10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park safari

10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park safari

10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari is an adventure of exploring the great Kilimanjaro Mountain as well as gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest in search of the mountain gorillas. This safari is tailor-made for individuals who have a thing for hiking and taking adventures. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park safari

1. Kilimanjaro -Machame Camp 
2. Shira Camp 
3. Baranco Camp 
4. Barafu Camp 
5. Uhuru Peak
6. Mweka gate 
7. Transfer to Kigali 
8. Transfer to Bwindi
9. Mountain Gorilla trekking 
10. Transfer to Kigali 

Detailed Safari Itinerary

Day 1:  Kilimanjaro – Machame Camp

• Kilimanjaro – Machame Camp: This first day of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari will have to find you in Kilimanjaro area, where our guide will pick you up in the morning at 8am and take you to the hike starting point at Machame Gate. Here you will register for the hike, meet the mountain guides and hire porters if you wish too. You will start to ascend the mountain through the rainforest that will lead you to Machame camp which will be your first pit stop on this 7 day hike. It takes between 4 to 5 hours to get to Machame camp and while at the camp you will take a walk some meters higher to get acquitted with the altitude for the rest of the climb. On this day you will have a picnic lunch and at the camp you will have dinner and a night rest. 

Day 2: Shira Camp 

• Shira Camp: Day two of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up early, have breakfast at Machame Camp and then continue up the mountain through the savannah forest to the Shira camp which will be your pit stop for this day. Like the previous day you will have a picnic lunch and at the camp you will have dinner and night rest. 

Day 3: Baranco Camp 

• Baranco Camp: Day three of the10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up early again, have breakfast at Shira Camp and then continue with your climb up the mountain through the sandy parts of the mountain and the semi glaciers till you get to the Baranco Camp. This climb is taken on a slow pace because of the texture of the ground in this part that is quite soft; you can easily fall as you climb. For lunch you will carry picnic lunch. When you get to Baranco Camp you will have dinner and a night rest for the day.

Day 4: Barafu Camp 

• Barafu Camp: Day four of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will have breakfast at Baranco Camp and the continue through the glaciers to Barafu Camp, where you will stop for dinner and a night rest. Like on the other days you will have a picnic lunch. 

Day 5: Uhuru Peak 

• Uhuru Peak: On the fifth day of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up before dawn at around 1am or 2am, to have something to eat and get ready before you embark on a 5 to 7 hour climb to the Uhuru peak. You will enjoy the beautiful snowy peak before you start your descend. The altitude at the peak is quite high so you may not spend a lot of time at the peak before you start your descent down the mountain. You will move to Barafu camp to rest for a little while then continue down through the Gilman’s point to Mweka Camp and then to Mweka hut where you will have  dinner and a night rest. This is normally a hectic day so you should be mentally prepared.

Day 6: Mweka Gate 

• Mweka Gate: Day six of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you get up early, have breakfast and after breakfast continue your descent down the mountain to the Mweka gate where you will depart with the mountain guide and the porters and then our tour guide will meet you there to transfer you to your accommodation, where you will rest, have meals and an overnight stay. 

Day 7: Transfer to Kigali 

• Transfer to Kigali: Day Seven of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up at leisure, and then have breakfast and meals at your accommodation before transferring later to Kilimanjaro International Airport for a flight to Kigali. You will be in Kigali in the evening, check into your accommodation, and have dinner and a night stay. 

Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi 

• Transfer to Bwindi: Day 8 of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up by 9am, have breakfast then check out of your accommodation. Our guide will pick you at from your accommodation and together you will head to Bwindi National Park Uganda via Cyanika Border. Kigali to Bwindi National Park is about 4 to 5 hours so you will be in Bwindi in the afternoon, check into your accommodation, have a late lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure. You will have dinner and night rest at your accommodation. 

Day 9: Mountain gorilla trekking

• Mountain gorilla trekking: Day nine of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up very early, have breakfast and then head to the park offices for a briefing on mountain gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will join with the rangers and then head into the forest to find the mountain gorillas. You will spend one hour with the gorillas when you find them and the entire trekking experience will take about 6 to 7 hours. After the trekking experience you will head back to your accommodation for a late lunch, rest of day at leisure later dinner and a night rest. 

Day 10: Transfer to Kigali 

• Transfer to Kigali : Day ten of the 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari, you will be up by 9am, have breakfast check out of your accommodation then back to Kigali city. Still you will spend about 4 to 5 hours on this journey and when you get to Kigali the tour guide will drop you at a location of your choice in the city and that will be your 10 days Kilimanjaro and Bwindi National Park via Kigali Safari.

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