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3 Days Uganda rwanda gorilla trekking experience
3 Day Uganda - Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Experience
This 3 Days Uganda rwanda gorilla trekking: is an experience for those wishing to do gorilla trekking in the two different countries i.e Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. You will also visit Lake Ruhondo and Bulera in Rwanda plus some cultural tour. The tour will start and end in Rwanda Country.
Detailed Itinerary
Activities
Optional Activities
No. of Days
Included
Excluded
Required
Detailed Itinerary
DETAILED ITINERARY
After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked by one of our representatives from Ssemambo Alex Tours & Travel who will pick you from your hotel either in Kabale or Kisoro then after transfer you to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park taking approx 1hr 55mins drive. You will arrive at the park headquarters in time for briefing about the dos and don’ts while doing your gorilla trekking, there after you will be grouped in a group of 8 whereby rangers will accompany you to the rain forest to begin your search of the mountain gorillas. For those with heavy luggage, you can use the porters to help you carry your luggage at a cost of $10.
The moment you come eye to eye with the gorillas, your rangers will guide and show you how to handle and behave while with them, here you are also advised to stand 7 meters away from the gorillas as you enjoy viewing them. This is a memorable and an amazing experience watching the Mountain gorillas feed, play around and also do their day to day activities. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates and once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence, watching them doing their activities and to also take photos. After trekking, you will head to the park headquarters and get back to the road towards Kabale or Kisoro.
END OF SAFARI TOUR
Activities
- Gorilla trekking
- Nature walks
Optional Activities
Birding watching
Birders with a limited amount of time in Buhoma are strongly urged to stick to the Munyaga River Trail, which starts on the edge of the park behind the gorilla tracking trailhead and follows the same old road through the forest south of Buhoma as the waterfall trail. The open road provides better birding opportunities than a narrow forest path and on a good morning you could hope to see over 60 bird species. Among the common species seen include; the great blue turaco, black bee-eater, red-tailed bulbul, bar tailed trogon, Doherty’s bush-shrike, white bellied robin-chat and much more.
Village walk
This 3 hour stroll through Buhoma and its margins immerses visitors in the customs and practices of the Bakiga and Batwa people. The tour takes in varied activities such as farming, brewing local beer, dispensing traditional medicines and concludes with dancing displays by members of the Batwa community.
Batwa visits
This takes place in a patch of private forest contiguous with the national park and provides a fascinating insight into the traditional forest life and lore of this hunter-gatherer culture.
Dance performances
Traditional dances, supplemented by rather contrived but enjoyable gorilla dances can be arranged on site or at any if the nearby lodges. There is no fixed charge but a significant donation will be welcomed, this is dedicated to helping educate orphaned and disadvantaged Bakiga and Bagisu children living in and around Buhoma.
No. of Days
Number of Days
1 Day
Included
What’s Included
Gorilla permits
A professional driver/guide
All transportation including fuel
All accommodation (included in the itinerary)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip/Airport transfer
Bottled Drinking water
Excluded
- International flights
- Personal items
- Meals
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Required
Requirements
GORILLA PERMIT COSTS
Gorilla trekking permit costs 700USD per person and you get to spend only one hour with the mountain gorillas while Gorilla Habituation costs 1500USD per person allowing you to spend four hours with the mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking permit is inclusive of the park entry fee and should be paid in advance through Uganda Wildlife Authority Offices or through our Company.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFARI
Gorilla trekking permits.
Proof of Yellow fever vaccination.
Good physical, fit health and mental condition.
Uganda Visa which can be got on arrival at the Airport.
Travelers must be at least 15 years old on the day the trekking.
Travel & Health insurance arranged from your home Country.
Hiking shoes.
Water proof Jacket.
Long Sleeves shirt & Waterproof Pants.
Warm Jacket.
Good camera for photography
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3 Days Uganda rwanda gorilla trekking experience
This 3 Days Uganda rwanda gorilla trekking: is an experience for those wishing to do gorilla trekking in the two different countries i.e Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. You will also visit Lake Ruhondo and Bulera in Rwanda plus some cultural tour. The tour will start and end in Rwanda Country.
ACTIVITIES
- Nature walks
- Gorilla trekking
- Cultural visits
SUMMARY
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park – Iby’wachu Cultural Village
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Rwanda – Transfer to Uganda
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Transfer to Kigali
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park – Iby’wachu Cultural Village
You will arrive at Kigali Airport where our driver guide from Ssemambo Alex Tours & Travel will receive you and brief you about these 3 days safari and later will drive you straight to Volcanoes National Park which is some 116km from the Kigali city Centre. You will traverse the lush country side dotted with undulating hills, later you will arrive in Ruhengeri where you will spend the night. You will have lunch and after a short relaxation visit either to the Iby’wachu cultural village for a detailed account of the Kinyarwanda culture dating from the pre-colonial era or go for nature walk to the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera for a scenic view. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation
- Muhabura Hotel
Meals & Drinks
- Breakfast
- Bottled drinking water
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Rwanda – Transfer to Uganda
After your morning breakfast, you will drive to the headquarters of the park where you will have a briefing from the ranger guides concerning gorilla trekking. Later you will start trekking the gentle giants through the Volcanoes forest. Meeting the gorillas will be the most thrilling experience as you will be amazed at the Silverbacks. It will be a great time watching the gorillas play, communicate to each other and the mothers feed the young ones. After meeting the gorillas, strictly one hour is spent with them, so make sure you utilize your time with them for example take photos, enjoy them as they play and feed. You will also be able to sight different bird species and animals like the golden monkeys, elusive elephants and buffaloes and also the scenic sights of the volcanic peaks seen through the forest gaps. Later after lunch, you will drive through the Virunga Volcanoes into Uganda. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation
- Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge
(Mid-range lodge located just outside the park)
Meals & Drinks
- Breakfast
- Bottle Drinking water
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Transfer to Kigali
You will have breakfast and then move to the rangers’ post and here you will receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during the trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the gorilla sanctuary for your adventure. The area offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates and once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The experience of coming face to face with these peaceful giants is very overwhelming. Trekking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda is quite challenging as it involves moving over rugged terrain of steep slopes and valleys. The jungle is very lively with rich forest sounds and the trek ranges between 2-8hours. Later in the afternoon you will drive to Kigali to catch your departure flight.
END OF SAFARI TOUR
Included
- All Park entry fees
- Gorilla trekking fees
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation including fuel
- All activities (included in the itinerary)
- All accommodation (included in the itinerary)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip/Airport transfer
- Drinking water
Excluded
- International flights
- Personal items
- Meals
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
PERMITS
In Uganda Gorilla trekking is done throughout the year and a Gorilla permit goes for $700 per person while in Rwanda it goes for $1500 per person and all these are payable through the Uganda Wildlife Authority or through our Company.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFARI
- Gorilla trekking permits.
- Proof of Yellow fever vaccination.
- Good physical, fit health and mental condition.
- Uganda Visa which can be got on arrival at the Airport.
- Travelers must be at least 15 years old on the day of the trekking.
- Travel & Health insurance arranged from your home Country.
- Hiking shoes.
- Water proof Jacket.
- Long Sleeves shirt & Waterproof Pants.
- Warm Jacket.
SAFARI TRANSPORT
Standard 4X4 Safari Vans/Land cruisers
Our standard mode of transport is by road and we use 4×4 Safari van and Land cruisers with open roof tops customized for game viewing and photography. Each Safari van/Land cruiser comes with a professionally trained driver/guide with fuel for the whole safari. Each client is entitled to a window seat and can take up to 8-10 people. We also have very comfortable super customs which can carry up 6 people with their luggage also have small vehicles like Alphads, Harrier and much more that can carry 4-5 people.