Uganda Rwanda Gorilla Safari -7 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari to Uganda & Rwanda

Tour Name: Uganda Rwanda Gorilla safari

Tour Duration: 7 days

Destinations: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Parc national des Volcans, Queen Elizabeth NP

Tour activities: Gorilla Tracking, Bird watching, game drive, boat trip and chimp trekking etc

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Kampala -Bwindi Forest
This day break fast will be served early (6:00am) depart by road and head south-West to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will have a short stop at the Equator an informative talk as well as a photographic opportunity. We will continue to Mbarara where were we will stop for lunch. Your drive will take you through Uganda rolling green hills through the highlands, also known as the Switzerland of Uganda. Your road will then head even higher to where you can see the triangular peaks of the Virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo. We then drop down into a valley, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the mountain gorilla. Tonight you will sleep to the sounds of the mountain rainforest. Dinner and Overnight at Gorilla Resort /Buhoma Community Bandas (Full Board)

Day 2: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla Park

Go gorilla tracking, walking up steep densely forested hills before finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation. An inspiring moment! (This trek can take from half an hour to 5 hours - a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes) Sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. It's amazing to think there are only about 650 of these beautiful creatures left!
Overnight at Gorilla Resort / Buhoma Community Bandas (Full Board)

Day 3: Bwindi - Rwanda
After breakfast leave for Rwanda. Take in the panoramic sunset over the volcanoes.
Overnight at Gorilla Nest Lodge/ Kinigi guest house (FB)

Day 4: Gorilla Tracking in the Volcanoes National Park
Early morning cup of coffee, enter the Gorilla sanctuary of Parc National des Volcans, the rain tropical forest covering the hills surrounding Virunga Volcanoes. The trekking is a demanding but rewarding experience. Ensure you carry with you enough water and the packed lunch. The time spent in the forest depends on the movements of the Gorillas in their natural environments. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Depart for Queen Elizabeth National park
Have breakfast and cross back to Uganda and head northwards for Queen Elizabeth National Park through the unique western rift valley escarpment. Take a mini game drive in Ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions before getting the Mweya Peninsular; park headquarters. Arrive in the evening and check in at your Lodge. Over night at Jacana Safari Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge or Mweya hostel

Day 6: Chimp trekking and launch cruise
Wake up before the sun rise and drive to Kyambura Gorge for Chimpanzee. The gorge is the natural home of habituated chimpanzees. Your guided walk may last three to five hours and in addition to seeing the chimps, the trip may yield sightings of the colobus monkeys, baboons, red tailed and velvet monkeys, and other primates. After lunch, drive to the dock, for an afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which joins Lakes Edward and George. Its shoreline attracts large mammals and reptiles through out the year. These can be seen from covered launches, topi, and simba that cruise between Mweya Jetty and the channel's entrance into Lake Edward. There are also a rich variety of birds on the channel. Back to the lodge for dinner and over night.

Day 7: Morning game drive - Kampala
Take break fast before sunrise for the early morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. Drive to Kampala arriving in the evening.

Prices quoted include
1 Ground Transportation
2 Safari driver/guide allowance
3 Destination guiding allowance
4 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
5 Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
6 Other itinerary related activities
7 Gorilla Tracking Permits in both Bwindi and Volcanoes Gorilla Parks

Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes.
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.

 

Uganda Rwanda Gorilla Safari