On this 5 days’ trip, you will enjoy an awesome visit to two East African countries namely Rwanda and Uganda. Your major destination on this trip will be visiting Mount Bisoke which is a scenic volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, in the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda. And the side of Uganda, you will visit Mgahinga Gorilla National Park located in Bufumbira County, Kisoro District, on the extreme corner of southwestern Uganda, along the border region of Uganda, DR Congo, and Rwanda. You are required to have an East African Tourist visa at Kigali Airport on arrival to facilitate your movements across the borders.
Trip Info
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Volcanoes National park, Mount Bisoke, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mount Muhavura
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Day 1: Hotel Muhabura or similar
Day 2: Hotel Muhabura or similar
Day 3: Casa Gorilla Lodge & Campsite or similar
Day 4: Casa Gorilla Lodge & Campsite a budget lodge in Kisoro, Uganda
Day 5: No accommodation (End of tour) -
Day 1: Lunch and Dinner and a bottle of drinking water
Day 2: All meals included and a bottle of drinking water
Day 3: All meals and a bottle of drinking water
Day 4: All meals included and a bottle of drinking water
Day 5: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) and a bottle of drinking water -
Throughout the journey
Itinerary
Our private company driver guide with a safari 4WD vehicle will meet and greet you at your favorite Hotel in Kigali. After briefing you about the whole journey, you will start with a city tour where you will visit various places including Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respect to Rwanda historical victims who lost their cold lives in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. After lunch, you will then drive to the North-west of Rwanda for approximately 3 hours’ drive to the stunning Volcanoes National Park. This place is famously known for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of the mountain gorillas. You will check in, refresh, dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National park.
Accommodation: Hotel Muhabura or similar.
Meals plan: Lunch and Dinner and a bottle of drinking water.
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Volcanoes National Park headquarters at Kinigi ahead of the Bisoke Volcano Trekking. Mount Bisoke (also known as Visoke) is
a volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift in the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo but the summit is located in Rwanda. You will experience both difficult and easy moments for a full day with your packed lunch enjoying the beautiful nature as brought forth. You will have your packed lunch on the peak by enjoying the dramatic views of the crater lake. After the tremendous hike, we will stop shortly at the Dian Fossey Museum for a visit before you will go back to the lodge for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Mount Bisoke
Accommodation: Hotel Muhabura or similar
Meals & Drinks: All meals included and a bottle of drinking water.
After an early morning breakfast transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi for golden monkey tracking. These primates are beautiful and more agile than the mountain gorillas. You will be briefed on the dos and don’ts before you may setoff for the trekking by the guides. You will go through the bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains and track these golden monkeys. Enroute, you will come along butterflies, bird species and more of beautiful faunas marking your best views of the park's environs. After your lunch, you will then transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. On the way we will stop on one of the twin lakes (Lake Ruhondo or Lake Burera) where you can swim or take a boat cruise to one of the islands in the lake. After passing the border to Uganda you check in at the lodge, refresh and sleep over.
Main Destination: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Accommodation: Casa Gorilla Lodge & Campsite or similar.
Meals & Drinks: All meals and a bottle of drinking water.
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for Uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters.
This trip can take at least between 3 and 6 hours depending on how far you have to walk through the jungle to reach the Gorilla family. After the experience return back to the lodge for refreshments, and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Mount Muhavura.
Accommodation: Casa Gorilla Lodge & Campsite a budget lodge in Kisoro, Uganda.
Meals & Drinks: All meals included and a bottle of drinking water.
After breakfast at your lodge, you will be transferred back to Kigali leaving the beautiful forest of gorillas as you mark the end of your 5 Day Mount Bisoke Hiking and Gorilla Trekking Trip. Our company driver guide will drop you off at your hotel or at the airport for your departure time.
Main Destination: Kigali (Rwanda)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) and a bottle of drinking water.