7 Days Uganda Gorilla Tour Rwanda Wildlife Safari
On the 7 Days Uganda Gorilla Tour Rwanda Wildlife Safari, you will visit Bwindi Impenetrable Park in Uganda which is home to Mountain Gorillas. The Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rain forests.
It protects an estimated 400 mountain gorillas roughly half of the world’s population. You will also visit Akagera National Park in Rwanda and will enjoy a game drive and a boat ride.
7 Days Uganda Gorilla Tour Rwanda Wildlife Safari Highlights
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla tracking
Day 3: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 4: Game Drive in Akagera National Park
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali City
7 Days Uganda Gorilla Tour Rwanda Wildlife Safari: Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will be picked from Kigali International Airport or from your hotel and will be given instructions about the 7 Days Uganda Gorilla Tour Rwanda Wildlife Safari. You will then be transferred by road to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, southwestern of Uganda for tracking mountain gorillas.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mahogany Springs (Luxury), Buhoma Community Haven (Midrange)
Day 2: Gorilla tracking
You will assemble at the park headquarters for briefing from the park rangers after breakfast ahead of gorilla trekking. You will then proceed for gorilla trekking in the forest that may last 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the animals.
You will meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour, then descend to the park headquarters and then to your Lodge for lunch and relaxation.
In the evening, you may go for an optional community walk in the nearby Batwa community, where you will be entertained and given tales of their unique culture.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mahogany Springs (Luxury), Buhoma Community Haven (Midrange)
Day 3: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Today after breakfast, you will be transferred to Akagera National Park in Rwanda. It’s the only National Park where wildlife viewing can be done in Rwanda. You will enjoy a game drive through the park in search of zebras, giraffes, elephants, and many more animals. You will arrive at Akagera game lodge in the afternoon and will rest at the lodge.
Dinner and Overnight Stay at Ruzizi tented lodge (Luxury), Akagera Game Lodge (Midrange)
Day 4: Game Drive in Akagera National Park
After breakfast, you will start the day with a morning game drive through the park in search of lions, Elephants, Buffalos, Masai Giraffe and many others.
You will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you will enjoy a boat-ride on Lake Ihema. You will enjoy the sundown at the lodge in the evening.
Dinner and Overnight Stay at Ruzizi tented lodge (Luxury), Akagera Game Lodge (Midrange)
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast, you’ll be transferred by road to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Nyungwe forest national park is Rwanda’s leading chimpanzee tracking safari destination for primates and birding tours in Rwanda.
This forest, the largest mountain rain-forest in all of Africa, hosts 13 species of primates including the Angola colobus found in groups of 300-400 animals that is an attribute unique to Nyungwe. You will enjoy chimpanzee tracking and a canopy walk in the forest.
Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Forest Lodge (Luxury), Nyungwe Top View Lodge (Midrange)
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk
After breakfast transfer, you’ll be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing about the “dos and don’ts” while with the chimps in the forest.
Your guide will transfer you to the starting point for Chimps tracking. You’ll encounter the chimps and many other primates like the black and white monkeys and various bird species along the trail.
You will also enjoy the canopy walk in the forest in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Forest Lodge (Luxury), Nyungwe Top View Lodge (Midrange)
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali City
Enjoy your breakfast and drive back to the Airport or to your hotel.
End of 7 Days Uganda Gorilla Tour Rwanda Wildlife Safari
Safari Inclusions and Exclusions
Included in the Trip
Hotel accommodation based on twin/ triple sharing with daily breakfast
Meals as per itinerary
Transportation throughout the trip
An English-speaking tour guides
Excluded in the trip
International return flight ticket
Travel Insurance
Tipping for guide, restaurant and the driver
Personal expenses like airtime, laundry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
4X4 LUXURY SAFARI LAND CRUISER
We have luxury latest Land cruisers each driven by professionally trained driver guides and fuel. They have pop-up roofs for proper game viewing and photography. They come with a small fridge for cooling your drinking water while on safari (which is always included while In the Vehicle). They have inverters for charging small gadgets such as smartphones and cameras. They can seat five to a maximum of seven people and each client is guaranteed a window seat.