Overview
- Tour Type:Rwanda, Uganda
- Language:English Speaking Driver/Guide
This 2 Day Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Safari from Entebbe to Kigali offers an affordable and short Uganda gorilla tour for travelers with limited time.
The trip begins in Entebbe and travels through southern Uganda’s scenic rolling hills to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas.
Gorilla trekking takes place in the Ruhija sector before ending in Kigali, Rwanda.
Highlights
- Opportunity to see Mountain Gorillas
- 1 Nights' Accommodation
- Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners
- Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
- Ground transportation by safari vehicle
Includes/Excludes
- Park Entrance fees
- Gorilla Permits (One per person)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional Driver/Guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- Roundtrip Airport transfer
- Drinking water (On all days)
- International flights (From/to home)
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$25.00 pp per day)
- Additional Accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Itinerary
Expand allDay 1: Arrival at Entebbe Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The trip starts from Kampala or Entebbe Airport with a pick-up from the hotel/ airport. Our knowledgeable driver guide takes you through the whole trip and then starts traveling to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Traveling from Kampala to Bwindi roughly takes 7-8 hours, in a comfortable ride, enjoying the beautiful scenery.
You'll have a stopover at the Uganda equator for pictures and the water experiment. Another stop will be in Mbarara town for lunch.
From here, you'll proceed straight to the park, arriving in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Kigali for Departure
After an early morning breakfast, with your packed lunch, the tour guide will drive you to the park head offices for a short briefing on the rules during gorilla trekking. You will be divided into different groups, and only 8 people are allowed to trek a mountain gorilla family per day.
This activity can take minutes or even hours, depending on the location of the assigned gorilla family; once that gorilla family is traced, you will be given an opportunity to spend one hour with the mountain gorillas, only standing within a seven-meter distance.
You will enjoy them feeding their young ones, playing around and have a chance of taking photos with mountain gorillas in Uganda.
After this tiresome activity, you'll return to the lodge for relaxation and then embark on the journey through Kigali Airport for your departure.
End of tour:
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You'll be dropped off at the airport.
$ 1,390 per adult