7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda
7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda takes you around three different mountain gorilla habitats as you observe the uniqueness of the gorillas in these different habitats and enjoy the difference each experience brings. You will also be able to visit three countries in one trip.
highlights of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda
- Kampala to Bwindi National Park
- Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
- Transfer to Virunga National Park through Goma
- Mountain Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park
- Nyiragongo Volcano Trek
- Nyiragongo descend and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
- Mountain Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and transfer to Kigali
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Kampala to Bwindi National Park
- Kampala to Bwindi: The 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda will start in Kampala where the tour guide will pick you at 7 am, to embark on your 8 to 9-hour journey to south western Uganda to Bwindi National Park. On this journey, you will stop by the equator and Igongo cultural site and you will have lunch en route. You will be in Bwindi National Park in the evening, check into your accommodation, have dinner and a night rest.
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
- Mountain Gorilla trekking: Day 2 of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC and Rwanda will start with breakfast at your accommodation and then you will head to the park offices at 7am for a mountain gorilla trekking briefing session before you head into the forest for your mountain gorilla trekking experience. You will spend about 5 to 7 hours on the experience with one hour spent with the mountain gorillas and the rest of the time spent ascending and descending the mountainous impenetrable rain forest. You will be done with the trek in the afternoon, head to your accommodation for a late lunch, rest of the day at leisure, later dinner and a night rest.
Day 3: Transfer to Virunga National Park through Goma
- Transfer to Virunga: Day 3 of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC and Rwanda, you will be up early have breakfast and check out of your accommodation and then head to Goma to cross into DRC. You will be at Grande Barriere border in Goma at around 12:15 pm, you will then check into Virunga tourism office that is at the Grande Barriere border post building, opposite the passport control. At the tourism office you will acquire mountain gorilla trekking permits as well as volcano hiking permits. After this process you will be transported to Kibumba tented camp where you will, have the rest the day at leisure, dinner and a night rest.
Day 4: Mountain Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park
- Mountain Gorilla trekking: Day 4 of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC and Rwanda, You will be up early and have breakfast at Kibumba Tented Camp; after you will head to the briefing point for a mountain gorilla trekking brief and to connect with the trekking rangers. After the briefing you will enter the forest for the mountain gorilla trekking experience which will take about 4 hours with one hour spent with the mountain gorillas. After the trekking experience, you will head back to the camp for a late lunch and a nature walk in the evening.
- You will have dinner and a night rest at the camp.
Day 5: Nyiragongo Volcano Trek
- Nyiragongo Volcano Trek: Day 5 of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC and Rwanda, you will have breakfast at the camp and after transported to Kibati Ranger Post which is the starting point for the Nyiragongo volcano trek. Before the hike you will have a briefing and a chnce to hike porters and then start the hike which will take roughly 6 hours. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at the Volcano summit.
Day 6: Nyiragongo descent and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
- Nyiragongo descent: Day 6 of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC and Rwanda, you will have breakfast at the crater rim and then embark on a descent back to Kibati Ranger Post. This will take you about four hours to get to the post. When you get to Kibati Ranger post you will the transfer to Goma for border crossing to Rwanda and then travel to Volcanoes National Park, where you will arrive in the late afternoon. You will have lunch en route. At Volcanoes National Park, you will check into your accommodation, relax, have dinner and a bight rest.
Day 7: Mountian Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and transfer to Kigali
- Mountain Gorilla trekking: Day 7 of the 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC and Rwanda, you will be up early, have breakfast at your accommodation and then head to the park headquarters for a mountain gorilla trekking briefing before you enter the forest to find the rare mountain gorillas. This will take you about 4 to 5 hours with one hour spent with the mountain gorillas;
- Transfer to Kigali: after the trekking, your will head to your accommodation for lunch and a chill before you set off for Kigali City. You will check out of your accommodation and then embark on a 2 to 3 hour journey to Kigali city; you will be in Kigali city in the evening and the guide will drop you at a location of your choice. That will be your 7 Days Mountain Gorilla Safari in Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda
