience, you will drive back to Kigali Airport to catch your flight back home bring your 3 Days Bwindi Double Gorilla Trekking Through Kigali to an end.
End of 3 Days Bwindi Double Gorilla Trekking Through Kigali
Cost Includes
- Airport transfers
- Transport in a 4×4 Safari Vehicle
- Fuel for the round trip
- Services of an English speaking driver guide
- All park entry fees
- Drinking water in the vehicle
- Gorilla permit
- Accommodation for 2 nights
Cost excludes
- Visa
- Extra activities not listed on the itinerary
- Extra accommodation
- Personal expenses
- International Flights