3-Day Mt Mgahinga Gorilla Trekking Mid-Range Tour

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

Transfer to Mgahinga National Park

After an early breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the hotel and drive you to Uganda through the Chanika Border. On your way, you will have good scenic views of Rwanda the land of a thousand hills as you proceed to Uganda. You will have different stopovers for photo moments. The views of the volcanoes will enhance your trip. Check in at the border and exit Rwanda to enter Uganda. You will drive to your hotel for lunch, a relaxing afternoon, dinner and overnight.

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

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Mutanda Lake Resort

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mountain gorilla trekking

After an early breakfast, carry your packed lunch from the lodge and drive to Mgahinga National Park headquarters arriving in time for the gorilla briefing. Before briefing, your passport details will be required to make sure that you are eligible to trek mountain gorillas. This will be followed by the briefing from one of the UWA rangers about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking and instructions to be followed before, during and after the trek. You will then be led to the forest to search for the mountain gorillas. Once you find the gorilla family, you will be allowed one hour to observe and enjoy the gorillas. You will then trek back to the park headquarters for graduation and be awarded with the gorilla tracking certificate. Drive back to the lodge for evening relaxation and the overnight night.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Mutanda Lake Resort

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer back to Kigali

After breakfast in the morning, you may opt to relax at the lodge until midday. After lunch at the lodge, transfer to Kigali for your return flight.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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