7 Days East Africa Gorilla trekking safari
7 Days East Africa Gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo) : A 7-day East Africa gorilla trekking safari, which visits Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is for people who love primates. Only Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, and Congo’s Virunga National Park provide gorilla trekking in the entire East African region. However, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Africa’s gem, is home to the majority of these endangered mountain gorillas. This safari in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 7 days and 6 nights includes exploration of all three east African nations.
Highlights of 7 days East Africa Gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, Rwanda & Congo.
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala/ Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Day 2: Uganda gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Transfer to Virunga national park Congo
Day 4: Congo gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes national park Rwanda
Day 6: Rwanda gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali for departures.
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala/ Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
On the first day of the seven-day gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, be prepared for an early hotel pickup to begin the exciting long journey to the southwest region of Uganda, where the endangered mountain gorillas are trekked in their natural habitats in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The equator will be a halt along the road that many travelers make when on a safari in the western part of Uganda. Take as many photographs as you can and then head to Igongo cultural hotel in Mbarara city for lunch before continuing on your journey via intriguing hill and farmlands which renders your east Africa safari rewarding until you get to Bwindi impenetrable national park for lodge check in, dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 2: Uganda gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park gorilla trekking: On the second day of a seven-day East Africa trip, get up as early as you can. Breakfast at the lodge, packing some food and water, donning the best gorilla trekking gear, and meeting your safari driver to be taken to the park headquarters for briefing, gorilla allocation, and porter hiring are all steps in a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As soon as the briefing is through, you and the armed rangers and guides will begin the intriguing search for the designated mountain gorilla family. According to the gorillas’ movements and the pace of the slowest trekker, gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park might last anywhere from one to eight hours or even an entire day. Spend an hour observing and photographing gorillas as they feed, play, breastfeed, and groom one another once the gorillas are found. Then, head back to the resort to freshen up as you wait for supper and to spend the night.
Meal plan: breakfast, packed lunch and dinner.
Day 3: Transfer to Virunga national park Congo.
After breakfast at the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on Day 3 of a 7-day gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo, check out of the lodging with all of your belongings and depart from Bwindi to the Uganda-Congo border, where you will have clearances completed, choose your gorilla trekking permit, and then travel to Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 4: Congo gorilla trekking in Virunga national park.
On day four of your seven-day East Africa gorilla trekking safari via Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, get up early once more and order breakfast. After breakfast, prepare everything you’ll need for the gorilla hike in Virunga National Park. You’ll then be transported to the park’s administrative Centre for a briefing on the trip to see the Congo gorillas and then go off to seek for habituated gorillas in the park’s wilderness. Once you’ve located them, spend an hour with the gorillas before heading back to your lodge to unwind, dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes national park Rwanda.
Transfer to Volcanoes National Park: On the fifth day of your seven-day trip to see gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, you will get out of bed, eat breakfast, and check out of the lodge in order to travel from the Virunga National Park through a zone of high security to the Rwanda-Congo border, where your safari driver will meet you and take you to Volcanoes National Park in Musanze or Ruhengeri. You’ll have lunch while travelling, and afterward, you’ll be driven by the volcanoes national park’s administrative building to pick up your gorilla permit before arriving at the lodge for check-in, supper and sleep.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 6: Rwanda gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park.
On day 6 of 7 days in East Africa, breakfast will be given before going gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park. After being transported by your safari driver to the headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing, travel on a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After trekking in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the Congo’s Virunga National Park, and ultimately Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, this will be the highlight of gorilla trekking in East Africa.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali for departures.
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the lodge on the seventh day of your seven-day safari through Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then, check out and leave Volcanoes National Park for Rwanda, where you will take a city tour of Kigali and visit memorials to the genocide, the Kimironko markets, and other attractions. After lunch, you will either be driven to the Kigali lodge or the airport for your flight out.
Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch.
END OF 7 DAYS EAST AFRICA GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI
Inclusive in 7 days East Africa Safari to see gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Congo
Uganda gorilla trekking permit.
Rwanda gorilla trekking permit Congo gorilla trekking permit.
Ranger fees.
Safari vehicle and fuel.
East African tourist visa.
Congo visa.
English speaking guide.
All meals as per itinerary.
Accommodation as per itinerary.
Enough drinking water.
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Visa & Air ticket Porter fees.
Tips to the porter /guide.
Laundry fees Life Insurance.
Additional accommodation.
Other expenses of personal nature.
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