4 Days Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Safari
4 Days Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Safari | Mountain Gorilla Trips
Enjoy both the ultimate gorilla trekking and mountain gorilla habituation experience on this unique 4 Days Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Volcanoes National Park.
This captivating primate safari package offers a remarkable combination of both ultimate gorilla trekking and mountain gorilla habituation experience.
On this extraordinary 4 Days Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Safari, you will pay a visit to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Northwest of the country. It is here where you enjoy a remarkable guided gorilla trekking.
After experiencing the best of Rwanda mountain gorilla trekking, you will cross to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park located in the Southwestern part of Uganda.
While in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, you will a mind-blowing mountain gorilla habituation experience. Your 4 days/3 nights mountain gorilla trip starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda a modern city in Africa.
Key highlights
- Go gorilla trekking tour in Rwanda
- Enjoy gorilla habituation experience in Uganda
- Border crossing – Rwanda and Uganda
- Ground travel in a classic 4×4 vehicle
- Comfortable stay in a luxurious wilderness lodge
Brief itinerary
Day 1: Kigali to Ruhengeri, visit Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking Rwanda & cross to Bwindi
Day 3: Full day gorilla habituation in Bwindi National Park, Uganda
Day 4: Bwindi to Kigali, Departure
Safari Details
Day 1: Kigali to Ruhengeri, visit Volcanoes National Park
Leave Kigali for Volcanoes National Park only 2-3 hours’ drive. Pick up point, at Kigali International Airport where the driver guide will meet you, introduce himself and brief you about the whole journey as per the 4 Days Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Safari. After briefing, connect to the park with the driver guide explaining every bit of unique attraction you come en-route.
Overnight stay
- Luxury: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge/Bisate Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Midrange: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel/La Palme
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner + free bottled water en-route
Drive time: 2-3 hours with full-time English-speaking driver guide
Day 2: Gorilla trekking Rwanda & cross to Bwindi
Visit Kinigi for a briefing about guided gorilla trekking rules and the allocation of gorilla families. Volcanoes National Park Rwanda has 12 fully habituated gorilla groups to be visited and you will trek only one today. Actual adventure through the bamboo forest or montane forest to see gorillas begins at 8:00 am lasting for 2-6 hours, but it covers 1 hour of magical encounter and you return to the lodge.
From the lodge, check out after having lunch. Next, transfer from Ruhengeri Volcanoes National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to check in at another gorilla safari lodge.
Overnight stay
- Luxury: Four Gorillas Lodge Uganda/Rushaga Gorilla Safari Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge
- Midrange: Rushaga Gorilla Camp/Gorilla Valley Lodge
Day 3: Full-day gorilla habituation in Bwindi National Park, Uganda
After an early breakfast, leave the lodge as early as possible for a briefing about gorilla habituation rules which will be done at Rushaga. You will be exploring the Kutu gorilla family in Rushaga, the Southern sector of Bwindi also a region with the highest habituated gorilla trekking families. Instead of spending 1 hour, today, the park official will allow you 4 hours to enjoy a close encounter with the massive mountain gorillas in the wild and you return for the entire evening relaxation at the lodge.
Overnight stay
- Luxury: Four Gorillas Lodge Uganda/Rushaga Gorilla Safari Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge
- Midrange: Rushaga Gorilla Camp/Gorilla Valley Lodge
Meal plans: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Bwindi to Kigali, Departure
Heavy breakfast early morning, after, leave Bwindi with packed lunch and drive via Katuna or Chanika border to cross to Kigali. About 4-5 hours’ drive will be spent to access Kigali from Bwindi and you will have a short tour of Kigali, visit the historical monuments, Kigali genocide center, craft villages, etc.