Gorilla Explorers

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Transfer from Kigali Airport and Transfer to Bwindi National Park

Transfer from Kigali Airport and Transfer to Bwindi National Park

Arrive at the airport in the morning, our guide will pick you up at the airport or hotel. Embark on golden monkey tracking journey. This is quite similar to gorilla trekking but generally less strenuous, this experience allows you to observe these playful primates as they move through bamboo forests. You will have an hour with them once located. After tracking golden monkeys, proceed to Bwindi National Park. Cross the border at Cyanika or Gatuna border crossing to Uganda.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)
High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

Accommodation:
Karungi Camp
  • Budget lodgejust outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi National Park

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi National Park

After an early morning breakfast, meet your diver and go to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi starts at 8:00 am and can take between 1 to 8 hours. The nearer the place where the gorillas spent the previous night, the faster the process of encountering them. Each gorilla family is trekked by a maximum number of 8 people per day. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi is one of the most adventurous tourism activities Uganda has ever had. It involves walking the trails of the forest in search of these apes. Upon encountering the gorillas, you will be given a full hour to spend in their presence. Take as many pictures as you wish but do not use flashlight cameras.

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

Accommodation:
Karungi Camp
  • Budget lodgejust outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi from Bwindi National Park

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi from Bwindi National Park

This is the day to explore Uganda’s deepest Lake. After a relaxed breakfast at your lodge, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a boat ride at Lake Bunyonyi. This will introduce you to beautiful sceneries as well as bird sightings. Lake Bunyonyi is home to thousands of birds such as grey crowned cranes, herons, white-tailed monad, weavers, African harrier hawks, egrets, cardinal woodpeckers, grey-crowned cranes, and African kingfishers, to mention but a few. The boat ride will also introduce you to some of the 27 historical islands of Lake Bunyonyi.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Bunyonyi Overland Resort
  • Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Transfer to Kigali Airport, Visit the Genocide Memorial Museum

Transfer to Kigali Airport, Visit the Genocide Memorial Museum

After a relaxed morning breakfast at your lodge, you will embark on the drive to Kigali city – Rwanda’s capital city. Enjoy the views of the surrounding areas.
You will visit the Rwanda genocide memorial Center and see the names and remains of thousands of lives who succumbed to the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Have lunch at any hotel in Kigali and the driver will drop you at either a hotel or lodge in Kigali or Kigali International Airport for your outbound departure.

Main Destination:
Kigali (Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

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.

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Disclaimer

  • This tour is offered by Gorilla Explorers, 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.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.
  • This tour is subject to the terms & conditions of Gorilla Explorers.