Gorilla trekking in Uganda is one of the best experiences to encounter on your lifetime trips. Uganda Mountain Gorillas can be trekked in Bwindi impenetrable Forest National park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali, will save you a lot of pressure as it becomes faster to transfer from Kigali to southern part of Uganda than Entebbe.
The distance is short 4 to 5 hours from Kigali to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Rwanda cars are limited to a speed of 60km/hr so with this, that’s why it’s 4 hours however if it was not, it would take only 3 hours’ drive on a journey of approximately 179 km which is twice from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.
Uganda gorilla trekking tour from Kigali is the best safari where visitors will fly to Kigali international airport and then connect to Uganda through Cyanika border in Kisoro or Katuna border in Kabale to visit the endangered mountain gorillas in either Mgahinga gorilla national park or Bwindi impenetrable national park.
This double gorilla trekking Uganda from Kigali is meant for those people interested in trekking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park but are staying in Rwanda. It’s also meant for those that would love to trek Uganda gorillas but want to drive less by flying into Kigali Instead of Entebbe International Airport.
With this double gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali, one gets to drive for only 4-5 hours from Kigali to Bwindi National Park instead of the 8-9 hours from Entebbe International Airport to Bwindi National Park.
You will be picked from Kigali Airport or your hotel in Kigali by our experienced driver/guide. Visit the Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali on your first day. After be transferred to Uganda and rest.
On the second day, take your first trek of gorilla in Bwindi. Wake up early so as to buy yourself time to have breakfast and pick your packed lunch plus drinking water since you ought to have long hours in the forest searching for these apes.
You will be expected to be at the park headquarters on time for your briefing and there on head to the forest to engage in your first trek that may take your 2 to 6 hours depending on the animal’s movement.
A Full hour is allowed for you to visualize the animals as they move around and react differently to your visit, while here you will be able to know why these apes are called cousins to man since the semblance to human character is positive.
There after the trek head back to the park headquarters and then finally the lodging. Freshen up and take on a community walk to see the Batwa people and their ways of like you can enjoy their cultural dances and songs as they demonstrate it all for you. Then dinner and overnight at the accommodation slept at in the previous night.
On the second day, the process of gorilla tracking of yesterday repeats itself. Same gorilla trekking rules and regulations apply to visitors. This time, a special request is made so that you are allocated a different gorilla family/group to be able to enjoy different gorillas, in a different environment with different guides. In the afternoon or evening, return to the same lodge for overnight.
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