4 Day Gorilla Habituation and Trekking Through Kigali

This 4 Day Gorilla Habituation and Trekking Through Kigali is meant for those who would like to have a short drive to Bwindi and may be those with direct flights to Kigali International Airport. In these four days Trek, one can book a gorilla trek and one gorilla habituation experience. As Habituation is done between Rushaga and Nkuringo Sectors, you can opt to do a normal trek with different gorilla families in Rushaga/ Nkuringo sectors in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This 4 Day Gorilla Habituation and Trekking Through Kigali also allows one to spend more time with the Gorillas for a life time high-quality experience

Itinerary Summary

Day 01: Pickup from Kigali City/Airport and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 02: Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 03: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

Day 04: Transfer back to Kigali International Airport for your flight out

Tour Itinerary

Includes & Excludes

Included	All transportation as scheduled All park entrance fee, crater service and concession fee Meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner as indicated above Four wheel transportation for safari with pop up roof ideal for game view English speaking driver guide Complementary bottled water while doing game drive All activities as per above proposal
Excluded	Uganda visas Meals, transport, and lodging outside the regular itinerary Alcoholic beverages and bottled drinks Any items of personal nature International vaccinations Insurance

Tour Map

Travel Days

DAY 01: Pick up from Kigali Airport/Hotel to start your 4 Day Gorilla Habituation and Trekking Through Kigali

With our 4 Day Gorilla Habituation and Trekking Through Kigali, you will be picked from Kigali International Airport/Any Hotel in Kigali to start your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey is very scenic and you will have stops for views and photography. You cross over to Uganda at Katuna or Chanika border for a stop at Kabale town (Katuna) or Kisoro (Chanika) before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for overnight.

Drive Time: Approximately 4-5 hours

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge/ Rushaga Gorilla camp

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

DAY 02: Gorilla Habituation in Bwindi

After an early morning Breakfast at the Lodge, you will drive to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla habituation experience. Your guide will take you through all the dos and don’ts while with mountain gorillas and after that, you will be transferred to the starting point where habituation is done. Gorilla habituation can be strenuous and a certain level of fitness is required. Gorilla Habituation can take half day or even the whole day there as these Gorillas are not habituated and they will act wild as they move or even run away. You guide will try to provide information about trees, birds and other wildlife in the forest until you reach a given gorilla family of gorillas. You will be allowed only four hour of photography and observing mountain gorillas as they go about with their daily day activities and then after you head back to the park headquarters to pick your certificates and then dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge/Rushaga Gorilla camp

Meals: Full board

DAY 03: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

.After breakfast and with your packed lunch, you will walk to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking. Your guide will take you through all the dos and don’ts while with mountain gorillas and after that, you will be transferred to the starting point of your gorilla family. You will be allocated a gorilla family according to your interests, fitness and age. Please inform your guide of your interests and he will request for you the gorilla family of your choice before you start the trek into the forest. Gorilla trekking can be strenuous and a certain level of fitness is required. Gorilla trekking can take from 30 minutes to three quarters of the day as the location of the gorillas cannot be guaranteed. You guide will try to provide information about trees, birds and other wildlife in the forest until you reach a given gorilla family of gorillas. You will be allowed only one hour of photography and observing mountain gorillas as they go about with their daily day activities and then you will walk back to the park headquarters to pick your certificates and then dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

DAY 04: After breakfast, you will drive back to Kigali Airport for your international Flight out.

After breakfast and a few hours of relaxing at the lodge. You will bid farewell and drive to Kigali to end the trip. You will stop for lunch at the Restaurant/ Hotel en route to Kigali international Airport for your onward flight out to end your 4 Day Gorilla Habituation and Trekking Through Kigali.