6 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Safari
This 6 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Safari offers you a unique opportunity to trek mountain gorillas twice in two of the most incredible gorilla trekking destinations in Africa, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.
Highlights of 6 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Safari
- Day 1: Kigali City tour and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda and Community Walk
- Day 3: Golden Monkey Trek in Rwanda
- Day 4: Dian Fossey Trek and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali and departure
Detailed Itinerary of 6 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Safari
Day 1: Kigali City tour and transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Early morning pick up at your hotel in Kigali or at the Airport by our representative (your driver guide) and set out for a half day Kigali City Tour. Visit the 1994 Genocide Era, Nyamata Genocide Memorial Site and Museum to learn more about the 1994 genocide era. Nyamata Genocide Church, local markets and so on. Later have Lunch and then depart for Volcanoes National Park. The Journey will offer you with beautiful mountains and green countryside from which the name of “The Land of a thousand hills” was depicted.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation Options:
Budget – Muhabura Hotel
Midrange – Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
Luxury – Bishop’s House
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda and Community Walk
Have early breakfast and be transferred from your lodge to the park headquarters for the day’s briefing about gorilla trekking activity. You will go with your packed lunch, and hire porters as the time taken in the jungle is unpredictable.
After the briefing from the Park Rangers, you will be allocated your Gorilla Family and then head into the forest to search for the gentle giants. Tracking the gorillas may take a few hours depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. You are allowed to spend one hour with the gorillas watching them go one with their life in the forests and take as many photos as possible.
Then later return back to your lodge and evening visit the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village (Also known as the Ex-Poachers’ Villages) for entertainment and cultural experience. Dinner and overnight stay at your Lodge. Full Board.
Accommodation Options:
Budget – Muhabura Hotel
Midrange – Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
Luxury – Bishop’s House
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trek in Rwanda
After morning breakfast, you will head back to the Park Offices for your briefing about golden monkey trekking. These endangered monkey species are found within the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Unlike the Gorillas, Golden Monkey trekking will not take long and are easily located. Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.
Overnight at your lodge. Full Board.
Accommodation Options:
Budget – Muhabura Hotel
Midrange – Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
Luxury – Bishop’s House
Day 4: Dian Fossey Trek and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Have morning breakfast and set out in the forest for another trek to the Dian Fossey’s Grave at Karisoke. At first you will drive for approximately 30 minutes from the park headquarters to the trail where the trek at Karisoke Research Camp starts from. Then you will trek for about 1 to 2 hours to the camp and then approximately 1 hour to the grave of the famous Dian Fossey. Along the way you will be given information on her dedication towards the great apes from the ranger guides. Her legacy left behind still outstands today. After the trek, return back to the lodge for Lunch and then depart for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Overnight at your lodge. Full Board.
Accommodation Options:
Budget – Buhoma Community Camp
Midrange – Buhoma Haven Lodge
Luxury – Mahogany Springs Lodge
Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Wake up early and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking on which you will come face to face with the giant mountain gorillas. You will start your day with an early breakfast at the lodge and transfer to the Park Headquarters, you will be briefed by the right way to behave in the forest and in the presence of the gorilla.
The trek takes approximately 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of gorillas and where they spent their previous nights. You will observe gorillas go on with their lifestyle, breastfeeding and playing. You are allowed to take as many photos as possible. Return to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to the lodge for an evening of rest. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options:
Budget – Buhoma Community Camp
Midrange – Buhoma Haven Lodge
Luxury – Mahogany Springs Lodge
Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali and departure
Have morning breakfast at your lodge and transfer back to Kigali. Depending on the time of your depart flight, have lunch and then transfer to the airport for your departure flight out of Kigali. Breakfast and Lunch.
End of 6 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Safari
