Gorilla Trekking IN UGANDA & RWANDA

Destinations: Kibale Forest | Queen Elizabeth NP | Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Style: Private or Small Group | Mid-Range or Luxury
Trip Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights
Ideal For: Wildlife lovers, photographers, adventure seekers, first-timers

Meet your guide upon arrival and begin your scenic journey to Kibale Forest, passing tea plantations and crater lakes.
Optional: Visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for birding and community encounters.

Overnight: Kibale Forest

Begin your day with an unforgettable chimpanzee trek in Kibale. After lunch, head to Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving in time for a short evening game drive.

Overnight: Queen Elizabeth NP (Northern Sector)

Chimpanzee permit included
 

Enjoy a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains. In the afternoon, cruise along the Kazinga Channel, spotting hippos, elephants, crocodiles, and birds.

Overnight: Southern Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha Sector)

Explore the Ishasha sector, famous for its tree-climbing lions, before continuing south to Bwindi, home to the endangered mountain gorilla.

Overnight: Bwindi (Buhoma, Rushaga, or Nkuringo)

Trek into the dense jungle with expert rangers to spend one magical hour with a gorilla family. This is one of Africa’s most powerful wildlife experiences.

Overnight: Bwindi

Gorilla trekking permit included
 

After breakfast, transfer back to Entebbe or cross to Kigali, Rwanda, depending on your departure plans.
Optional: Domestic flight to Entebbe (additional cost).

Included: Transport, guide, accommodation, all park fees, gorilla & chimpanzee permits, meals
Excluded: International flights, visa, tips, insurance

Upon arrival in Kigali, enjoy a short city tour (optional) visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Then drive through scenic hills to Volcanoes National Park in Musanze.

Overnight: Lodge near Volcanoes National Park

After an early breakfast, head to park HQ for a briefing, then begin your trek into the bamboo-covered slopes of the Virunga Mountains to meet a habituated gorilla family.

Spend an awe-inspiring hour with the gorillas before trekking back and relaxing at your lodge. Optional cultural visit in the afternoon.

Overnight: Lodge near Volcanoes

Gorilla permit included
 

Enjoy a relaxed morning and drive back to Kigali for your outbound flight.
Optional: Visit a local market or museum before transfer.

Included: Private vehicle, driver-guide, accommodation, meals, park fees, gorilla permit
Excluded: Flights, visa, tips, insurance