This tour will take you to a double gorilla tracking both in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable forest National park and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.
Detailed Tour package
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and transfer to Virunga Volcano
Upon your arrival at Kigali airport, you will be transferred to Kigali town the Rwandan capital. While here your driver-guide will give you a briefing about this Rwanda tour.
After lunch in Kigali City, you will embark on the road heading to the North where you will pass through eye-catching terraced hills which are the case with most of the country’s terrain, steadily as you climb to the foothills of the astonishing Virunga volcanoes; there is a possibility of seeing the 5 volcano peaks and finally dinner/overnight at your booked lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will set off for gorilla tracking in Parc National des Volcans (based on the availability of the tracking permit at the time of making your booking).
Tracking the mountain gorillas through the lightly forested mountain slopes of the stunning Virungas is an amazing experience.
When you eventually meet the gorillas, you will be allowed an hour with them, seeing them feed, play, and look for their young ones. From here you will return for a late lunch at your lodge.
Important to note is that some gorilla families are hard to find. Tracking may last the entire day especially during the rainy months as the paths are quite muddy. Overnight at your booked lodge.
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Day 3: Trekking the Golden Monkey experience
Today after breakfast you will visit the beautiful golden monkeys (at an extra fee payable at the time of booking) or opt to drive directly to Gisenyi, or visit Ross Carr’s orphanage as well as Lake Kivu, or walk to Lake Bulera, or hike the Bisoke or Muhabura volcanoes, or alternatively visit one of the local schools and the local community projects and finally a dinner/overnight at your booked lodge.
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Day 4: A Visit to Dian Fossey research center and Transfer to Uganda.
Early in the morning after breakfast, you may choose to relax at the lodge, take a walk around or walk to Dian Fossey’s grave. In the afternoon after your lunch, you will be heading to Bwindi impenetrable park of Uganda, after your border clearances, and finally arriving at your lodge for dinner and overnight at your booked lodge.
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Day 5: Trekking Mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Uganda
In the morning after breakfast you will go trekking mountain gorillas again, but this time this will be in Bwindi impenetrable national park and later in the day you will take a Community walk in case you still have some energy in the Afternoon. Later return to the Lodge for dinner and Overnight.
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Day 6: Drive to Kampala
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will drive to Kampala or go directly to Entebbe Airport where you will arrive in the evening for your departure flight!