Overview
6 days Uganda gorillas and Rwanda luxury tour is a gorilla trekking trip combined with wildlife adventure that will take place in 2 countries that is Uganda and Rwanda. You will enjoy tracking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park, you will visit Akagera national park in Rwanda and it is a home to the big 5. The 6 days Uganda gorillas and Rwanda luxury tour will start from Uganda and end in Rwanda.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park
On the first day, our driver guide will pick you from the Airport, brief you about the trip and set off for Bwindi national park. You will have a stopover at Kayabwe to engage in the Equator experience, you will later proceed with the journey, another stopover will be in Mbarara for lunch and then roll southwards to connect to the amazing Bwindi. Arriving will be in the evening hours, connect to your lodge, check in, have dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park and Batwa cultural tour
You will wake up on a scrumptious breakfast as early as 6:30am, meet your driver guide at 7:00am and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking. You will be assigned a gorilla family, you will be with a ranger guide to help you locate the gorilla family and after getting to the gorillas, you will have 1hour in their presence as you take pictures and videos, you will return to the park headquarters to pick the gorilla trekking permit, you will proceed to the hotel, freshen up and later, you will visit the Batwa in their community. You will enjoy their history, dances, naming and their social life and later head back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Check out and transfer to Akagera national park
You will arise on a lazy breakfast, check out of the lodge and head to Akagera national park which is in the Northwest of Rwanda and it is about 6hours drive from Bwindi national park. you will have lunch en-route, connect to Akagera, arriving in the evening hours, check in, have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Game drive and boat cruise
On this day, you will arise in the early morning at 6am, grab a cup of coffee and head to the jungle to catch animals when they are still very active. Expect to be welcomed by herds of buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, leopards and lions, and guess what! At this time, you will have completed Africa’s big 5, you will encounter other animals for example giraffes, antelopes, birds, beautiful sceneries among others. You will later return to the lodge to have a hot lunch as you get ready for a boat cruise on Lake Ihema, expect to engage in the boat cruise where you will enjoy the breathtaking views of the cool water, you will have sunset pictures, later return to the lodge for a scrumptious dinner and a cool overnight.
Day 5: Visit Iby’iwacu and transfer to Nyungwe
On this day, you will wake up a lazy breakfast, check out of the lodge, head to the Iby’iwacu which is also known as the gorilla guardian village. This is where the poachers were gathered and taught about the importance of conserving nature. You will enjoy their way of life, dances, and head to Nyungwe forest national park a home to chimpanzees. You will arrive in the evening hours, head to your booked lodged, check in, and have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park and departure
On the 6th day of 6 days Uganda gorillas and Rwanda luxury tour, you will kick the duvet at around 6am, head to the restaurant for scrumptious breakfast, meet your driver guide who will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing about the chimpanzee trekking dos and don’ts. You will be assigned a ranger guide who will late you to the park to encounter the chimpanzees in their green canopies, you will spend 1hour in the presence of chimpanzees in Nyungwe national park, you will take pictures and videos and thereafter, you will bid a farewell to Nyungwe and head to Kigali which is Rwanda’s capital city. You can visit some local markets to buy some souvenirs and then proceed to Airport to catch a flight back home or to other destinations.
