4-Day Gorillas Across Uganda & Rwanda

Overview

Cross two remarkable countries on a private mid-range journey linking Uganda’s Bwindi forest, the island-dotted waters of Lake Bunyonyi and Rwanda’s volcanic highlands. Track mountain gorillas with expert rangers, enjoy scenic drives with a dedicated driver-guide and finish in Kigali after a varied Great Lakes adventure.

This tour accepts children who are 15 years and older.

Day by Day

1. 1
   

   Day 1

   Journey to Bwindi Forest

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   Leave Entebbe with your private driver-guide and travel southwest through Uganda’s changing countryside toward Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Stop for lunch along the route and continue through the terraced highlands, passing farms, villages and scenic viewpoints. Arrive near the rainforest in the late afternoon, settle into your comfortable mid-range lodge and receive a briefing about the following day’s mountain gorilla trek before dinner.

   Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

   • GorillaCommon
   • ChimpanzeeRare
   • ElephantRare
   • White RhinoNone
   • Black RhinoNone
   • LionNone
   • GiraffeNone
   • LeopardNone
   • CheetahNone
   • BuffaloNone
   • ZebraNone
   • WildebeestNone
   • HippoNone

   Main destination

   Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

   Overnight

   Bakiga LodgeLodge · Just outside Ruhija (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

   Meals included

   Lunch, Dinner

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

2. 2
   

   Day 2

   Bwindi Mountain Gorilla Trekking

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   After an early breakfast, continue to the park headquarters for registration and a briefing by expert rangers. Enter Bwindi’s rainforest for the included gorilla trekking activity in search of a habituated mountain gorilla family; the trek may take several hours depending on their location. Spend the permitted time observing and photographing the gorillas, enjoy a packed lunch and return through the forest to your lodge for a relaxed evening and dinner.

   • Gorilla tracking

   Main destination

   Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

   Overnight

   Bakiga LodgeLodge · Just outside Ruhija (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

3. 3
   

   Day 3

   Scenic Lake Bunyonyi

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   After breakfast, leave Bwindi and travel through the highlands to Lake Bunyonyi, one of Uganda’s most scenic freshwater lakes. Enjoy panoramic views of its many islands, steep terraced hills and calm waters, with time to relax beside the lake and learn about the surrounding communities. Settle into your comfortable mid-range lodge overlooking the landscape, enjoy lunch and spend a peaceful afternoon before dinner.

   Main destination

   Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

   Overnight

   Arcadia Lodge Lake BunyonyiLodge · At Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

4. 4
   

   Day 4

   Volcanoes and Kigali

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   Enjoy breakfast beside Lake Bunyonyi, then cross the border into Rwanda and continue through the dramatic volcanic highlands near Volcanoes National Park. Take in views of the Virunga peaks and the carefully cultivated hillsides before stopping for lunch. Continue to Kigali in the afternoon for drop-off at your agreed hotel or the airport, where this four-day journey across Uganda and Rwanda ends.

   Wildlife in Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

   • GorillaCommon
   • ChimpanzeeNone
   • ElephantRare
   • BuffaloRare
   • White RhinoNone
   • Black RhinoNone
   • GiraffeNone
   • LionNone
   • LeopardNone
   • CheetahNone
   • ZebraNone
   • WildebeestNone
   • HippoNone

   Main destination

   Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

What’s Included

Getting There

• Starts in Entebbe, Uganda and ends in Kigali, Rwanda.
• The operator can help you choose international flights, which you book yourself.
• A transfer from and back to the airport is included.
• Arrival: You'll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts cannot be arranged by this operator. End of tour: Additional accommodation cannot be arranged by this operator. You'll be dropped off at the airport.

1. 1Journey to Bwindi Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
2. 2Bwindi Mountain Gorilla Trekking, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
3. 3Scenic Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
4. 4Volcanoes and Kigali, Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

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