This 11 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Experience takes you to take part in tracking Gorillas in both Uganda at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. REQUEST A QUOTE You will start your trip by visiting Kibale National Park known for its high concentration of chimpanzees totaling over 5,000 individuals. Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel which connects the water flow from Lake George to Lake Edward. Contact us to book this 11 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Experience tour.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
Upon your arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be welcomed by a Heritage Safaris representative and later you will be transferred to Kampala for dinner and overnight at a hotel already booked for you.
Accommodation options: Latitude 0 Degrees, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Mestil Hotel Kampala, Speke Hotel, Dolphine Suites.
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Drive through Mityana and Mubende along are the community homesteads, forests and tea plantations to Kibale Forest National Park with your lunch en-route. Kibale forest National Park is one of the biggest forests in Uganda with more than 1,000 chimpanzees and 13 species of primate. The afternoon will be spent on a crater lakes Nature walk nearing outstanding community culture. The views up there are breathtaking.
Accommodation options: Kyaninga Lodge, Primate Lodge Kibale, Fort Motel, Chimpanzee Guest House.
Day 3: Kibale Chimpanzee Tracking – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will be driven to Kanyanchu headquarters for briefing before you are assigned a ranger guide to start your Chimpanzee trekking at 8:00am. Enjoy seeing the closest creatures to human beings; sharing more than 98% of our genetic blue print. The activity is half day but once you locate these chimpanzees you will stay with them for 1 hour viewing them. It is also an opportunity of seeing other primates like Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Colobus monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys and butterflies and different bird species. Later you will be driven to Queen Elizabeth National Park with the en-route game drive.
Accommodation options: Mweya Safari Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge, Kyambura Lodge, Enganzi Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge.
Day 4: Morning Game Drive – Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
Leave your lodge in the morning. Drive through the vast savannah, and look for your favorite animals, with a help of an experienced park ranger. Enjoy observing the animals in vast savannah at the foot of Rwenzori Mountains. You will be able to spot leopards, elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, Topi, hyenas, and big herds of buffaloes, large families of banded mongoose, warthogs, bushbucks and waterbucks. The afternoon will be spent on a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel which connects the water flow from Lake George to Lake Edward. The channel attracts a varied range of animals and birds, with one of the world’s largest concentration of hippos and numerous Nile crocodiles, It is also an opportunity of to see the elephants, Buffaloes and many antelopes on the its shores quenching their thirst and cooling their bodies.
Accommodation options: Mweya Safari Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge, Kyambura Lodge, Enganzi Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have early morning breakfast ready for your second game drive on the Kasenyi plains as you proceed for another mini game drive at Ishasha sector. This sector of the park is famous for tree climbing lions on the acacia. Later you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is famous for its Mountain Gorillas. It has rich ecosystem, 95 species of mammal and 345 species of birds.
Accommodation options: Buhoma Lodge, Gorilla Safari Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge, Silverback Lodge.
Day 6: Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Experience
Leave your room and drive to UWA briefing point ready for the Gorilla trek starting at 8:00am. This great ape is endangered and only 1,063 individuals remained in the whole world. Bwindi is a home for its ¾ world population. It takes between 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas from the previous day trek. Remember to carry the rain jacket, drinking water, jungle boots and your packed lunch and every moment of the Gorilla trekking is unique and amazing as you watch them playing, eating, coupling, and the youngsters swinging on the tree branches. This is a lifetime experience and incomparable with any other East African adventure.
Accommodation options: Buhoma Lodge, Gorilla Safari Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge, Silverback Lodge.
Day 7: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Have an early morning breakfast in Bwindi , check out of the lodge and travel to Lake Bunyonyi for some spectacular sightings. You can take a boat cruise on the lake as you spot various bird species or go for zip lining on the lake.
Accommodation options: Birdnest Resort, Bunyonyi Safari Resort, Arcadia Cottages, Bunyonyi Overland Camp.
Day 8: Cross over to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, drive to Volcanoes National Park which is located in the north-west corner of Rwanda, north of Virunga Mountains and is famous for Mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys. Enjoy the rolling hills for which Rwanda is well known as you proceed to Ruhengere via Musanze. Thereafter drive by the lakes (Ruhondo and Mulera) arriving at Volcanoes National Park in the afternoon. The evening is spent on sightseeing and relaxation around the hotel.
Accommodation options: Bisate Lodge, Singita Kwitonda Lodge, Davinci Gorilla Lodge, Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge.
Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Volcano National Park – Iby’Iwacu Cultural Experience
This huge cross-border forest is another home for Mountain Gorilla. It is thought that these Gorillas have created different developments in an isolated environment. You will be briefed from the park headquarters and later you will be escorted by the ranger guides into the park to search for the rare Mountain Gorillas. Watch the Gorillas feeding, playing and so often they are inquisitive. They also spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor. Return to the lodge and get ready for the afternoon village foot safari, to explore the indigenous local life with a taste of the traditional performance at Iby’Iwacu Cultural village.
Accommodation options: Bisate Lodge, Singita Kwitonda Lodge, Davinci Gorilla Lodge, Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge.
Day 10: Visit Dian Fossey Tomb – Transfer to Kigali City
After breakfast, transfer to Dian Fossy centre, this is the legendary researcher of Mountain Gorilla who was killed by poachers in 1985. Walk to Dian Fossey tomb where you are to learn more about this primatologist who dedicated her time to conserving the mountain gorillas. Spend 4 to 5 hours on this trek and be able to see Dian Fossey house where she used to live, many animal and bird species can also be seen. After lunch drive to Kigali City.
Accommodation options: Kigali Serena Hotel, Hotel Mille Collines, Kigali Marriott Hotel, Hotel Chez Lando.
Day 11: Kigali City Tour – Kigali Airport
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the genocide museum. It was inaugurated in 2004; the Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Tour more of Kigali City and then move to the airport for your flight back home.
End of the 11 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Experience.
The above 11 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Experience package includes;
- Airport transfers.
- Transportation by a safari vehicle.
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Boat trip at Kazinga Channel.
- Two Gorilla permits per person.
- Park entrance and ranger guide fees.
- Kibale Chimpanzee tracking Permit.
- Nature Walks and game drives.
- Dian Fossey tomb visit and the genocide museum.
- Iby’Iwacu cultural visit in Rwanda.
- Services of an English-speaking tour guide.
However, the 11 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Experience package excludes: expenses of personal nature like: laundry, tips to local guides, cigarettes, telephone and alcoholic drinks, and other expenses like flights, Visa into both countries, Golden Monkey, Pygmy village walk, porter fee bills.