3-Day Uganda Gorilla Safari from Kigali
Overview
Tour Overview
You will be gorilla tracking in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, with your flight landing in Kigali, Rwanda. Your accommodation will be at Rushaga
Day by Day
Itinerary
Pick up from Kigali and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 1Pick up from Kigali and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Pick up from Kigali and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, our driver/guide will meet you, and your day will begin with a complimentary tour of the city. Kigali city was named in 1907 by Dr. Richard Kandt, Rwanda's first colonial resident governor. Lush green hills surround the city, and it is often referred to as the land of a thousand hills. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to visit interesting spots such as the craft market, the Gisozi genocide memorial site, and the Kigali museum. After the city tour, we will depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where we will visit the genocide memorial site en route. You will arrive at your hotel late afternoon and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Rushaga Gorilla Haven's Lodge. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas) Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest) High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce) Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall) Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP GorillaCommon ChimpanzeeRare ElephantRare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone LionNone Show more GiraffeNone LeopardNone CheetahNone BuffaloNone ZebraNone WildebeestNone HippoNone Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge Budget lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) Meal
Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park After an early breakfast, you will proceed to the national park's headquarters to meet your ranger guides for the day. After completing the park formalities, we will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime experience of tracking mountain gorillas. Once you spot them, you can watch them for one hour. This is perhaps one of the most breathtaking wildlife experiences on earth. You get so close to these magnificent giant primates. You stare at each other blankly, not knowing who to look away first. Tracking the mountain gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience. These massive primates are extremely rare, with fewer than 700 living today. You will get as close as seven meters of them. The tracking may be fairly strenuous, up to six hours or longer at a relatively high altitude. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas) Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge Budget lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Transfer Back to Kigali to end the tour
Day 3Transfer Back to Kigali to end the tour Transfer Back to Kigali to end the tour After breakfast, bid farewell to your host and head to Kigali. Enjoy some last-minute shopping in one of Africa's most welcoming capitals before heading back to the airport for your international flight home. Main Destination: Kigali Genocide Memorial (Kigali, Rwanda) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour (See Getting There for more details)End of tour (See Getting There for more details) Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators (Learn why) Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly Next: Overview Next: Day by Day Next: Rates Next: Inclusions Next: Getting There Next: Offered By Best price guarantee Your request will be sent directly to the operator If preferred, you can contact the operator directly Next: Request a Quote Request a Quote Disclaimer This tour is offered by Safari Vacations and Travel Services, not SafariBookings. This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings. If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change. The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability. I
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Included & Excluded
Included
- A transfer from and back to the airport is included
- What is included in this tour
Not Included
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
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Jason is the perfect access point to Rwanda and Uganda - when you ride around the countryside with him, he shares stories of his life, and of the history of the country. He was also trained as a teacher, and he is gifted in that way. He...
I'm very grateful for our experience with Safari Vacations! We did a 4 day trip that included seeing the Rwandan Genocide Memorial in Kigali, a chimpanzee habituation trek in Kibale National Park, and a Gorilla trek in Bwindi National Park....
I did a 2day trip from Kigali to Akagera and it was a great experience - everything was perfectly organised and Rowland did a great job of driving me around in the park, trying to get as many sightings as possible, giving many explanations...
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We loved Uganda and Safari Vacations and Travel Services. We used them to travel from Kigali to Bwindi, and spent three nights there at Kaara Lodge. Jason the owner was extremely helpful and answered all emails quickly, and amended the...
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