6-Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Rwanda Cultural Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrive In Kigali | City Tour | Genocide Memorial Visit | Travel To Musanze | Cultural Village Tour

On arrival in Rwanda, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding and A4 paper with your name printed on it at Kigali International Airport, and embark on a city tour visiting the Genocide Memorial Site which gives a brief history of Rwanda. You will have lunch on the way.

After lunch, you will visit the community cultural village to enjoy the Rwandan culture including their traditional dance. Iby’iwacu Cultural Village is a non-profit umbrella organization that aims at improving the lives of reformed poachers and communities around Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park through the provision of conservation incentives, supporting community enterprise development and livelihood-based projects.

Dinner and overnight will be at Red Rocks Rwanda.

Main Destination:

Musanze (City, Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Red Rocks Rwanda

• Outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Last Day In Rwanda | Transfer To Uganda | Travel To Lake Bunyonyi, A Lake With 29 Islands | Rest

After breakfast, you will be driven to the Rwanda-Uganda border and then transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. The lake's twisting water body, dotted with 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water, will amaze you.

On arrival, you will check into your lodge and rest.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort

• Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Optional Activities | Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Relax

After breakfast, you will either relax at your lodge or head out for optional activities like zip lining, kayaking, canoeing and ninja warrior challenge with each activity costing 40 USD per person, payable at the lake.

Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of 2,200 – 2,478m. It is probably the second-deepest lake in Africa. It is one of the few African lakes completely safe for swimming (there is no bilharzia). In the afternoon, you will have lunch at your lodge.

After lunch, you will be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the famous mountain gorillas. Check in at your lodge and rest.

Dinner and overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort.

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

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ChimpanzeeRare

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White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort

• Budget tented camp located just outside Ruhija (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Trekking | Batwa Cultural Interaction

After breakfast, head out to the park head offices with your packed lunches and have a briefing about the do’s and don’ts while in the park with gorillas.

You will head out for gorilla trekking through the misty rain forest. Trekking can take 2 hours or up to 6 hours depending on the location of the gentle giants. Make sure you carry enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, and rain jackets.

In the evening, you will head out for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa, which is an indigenous group of people that have lived in the forest for 500,000 years. Enjoy traditional dances and drama from them.

Dinner and overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort

• Budget tented camp located just outside Ruhija (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Equator Stopover | Transfer To Kampala | Relax

After breakfast, you will be driven to Kampala. You will have a stopover at the equator in Masaka. See where this imaginary line divides our planet into 2 equal hemispheres. Lunch, snacks, souvenirs and photographs may be taken here befrore proceeding to Kampala.

On arrival at your hotel in Kampala, you will check in and rest.

Dinner and overnight at Bushpig Backpackers Hostel.

Main Destination:

Equator Point Uganda (Highlight, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Bushpig

• Budget hotel located in Kampala (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

The Last Day With Us | Transfer To The Airport | Fly Back Home

After having a delightful breakfast. You will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your scheduled flight back home.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.