6-Day Luxury Uganda Gorilla Trek & Rwanda Wildlife Tour

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

Welcome to Kigali - Rwanda

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will go through customs and immigration clearance. You will be met by our company representative, who will warmly welcome you to the "Land of a Thousand Hills" that Rwanda is known for. Later, transfer to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Kigali Marriott Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Kigali city tour and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Start your day with a warm buffet breakfast at your hotel in Kigali. At 8:00 am, be met by your safari guide, have a short trip briefing, and later drive to Kigali city for shopping. Then, you will visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial ground and later proceed with a drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (roughly 5 hours). Enjoy an en-route lunch as you cruise through the magnificent route to your booked accommodation. On arrival, check in, dinner will be served, and an overnight stay will follow.

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

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Four Gorillas Lodge

• Luxury lodgejust outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Kigali

Early in the morning, have a cup of coffee, then prepare for the briefing from the Uganda wildlife officials. Then, you will enter the jungle to search for the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their lifestyle in their natural habitat. After encountering the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for an hour, gazing into their big, round eyes. Gorilla trekking requires a reasonable degree of fitness. You need walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sunscreen and a hat.

The gorilla trekking experience can last between a half-day and a full day, depending on the movement of these primates. After this gorilla trekking experience, you will meet your guide and board the Jeep to drive to Kigali. You will be dropped off at your booked hotel in Kigali for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Kigali Marriott Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Akagera National Park

Today, after breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by your safari guide and leave for Akagera National Park. The journey takes about 2.5 hours, depending on the stops along the way. The beautiful unwinding landscape en route to the park makes it easy to ask the guide for stopovers to capture some photos.

On arrival at the park, we will register at the park reception and then proceed to our accommodation with a short game drive. We will check in and have lunch. After lunch, we head out for an afternoon game drive in the park to search for small and big animals. We will look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, topis, and much more.

At 4:30 pm, we will head out for a scenic sunset boat trip on Lake Ihema. This is a great opportunity to spot hippos and crocodiles in the water or by the shores and encounter buffaloes and elephants wallowing by the water banks. Later, we will return to the lodge for dinner and an evening stay.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park (Rwanda)

Best Time To Visit June to September and mid-December to mid-February (It is drier and wildlife is easier to spot)

High Season June to September (The park is busiest at weekends)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Akagera NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

HippoAbundant

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

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ElephantOccasional

Black RhinoRare

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Hot-air balloon safari and game drive

After breakfast at 6:00 am, we will leave for an early morning game drive in Akagera National Park to catch up with late hunters and early risers. We will drive towards the starting point for the hot-air balloon safari in Akagera. You will arrive early and watch the preparation for the great balloon ride experience. The ride will offer you a great aerial view of the park with great sightings. On your return, enjoy a champagne breakfast treat.

Drive north, where you will undertake more game drives, searching for big mammals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, several antelope species, and the recently re-introduced lions and rhinos. The park is a varied habitat for wildlife and several bird species, with over 500 bird species, making it a birding paradise. We will return for dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP (Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Game drive and transfer back to Kigali

Have breakfast at the lodge before heading for an additional full-day game drive north of the Kilala plains with a picnic lunch. You will visit the park's north side for great wildlife sightings before we return to Kigali. You will be dropped off at your booked hotel in Kigali or the airport for your evening flight home. End of service!

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park (Rwanda)

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.