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Gorilla trekking 4 Days Rwanda Uganda Gorilla Safari – Double Gorilla Trek
Our 4 days Rwanda Uganda gorilla safari is designed for travellers who want a short but intense primate adventure, with the unique chance to trek mountain gorillas in both Rwanda and Uganda. The safari starts and ends in Kigali, taking you first to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and then across the border to Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for a second gorilla encounter.
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali & City Tour
Your 4 days Rwanda Uganda gorilla safari begins in Kigali, Rwanda’s clean and vibrant capital. After meeting your driver–guide, you set off on a guided city tour. Highlights include local food and craft markets, where you can interact with vendors and see everyday Kigali life, and a moving visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which commemorates the more than one million Rwandans who died in the 1994 genocide.
This introduction gives you important historical and cultural context before heading into the countryside. In the late afternoon, you drive north through rolling hills to Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda’s most famous national park and home to the country’s endangered mountain gorillas. Dinner and overnight at a lodge near the park.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Today is the first highlight of your 4 days Rwanda Uganda gorilla safari. After an early breakfast, you transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the rangers. You are assigned to one of the 12 habituated gorilla families and, together with experienced trackers and guides, you hike into the bamboo and montane forest to look for them.
The trek can take from one to several hours depending on where the gorillas spent the previous night, but the effort is richly rewarded. Once you find your gorilla family, you are allowed up to one hour in their presence. Watch them feed, groom each other and play, while the silverback keeps a watchful eye over the group. Because only a limited number of permits are available each day, it is essential to reserve this Rwanda gorilla trekking experience well in advance.
After descending from the forest, you return to your lodge to relax. Depending on time and interest, you may opt for a cultural visit, a guided nature walk or simply enjoy the views of the Virunga volcanoes from your lodge.
Day 3: Cross to Uganda – Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After breakfast you leave Volcanoes National Park and drive towards the Rwanda–Uganda border. Formalities are usually straightforward with your driver–guide assisting throughout. You then continue into Uganda to reach Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the smallest but one of the most scenic parks in the country, lying on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes.
Mgahinga protects the transboundary Nyakagezi gorilla family as well as beautiful golden monkeys. In the afternoon you can relax at the lodge or join an optional cultural walk to a nearby Batwa community, learning about the traditional forest‑dwelling lifestyle of the people who once lived inside these forests.
Day 4: Gorilla Trek in Uganda & Return to Kigali
The final day of your 4 days Rwanda Uganda gorilla safari is dedicated to a second gorilla trek, this time on the Ugandan side. After a briefing at the park offices, you hike with rangers into the forest to search for the Nyakagezi gorilla family. Tracking conditions and rules are similar to those in Rwanda: group sizes are limited, only visitors aged 15 and above may trek, and once you locate the gorillas you are allowed a maximum of one hour with them.
Seeing mountain gorillas in two different national parks offers a rare opportunity to compare habitats, landscapes and behaviour. After your time with the gorillas you descend the forest, return to the lodge for lunch and then drive back to Kigali. Your guide will drop you at the airport in time for your afternoon or evening flight, marking the end of this memorable double‑gorilla adventure.
Why Choose This 4 Days Rwanda Uganda Gorilla Safari?
• Double gorilla trekking – one gorilla encounter in Rwanda and one in Uganda.
• Starts and ends in Kigali for convenient international flight connections.
• Includes a meaningful Kigali city tour and Genocide Memorial visit.
• Optional golden monkey tracking and Batwa cultural experiences.
For more ideas on how to customise this 4 days Rwanda Uganda gorilla safari, or to combine it with other East African tours, please get in touch with our safari specialists.
Early morning pick up at your Hotel in Kigali or at the Airport by our experienced driver guide and set out for the half day Kigali city tour. The tour is inclusive of a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site and Museum to learn more about the 1994 genocide era, Nyamata genocide Church, local markets and so on. Later have Lunch and then depart for Volcanoes National Park. the journey will offer you with beautiful mountainous and green countryside from which the name of “The Land of a thousand hills” was depicted. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.
Accommodation Options:
Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge / Davinci Lodge (Budget)
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/ Five Volcanoes Lodge/ Ingagi Park View Lodge (Midrange)
Bisate Lodge/ One & Only Gorilla Nest/ Bishop’s House/Virunga Lodge/Sabinyo Lodge (Upmarket or Luxury)
Today morning after breakfast, you will be transferred from your lodge to the park headquarters for the days’ briefing about Gorilla trekking activity. Its advisable to park your lunch, drinking water and hire porters as the time taken in the jungle is unpredictable. After the briefing from the Park rangers, you will be allocated your Gorilla family and then head into the forest to search for the gentle jungle giants. Tracking the Gorillas may take a few hrs. to a full day to hike up and down the mountain as this always depend on where they were last seen the previous night. Physical Fitness is highly recommended but also those who are not fit enough, they have the chance to hire Human helicopters (Sedan chair). Upon seeing the gorillas, you will be allowed to stay with them for one hour maximum (Take videos and Photographs). Then later return back to your Lodge and evening visit the Ibwachu Cultural Village (Also known as the ex-poacher’s village) for entertainment and cultural experience. Dinner and overnight stay at your Lodge. Full Board.
Accommodation Options:
Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge / Davinci Lodge (Budget)
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/ Five Volcanoes Lodge/ Ingagi Park View Lodge (Midrange)
Bisate Lodge/ One & Only Gorilla Nest/ Bishop’s House/Virunga Lodge/Sabinyo Lodge (Upmarket or Luxury)
After morning breakfast, you will head back to the Park offices for your briefing about the morning activity. This time it will be Golden Monkey tracking. These endangered monkey species are found within the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Unlike the Gorillas, Golden monkey trekking will not take long and are easily located. Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. Overnight at your Lodge. Full Board.
Accommodation Options:
Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge / Davinci Lodge (Budget)
Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/ Five Volcanoes Lodge/ Ingagi Park View Lodge (Midrange)
Bisate Lodge/ One & Only Gorilla Nest/ Bishop’s House/Virunga Lodge/Sabinyo Lodge (Upmarket or Luxury)
Morning breakfast and set out in the forest for another trek to the Diane Fossey’s grave at Karisoke. At first you will drive for approx. 30 mins from the park headquarters to the trail where the trek to Karisoke research Camp starts from. Then you will trek for about 1 to 2hrs to the camp and then approx. 1 hr to the grave of the famous Dian Fossey. Along the way you will be given information on her dedication towards the great apes from the ranger guides. Her legacy left behind still outstands today. After the trek, return back to the lodge for Lunch and then depart for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Overnight at your Lodge. Full Board. Accommodation Options: Ride 4 A woman /Bakiga Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge – (BUDGET) Buhoma Haven Lodge/Gorilla Safari Lodge/Engagi Lodge (MIDRANGE) Mahogany Springs Lodge/Bwindi Lodge /Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge (UPMARKET)
The day is finally here for your unforgettable life time experience of meeting face to face with the giant mountain Gorillas. You will start your day with an early breakfast at your lodge and then transfer to the Park headquarters (Depending on which location you have booked your accommodation) for briefing. There are 4 sectors in which Gorilla trekking takes place with in Bwindi Forest. The northern side of the park is comprised of Buhoma and Ruhija Sector and the southern side comprised of Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors. After Briefing, you will start on your day’s trek. Searching for the gorillas may take like 2-5hrs depending on where they were last spotted the previous day. Once they have been spotted, you will be given one hour to take videos, photos and also get a chance to ask the rangers and the guides any questions about these giant apes. Besides the great Apes, the forest is also a home to other wildlife and bird species such as butterflies, primates, mammals, frogs and so on which all can be seen along the way to the Gorillas. After seeing the Gorillas, you will then head back to your lodge and retire for the rest of the day. The whole day activity can take between 5 to 9hrs. Packed Lunch and hiring porters are highly recommended. Dinner and overnight stay at your Lodge. Full Board
Accommodation Options:
Ride 4 A woman /Bakiga Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge – (BUDGET)
Buhoma Haven Lodge/Gorilla Safari Lodge/Engagi Lodge (MIDRANGE)
Mahogany Springs Lodge/Bwindi Lodge /Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge (UPMARKET)
Morning breakfast at your Lodge and transfer back to Kigali. Depending on the time of your departure flight, have Lunch and then transfer to the Airport for your departure flight out of Kigali. Breakfast and Lunch.
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