3 Days Gorilla Trekking In Uganda From Kigali

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Unforgettable Encounters with the Gentle Giants of Bwindi!
Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime 3-day gorilla trekking adventure to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to nearly half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. This tour offers an intimate and breathtaking wildlife experience, starting from Kigali, Rwanda, and taking you deep into Uganda’s misty rainforest for an up-close encounter with a majestic gorilla family.

What's Included

Gorilla Permit
Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Visa fees
Personal Expenses like Cigarettes, Laundry, Alcoholic drinks

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

BK Arena

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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi & Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

    1 stop
  • 1
    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    Your tour driver shall pick you up from your hotel in Kigali or the International Airport and drive to Kigali Genocide Memorial is a place of remembrance and Learning dedicated to the Victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda after continuing to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. This will be a 4-hour drive through Musanze or Gatuna Border with a stop for lunch. Then proceed to the Rwanda and Ugandan border post for documentation verification to entry into Uganda. Upon being verified, proceed on with the drive with endless view from the volcano ranges and community surrounding.

    4 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Gorilla Trekking Day

    2 stops
  • 2
    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    Taking a packed lunch box you shall transfer to the Bwindi Park office by 7 am for briefing and allocating to the gorilla families. Bwindi National Park has the highest population of gorillas in Uganda and there are 19 habituated gorilla families which is the highest for any park. You will then head off into Bwindi forest for the gorilla trekking adventure, led by a park guide. Porters will be available for hire to carry your daypack. After several hours of trekking through the jungle and hiking sharp hills and ridges, you will the gorillas and be rewarded with 1 hour to observe them. After the gorilla experience, you shall return to the lodge and relax away the rest of the day

    6 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    What is the Batwa Tribe experience in Uganda Batwa Experience This original and authentic Batwa Experience tour provided to help the Batwa. The historical reenactment by the Batwa demonstrates the use of medicinal herbs, traditional shelters, fire making, honey harvesting, burial rituals, different types of snares and tribal dances.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Transfer from Bwindi to Kigali

    1 stop
  • 4
    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    On this day, we transfer to the foothills of the magnificent Virunga Mountains. The Virunga Mountains are a chain of 8 major volcanoes spread along the borders of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three volcanoes (Sabyinyo, Gahinga, Muhavura) are located along the Uganda border, and these make up the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. You will stop over at beautiful Lake Mutanda for a take photo to explore the breathtaking scenery. Lake Mutanda has such an idyllic setting. It is dotted by several islands and surrounded by after we close the border to the driver to Kigali we will have lunch in Musanze city

    5 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Journey Africa Wild

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Multi-day Tours
4WD Tours
Safaris
Small Group
Adventure Tours
Involves Animals
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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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