Short Itinerary

Day 1 (Apr 19, 2024) - Kigali (Rwanda) to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gatuna Border Crossing)
Day 2 (Apr 20, 2024) - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorilla Tracking) to Kigali (Rwanda)

Note: Clients can choose to do Batwa Cultural Visit on Day 1 in Bwindi at an additional cost of 80 USD PP.

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Safari tour prices vary depending on the starting date, your group size, and the choice of stay.

Ensuite Accommodation Packages

Below are packages with a few popular ensuite options for your private tour, starting on Apr 19, 2024, in a group of two adults . Ensuite hotels are tented camps/lodges that can be inside/around national parks. You will have a private room with attached bathroom. Meals are provided by hotels.

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Option E1: $1,480 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Gorilla Closeup Lodge - Budget Crafted Room, Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E2: $1,541 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Agandi Lodge - Tree Nest, Bwindi (Ruhija) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E3: $1,553 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge - Cottage, Bwindi (Rushaga) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E4: $1,613 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Engagi Lodge - Bandas, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E5: $1,648 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Mahogany Springs - Superior Rooms or Suites, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E6: $1,715 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E7: $1,871 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Trackers Safari Lodge, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E8: $2,158 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

Option E9: $2,479 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Bwindi Lodge - Deluxe Banda, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Apr 19, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024 [Full Board]

A detailed list of inclusions is shared below. We have many more accommodations and addon tours to offer. Please share with us your requirements by clicking on the "Request Quote" button below, and our reservations team will get in touch with you.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Kigali (Rwanda) to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

You will be picked up around 7 am from your hotel in Kigali by our safari guide who will drive you straight to the Uganda, Rwanda border of Cyanika / Katuna. In the process you will traverse the lush country side dotted with undulating hills that have qualified Rwanda as a land of a thousand hills and arriving in Bwindi.

In the afternoon check in your Lodge for lunch and later you can go for an Optional Batwa Cultural trail. You can go through their villages to have an experience of how they go about their daily routine activities

Day 2 - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorilla Trekking) to Kigali (Rwanda)

You will have an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am and with packed Lunch you will move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will stay with Gorilla sometime once sited and later be transferred to Kigali.

Stay Locations

Maps

Meals

Day 1 - Lunch & Dinner
Day 2 - Breakfast & Lunch

Drive Times

Day 1 - Kigali to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park takes about 4.5 to 5.5 hours (170 to 210 km) depending upon sector
Day 2 - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Kigali takes about 4.5 to 5.5 hours (170 to 210 km) depending upon sector

Note 1 : These are estimated drive times. Because of the traffic, location of the accommodations, and several other factors, actual drive times may vary. Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exact places.

Note 2 : Driving distance and drive time to and from Bwindi will vary depending upon the sector and location of the accommodation.

Inclusions

• Park Fees (for Non-Residents).

• Gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi.

• Game drive as mentioned in the itinerary.

• A professional driver/guide.

• 4x4 Land Cruiser or Safari Van.

• All Taxes and VAT.

• Meals as per itinerary.

• Drinking water while on safari (2 liters per person per day).

• Activities mentioned in the itinerary.

Exclusions

• International flights.

• Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).

• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).

• Tips (Tipping guidelines).

• Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).

• Government imposed an increase of Taxes, Gorilla trekking permits and or Park Fees.

• Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.