2 Nights, 4 days in Rwanda

Highlights
– Arrive in Rwanda, visit Uganda
– Gorilla Trekking
– Experience cultures across the region

Trek the gorillas in Uganda after a brief experience of neighbor Rwanda where you would land. Depending on arrival time, consider the option to visit he genocide museum or take a brief city tour en route to Uganda. This gorilla experience applies to either Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park both found in Uganda with Mgahinga shared between Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. It is advised to book this tour at least 3 months in advance considering the high demand for gorilla permits over the most recent months.

Day 1: Welcome to Rwanda, Bwindi
Meet and greet – our driver/guide will be at Kigali Airport to pick you up from your flight. Transfer by road through the clean streets of this small and hilly East African state to Katuna on the Rwanda – Uganda border. After clearing up with the authorities, proceed to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park / Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. The difference in communities is evident right away as you move from one geographic location to the other not to mention the steady change in landscape.

Arrive at your overnight lodge situated on the periphery of the impenetrable forest. The stunning views truly make good for a “gorilla in the mist” experience.

Journey Time: 4.30 hrs
Meal Plan: FB

Day 2: Bwindi
Today is the big day… prepare yourself for an encounter with one of the world’s gentle giants: the endangered mountain gorilla. For most people this is the absolute highlight of their tour to the region; depending on their movement due to the best feeding area and other factors, this may take anywhere between 3 to 8 hours. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them… Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees – the only forest in Africa that can make this claim. It also hosts five other species of primate, 113 species of mammal, over 200 butterflies, and 360 birds.

Meal Plan: FB

Day 3: to Kigali
Depart Bwindi after breakfast driving to Kigali to arrive in the early afternoon hours. Depending on the time of your scheduled return flight home, take the opportunity to visit Rwanda’s craft markets and/or the genocide museum. Making use of your haggling skills, activities, and purchases in Kigali is at the client’s cost.

Journey Time: 4.30 hrs

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Tour Cost:
$409 based on 10pax in Private Safari Van(s)
$455 based on 10pax in Private Safari Jeep(s)
$355 based on 20pax in Private Safari Van(s)
$378 based on 20pax in Private Safari Jeep(s)

+ $600 pp for gorilla tracking permit

Price Quotes Include:

1. Ground Transportation throughout the trip in a private 4WD vehicle
2. Midrange shared accommodation (twin / double rooms)
3. Meals and activities as stipulated in the program
4. Services of an English-speaking driver/guide
5. Bottled drinking water while on safari
6. Lots of fun in the African sun!!!

Price Quotes Exclude:

1. Airfares
2. Visa, international flights,and departure taxes – unless specified in the itinerary
3. Tips
4. Inoculations and personal insurance
5. Optional activities and excursions
6. Items of a personal nature such as beverages, telephone, postage, etc