2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi from Kigali
2 Days Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi from Kigali
The 2 days gorilla trekking in Bwindi from Kigali is an exciting short safari that starts and ends in Kigali, Rwanda. The safari will take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is located in the southwestern part of Uganda.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is famously known for harboring the highest number of mountain gorillas, which are found in four sectors, namely the Rushaga sector in the south, the Ruhija sector in the East, the Nkuringo sector in the south, and the Buhoma sector in the north. During the 2 days of gorilla trekking in Bwindi from Kigali, you will be able to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas during the gorilla trekking experience.
Highlights of the 2 days gorilla trekking in Bwindi from Kigali
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience and departure to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On the first day of the Uganda gorilla safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide from your hotel in Kigali or Kigali international airport to start the safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. On the way, you will enjoy great views of the rolling hills, beautiful landscape, and scenery and a stopover for an en-route lunch. After lunch, you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking experience and departure to Kigali
After an early breakfast on the last day of this gorilla adventure, you will carry your lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be divided into groups of 8 people, where each group will be allocated a habituated gorilla family to trek. Gorilla trekking takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on where the gorillas are located and during trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species.
Once the mountain gorillas are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their habitat, which gives you an opportunity to watch them feeding, breastfeeding, playing, resting, and grooming young ones; learn more about their behaviors and characters; and take photos and record videos.
After the one hour with the mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the starting point, where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in the gorilla trekking experience and later meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kigali with lunch en route.
Upon arrival in Kigali, your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International airport for your departure flight or drop you off at any place of your choice depending on your schedule, which brings you to the end of the 2 days gorilla trekking in Bwindi from Kigali.
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Full board accommodation
- Meals at the lodge and en-route (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Full-time English-speaking driver guide
- Pick up and drop off in Kigali
- 4WD safari Van and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets and visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses like buying soft and alcoholic drinks, souvenirs, crafts, telephone calls, laundry services, and hiring a porter, among others.
- Tipping and gratuities
