This gorilla safari starts and ends in Kigali. Such a safari will help you reduce on the long distances that you would have incurred through Entebbe – Kampala transfers. Being gorilla safari of 4 days, you maximize your gorilla tour by doing gorilla trekking twice in different gorilla groups.
This will enable you watch the differences with in the different groups as well as enjoying and spending more time with the apes. This will take place in Bwindi and Mgahinga. The choice for the best lodges around Bwindi is yours. You are at liberty to pick your best facility from the list we provide to you.
Since you have more days for this trip, you can even choose to go to Mgahinga national park for more gorilla encounter as well as golden monkeys. This is also another opportunity to spend your valuable time with yet another group of gorillas.
Quick pick up by our professional driver guide from your hotel in Kigali and enjoy a city tour of Kigali visiting the genocide memorials, and local markets, and later cross to Uganda enjoying the landscapes of the mountainous nature of Rwanda and Uganda. Cross the border and continue to drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in south-western Uganda which is known as the home of the mountain gorillas. Enjoy the relaxation, Dinner and overnight stay at your preferred lodge.
On the next day, take early morning breakfast from the lodge, the guide will drive you to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking rules, regulations (dos and don’ts) After that you will drive to the starting point where you will walk into the jungle forests to search for the endangered mountain gorillas in the wild.
The hike can be between 5-6 hours, as well as spending a full hour in the presence of an earth-shaking silver back gorilla and its family. What an unforgettable experience! After the return to park headquarters for the certificate issue and later jump into the safari jeep to drive to Kisoro town or at the feet of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park dinner and overnight at your preferred lodge.
On the third day, drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for a scenic hike and have a briefing on the second gorilla trek as well as golden monkey tracking rules and later enter into the jungle forest of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park to search for gorillas and the other Virunga lovely primates of Golden Monkey, the trekking will reward you with the chance to spot other primates, birds and wildlife animals in the jungle. In the evening hours, you will take a nature walk in the local communities. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
On the last day, you will take a boat cruise on second Africa’s deepest lake of Lake Bunyonyi to visit various islands on the lake like the punishment island. After lunch you will start to drive back to Kigali with consideration that you booked a night flight, the crossing will be via Katuna Border.