Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer From Kigali To Volcanoes
After breakfast your tour guide will transfer you to Ruhengeri. After checking-in at the lodge, you may opt for visit to the Ib’iwachu cultural village. Overnight stay at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Hotel La Palme / Hotel Muhabura

Day 2: Golden Monkeys Trekking In Volcanoes National Park
Assemble at Kinigi park headquarters for briefing from the park ranger. Along with other trackers, go for golden monkeys tracking. You may opt to do Dian Fossey hike. On return you may cross over to Bwindi in Uganda for your first gorilla trek the following day. Or you may do your first gorilla trek in Volcanoes national park. All this depends on the cost and availability of gorilla permits at the time of your safari booking. In Bwindi you may stay an overnight in Chameleon Hill Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge / Gorilla Mist Camp / Bakiga Lodge

Day 3: 1st Gorilla Trekking In Either Volcanoes Or Bwindi
After breakfast, your tour guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing by the park warden. At 8:30 am local time, the gorilla trek begins. It normally takes between 2 to 8 hours depending on the movements of the gorillas in the jungle the previous night.

Day 4: 2nd Gorilla Tracking In Uganda
This day do your second gorilla trek. This enhances your chances of interacting with gorillas in case the previous trek did not yield better results. On return from the gorilla trek, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. Overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge / Enganzi Lodge / Kyambura game lodge

Day 5: Game Drive And Boat Cruise In Queen Elizabeth National Park
Enjoy a morning game drive as you encounter 4 of the Big five including lions, leopard, elephants and buffaloes; others include waterbucks, Uganda kobs, sitatunga, etc. In the afternoon go for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel – this is one the best highlights Queen Elizabeth has to offer. Overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge / Enganzi Lodge / Kyambura game lodge

Day 6: Transfer To Kibale Forest National Park – Chimps Tracking
After an early morning breakfast transfer to Kibale Forest national park for an afternoon chimpanzee tracking. Overnight stay at Kyaninga Lodge / Ndali Lodge / Crater Safari Lodge

Day 7: Transfer Back To Kigali Or Entebbe Airport

END OF TOUR

Tour Includes

 Gorilla trekking permit ($1500 per person)
 Transport by 4WD safari vehicle and full time driver guide
 Bottle of water
 Relevant government taxes

Tour excludes
 Visa fees
 Personal insurance
 Airfares
 Expenses like laundry services, telephone, beverages or drinks, tipping staff or community members, accommodation and meals that are not part of your itinerary as well as other activities that have not been included.