This 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour will take you to Uganda in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for an amazing time observing wild mountain gorillas on this 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the south-western part of Uganda along the edge of the great Albertine rift. Bwindi forest is thought to be a remnant of a vast forest that once covered most of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bwindi is blessed with incredible biodiversity. The national park has 160 tree species, 100 of ferns and countless butterflies. Bwindi national park is home to chimpanzees, forest elephants, antelopes, Colobus and l’Hoest’s monkeys. Among the bird species are the African green broadbill, the Chapin’s flycatcher, the Grauer’s swamp warbler, Shelley’s crimson-wings and Turner’s Eremomela which you can get to see when on the 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour if you are lucky enough; but the main reason for this short 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour is Uganda –Rwanda gorilla trekking. Of all the amazing things that the Bwindi national park has to offer are, mountain gorillas seem to have stolen all the show. Bwindi national park is special among the mountain gorilla national parks in Uganda, Rwanda and Dr.Congo because it is the only place where one can also see chimpanzees. Bwindi Impenetrable national park is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). UWA has had to deal with challenges of forest encroachment and small scale poaching of forest creatures by communities living close to the national park. This is one of the reasons why the Batwa pygmies were evicted from the forest.
Uganda Gorilla trekking is the main activity in the park and attracts thousands of tourists to the park. Bwindi is the best place to go for gorilla trekking because it has more gorillas and the Uganda gorilla permits are reasonably priced fairly. A gorilla permit in Uganda alone costs $700 while in Rwanda it is $1500 just for the permit. Bwindi has 17 habituated gorilla groups but over 50 others have been left undisturbed wild. It is only in Bwindi that primate lovers can take part in 3 day Uganda gorilla habituation experience. Gorillas in Bwindi can be tracked in four sectors – Rushaga, Ruhija, Buhoma and Nkuringo; so with the above reasons, you are now free make a choice of booking our 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour which starts and ends in Kigali, Rwanda because the distance from Kigali to Bwindi is short compared to Entebbe to Bwindi. So if you are in Rwanda for a short visit please book our 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour and also for those with limited time and have a limited budget, please book our 2 Day 1night Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla trekking Tour
Tour Overview of the 2 Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour
This 2 day 1night Uganda –Rwanda gorilla trekking tour, Gorilla tour starting from Kigali is designed for visitors who prefer to use the shorter route to Bwindi national park from Kigali Rwanda instead of the 9 hours journey from Entebbe Uganda international airport in Uganda. This 2 day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda gorilla trekking tour, Gorilla tour journey begins from Kigali in Rwanda to Bwindi national park in uganda through the Katuna border then to the beautiful Kigezi highlands in Uganda and finally to Ruhija in Bwindi impenetrable national park
A Safari guide from Nungi Safaris will pick you up from Kigali international airport or your hotel in Kigali and brief you about your 2Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour. Before you start your journey to Uganda for the 2Day 1night Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour, you will have an option to tour the city of Kigali and important sites like the genocide war memorial centers. After touring the city, you will embark on a 4 hours’ drive to Bwindi National Park for your 2Day 1night Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour through the Katuna (Uganda – Rwanda border). After Katuna you will head to Ruhija in Bwindi national Park. This 2Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour journey will give you an opportunity to see the beautiful countryside and landscapes in Rwanda and Uganda. Rwanda has eye-catching rolling hills and plantations while Uganda has dense green forest around the Bwindi area. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge in Bwindi
Today you will wake up very early to take breakfast for you head out for to finish your 2Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour. Our guide will pick you and take you to the Bwindi park offices where you will be briefed and given information regarding Uganda gorilla trekking. You will be assigned a gorilla group and given an opportunity to hire a porter at a cost of 10USD. Your lodge should arrange for you packed lunch and drinking water. Uganda Gorilla trekking tours takes between 1hour to 6 hours depending on the location of your assigned gorilla family that particular day; so book this 2Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour, knowing that it involves walking and hiking. Once you spot the gorillas, take as many photos as you can and try to follow instructions from the wardens/guides. After completing the trek, come back to your hotel, freshen up, eat/drink something and checkout. Thereafter, our guide will take you back to Kigali international airport or your hotel
End of the 2Day 1night best of Uganda –Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Tour.