Short Itinerary

Day 1 - (Sep 20, 2024) Kigali (Rwanda) to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gatuna Border Crossing)
Day 2 - (Sep 21, 2024) Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorilla Trekking) to Kigali (Rwanda)

Note: Clients can choose to do Batwa Cultural Visit on Day 1 in Bwindi at an additional cost of 25 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 Sep 20, 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
- $1,204 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,228 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,323 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E2
- $1,260 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,284 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,380 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Agandi Lodge - Tree Nest, Bwindi (Ruhija) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E3
- $1,285 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,309 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,404 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge - Cottage, Bwindi (Rushaga) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E4
- $1,338 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,362 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,458 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Engagi Lodge - Bandas, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E5
- $1,434 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,458 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,554 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge - Garden Cottage, Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E6
- $1,568 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,592 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,687 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E7
- $1,627 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,651 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,746 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Trackers Safari Lodge, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E8
- $2,327 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $2,351 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $2,446 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

Option E9
- $2,903 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $2,927 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $3,022 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Bwindi Lodge - Deluxe Banda, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Sep 20, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024

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.

• 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.