Overview
2 days Uganda gorilla trekking from Kigali s one of the most fascinating safari that will take you to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park which is located in the southwestern Uganda and it is at the edge of great Albertine Rift valley and it is near Democratic Republic of Congo. Bwindi impenetrable forest once covered most of the parts in Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and the southwestern Uganda. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it has incredible biodiversity for instance it has over 160 recorded number of tree species, 346 bird species, ferns and butterflies. Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is divided into 4 gorilla sectors and these are; Buhoma, Nkuringo, Rushaga and Ruhija, but for this case we shall track in Ruhija because it is near to connect to from Kigali and it has a vast number of mountain gorillas which are ready for habituation and they can easily be tracked. Bwindi is a hoe to other wild species for example; forest elephants, forest buffaloes, antelopes, monkeys and not forgetting birds and some of the birds that can be encountered in Bwindi are; African green broadbill, Shelley’s crimson-wings, Turner’s Eremomela, mountain Oriole, bushshrike, grey cukooshrike, dusky twinspot, Bar-tailed trogon among others. Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is managed by UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) a body that manages all protected areas in Uganda and it enforces the law especially on the local communities which surround the park who always want to poach wildlife and the major reason why the Batwa were evicted from the park was because of poaching. There are so many activities that are carried out in Bwindi national park however gorilla trekking is the most selling activity and it has shadowed other activities. A gorilla permit in Uganda costs $800 unlike Rwanda’s $1500 in Volcanoes national park, therefore you have to deal with Omangwa Safaris which is the most convenient travel agent in Uganda to plan for you your safari from Rwanda to Uganda.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Rwanda-Kigali to Bwindi
On your first leg of the safari, our driver representative from Omangwa Safaris will pick you from the agreed pick up point, he will greet you, take you through the itinerary, and then engage in the City tour in Kigali. You will visit different markets for example Kimironko market, former presidential palace, Genocide memorial center, you will enjoy lunch and later embark on the journey which is 4hours drive from Kigali city to Bwindi via Katuna border. You will arrive in Bwindi in the evening hours, connect to your lodge to check in, if time allows you will visit Batwa community.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park and departure
You will arise in the early morning for a scrumptious breakfast, get your lunch packed and head to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking etiquettes, you will be allocated a gorilla group to track and with a help of the ranger guide, you will head out to the forest to catch the gorillas and this might take you about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on how far your gorilla group will be found on that day, but the assurance is, you have to find the gorillas, after you have found them, you will spend 1hour with them as you take as many photos and videos as you want but you have to follow the instructions as given earlier. After you have met the gorillas, return to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking certificate and this is where your driver guide will be waiting for you from to transfer you to the lodge to freshen up, have something to eat and then he will transfer you back to Kigali and this will mark the end of your 2 days Uganda gorilla trekking from Rwanda.
