Tour Overview

The 3 Days Rwanda Uganda Tour option works for tourists who would not like the 9 to 10 hours drive from Kampala/Entebbe to Bwindi. The tour starts with a pick up from Kigali Rwanda that is a 4 to 5 hours drive to Bwindi. Gorilla permits in Uganda are cheaper compared to Rwanda and this 3 Days Rwanda Uganda tour option can enable you save some money.

Mountain Gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. 3 Days Rwanda Uganda
Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi. Photo by Craig Trexler

Tour Inclusions

  • Pickup and Drop off
  • Private Transportation
  • Gorilla tracking Permit
  • Community Visit
  • Full board accommodation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Safari Guide

Tour Exclusions

  • Visas
  • Kigali accommodation and meals
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips
  • Personal expenses

Tour Summary

Day 1: Transfer Across the border to Bwindi (4 to 5 hours drive)

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla tracking adventure & Batwa Community visit

Day 3: Departure.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer Across the border to Bwindi (4 to 5 hours drive)

Your driver guide shall pick you up from the airport or hotel in Kigali and take you for a Kigali city tour. You will later be driven across the border to Bwindi with an en route stop over for photography. You will arrive in Bwindi late afternoon and rest at your lodge.

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla tracking & Batwa Community visit

After briefing, take an adventure in the jungle seeking to meet the mountain gorillas in their preferred natural habitats. You will meet the gorillas with their families, take photographs and getting to know more about their wild lifestyles. This encounter takes a hour after which you will be guided back to the park headquarters. You will later go for a Batwa community visit where you will learn more about their ways of life.

Day 3: Departure

You will have a relaxed drive to Kigali for a drop off at the Hotel or airport depending on schedule. In-case you want to visit Volcanoes national park Rwanda, on Day 2 after gorilla tracking you can be driven there. On the last day the you can have a golden monkey trek before heading back to Kigali in the afternoon.

End of Tour.