7 days Mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo)
7 Days mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo): This 7 days Africa gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, Rwanda & Congo is carried out in 3 beautiful national parks including Bwindi impenetrable national park where the largest population of endangered mountain gorillas is found, Virunga national park the only destination in Congo where mountain gorillas are trekked in Congo and finally Volcanoes national park where mountain gorillas in Rwanda are trekked. This 7 Days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo) will start from Uganda and ends in Rwanda with departures at Kigali international airport.
Highlights of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo)
- Day 1 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 2 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Uganda Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 3 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Virunga national park
- Day 4 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Congo Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
- Day 5 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
- Day 6 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Rwanda gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
- Day 7 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Kigali for city tour & departures
DETAILED ITINERARY FOR 7 DAYS MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI
Day 1 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Kampala – Bwindi Impenetrable national park: Early in the morning on day 1 of 7 Days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo), you will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala / Entebbe and set off for a journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park with a stopover at the Equator where you will take some photos and perform some experiments. After visiting the equator, proceed your journey to Mbarara for a lunch break and later on set off to journey via thrilling hills to Bwindi impenetrable national park for check in, dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: lunch and dinner
Day 2 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Uganda Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Uganda Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi: Have breakfast served very early in the morning on day 2 of 7 Days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo) then pack your gorilla trekking requirements and meet your safari driver to be driven to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. After briefing, penetrate the forest in search of mountain gorillas and then spend one hour with them interacting and taking photographs. After trekking gorillas, you will be returned to the lodge for a relaxed evening, dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, packed lunch and dinner
Day 3 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Virunga national park
- Bwindi impenetrable national park – Virunga national park: Enjoy your breakfast in the morning of day 3 of 7 Days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo) then check out of the lodge and meet your safari driver again to be transferred from Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda to Virunga national park in Congo another destination for mountain gorilla trekking in Africa. By 12:00 pm, you are expected to be at the border point for check in with virunga park management where you will obtain your Congo visa plus the Congo Mountain gorilla trekking permit and be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 4 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Congo Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
- Congo Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park: After enjoying a cup of tea for breakfast on day 4 of 7 days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo), you will be transferred for the gorilla trekking briefing with other trekkers and later on start the journey into the wild to trek endangered mountain gorillas. You will spot the difference between trekking gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda and Virunga national park in Congo by the end of the day.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
- Virunga national park – Volcanoes national park: Breakfast will be served in time on day 5 of 7 days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo) then check out of the lodge and meet your driver to start the journey from Virunga national park to volcanoes national park In Ruhengeri with an enroute lunch. Upon arrival, you will pass via park headquarters for clearance, obtain your gorilla trekking permit and proceed the journey to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Rwanda gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
- Rwanda gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park: After breakfast as usual on day 6 of 7 days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo), you will be transferred to Kiningi park headquarters for briefing and later on embark on a thrilling gorilla trekking adventure in Volcanoes national park. This will be really a fascinating adventure as you are done with gorillas in Uganda and Congo. Capture those memorial photographs and later on return to the lodge for a relaxed evening, dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 7 of 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari: Transfer to Kigali for city tour & departures
- Departures: wake up on a relaxed breakfast at the lodge on day 7 of 7 days Africa mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo), check out of the lodge and be transferred from Volcanoes national park to Kigali for a city tour before you proceed for hotel drop off or airport drop of for departures.
- Meal plan: breakfast and lunch.
END OF 7 DAYS MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI TOUR (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo)
Packing list for this 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari
- A camera
- Rain jacket
- Long sleeved attires
- Hiking shoes
- Garden gloves
- Sun glasses
- Insect repellants
- A cap
Inclusive in 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo)
- 4×4 safari vehicle for ground transportation
- 3 mountain gorilla trekking permits
- Ranger fees
- English speaking guides
- Meals as per itinerary
- East African visa
- Congo visa
- Accommodation for 6 nights
- Enough water while on safari
- All inclusive activities
Exclusive in 7 days mountain gorilla trekking safari (Uganda, Rwanda & Congo)
- International Flight expenses (Visa & Air ticket)
- Porters
- Tips
- Laundry
- Optional activities
- Domestic flights if any
- Laundry
- Insurance
