6 Days Gorillas Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari
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6 Days Gorillas Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari from Kigali
These 6 days Gorillas, Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari can start and end in Kigali Rwanda or in Entebbe Uganda and gives you the opportunity to go for Kigali city tour and visit Kigali genocide memorial museum, hike Mt Sabinyo volcano in Mgahinga, gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, game viewing in Queen Elisabeth National Park and chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest.
Safari Highlights for 6 Days Gorillas Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari from Kigali
- Kigali City Tour
- Gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest
- Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
- Hiking Mt Sabinyo Volcano
- Bigodi Guided Swamp Walk
Tour Summary of 6 Days Gorillas Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari from Kigali
- Day 1: Arrival, Kigali City tour, and transfer to Bwindi Forest National park
- Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Day in Bwindi Forest
- Day 3: Hiking Mount Sabinyo Volcano in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park for Chimp Trekking
- Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk
- Day 6: Departure
6 Days Gorillas, Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari from Kigali
Day 1: Arrival, Kigali City tour, and transfer to Bwindi Forest National park.
From Kanombe airport in Kigali, you will be welcomed by our own guide who will gladly take you for a city tour on your 6 days Gorillas, Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari. On arrival, you will be mesmerized by the natural beauty of Rwanda the land of thousands of hills. It’s such a clean city with hospitable people who will be warmly happy to receive you.
The first spot that tourists visit when on a city tour in Rwanda is the genocide memorial museum; it has information about how this war started. You continue visiting the national museum and other attractive sites in the city (Kigali City tour is optional). You will enjoy an adventurous drive through the terraced hills as you access the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in the Uganda Kisoro area it’s a famous home for the great mountain gorillas.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (FB)
Moderate Lodge: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Budget Lodge: Virunga Hotel and Campsite
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Day in Bwindi Forest
Early morning, breakfast with your packed lunch, you will report to the Park headquarters for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Uganda gorilla tracking at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you half an hour to three-quarters of the day.
The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. Dinner and overnight at
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (FB)
Moderate Lodge: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Budget Lodge: Virunga Hotel and Campsite
Day 3: Hiking Mount Sabinyo Volcano in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
The Mount Sabinyo volcano is the oldest among the three volcanoes and that is why it has its name, which means: “teeth of the old man”! This volcano has three challenging peaks. The trail takes you up a ridge along the eastern side to Peak one If you wish to continue, the climb to Peak two involves walking a ridge with breathtaking drops into the gorges of Rwanda and Uganda. Finally, the hike up to Peak 3 is steep with several ladders and much scrambling.
On top of peak 3 (3669m), you will be in Rwanda, Uganda, and DR Congo at the same time! The Sabinyo volcano hike takes you through all different vegetation belts, and you have good chances of seeing Golden Monkeys, Duiker, Rwenzori Turacos, and other many birds. Walking time 7 hrs; distance is about 14 km.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (FB)
Moderate Lodge: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Budget Lodge: Virunga Hotel and Campsite
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park for Chimp Trekking.
After an early breakfast drive to Kibale forest, this drive will take you through Queen Elizabeth National Park so there is a chance of spotting some wild animals which include: Elephants, Buffalos, and wild cats, Savanna birds, and different species of antelopes such as waterbucks Uganda kobs among others. After lunch, you will drive to Kibale Forest arriving at your lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight at.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (FB)
Moderate Lodge: Rwenzori View Guest House
Budget Lodge: Kibale Forest Camp
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk
You will, after breakfast, head to Kibale Forest to view the primates. The activity begins at 8:00 am with a briefing of the rule for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. The exercise takes half a day and along the way, you will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Red-Colobus, and the Blue-tailed and the Red-tailed monkeys swinging in the branches of this thick forest.
Your guide will give you informative briefings on the lifestyles of the primates you will be coming across and on the plants as well as on the insects and butterflies in this forest to ensure that the trek is not only enjoyable but informative as well. You will return to the lodge for lunch after in the afternoon you will go for a Bigodi swamp walk. Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Camp or Rwenzori Guest House.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (FB)
Moderate Lodge: Rwenzori View Guest House
Budget Lodge: Kibale Forest Camp
Day 6: Departure
After morning breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala\ Entebbe International Airport for your flight out late in the evening, with a stopover for lunch in Mbarara Town
End of the 6 Days Gorillas, Chimpanzees & Hiking Safari from Kigali
- All our tours/safaris can start and end in Kigali Rwanda or Entebbe Uganda with no extra costs
- Our tour consultant is at your disposal for any information you may need 24/7
- We do all your airport transfers in Kigali or Entebbe
- We arrange accommodation for you the day before the tour starts and on the day tour ends with no extra costs
Transportation & Guides
We use both standard 4×4 customized safari vans and 4×4 luxury customized safari Land cruisers as our road mode of transport for game viewing, taking photos wildlife filming, and photography, all our safari vehicles have popped up roofs for proper game viewing and easy to take as many photos as you can, with also charging system for your cameras, phones and also every client is guaranteed of a window seat for easy view.
Our drive/guides are very professionally and well trained, we know every successful safari needs a great guide, majority of the comments from our clients regarding our services are centered on the professionalism of our guides, returning clients request the same guide on their second and third trip.
Includes: Meet & greet services, airport transfers to/from Kigali airport, accommodation and meals on safari as above, one gorilla permit per person bottled water on a safari vehicle, services of driver/guide, all park entry fees and set activities on the itinerary.
Excludes Visas, personal travel insurance, and items of a personal nature. Charter/Scheduled flights also an optional extra. Plus all expenses of personal nature like tips, drinks, etc.
Cost per person sharing | Price(USD) Budget Safari | Price (USD) Midrange Safari |
1person | 3310 | 3920 |
2 people | 3080 | 3650 |
3 people | 2975 | 3480 |
4 people | 2865 | 3245 |
5 people | 2755 | 3090 |
6 people | 2650 | 2970 |
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