4 Days Double gorilla trekking safari

4 DAYS DOUBLE GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI (VOLCANOES AND MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK)

4 Days Double gorilla trekking safari is a double trekking safari offering you an opportunity to visit mountain gorillas twice, on this safari package you are to visit Mgahinga gorilla national park of Uganda and Volcanoes national park of Rwanda. These two national parks are situated in the Virunga Conservation Area and they are a home to endangered Mountain gorillas which you will encounter during the mountain gorilla trekking experience.

4 days Double gorilla trekking safari starts from Kigali city of Rwanda to Volcanoes national park then cross to Uganda’s Mgahinga national park using Cyanika border and end in Kampala the capital of Uganda.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 4 DAYS DOUBLE GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI (VOLCNOES AND MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK)

  • Day 1: pick up and transfer to Volcanoes national park
  • Day 2: gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
  • Day 3: gorilla trekking in Mgahinga forest national park
  • Day 4: departure

HIGHLIGHTS OF 4 DAYS DOUBLE GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI (VOLCNOES AND MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK)

Day 1   Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

On the first day of the safari you will be picked from Kigali International airport upon arrival or your hotel in Kigali, depending on your time of arrival you will have a short Kigali city tour visiting sites such as Kigali genocide memorial center, Kimironko Market among others. Have lunch and head on a drive to the park, on your way you will enjoy scenic views of the hilly region and when you arrive in the park. You will check into your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight while on Rwanda Safaris.

 Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Lodge

Meal plan: lunch and dinner

Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park

Have early breakfast at your lodge and head to the park’s headquarters for briefing which marks the start of mountain gorilla trekking experience, at the park’s headquarters your ranger guide will brief about the right way to behave while on this experience and in the presence of the gorillas. You will be assigned a gorilla group to trek, hire a porter to assist you during the experience and head to the forests of Virunga looking for mountain gorillas. This experience takes about 4-5 hours of hiking through the hilly terrain of the park, finding the gentle giants is a dream come true. In the presence of the gorillas you will be fascinated with their huge size and fur covered bodies, watch their behavior as they pick the fruits, groom each other and take beautiful pictures.

4 Days Double gorilla trekking safari
Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National park

After the experience you will head back to your lodge for lunch then checkout and head to Uganda crossing at Cyanika border post heading to Kisoro town, from Kisoro you will proceed to the Mgahinga Gorilla national park arriving in the evening. Check into your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal plan – Breakfast, lunch & Dinner

Accommodation

  • Up market – Mt Gahinga Lodge
  • Mid range – Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
  • Budget – Lake Chahafi Resort

Day 3:  Mountain gorilla trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla trek

Today is for another Mountain gorilla trekking adventure in the forests of Mgahinga gorilla national park, after breakfast at your lodge you will head to park for a mountain gorilla trekking activity. You will have briefing at the park’s headquarters at -7:30 am, a ranger guide will take you through the rules and regulations to follow then trek into the forests looking for mountain gorillas.  The trekking takes approximately 3-5 hours with one hour of staying the presence of the gorillas, when you find the gorillas you will enjoy watching them in their natural habitat, take care of each other and young ones, pick fruits and leaves they eat as food and have a chance to take pictures. After the experience you will head back to your lodge and later checkout and head to Kabale town where you will spend the night on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi.

4 Days Double gorilla trekking safari
Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga

Meal plan – Breakfast, lunch & Dinner

Accommodation at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort

Day 4 : Transfer to Kampala

Wake up early for a cup of coffee and head to the jetty for a boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi, on the 2 hours boat cruise you will enjoy visiting the beautiful floating islands such as the punishment islands and others with have beautiful legendary stories. After the experience you will go back to the hotel for late breakfast then checkout and embark on a drive back to Kampala where you will be dropped off either at your hotel or at the airport for your departure flight back home.

Meal plan: breakfast and dinner

End of 4 days Double gorilla trekking safari

Tour inclusions

  • Gorilla Permits
  • Bottled Water
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Park Entrance Fees
  • Boat Rides
  • Cultural Tours
  • All Activities Mentioned

Tour exclusions

  • International flight fare
  • Entry Visas
  • Laundry services
  • Tips
  • Alcoholic Drinks

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