Overview
If you will be in Kigali, Rwanda and would like to do the gorilla tracking adventure but cannot afford Rwanda gorilla trips then consider this 3 day gorilla tour in Uganda starting from Kigali, Rwanda as an affordable alternative. The gorilla trip in Rwanda is made expensive by the pricey trekking permit that costs $1500. However the gorilla trekking permit in Uganda is way cheaper, costing US$800 and one can easily do a gorilla tour in Uganda coming from Kigali or anywhere else in Rwanda. Gorilla tracking in Uganda is done in two parks, that is, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park as the main gorilla destination having about 19 habituated gorilla groups, and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park which has just 1 habituated gorilla group. Bwindi National Park is located 3 – 4 hours drive from Kigali.
Trip Itinerary
You will be picked from Kigali Rwanda in the morning or afternoon and depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park).
You shall check into your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation to choose from if tracking in Bwindi (Rushaga sector):
Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Camp / Rushaga Haven Lodge
Midrange: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
Upmarket: Chameleon Hill Lodge / Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
You shall be up early for breakfast and transfer to Bwindi National Park by 7am for briefing about the gorillas and the park rules. Thereafter you will set off for the gorilla trekking adventure in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi Forest, suitably named “impenetrable” is a thick jungle clad on rolling highlands. The forest harbors nearly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas and has 19 habituated gorilla groups more than any park.
After the ultimate gorilla trek in Bwindi you shall relax at the lodge for the rest of the day
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, check out and transfer back to Kigali
Meal plan: Breakfast
Trips includes/excludes
- Tour car and tour driver driver/guide
- All meals
- Accommodation
- Gorilla tracking permit ($800)
- Drinking water
- Optional activities
- Visa fees
- Personal insurance
- Airfares
- Tips
- All personal expenses such as laundry, phone bills, curio purchases
How to prepare for your trip
- Book and confirm your tour well in advance because the limited gorilla permits mean you can miss out on your preferred dates
- Get into good fitness and prepare for a longer trek and to enable you enjoy the hike
- Ensure you are free from contagious diseases such as cough and flue which can easily be transmitted to the gorillas since they share 98% DNA with humans. Otherwise if you are found to have any of these you shall not be allowed to do the tour
- Essential items to bring for the trek include: good hiking shoes, long pants and long-sleeved shirt, rain jacket or poncho, insect repellent, sunscreen, gaiter, cap, and small backpack.
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