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7 Days Uganda Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

from $3500

*price p.p. incl. guide, safari-jeep, hotel and park entrance fees, excl. international flight (Based on 6 persons)

Note: We have discounts for kids 12 years old or younger.

7 Days

Private or Group

Safari

At Friendly Gorillas, we recommend this itinerary for you who want a short but complete primate-focused route without paying for two gorilla permits.

Three-African-countries-with-habituated-mountain-gorillas
Kigali-City
Gorilla trekking adventure

DURATION

7 Days

TOUR TYPE

Lodge Safaris, Private Safaris, Fly In Safari

ACTIVITIES

Gorilla trekking, game drives, city tours,Lake Bunyonyi relaxation,Nature walk, Cultural encounters

TRANSPORT

Private 4×4 Safari Vehicle

Overview

The 7 Days safari will start from Kampala ending in Kigali Rwanda tailored and guided by professional and passionate travel guide who shall explore the very beauty of Uganda with you. The safari takes you to explore some of the top primates including mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and golden monkeys among others.

The safari features an incredible boat cruise at the beautiful Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and George. The 2-hour cruise is best for aquatic game viewing, bird watching experience and cold breezes

During this safari, you have the opportunity to go gorilla trekking from both Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable & Rwanda’s Volcanoes National parks where you dive into the lush forest to encounter the different exciting mountain gorillas.

Volcanoes Park will also offer you the exciting golden monkey trekking experience to see these playful creatures. In addition to primate trekking, you have the opportunity to sightsee the savannah wildlife of Uganda’s famous Queen Elizabeth national park including the lions, leopard, hyenas, buffaloes, elephant, antelopes, hartebeest, warthogs and more.

You get to have incredible gorilla trekking experiences in both Uganda and Rwanda plus the different wildlife and scenery they have to offer.

7 Days Uganda Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

BUDGET Accommodation

2 Persons

4 Persons

6+ Persons

$ 00
$ 00
$ 00

STANDARD Accommodation

2 Persons

4 Persons

6+ Persons

$ 00
$ 00
$ 00

LUXURY Accommodation

2 Persons

4 Persons

6 Persons

$ 00
$ 00
$ 00

* Indicative costs per person, excluding international airline tickets

Price includes

• Gorilla trekking permit
• Golden monkey trekking permit
• Private safari vehicle and fuel
• Professional English-speaking driver-guide
• Airport or hotel pickup in Kigali
• Airport or hotel drop-off in Kigali
• Accommodation during the safari
• Meals as agreed in the confirmed itinerary
• Park entrance fees where applicable
• Border-crossing assistance
• Bottled drinking water during travel
• Gorilla trekking arrangement and briefing support
• Golden monkey trekking arrangement and briefing support
• All planned transfers between Kigali, Volcanoes National Park, Uganda gorilla region, Lake Bunyonyi or Kisoro, and return
• Government taxes included in the package

Price Excludes

• International flights
• Uganda visa fees
• Rwanda visa fees
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses
• Tips and gratuities
• Alcoholic drinks and premium beverages
• Laundry services
• Optional Kigali city activities unless included
• Optional Batwa cultural experience unless included
• Optional Lake Bunyonyi activities unless included
• Porter fees during gorilla trekking unless included
• Extra accommodation before or after the safari
• Any activity not listed in the confirmed itinerary

Where you shall visit

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Highlights

  • Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – evening game drives
  • Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and boat cruise
  • Day 3: Ishasha Game Drive – Transfer to Bwindi national park
  • Day 4: 1st Gorilla tracking and Lake Bunonyi relaxation
  • Day 5: Lake Bunonyi to Volcanoes NP
  • Day 6: 2nd Gorilla trekking & cultural walk
  • Day 7: Golden monkey tracking, Kigali city tour, and Departure

Detailed Itinerary

  • Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park and Evening game drives.

    After your morning breakfast, our driver-guide will pick you up, brief you about your stay in Uganda and Rwanda, and transfer you to Queen Elizabeth National Park, taking you roughly 7 hours’ drive before reaching the park. Have lunch en route and proceed to the park for an exciting evening game drive in the open savannah of Kasenyi Plains for possible sightings of animals like lions, buffalo, elephants, antelopes, impalas, and Uganda kobs, among others, wandering in the park.

    If you are lucky, you have the chance to see leopards and more. Proceed to your lodge for relaxation and overnight.

  • Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and boat cruise

    Wake up early, have breakfast, and go for chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura Gorge to meet our closest relative – the chimpanzees. After a briefing at the park’s headquarters, you shall dive into the lush forest in search of the playful and climbing primates.

    After locating the chimpanzees, you shall have up to 1 hour with them as you watch and learn as the guide tells you more about their behaviors and life in general. After trekking, you will go back to the lodge for a hot lunch and refreshment.

    In the afternoon, drive to Kazinga Channel for an exciting boat cruise for possible sightings of great aquatic animals like crocodiles, Hippos, Elephants, buffalo, among others, along the shores.

  • Day 3: Ishasha Game Drive – Transfer to Bwindi national park

    Have breakfast in the morning, check out from the lodge, and drive towards Bwindi via the Ishasha southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park for possible sighting of the tree-climbing lions found only in Queen Elizabeth National Park of Uganda and Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park. Have lunch en-route and continue to Bwindi, arriving in the early evening.

    Continue for relaxation or opt for a Batwa cultural encounter as you meet the traditional local bushmen that still make fire from cow-dung and grass. Join them as they perform and later return to your accommodation for dinner and relaxation.

  • Day 4: 1st Gorilla tracking and Lake Bunyonyi encounter.

    After breakfast, you will transfer to the national park headquarters at 7:00 am for a briefing before trekking. During the briefing, the park officials shall take you through the

    Incredible Gorilla trekking do’s and don’ts. Ensure you have enough drinking water and, with the help of a walking stick, start your gorilla trekking at 8:00 am, transfer to the starting point of the trekking trails and start up your hike following the various trails in tracks in the forest in search of the allocated gorilla family.

    Upon reaching these great apes, you will spend an hour observing their human-like characteristics as they play, relate, and feed. After the encounter, descend back to the gorilla trekking starting point to collect your Uganda gorilla trekking certificate.

    Continue to Lake Bunyonyi immediately after the adventure for a relaxing evening in the second deepest lake in Africa. Here, you shall explore some of the 29 different Lake Bunyonyi islands; the boat ride is rather relaxing and amazing here.

  • Day 5: Kabale to Volcanoes

    Today, you bid farewell to Uganda. After your late breakfast, it’s time for a transfer to Rwanda’s Volcanoes. After crossing the Gatuna border, you shall immediately see a change in vegetation as you notice how green and beautiful Rwanda looks.

    Proceed to your Volcanoes accommodation arriving in the early evening.

  • Day 6: 2nd Gorilla trekking & cultural walk

    Wake up early, have morning breakfast and drive to Volcanoes National park’s headquarters for a briefing by the park rangers before trekking. Just like in Uganda, in Volcanoes the park officials shall brief you regarding the gorilla trekking expectations, dos and don’ts and after a cultural performance, you shall depart for the lush forest to search the gentle giants.

    Upon locating the gorillas of Rwanda, you will spend an hour with these endangered species after which you will descend back to the starting point and then to the lodge for a quick relaxation. In the evening, visit the local villages where you will be introduced to Rwanda traditional culture. During this encounter, you are free to join them as they perform.

  • Day 7: Golden monkey tracking, Kigali city tour, and Departure

    After your morning breakfast, go for golden monkey trekking in the park and enjoy a moment with them as they jump over and play all over the place.
    The adventure starts with a morning briefing at the park’s headquarters, and later, after a hike of about 1 hour, you shall locate the playful and gorgeous primates.

    Unlike the mountain gorillas, you can take photos of golden monkeys with a flash. It’s important to know that golden monkeys are found only in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo, so take the best use of this opportunity.

    After the experience, continue to Kigali, where you will have a city tour to various tourism sites such as the Kigali Convention Center, the Presidential Palace, and the Kigali genocide memorial center, and then connect to the airport for your return flight

Why book this 7 Days Uganda Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari

FLEXIBLE CANCELATION

Cancel up to 60 days before departure.

EXPERT LOCAL GUIDES

Only guides with 10+ years of Guiding experience.

NO HIDDEN FEES

All prices are final. No suprises at all.

24/7 SUPPORT

We're always available throughout and after the trip.

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