Journey time: Less 30 Minutes

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, meet our safari guide at the waiting area. He will offer luggage assistance and then conduct your transfer to the hotel within Kigali. Check-in and stay relaxed to be ready for your journey to Bwindi.

Overnight:

Midrange: Mille Collines Hotel – or similar

Luxury: Kigali Serena Hotel – or similar Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

Journey Time: Approx. 05 Hours

Pick-up time: 09:00AM. Have breakfast at the hotel and head out for a city tour before continuing further to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Explore the Highlights of Kigali City: This excursion is the best way to enjoy an authentic experience of Rwanda’s hilly Capital and largest city – Kigali ranks among Africa’s cleanest and safest cities! The tour starts with Kigali Genocide Memorial: Following the 1994 Rwanda Genocide, this site and others were converted into burial grounds for the victims. Continue with a visit to the historical and cultural sites. Visit Kandt House – a former residence of Dr. Richard Kandt. Head to Mount Kigali for splendid views of the city, to the Natural History Museum. Visit Kimironko Market for cultural interactions. Tour the Presidential Museum; once a residence for two former Presidents of Rwanda.

After your city tour drive out of Kigali on your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Lunch is arranged at restaurant En-route).

Arrival to Bwindi is foreseen late afternoon; to the lodge and check-in to refresh for dinner.

Overnight:

Midrange: Four Gorillas Lodge – or similar

Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge – or similar Meal Plan: Full Board

Pickup Time: 06:30AM. After an early breakfast you will be handed a lunchbox and mineral water to put in your backpack, then proceed to the park office.

Bwindi Gorilla Tracking Experience – Upon completing your park formalities, you will embark onto a once in a life time experience of tracking the endangered mountain gorillas. Once you meet the gorillas on a tracking adventure, you will be allowed between 1 to 2 hours watching and photographing the gentle apes including the silverback. This is perhaps one of the most breath-taking wildlife experiences on earth!!! Upon close encounter, you will stare at each other blankly not knowing who to break the long silence first. These massive primates are extremely rare, with less than 700 living today, but you will get within meters for stunning photography, but considering all the necessary safety measures. Gorilla tracking may be fairly strenuous lasting approximately an hour at a relatively high altitude. During the trek, your ranger guide will identify a safe spot for your picnic lunch after which you will proceed with the trek Subject to change).  Do not forget your camera, hiking shoes, gators, facemask, trousers and long sleeves, hand gloves and drinking water.

After your gorilla trek, feel free to take an optional cultural visit. Optional Activity (at 30$pp.): Batwa Cultural Trail – This 3-hour cultural trail exhibits a mutual relationship between the Batwa and the jungle before their expulsion in the process of converting this forest into a protected reserve. Approach the Batwa settlement and observe how the women go about cooking and serving a traditional meal. Visit the traditional herbalists to explore their various herbs with medicinal significance, and listening to ancient legends alongside traditional songs by the indigenous Batwa.  

The rest of this evening is yours at leisure after the day’s activities. Dinner included.

Overnight:

Midrange: Four Gorillas Lodge – or similar

Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge – or similar Meal Plan: Full Board

Journey time: Approx. 05 Hours

Pickup Time: 07:00AM. (Flexible based on your flight timing). Have breakfast at the lodge and check-out by 10:00AM. Depending on your flight schedule, depart Bwindi back to Kigali Airport to check-in for your flight (Lunchbox included from the lodge).

Meal Plan: Breakfast only