Places You’ll Visit
Safari Overview
This exclusive gorilla trekking Tour is a premium RwaTrek Safari designed to provide an unforgettable encounter with endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. The itinerary typically includes Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Volcanoes National Park, complemented by scenic countryside drives, cultural experiences, and stays in carefully selected luxury or upscale lodges. Combining personalized service, expert ranger guidance, breathtaking rainforest scenery, and close-up gorilla encounters.
Trip Highlights
RwaTrek Safaris has tailored 5 days Uganda Safari to enable you to explore a great comparison of the two national parks of Uganda by visiting the mountain gorillas on an exclusive Uganda Safari. Get the best gorilla trekking experience on a trip booked by RwaTrek Expeditions.
Highlights of the 5 Days Uganda Safari Tour
Day 1: Kampala-Bwindi gorillas in the mist
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi National Park
Day 3: Bwindi-Mgahinga Gorilla Park
Day 4: Mgahinga hike & Batwa cultural trail
Day 5: Transfer from Mgahinga to Kigali
Itinerary in Detail
Kampala-Bwindi gorillas in the mist
Have breakfast, after meeting our guide of RwaTrek Safari experience will start to transfer you to southwestern Uganda, via Masaka-Mbarara high way with an unforgettable stopover at the Uganda equator for photographs, snacks, and informative talks. Lunch en-route at Agip motel. Thereafter drive to the Bwindi park via scenic undulating landforms, Ankole cattle, and winding banana plantations. Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp / Gorilla Heights Lodge.Meals F/B
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi National Park
After morning breakfast at the lodge, the guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules and regulations in the wilderness of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, located in southwestern Uganda.
After entering the forest to search for the shy primates in their mist. It is a whole or half-day adventurous activity, depending on the movement of the gorillas. When meeting them, one hour is allowed to stay with the primates for the clients to enjoy playing and take unforgettable photographs. After returning to the lodge for Lunch, spend the evening visiting the local communities around the park, such as the typical Bakiga homes, local breweries, traditional healers, Batwa cultural performances, local schools, art, and craft shops. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Bwindi-Mgahinga Gorilla Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters in Mgahinga National Park for the second gorilla trekking in the Virunga Massif, later enter the forest to search for the gorillas in the magic Mgahinga, and once found, you will spend one hour with the gorillas. Later return to the park and proceed to GhingaLodge for lunch, relax in the evening watching the Virunga Mountains. Dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Mgahinga hike & Batwa cultural trail
Breakfast, thereafter head to the Mgahinga Gorilla Park for a briefing, and after that go for the adventurous Gahinga volcano hiking. Lunch, thereafter visit the Batwa for cultural performances and learn more about their previous and current lifestyle. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Note: Mountain Gahinga, which is as high as 3,474m. This hike takes about six hours to both ascend and descend. Once at the top, you will find the crater filled with swamp and giant lobelia. Those who are lucky will be able to see the golden monkeys as they walk through that thick bamboo forest. The hike was steep in places but not uncomfortably so, and while it didn’t rain, it got damp as the fog rolled in and out over the mountain. The scenery was both breathtaking and intriguing.
Transfer from Mgahinga to Kigali
Walking up in a relaxed morning breakfast at the lodge, you will start to cross to Rwanda via Cyanika to start the drive to Kigali, Rwanda, the cleanest city in East Africa. In case time allows, you can go to the city to explore the beauty of Kigali. Lunch will be in the city, and after drop off at the airport ( Meet & Greet to be done by our Partners: Akagera Civil Aviation
What’s Included & Excluded
Complete transparency with no hidden costs on your RwaTrek safari.
Included in Your Trip
- Airport pickup and drop-off services as specified in the itinerary.
- Transportation in a private 4×4 safari vehicle.
- Services of a professional English-speaking driver-guide.
- Accommodation for 4 nights in luxury or mid-range lodges, depending on the package.
- Meals as specified in the itinerary (typically breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
- Gorilla trekking permit for the designated national park.
- Guided gorilla trekking experience with professional park rangers and trackers.
- Park entrance fees and conservation fees.
- Guided nature walks or cultural visits where included in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water during transfers and safari activities.
- Government taxes and applicable service charges.
- Emergency evacuation assistance where provided by the tour operator.
Not Included
- International and domestic flights unless specifically stated.
- Visa fees and passport-related expenses.
- Travel, medical, and evacuation insurance.
- Vaccinations and personal medical expenses.
- Optional activities such as golden monkey trekking, chimpanzee tracking, or additional excursions not listed in the itinerary.
- Alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and premium beverages unless specifically included.
- Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, internet charges, and souvenirs.
- Tips and gratuities for guides, drivers, park rangers, porters, lodge staff, and other service providers.
- Additional accommodation before or after the tour.
- Expenses resulting from flight delays, adverse weather, road conditions, or other unforeseen circumstances.
- Any services or items not specifically listed under the inclusions.
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