4 Days Uganda Safari from Kigali – Overview

The 4 Days Uganda safari from Kigali is a 3nights/4days gorilla trekking tour to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to all 459 of the world’s 1063 mountain gorillas. It is one of the best short gorilla tours that allow you to visit, and interact with a family of mountain gorillas in the wild.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in the far Southwestern side of Uganda and it is one of the most visited parks for gorilla trekking. On this Uganda safari from Kigali, you will engage in tracking mountain gorillas in any of the 4 regions/sectors of Bwindi National Park- Ruhija, Buhoma, Rushaga, and Nkuringo.

Other likely activities to engage in will include a cultural tour in the Batwa community, forest walks in the designated nature walking/hiking trails. Your 4 days Uganda safari to Bwindi begins and ends in Kigali which is a 3-4 hours drive.

Brief Itinerary – 4 Days Uganda Safari from Kigali

• Day 1: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park- 3-4 hours drive
• Day 2: Gorilla trekking
• Day 3: Gorilla trekking (second time)- optional/gorilla habituation or forest walk
• Day 4: Bwindi to Kigali capital via Katuna/Chanika- 3-4 hours

Detailed Itinerary – 4 Days Uganda Safari from Kigali

Day 1: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park- 3-4 hours drive

Start your 3-4 hours journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) after breakfast, briefing from the driver guide, and proceed to Katuna or Chanika border for the border crossing to Uganda. Katuna border leads you to Kabale and Chanika takes you to Kisoro where you can drive to Bwindi to check into the gorilla safari lodge for evening chilling, dinner, and overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
• Mid-range: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
• Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge/Four Gorillas Lodge

Day 2: Gorilla trekking

Enjoy a hefty breakfast and after, leave the lodge for a briefing on gorilla trekking rules but get there with a pack of snacks, and bottled drinking. You will be visiting any of the 9 habituated gorilla families in Rushaga or any other sector in Bwindi depending on the gorilla permit. Briefing starts at 7:00 am and at 8:00 am, all treks begin with leading the trained park guide taking up to 2-6 hours.

Once you and the guide locate the gorilla group you were searching for, there will be only one hour to stay with mountain gorillas. Photography and learning about gorilla behaviors will be done during the one hour and then you walk back to be given a gorilla trekking certificate then get to the lodge for relaxation.

Accommodation

• Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
• Mid-range: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
• Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge/Four Gorillas Lodge

Day 3: Gorilla trekking (second time)- optional/gorilla habituation or forest walk

Have breakfast and after, assemble at Rushaga once again for briefing and allocation of gorilla groups. Get there with some pack of lunch and enough bottled water to keep you hydrated. You may go visit the same gorilla group or be allocated to another family and you will start the search at 8:00 am. Return after one hour of face-to-face encounters then relax at the lodge before visiting the Batwa community for a cultural tour in the evening.

Accommodation

• Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
• Mid-range: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
• Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge/Four Gorillas Lodge

Day 4: Bwindi to Kigali capital via Katuna/Chanika- 3-4 hours

Enjoy your refreshing cup of tea or coffee, after, check out of the lodge and meet your driver-guide for transfer back to Kigali. For early arrival, you will have a short Kigali city tour to visit the craft shops, and the Kigali genocide museum then transfers to the hotel or airport for departure.

End of the 4 Days Uganda Safari from Kigali

Safari inclusions

• Gorilla permits
• Airport transfer
• 4×4 safari vehicle for all ground travels
• Service of an English-speaking Uganda driver-guide
• Park entry fees & other tourist sites as per your itinerary
• Bottled drinking water in a tourist vehicle

Safari price excludes

• Cigars
• Laundry
• Visas
• Shopping
• Telephone
• Beverages
• Airfares
• Extra accommodation costs
• Passports