On this 3 Days Uganda Gorilla & Rwanda Golden monkey safari, you will visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for mountain Gorilla trekking in Uganda and cross over to Rwanda for Golden Monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park. It is a lovely primate watching experience.
Day 1: City Tour & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
You will be picked up from the airport or your hotel in Kigali at 8:30am and go for a city tour, visiting Kimironko market and the genocide memorial site.
Have lunch and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park through Katuna boarder, arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Bwindi & Transfer to Musanze
You will enjoy an early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled drinking water for a briefing by the park ranger guides at 7:00am.
After the briefing, you will start your gorilla trekking journey accompanied by the ranger guides in search of the mountain gorillas; this takes 2 to 8 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas.
After the trek, you will enjoy your lunch packs and transfer to Musanze through the Cyanika boarder, arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla View Lodge.
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking & Transfer to Kigali.
Breakfast will be served early and drive back to the park headquarters for briefing and Golden Monkey trekking. The procedure is the same as Gorilla trekking but lasts only 3 to 5 hours, and return to the lodge to freshen up and transfer back to Kigali and proceed to the airport for your onward flight, and that will be the end of your 3 Days Uganda Gorilla & Rwanda Golden Monkey Safari.