OVERVIEW
With the 5 Days Uganda Double Gorilla Trekking from Kigali, you'll have the chance to go gorilla trekking in Uganda where you'll have the chance to learn more about the critically endangered mountain gorillas by spending two hours with the primates in their habitants instead of one hour. The five days of double gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali will also guarantee that you get to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park as quickly as possible, taking only four hours as opposed to the nine to ten hours it takes to get there from Kampala City. The Safari will ensure you have an amazing experience during your Uganda safaris because you will get to see a number of attractions like bird species including Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori nightjar, grey throated tit, dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler. And primate species like chimpanzees, Dent's monkey, vervet monkey, black and white colobus monkey species and many more for memorable experiences in the park.
TOUR SUMMARY
- Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi.
- Day 2: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi
- Day 3: Community encounters/ walks.
- Day 4: Second Gorilla Trekking.
- Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali.
DAY 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi
- On the first day of 5 days Uganda double gorilla trekking from Kigali. Your safari guide will pick you up from a place of your choice either in Kigali or the Kigali international airport and give you a briefing about the safari. You will have a city tour of Kigali before being transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. While there, you'll visit the country's largest market, Kimironko, where you may buy souvenirs and African fabrics, among other things, to remember your safari by. You will also visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum. After Kigali city tour, you will have lunch in Kigali and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the habitat of the endangered mountain gorillas. Upon your arrival you will check into your lodge for dinner, evening relaxation and overnight stay.
DAY 2: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi
- On the second day of 5 days Uganda double gorilla trekking from Kigali. Get up early in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast. After an early breakfast at your lodge with a packed lunch, meet your safari guide and be transferred to the park headquarters where you will receive a briefing on rules and regulations to follow during gorilla trekking for an amazing experience in the park. After the briefing you will grouped in different groups of 8 members per group with the presence of experienced guide and then encounter the jungle to look for the mountain gorillas. Along the way you will see many different attractions while participating in the activity, including chimpanzees, Dent's monkeys, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkey species, common moorhens, grey-throated tits, dusky crimson wings, red-faced woodland warblers, and many more. Gorilla trekking takes a period of thirty minutes to six hours. And once the gorillas are spotted the trekkers are given a period of one hour to be in the presence of the gorillas while watching their behaviors, watching them making nests, play, feed and among others. That’s when you take their pictures while using cameras with no flash, recording there movies. After one hour return back to the starting point to get the gorilla trekking certificates for participating in gorilla trekking. After meet your safari guide and take you back to the lodge for dinner, evening relaxation and overnight stay.
DAY 3: Community encounters/ walks.
- On the third day of your 5 Days Uganda Double Gorilla Trekking from Kigali, wake up early in the morning and take a leisurely breakfast. After a leisurely breakfast, you will be picked up by your safari guide who will take you to the Batwa community where you will interact with the residents and learn more about their culture. You will also understand how they conducted their activities prior to being prohibited from the forest. After you will be taken back to your lodge for lunch, and after lunch you will relax at your lodge or take the evening nature walks around the lodge area. After you will have a relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 4: Second Gorilla Trekking.
- On day four of your five-day Uganda double gorilla trekking from Kigali, wake up early in the morning and be enjoy a relaxed breakfast. After a relaxed breakfast together with your packed lunch meet your safari guide and transfer you to the park headquarters for the rules and regulations to do during gorilla trekking. After briefing you will be divided into the groups of eight people, with the guidance of the professional guide you will explore the jungles to look for the mountains gorillas. Along the way you spot the beautiful biodiversity of the park that is animal species, bird species and plant species. . Once the gorilla has been located, you will spend an hour with it and learn more about primates, watching them feed, interact with one another, taking their pictures and recording their videos. And you will return back to the starting point to receive the gorilla trekking certificates for taking part in gorilla trekking. After you will be taken to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
DAY 5: Transfer back to Kigali.
- On the fifth day of your five-day Uganda double gorilla trekking from Kigali. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast, check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide to take you back to Kigali. You will have a Kigali city tour when you arrive in Kigali, where you will visit the king's palace to learn more about Rwandan culture and the Kigali genocide memorial museum to learn more about the events that led to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. During your transfer to Kigali City, you will experience breathtaking views of the Ugandan landscape. After the city tour of Kigali, you'll eat lunch and then make your way to the airport or another destination in Kigali, bringing your five days of double gorilla trekking in Uganda to a close.
Trip Inclusions:
- Accommodation.
- 4×4 safari vehicle with fuel.
- Full-time English speaking guide.
- Gorilla permit x2.
- Bottled water on transit.
Trip Exclusions:
- Visa fees.
- Air ticket fees.
- Personal needs like airtime, laundry, tips for service providers, emails, beverages.