6 Days Highlights of Rwanda Uganda Safari
This 6 Days Highlights of Rwanda Uganda Safari journey begins and concludes in Kigali. This journey includes a double gorilla trekking adventure in Uganda’s Bwindi Forest National Park and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Aside from gorilla trekking, the excursion allows you to trek golden monkeys, climb to Dian Fossey’s grave, and learn about the people and culture of the local community.
Highlights for 6 Days Highlights of Rwanda Uganda Safari
Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Ibyi’wacu Village Tour
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trek
Day 4: Hike to Dian Fossey Tomb and Transfer to Bwindi
Day 5: Gorilla Trek and Optional Batwa Cultural Tour
Day 6: Transfer to back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary for 6 Days Highlights of Rwanda Uganda Safari
Day 1: Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Our professional driver guide will pick you up at your Kigali hotel or the airport early in the morning and take you on a half-day tour around the city. The tour includes a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site and Museum to learn more about the 1994 genocide, the Nyamata Genocide Church, and local markets. After lunch, we’ll head to Volcanoes National Park. The journey will take you through gorgeous hilly and lush terrain, which inspired the moniker “The Land of a Thousand Hills”. Dinner and stay at your lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Ibyi’wacu Village Tour
This morning, after breakfast, you will be taken from your lodging to the park headquarters for the day’s Gorilla trekking briefing. It is best to park your lunch, drinking water, and hire porters because the time spent in the bush is uncertain. Following the Park rangers’ instruction, you will be assigned a Gorilla family and will then proceed into the bush in search of the friendly jungle giants. Tracking gorillas may take anything from a few hours to a full day of hiking up and down the mountain, depending on where they were sighted the night before.
Physical fitness is strongly advised, however those who are not fit enough can hire human helicopters (sedan chairs). After visiting the gorillas, you will be able to spend no more than one hour with them. Then, return to your lodge and spend the evening in the Ibyi’wacu Cultural hamlet (also known as the ex-poacher’s hamlet) for entertainment and cultural experiences. Dinner and an overnight stay at your Lodge.
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trek
After breakfast at your lodge, return to the Park offices for a briefing on the morning’s activities. This time, we will be monitoring Golden Monkeys. These endangered monkey species are located in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Unlike gorillas, golden monkey trekking is quick and easy to spot. Return to the lodge to eat and relax. Stay overnight at your lodge.
Day 4: Hike to Dian Fossey Tomb and Transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, we ventured off into the jungle for another hike to Diane Fossey’s tomb at Karisoke. First, you will travel approximately 30 minutes from the park headquarters to the trailhead where the walk to Karisoke Research Camp begins. Then you will travel for around 1 to 2 hours to the camp, followed by about an hour to the famed Dian Fossey cemetery. The ranger guides will tell you about her passion to the big apes as you go. Her legacy endures today. After the walk, return to the lodge for lunch before leaving for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Stay overnight at your lodge.
Day 5: Gorilla Trek and Optional Batwa Cultural Tour
The day has finally arrived for your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to encounter huge mountain gorillas up close. Your day will begin with an early breakfast at your lodge, followed by a trip to the Park headquarters (depending on where you have booked your accommodations) for a briefing. Gorilla trekking takes occur in four sections of the Bwindi Forest. The park is divided into two sectors: Buhoma and Ruhija in the north and Rushaga and Nkuringo in the south. After the briefing, you will begin your day’s walk. The search for the gorillas might take anywhere from 2 to 5 hours, depending on where they were last seen the day before.
Once they are located, you will have one hour to capture films and images, as well as ask the rangers and guides any questions you may have about these huge apes. Aside from the great apes, the forest is home to a variety of fauna and bird species, including butterflies, primates, mammals, frogs, and more, all of which may be viewed on the route to the gorillas. After visiting the gorillas, you’ll return to your lodge and relax for the remainder of the day. The entire day activities might take between 5 and 9 hours. It is strongly suggested that you pack your lunch and hire porters. Dinner and an overnight stay at your Lodge.
Day 6: Transfer to back to Kigali
Breakfast at your Lodge, then transport back to Kigali. Depending on the time of your departure flight, you will eat lunch before being transferred to the airport for your flight out of Kigali as you will advise.
End of 6 Days Highlights of Rwanda Uganda Safari!
