The Gorilla safari explores Uganda’s mountain gorillas, with trekking in the world-famous Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This safari combines a visit to Kigali city Rwanda & the rare mountain Gorillas in Uganda.
| Tour code: | GTSE – RW/UG |
| Duration: | 4 days / 3 nights |
| Places Visited: | Kigali Rwanda / Bwindi National Park Uganda |
| Start & End point | Starts & Ends in Kigali Rwanda. (Airport Pick & Drop @ Kigali Airport) |
| Activities: | Gorilla Trekking Experience / Optional: Batwa Trail visit / Kigali Genocide memorial visit. |
| Operation: | Both private & scheduled departures available. |
| Group size: | – Private safari: Minimum: NO minimum number
– Scheduled safari: Minimum 4 pax Maximum persons: Open based on availability of Gorilla permits @ time of booking. |
| Age limit: | 15 years & above |
| Transportation: | Road Travel in 4×4 safari Landcruisers |
| Accommodations: | Ubumwe Grande Hotel – Kigali / Ichumbi Gorilla lodge – Bwindi Uganda OR Similar |
| Private safari Dates: | All year Round. |
| Scheduled safari dates | Check Schedule safari Table @ Bottom. |
| Quote Includes: | Transportation & fuel expenses, Services of a full-time English-speaking safari guide, Batwa Trail Visit, Bed and breakfast at Ubumwe Grande Hotel Kigali, Full board accommodation at Ichumbi Gorilla lodge Bwindi, Airport transfers, meals as per itinerary, water in the car and Genocide Memorial visit. |
| Quote Excludes: | Gorilla permits (quoted separately), Extra meals (Not included in the itinerary), Extra nights & transfers (Not previously quoted), Gratuities/Tips, All flights, airport taxes, Passport and visa fees & items of personal nature. |
| Visa requirements:
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– East African visa required.
– Visitors who wish to visit simultaneously the three countries, Rwanda, Uganda & Kenya for Tourism may apply for the East Africa Tourist Visa online. – If acquiring the East Africa visa before arrival / Travel, your first entry point must be country through which you applied for your visa. – East Africa Tourist Visa Costs: $100 (Multiple Entry – Valid for 90 days) In Rwanda, an entry visa can be applied online or on arrival for citizens coming from anywhere in the world. Rwanda – EastAfrican visa: *Visitors visa |
| Tipping: | Tipping is highly appreciated as recognition of a good service offered, and it’s completely to your own discretion. Tipping of around 10 – 15% is customary for good service.* Driver/guide: Equivalent of USD $10 – 20 per person per day. Adjustments can be made based on group size and Experience.*Lodge staff: Recommended: $5-$10 per person, per day. (Communal tip jar for the cook, housekeeping, laundry services etc. If you eat in a restaurant then 10% on top of the bill is a suitable amount to leave.*If you are doing a gorilla trek or Chimpanzee Trek, your porter (if you choose to take one) should usually receive the highest tip (Porters: $10 – $20), with a second tip distributed between your guides/trackers and security personnel. Example: Trackers: $5 – $10 / Security personnel: $5. |
*SCHEDULED DEPATURES
SAFARI QUOTATION: IN USD (US DOLLARS)
| DATES: | PRICE PER PERSON SHARING IN DOUBLE/TWIN ROOM – USD MINIMUM: 4 PAX |
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT (Per person) | |
| FROM | TO | ||
| 01/JAN/2026 | 01/JAN/2027 | USD 1,260 per person | USD 350 |
*PRIVATE DEPARTURES.
SAFARI QUOTATION: IN USD (US DOLLARS)
| DATES: | PRICE PER PERSON SHARING IN DOUBLE/TWIN ROOM – USD | Single Supplement
(Per person) |
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| FROM | TO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 01/JAN/2026 | 01/JAN/2027 | $2,790 | $1,760 | $1,650 | $1,460 | $1,380 | $1,280 | $350 |
EXTRA FEES:
| Gorilla permit fees Uganda: | *GORILLA PERMIT: USD 800 PER PERSONOR: *GORILLA HABITUATION EXPERIENCE: |
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Extra Night/Day in Kigali if applicable:
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EXTRA NIGHT UBUMWE GRANDE HOTEL:
*Double Room: $280 per room, per night (BB) EXTRA DAY AIRPORT TRANSFERS: |
BRIEF ITINERARY:
*4 DAYS RWANDA & UGANDA GORILLA SAFARI
DAY 1 – Arrive Kigali – Ubumwe Grande Hotel OR Similar (BB)
DAY 2 – Drive to Uganda, afternoon Batwa Trail (3 hours) Ichumbi lodge OR Similar (FB)
DAY 3 – Gorilla trekking OR Gorilla Habituation Experience, Ichumbi lodge OR Similar (FB)
DAY 4 – Drive to Kigali for visit to Memorial Museum, depart KGL (BB)
END OF SAFARI
DETAILED ITINERARY:
4 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking safari Experience
03 Nights / 04 Days
Places Visited: Kigali Rwanda & Bwindi National Park
Day 1: Arrive Kigali Rwanda
On arrival, your safari guide will pick you up from Kigali Airport, and transfer to your hotel in Kigali. Briefing from the guide and Enjoy the evening / Dinner (Own arrangement) @ Leisure.
– Accommodation: Overnight @ Ubumwe Grande Hotel OR Similar
– Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
– Travel Time: 30mins.
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi National Park:
You will have an early breakfast, and will transfer to the Uganda/Rwanda border where you will enter Uganda and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Transfer to Mgahinga for the Batwa Trail:
The Batwa trail takes you through an experience of the extra ordinary life the Batwa people, the first forest people who as they used to live their original setting and their unique culture. The expedition takes you through activities like hunting, fruit gathering and other activities in the forest they once shared with wildlife.
They make useful interpretation on the medicinal values of different herbs, bee honey harvesting skills, hunting tactics, water fetching using bamboo tubes, making fire by rubbing dry sticks against others and hut construction styles. The main highlight of the trail is the Garama cave a 200-meter-long larvae tube which used to act as the King’s residence, chambers, training wing, granary, armory among others.
Later, transfer to your lodge.
Accommodations: Overnight @ Ichumbi lodge OR Similar
– Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
– Travel time: 170kms / 4 hrs. (Kigali to Bwindi Park. Excludes Batwa trail time.)
Day 3: Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience:
Today the highlight of your safari will be the ultimate gorilla experience in the jungles of Uganda. Your driver guide will transfer you to the briefing point where you will receive instructions on how to conduct yourself while in the forest and once you locate the gorillas. The trek takes anything from minutes to several hours in search of the gorillas depending on where they nested the previous night, be prepared to trek for long hours. Once you locate the gorillas with help of your guide and trackers, you are allowed to stay with them for only one hour. Gorilla trekking can be strenuous & physical fitness is required.
OR:
Gorilla Habituation Experience:
The experience ensures you take a more active role in the protection and understanding of these gentle giants, as you join rangers and conservationists in the habituation process. This process gives insight into the lives of the Gorillas, & helps you understand Gorilla behaviours & social dynamics. After finding them, spend 4hrs with the gorillas.
– This is a full day Experience and physical fitness is needed.
Accommodations: Overnight @ Ichumbi lodge OR Similar
– Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
– Trekking Time: Unpredictable
Day 4: Departure / Transfer to Kigali. (4hrs)
This morning you will be transferred to Kigali. Visit the Genocide memorial before transferring to the Airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.
– Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch only
– Travel Time: – 170kms / 4 hrs. (Bwindi – Kigali Rwanda)
END OF SAFARI
*SCHEDULED SAFARI DATES:
*OCTOBER 2025:
Oct 01, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026 | Oct 08, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026| Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026|
Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 | Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 01, 2026
*NOVEMBER 2025:
Nov 05, 2026 – Nov 08, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 | Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026 | Nov 26, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026
*DECEMBER 2025:
Dec 03, 2026 – Dec 06, 2026 | Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 | Dec 17, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026 | Dec 29, 2026 – Jan 01, 2026
