This 7 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Adventure from Rwanda, gives you a great experience to explore both Uganda and Rwanda. You will visit Nyungwe National Park for chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk, before heading to Volcanoes National Park for golden monkey trekking and later transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will be trekking the gorillas from. You will have two night stay at Bwindi close to the park areas, as well as have an experience to meet the batwa
You will as well have an opportunity to do a Kigali city tour before transfer.
Day 1: Arrive in Rwanda
Upon arrival at Kigali airport, you will be met by your guide who will warmly welcome you to Rwanda, share a short briefing and transfer you to your booked hotel in Kigali at Chez Lando Hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park.
After your breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide, share a short briefing and drive off to Nyungwe with a visit to the King Palace museum and ethnographic museum along the way. You will reach in the afternoon at your hotel at Emeraude Kivu Resort. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 3: Chimpanzee trek and Canopy walk
Have an early morning breakfast, meet your guide and drive off to the park, meet your ranger guide and head off for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest which is known for harboring a number of bird species and over 13 primates. You will trek the chimpanzee and later return for lunch before heading for a canopy walk experience in the Nyungwe forest rewarding with a great view of the forest and nature trail walk. Later return and depart to your hotel at Emeraude Kivu Resort. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Musanze
After your early morning breakfast, meet your guide and transfer to Musanze, with a beautiful en route view of Kivu belt. In the afternoon, visit Ellen DeGeneres Campus of Dian Fossey. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 5: Golden Monkey Trekking and transfer to Bwindi NP
Meet your guide early morning after breakfast, drive to park headquarters for golden monkey trek briefing, and later drive to the starting point. An hour shall be allocated after finding the golden monkey, you watch them as you take photos, later return for lunch and refreshment, before you drive off, to Bwindi, through Cyanika border to your booked accommodation, catch up with dinner and overnight stay at Ichumbi Gorilla lodge. Meal Plan: Lunch & dinner
Day 6; Gorilla trek trekking experience
After your breakfast at the lodge, meet your driver guide, and drive off to the park with your packed lunch, ready for gorilla trek. You will be briefed before you proceed with the search in the jungle for the gorillas. Upon finding them, an hour will be given for photos, video’s as you watch them go through their daily life. Later return and have lunch and your lodge as you relax over the evening, with batwa cultural experience and get to know more about the social life of the batwa. Dinner and overnight stay at Ichumbi Gorilla lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 7; Transfer back to Kigali
Have a relaxed morning breakfast, and then check out of your lodge and then enjoy a wonder en route drive back to Kigali and be dropped at the airport, for your afternoon flight.
Included in the tour,
- Transportation by safari vehicles
- Meals and accommodation as planned
- Service of a professional guide
- Batwa experience
- Gorilla permit
- Chimpanzee permit
- Canopy walk permit
- Golden monkey permit
- Museum visit
- Ellen campus visit
- Bottle of mineral water
- Lunch on the way
- Kigali city tour
Excluded in the tour
- Personal expenses
- Liquor
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Air fares
- Tips for the guide
- Activities that deviate from the itinerary