Safari 2 Gorilla Tours

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

From Kigali, Rwanda - Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda

From Kigali, Rwanda - Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda

Your private guide with a safari 4WD vehicle, meets & greets you at your Hotel in Kigali. You will visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respect for victims of 1994 Rwandan Genocide against tutsi before Leaving the lively capital, you drive north-west through lush hills & bustling market towns for approximately 4 hours, to the stunning Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon
ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
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LionNone
ZebraNone
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Uganda Gorilla Tracking Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Uganda Gorilla Tracking Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters & After the experience transfer to Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Overnight at Gorillas Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)
High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

Accommodation:
Volcanoes Hotel
  • Mid-range hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Optional Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Tracking Volcanoes National Park

Optional Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Tracking Volcanoes National Park

Today to participate on the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking a Gorilla Trekking ticket at additional cost of $1,500 is required & or participate in the alternative Bosoke Volcano Hike.
Early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi park headquarters for trekking briefing and then hike up into the rainforest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24 hour guard, so their location is known, you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters indeed. After the day experience return back to the Lodge. Overnight at Gorillas Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Volcanoes Hotel
  • Mid-range hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National - Lake Kivu, Gisenyi

Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National - Lake Kivu, Gisenyi

After an early morning breakfast transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi to go for golden monkey tracking. These primates are beautiful, endangered & more agile than the mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains – and tracking them acclimatizes you perfectly to the slight altitude, marking your last views of the park's environs, and this will be followed by a transfer to Lake Kivu, Gisenyi. Overnight at Paradise Marahide Hotel or similar.

Main Destination:
Rubavu (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)
Accommodation:
Paradise Malahide
  • Mid-range hotelnear Rubavu (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Kinunu Coffee Tour Experience transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park

Kinunu Coffee Tour Experience transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park

A live experience on how coffee is grown & catered for until it reaches the cup it’s a unique ecotourism attraction with big involvement of the local community. After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Kinunu for the coffee experience and proceed to Nyungwe National Park. Overnight at Ken Barham Guesthouse or similar.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)
High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

Accommodation:
EAR Ken Barham Guest House
  • Budget guest houseinside Nyungwe NP (Chimps, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking & canopy walk, Nyungwe National Park

Rwanda Chimpanzee Tracking & canopy walk, Nyungwe National Park

At 04:30am an early morning breakfast or order packed breakfast & this will be followed by meeting with the ranger guide & then transfer to Cyamudongo & or Uwinka visitors center to begin with chimpanzee trekking and subsequently there will be a canopy walk that starts at Uwinka visitors center and then transfer return to the lodge. Overnight at Ken Barham Guesthouse or similar.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
EAR Ken Barham Guest House
  • Budget guest houseinside Nyungwe NP (Chimps, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

From Nyungwe National Park transfer to Kigali

From Nyungwe National Park transfer to Kigali

After an early breakfast begin your journey back to Kigali bringing an End of the 7 Day Rwanda Uganda Chimpanzee & Gorilla Tracking Safari. Your driver guide will drop you at your planned destination & or at the airport for a night flight back home. End.

Main Destination:
Kigali (Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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  • This tour is offered by Safari 2 Gorilla Tours, not SafariBookings.
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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.