Kigali: 3-Day Trip with Gorilla Trek in Uganda Kigali: 3-Day Trip with Gorilla Safari in Uganda

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ID: GYG387651-701871
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Country: Rwanda

Duration: 3 days


Description

Take a trip from Kigali out to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Enjoy a hassle-free tour with full board and accommodation included.
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali, Rwanda
In the evening, get picked up and taken to your hotel. Have dinner at around 7:00 PM in the hotel restaurant.

Day 2: Explore Kigali - Visit Genocide Memorial - Bwindi National Park
Start your day with breakfast served buffet-style at the hotel beginning at 8:00 AM. Dig into a variety of fresh breads, pastries, and hot and cold dishes.

Leave your hotel at around 9:00 AM for a morning of discovery in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. Learn about the city's past and present. 

Visit the Genocide Memorial, which remembers the mass slaughter of a million Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutu in 1994.

At around noon, take an hour-long break for lunch at a local restaurant. Then, after lunch, set off for Bwindi National Park on a 3-hour journey. You will stop briefly at the border to Uganda to clear with customs and then continue your trip.

Arrive at the lodge and have time to settle in before dinner. Freshen up in your room with a private bathroom. Make use of the amenities including a restaurant and bar. Have dinner at around 7:00 PM in the lodge's restaurant.

Depending on the lodge that is available, you will likely be just minutes away from the main gate of Bwindi National Park. 

Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Trek
Have a buffet-style breakfast from 6:00 AM. Then, at 7:30 AM, take a drive of about 30 minutes to the National Park headquarters to meet your guides for the day. 

After completing the park formalities, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime experience of tracking mountain gorillas. Learn how the park is home to over a third of the remaining 1,000 Mountain Gorillas in the world.

Walk for two to four hours through thick bush and over steep, rugged terrain at elevations ranging from 7,000 to 9,000 feet. Once you spot the gorillas, spend up to an hour watching these incredible creatures from close by.

Depending on the length of our trek, you will return to the lodge by about 1:00 PM and have lunch at 1:30 PM.

At 2:00 PM, check out of the lodge and drive for 4 hours back to your hotel in Kigali, arriving in time for some last-minute shopping and a transfer to the airport or hotel in Kigali.

Highlights

  • Explore Kigali and learn about the city's history until the present day
  • Trek through the bush and get up-close to gorillas
  • Enjoy the convenience of an all-inclusive trip with full board

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial includes many graphic images and may be disturbing to some travelers
• The mountain gorilla trek may involve exposure to stinging nettles and red ants
Please wait in your hotel lobby 30 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.