5 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari Rwanda Gorilla Safari Uganda/Rwanda-Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour – Overview

The 5 Days Gorilla trekking safari Rwanda Gorilla safari Uganda is a Gorilla tracking tour to both Rwanda and Uganda.

This short safari is one of the popular gorilla trekking safaris taking you to the gorilla home of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.

With arrival at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda you meet a Rwanda safari driver guide who will transfer you to Volcanoes National Park where you do gorilla trekking the next day.

On the third day, you are transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you do undertake Mountain Gorilla trekking too.

From Bwindi, the drive continues to Lake Bunyonyi where you relax on the shores of Africa’s deepest Lake. From Lake Bunyonyi you are transferred back to Kigali International Airport for a departure flight.

5 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari Rwanda Gorilla Safari Uganda/Rwanda-Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour – Highlights

Day 1: Arrive in Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport and transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Day 2: Do gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and relax at the lodge. Optional tour to Musaze Caves

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Drive along the Virunga Volcanoes and visit the local community upon arrival

Day 4: Do gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for an evening boat cruise and relaxation

Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali International Airport for a departure flight.

5 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari Rwanda Gorilla Safari Uganda/Rwanda-Uganda Gorilla tracking tour – Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be received by your Rwanda safari driver guide. You are driven through Kigali City and if its early arrival, you take time to visit the Gisozi Genocide memorial center.

Here you learn about the history of Rwanda especially the 1994 genocide. After this Kigali city tour you have lunch and then be driven to Volcanoes National Park 116km about 3 hours’ drive passing through impressive countryside landscapes of Rwanda with rolling hills before arriving in Ruhengeri for relaxation, dinner and overnight at an accommodation facility close to the park.

Accommodation options:
Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge
Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme
Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel

Day 2: Do Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park And Relax at The Lodge.

After breakfast, start your Rwanda gorilla tracking safari by driving to the headquarters for briefing by park officials at 8am and after enter into the jungle to search for the shy mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

Requirements like firm walking shoes, hut, insect repellent, sun screen, rain gears, packed lunch and bottled water are a must plus other tools that one may need once in the tropical rain forest.

Gorilla trekking tends to last from 2 to 8 hours or more depending on the day’s gorilla movement. The one hour of direct encounter with the gorillas brings you closer to these ancient apes, look into their eyes, their gigantic structure that makes them most powerful of all apes and explore them forage and play before retreating to the lodge for relaxation.

In the afternoon, you can take an optional Musaze Caves walk to explore the historic caves of Musaze that were formed 65million years ago by the basalt lava flow from the Volcanic Mountains of Sabyinyo and Bisoke.

The caves feature 31 entrances and stretch to 2km inside. After taking about 2 hours on the exploration, you then retire for refreshment dinner and relaxation at a booked accommodation facility.

Accommodation options:
Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge
Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme
Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Drive Along The Virunga Volcanoes And Visit The Local Community Upon Arrival

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park driving along the magical views of eight mountains that form the Greater Virunga massif.

You cross at Chanika boarder and get welcomed by other magical Kigezi Highlands with rolling hills and temperate climate that have earned it the naming as the Switzerland of Africa.

You settle at the lodge for lunch and then after you embark on a community tour visiting the Batwa people along with the Bakiga to explore into their way of life and cultural traditions.

You can arrange for an impressive cultural performance after which you retreat to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight

Accommodation:
Upmarket / Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge
Midrange / Standard: Gorilla Mist Camp
Budget/Basic: Broadbill Forest Camp

Day 4: Do Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi For an Evening Boat Cruise And Relaxation

After early morning breakfast, you are driven to a specific gorilla trekking sector for briefing from the park rangers which starts at 8;00am and lasts about 30 minutes.

After briefing, you connect to the trail head and start the gorilla trek passing through dense vegetation perched on steep slopes and deep valleys with streams flowing.

You spend one full hour with the gorillas is a rewarding moment to explore the gorilla in detail and take as many pictures as you can.

You retreat from the activity which tends to last 2 – 8 hours after which you transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for an evening boat cruise exploring some of the main Islands out of the 29 Islands that mark the lake surrounded by magical Kigezi Highlands.

The sun set views of the lake, the myriad of Islands and the surrounding hills contribute to lasting safari memories of this trip.

Accommodation:
Upmarket / Luxury: Birdnest @Lake Bunyonyi Resort
Midrange / Standard: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort, Budget

Day 5: Transfer Back to Kigali International Airport For a Departure Flight.

After a relaxed breakfast, you embark on the transfer to Kigali City 196km about 3 hours’ drive crossing at Katuna boarder post.

The views of the hills of Rwanda are rewarding to explore before arriving in Kigali international Airport to catch up with the flight back home.

End of the 5 Days Gorilla trekking safari Rwanda Gorilla safari Uganda/Rwanda-Uganda Gorilla tracking tour.