4 Days Double gorilla tracking in Bwindi N/P and Volcanoes N/P : Both of these National Parks are multi-award winning destinations with over 10 habituated mountain gorilla families. They are easily accessible by road, so a country to country circuit through the rolling hills of the region in which they are found provides an intriguing and rewarding African safari experience. You can as well spot the other primates and bird life species in the forest. We are happy to customize this trip to your preference and budget.
During the community guided tour in the village that neighbours Volcanoes, you will be accompanied by a local guide who will show you local life, and immerse you in traditional experiences like milking Ankole cows and making local brew. Our preference for a local guide is based on the fact that it helps to spread much needed income and benefits from tourism beyond the park gates.
Day1: Kigali-Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, transfer to Volcanoes National Park with the en-route stop to the Rwanda genocide memorials and have lunch later and thereafter transfer to the park and with time take an evening visit to the Rwanda cultural sites in Ruhengeri, Dinner and overnight at Virunga Safari Lodge/Silver Back Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. Meal plan: H/B
Day2: Rwanda Gorilla Trek-Visit the Twin Lakes
After you breakfast, you will head out to the park offices of Volcanoes National Park. Upon your arrival, you will be briefed on how gorilla tracking unfolds. Thereafter, you will be provided a walking stick for your stability considering that the forest floor is wet. The guide who will lead this trip will bring it to life with his wealth of knowledge about wildlife. It takes 1-4 hours to encounter the gorillas as the roam the forest in search for food. On finding them, you will spend one hour in their presence as you discover features and behaviors that make them extraordinary.
After gorilla trekking, you can have an optional hike to Dian Fossey center to experience the great work that she enforced during the conservation of the mountain gorillas in the mist.
Alternatively, you can visit the twin lakes for a relaxing canoe ride that doubles as a sightseeing tour. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Road trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will set off for Uganda’s Bwindi along a well paved road. In an effort to make this five hours journey less exhausting, you will have enough stopovers at attractions along the way. You will also have stopovers at vantage points from which you can take in the full beauty of the active and dormant volcanoes that straddle Rwanda’s border with Uganda and Congo.
Upon your arrival, you will check into a lodge of your choice. As you enjoy your dinner by the lakeside, you will be treated to enthusiastic traditional dances from the Bafumbira and Bakiiga tribes.
Day 4 Second Gorilla Trekking and visit Uganda’s Cultural Sites
After an early breakfast, visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to trek the second gorilla group. Having been habituated for over two years before being opened for visits by tourists, the gorillas aren’t violent. However, just like humans, they also experience high and low moments. In case your visit coincides with a day when they are moody, the rangers will calm them down by speaking to them in telepathy, humming and vocalizations.
In the evening, you will have a biking experience in the village to immerse in local cultures. If your wish to shop souvenoirs, there are lots of gift shops along the way. They supporting local communities living around the national park.
Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal Plan: F/B
Day 5: Return to Kigali International Airport in time for your flight
Today, you will travel back to Rwanda ahead of your departure flight to your next destination. If time allows, you can do a city tour of Kigali before heading to the airport.
End of 4 Days Double gorilla tracking in Bwindi N/P and Volcanoes N/P
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Visit twin Lakes
2 Gorilla permits
Visit Dian Fossey
Visit Rwanda cultural sites
En-route meals
Full day English speaking guide
Package excludes:
All expenses not mentioned in the package like fees to the porter while gorilla trekking, airtime to call back home, laundry, luxury drinks, Visa and air fares, cigarettes among other personal nature expenses.
