4-Day Bwindi Impenetrable NP Budget Tour

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

Arrival and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Our guide will meet and greet you at the airport. You will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The journey takes about 4 hours and takes you through the Switzerland of Africa—Kigezi. Our guide will help you with border crossing procedures, thereafter, you have a stopover at Kabale to flex and do simple shopping. Proceed to Bwindi through the countryside with great views of the Virunga massif. Arrive at the lodge in the afternoon, check in and wait for the big day.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

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

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Karungi Camp

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Trekking and Community Walk

Wake up early so as to buy yourself time to have breakfast. Pick your packed lunch plus drinking water since you ought to have long hours in the forest searching for these apes. Arrive at the park headquarters in time for your briefing and thereafter, head to the forest to engage in your first trek which may take 2 to 6 hours depending on the animal’s movement. A full hour is allowed for you to visualize the animals as they move around and react differently to your visit. Thereafter, the trek heads back to the park headquarters and then finally the lodging. Freshen up and go on a community walk to see the Batwa people and their ways of life you can enjoy their cultural dances and songs as they demonstrate it all for you.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Karungi Camp

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Wake up at leisure, check out of your lodge and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. While at the lake, you can do bird watching, swimming, a boat ride to the 29 islands of Africa’s second deepest lake and the famous Punishment Island (Akempene). Relax at Africa's second-deepest freshwater lake and share memories of the previous day in a very cool environment.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Crater Bay Cottages

• Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Kigali

After breakfast and checking out, head out for a morning hike to Kyabahinga hill to catch the sunrise. Return in time for lunch, have lunch and embark on your journey back home. Stop in Kabale to shop for souvenirs, Ugandan crafts and fashions. Thereafter, you will leave for Kigali arriving in the evening. You might still have time to do a tour around Africa’s most beautiful city, Kigali.

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.