6 Days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari
6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari is one of the best primate safaris that enables travelers to trek gorillas both in Uganda and in Rwanda. This safari will start from Kampala with a city tour, then head to the southwestern part of Uganda to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park a place where you are sure of encountering more than 50% of the remaining endangered mountain gorillas in the wild. You will have gorilla trekking in this park, then connect to volcanoes national park for another gorilla trekking adventure, golden monkey trekking and then transfer to Kigali for Kigali genocide memorial sites visit before departing through Kigali International airport.
Highlights of 6 Days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari
- Day 1: Arrival and Kampala City Tour
- Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park
- Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Transfer to Volcanoes National park
- Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National park
- Day 5: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali
- Day 6: Visit Kigali Genocide memorial sites and Departures
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Kampala city tour
- Arrival: on day 1 of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you are expected to arrive at Entebbe International airport where you will be picked up by our company driver / guide and transferred to the lodge in Kampala for check in at the lodge and lunch.
- Kampala city tour: once you are done with Lunch, you will have to meet your driver for an evening city tour where you will visit some shops, markets and religious sites among others. After the city tour, you will return to the lodge for dinner and have an overnight stay.
- Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park
- Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: on the 2nd day of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you will have to wake up very early in the morning then check out of the lodge to start the long journey Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a stopover in Biharwe at the equator and another stop in Mbarara at Igongo Cultural Center for lunch. After lunch, you will continue the driver while viewing the hills and mountains along the way until you reach Bwindi the land of mountain gorillas. Upon arrival, check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and transfer to Volcanoes National park
- Gorilla trekking in Bwindi: on day 3 of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you will have to enjoy an early breakfast then meet with your driver to be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking thereafter head to the major trailhead after allocation of the gorilla families. You will spend about 2-8 hours win the wild trekking gorillas and then return to the lodge to freshen up, check out of the lodge and meet the driver to exit Uganda for Volcanoes national park. Once you arrive to volcanoes national park, you will check in at the lodge and have an overnight sleep.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National park
- Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes: on day 4 of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you will have to enjoy a heavy breakfast, pack your lunch box of snacks and be driven to Volcanoes national park where you will enjoy spending yet another hour with the gorillas in Rwanda after spending another hour with the same gorillas in Uganda. This is a fascinating adventure and you will be in a position to differentiate between the gorilla trekking experience in two different countries. After trekking gorillas in volcanoes, you will return to the lodge for dinner and relaxation.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali Day
- Golden monkey trekking in volcanoes National park: on day 5 of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you will wake up in the morning, have breakfast served and be driven to the starting point of golden monkey trekking safari within Volcanoes national park in Rwanda. Golden monkey trekking last between 2- 5 hours of enjoyment as trekkers are in a position to capture all the beautiful photographs of the cheerful golden monkeys as they jump from one tree branch to another. After trekking golden monkeys, you will return to the lodge for lunch.
- Transfer to Kigali: once you are done with Lunch, you will then check out of the lodge and meet your driver to embark on the drive to Kigali city of Rwanda where you will arrive late in the evening for check-in at the lodge, enjoy dinner and have an overnight rest.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 6: Visit Kigali Genocide memorial sites and Departures
- Visit Kigali genocide memorial sites: on the last day of this 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari, you will have breakfast upon then have a visit to some of the Kigali genocide memorial sites where you will visit the sites that were put in place to commemorate the Rwandese who brutally lost their lives during the 1994 Rwanda genocide that lasted for 100 days of the murder. After the visit, you will be driven back to the lodge for lunch.
- Departures: once you are done with your lunch, you will freshen up and then check out of the lodge to be transferred to the Kigali International airport for departures to the next destination.
End Of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari
Included in this of 6 Days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari;
- Uganda gorilla trekking permit
- Rwanda gorilla trekking permit
- Rwanda golden monkey trekking
- Airport pick up at Entebbe and drop off at Kigali
- All activities inclusive in the Itinerary
- All meals as per Itinerary
- Accommodation will be as per Itinerary
- An English speaking guide
- A 4×4 safari vehicle throughout the safari
- Enough drinking water throughout the safari
- Ranger fees
- Park entrance fees
Exclusives in this of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari;
- Travel visa and ticket
- Porter fees
- Laundry fee
- Life Insurance
- Other drinks other than water
- Optional activities
- Porter to the guide and porter
- Souvenirs
Conclusion
This of 6 days Uganda Rwanda gorilla trekking safari is one of the best primate safari where primate lovers are in position to spend time with primates both in Uganda the pearl of Africa and Rwanda the land of a thousand hills.
