4 Day Southern Bwindi Gorilla Trek Safari


This itinerary works well as an add on to any African Safari, taking advantage of the logistics of flying to Kigali in Rwanda and gorilla trekking in the southern Rushaga area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. This itinerary also allows you to take in the exhaustingly beautiful scenery and wonderful people.
Price per person on application
**This is a private itinerary that can be easily tailor made to suit your personal travel dates and requirements.   Please  contact us to discuss your travel plans in more detail.

Day 01        Arrive Kigali

On arrival at Kigali International Airport you will  be met and transferred to Heaven Boutique Hotel to spend 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation:             Heaven Boutique Hotel

Day 02        Volcanoes National Park

​This morning after an early breakfast you will be transferred by minibus through beautiful terraced hillsides through the Uganda border and through the town of Kisoro to Mutanda Lake Resort, arriving in time for a late lunch to spend 2 nights on a full board basis. You have a 2 hour motorized boat excursion on lake Mutanda and then the remainder of the day at leisure.
Accommodation:             Mutanda Lake Resort

Day 03        Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Rushaga)

You will wake up early this morning, and with much excitement, as you are transferred to the Rushaga National Park offices, where you will be divided into groups of 8 and allocated a gorilla family as well as a gorilla tracking guide. After a pre-tracking briefing by your guide, touching on the gorillas generally, your assigned gorilla family, as well as appropriate safety precautions, you drive to the trailhead for the start of a thrilling adventure. Porters are on hand to be hired to assist you up and down the steep slopes. Expect to walk a long distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. But it will definitely be worthwhile as for one hour you observe them closely while they eat, play and rest.                                                
Accommodation:             Mutanda Lake Resort

Day 04        Day of Departure

After breakfast, you will be transferred with a packed lunch by minibus back to Kisoro and further onto the Uganda/Rwanda border and to Kigali. You will be dropped off at the Kigali International Airport in time to board the onward flight in your travel schedule.

If you have the time to extend your trip, a stay on Lake Kivu is highly recommended, and will provide you with a "bush and beach" safari with a difference.