Short Itinerary

Day 1 - (Nov 22, 2024) Kigali (Rwanda) to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gatuna Border Crossing)
Day 2 - (Nov 23, 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 Nov 22, 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
- $1,144 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,168 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,264 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E2
- $1,200 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,224 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,320 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Agandi Lodge - Tree Nest, Bwindi (Ruhija) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E3
- $1,226 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,250 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,345 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge - Cottage, Bwindi (Rushaga) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E4
- $1,278 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,302 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,398 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Engagi Lodge - Bandas, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E5
- $1,304 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,328 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,424 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge - Garden Cottage, Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E6
- $1,381 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,405 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,500 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E7
- $1,538 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,562 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,657 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Trackers Safari Lodge, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E8
- $1,824 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $1,848 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $1,943 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 2024

Option E9
- $2,144 per person for safari with Safari Van
- $2,168 per person for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
- $2,264 per person for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Bwindi Lodge - Deluxe Banda, Bwindi (Buhoma) from Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 23, 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.