Gorilla Tracking Safari Uganda from Kigali (4 Days Gorilla Safari)

4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari from Kigali Overview

This 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari from Kigali city brings you up close and personal with the endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda.

Starting in Kigali, your journey through to Bwindi will take you through stunning landscapes both in Rwanda and Uganda. In Bwindi, you will hike through one of Africa’s purest forests searching for, and learning about gorillas. After spending one hour will head out of the forest with fresh memories.

Besides the gorillas, you have a chance to learn about the local people and their customs in a cultural encounter.

Take a look at the detailed 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari to get a better idea of how a safari like this would work for you. Keep in mind that all our trips are fully customizable and our team of safari experts will gladly personalize it to your requirements.

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Detailed 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari

Here is the full day-by-day itinerary for this 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari

Day 1: Airport pickup

Our 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari driver/ guide will be waiting for you at Kigali international airport. The driver/guide will warmly welcome you to the Land of a thousand hills and then drive you to your hotel.

Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel.
Meal plan: Dinner

Day 2:Kigali City Tour and Drive to Bwindi

After breakfast, you will go for a city tour of Kigali, including a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial and Museum, the Nyamirambo Women’s Center, and the Kimironko Market.

You will enjoy lunch in Kigali and then drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Driving from Kigali to Bwindi will take approximately 5 hours including the border crossing. Upon arrival, you will check-in and relax at the lodge.

Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3:Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today is the big day! Prepare yourself for an encounter with the gentle giants; the rare mountain gorillas.

For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their 4 Days Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari. You will go into the forest in groups of not more than 8 in search of mountain gorillas. En route, your guide will point out previous signs of gorilla activity such as dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots.

Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo. Upon finding the gorillas, you will spend a maximum of 1 hour with them after which you will be led back to the starting point.

Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 4: Drive back to Kigali

Begin the day with a delicious breakfast before checking out of your lodge. You will be driven back to Kigali where you will have lunch and thereafter head to the airport for your flight back home.

Accommodation: None
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Price per person (USD)

Here is the cost per person depending on the group size.

1 Pax	2 Pax	4 Pax	6 Pax
4990	3550	3180	3050

Trip Duration: 4 days, 3 nights.
Starting Point: Entebbe, Uganda.

Note: A 30% booking is due upon booking, with the balance cleared 1 month before the trip starts.

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Inclusions

The price of this tour includes the following items

Transport in a 4WD vehicle with a pop-up roof.
All fuel for the tour.
English-speaking Ugandan driver/guide.
Accommodation and Meals on Full Board.(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Park-entrance fees for all National parks
All activities described in the itinerary.
1 Gorilla tracking permit per person.
Drinking water throughout the safari.

Exclusions

The price of this tour does not include the following items

International airfares.
Entry visa to Uganda.
Meals that are not part of your accommodation.
A porter. (Helps to carry your backpack & push/pull you on the slippery slopes.)
Personal insurance (medical/travel)
Tips and gratuities to rangers, driver/guide, porter, hotel staff, etc.
All expenses of personal nature.(e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities.)

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