Day 1: Arrival and Kigali city tour
On your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be transferred by our tour operator to your hotel for lunch. After having lunch, you will head for a quick, optional guided Kigali city tour, visiting some of the significant places in Rwanda. You will visit places such as the Genocide site, markets, Inema art center, and the museum. From the guided city tour, you will head straight for Volcanoes National Park, which is approximately a 2–3-hour drive away. On arrival, you will check in, have dinner, and call it a night.
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes and Community tour
Day 2 will mark the beginning of your double gorilla trekking safari, which will start from Volcanoes National Park. After having breakfast in the morning, you will head to the park headquarters for a briefing, allocation to a trekking group, and a trekking route. Each trekking route leads to a different gorilla family. Gorilla trekking activity will take approximately 30 minutes to 6 hours of searching in the jungle. You will have your packed lunch during a lunch break, which will be given to you during the trekking activity, and after having it, you will continue with the trek. On finding the gorilla group, not more than an hour will be given to you to spend in the presence of the gorillas. From the gorilla trekking activity, you will head for a community tour (Iby’Iwacu cultural village) also known as the guardians’ village, and you will get to learn about the way of life, culture, customs, norms, and also get to interact with the local people. From there, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and rest up for the night.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After having breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi, which means you will be crossing the border from Rwanda to Uganda, which is approximately a 4-5-hour drive. Along the way, you will be amazed by the different attractions like the rolling hills, tea plantations, and forests, to name a few. When you arrive at Bwindi, you will check in at the lodge, have lunch, and relax for preparation, or opt to go for a guided nature walk or birding. Having gone for either birding or a guided nature walk, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and end your day.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Community tour
Having had an amazing breakfast at the lodge, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing, and get allocated to a gorilla trekking group of not more than 8 people, with different guides, rangers, and different trekking routes which lead to different gorilla families. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi takes approximately 30 minutes to 8 hours of searching for these endangered species in their natural habitat. A lunch break will be given to you so that you can eat the packed lunch that was packed for you when leaving the lodge. After having lunch, you will continue with the search, and when you find the gorilla family, not more than an hour will be given to you to spend in the presence of these amazing creatures. From there, you will continue to a community tour (Batwa community), where you will continue to learn about the culture, customs, norms, ways of life, and also get to interact with the local people. From the three, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and rest up for the night.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
Day 5 will mark the end of your safari, which means after having breakfast in the morning, you will be transferred back to either Kampala or Entebbe for departure. Along the way back, you will continue spotting different altercations, which will keep you occupied with a first stop over at the equator to make more memories, and a second stop over for lunch. From there, you will head straight to either Kampala or Entebbe for departure.
Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch
