3-Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari from Rwanda

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Kigali to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

Your Ngoni Safaris driver-guide will collect you from your hotel or Kigali International Airport. After a short briefing, you travel north through Rwanda’s beautiful countryside toward the Cyanika border.

After completing immigration formalities, you will enter Uganda and continue through the scenic highlands of Kisoro to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You arrive at your lodge in the afternoon and relax while enjoying views of the forest and surrounding hills.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Dorotia's Bwindi Eco Tourism Resort

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Community Experience

After an early breakfast, you will transfer to the Bwindi Park headquarters for registration and a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers. You will then enter the rainforest in search of a habituated mountain-gorilla family.

The trek can take approximately 2–7 hours, depending on the gorillas’ location and forest conditions. Once you find them, you will spend one unforgettable hour observing and photographing the gorillas in their natural habitat.

After returning to the lodge for lunch and some rest, you enjoy an optional Batwa community experience. You learn about the traditions, forest knowledge, music, and daily life of one of the region’s indigenous communities.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Dorotia's Bwindi Eco Tourism Resort

• Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Kigali, Rwanda

After breakfast, you check out and begin the return journey to Rwanda. You cross the border and continue through Rwanda’s rolling hills to Kigali.

Depending on your flight schedule, you may stop for lunch or take a short Kigali city tour, including a visit to a local market or the Kigali Genocide Memorial. You will then be dropped off at your Kigali hotel or Kigali International Airport.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.