6-Days Family Primates Safari

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6-Days Family Primates Safari

Begin your adventure with a day in Kigali, where you’ll immerse yourself in the city’s celebrated cultural scene before you venture into the heart of the impenetrable jungles, where unforgettable adventure awaits you. One entire day is dedicated to the highlight of your safari; “The Mountain Gorilla Trekking Experience”. You’ll forge a connection with these magnificent creatures, gaining insight into their lives in the wild. You will as well have an enriching interaction with native communities, offering a glimpse into their unique cultures and way of life in Africa.

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival & Kigali City Experience – Kigali International Airport

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be received our guide for a transfer to your booked hotel. After settling in, spend the day delving into the city’s celebrated cultural scene. From art galleries and local markets to the Genocide Memorial Center, Kigali offers fascinating experiences that provide insights into the country’s rich heritage and contemporary creativity. As the sun sets, you’ll find yourself enchanted by the blend of tradition and modernity that Kigali embodies.

Overnight: Eagle View Lodge

Meal plan: Dinner

Day 2: Transfer – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

After your breakfast at leisure, you will embark on a drive from Kigali to Bwindi via the Kyanika Border is a scenic passage showcasing the beauty of both Rwanda and Uganda. The road winds through rolling hills, rural villages, and verdant countryside. En route, you’ll witness the subtle shifts in culture and environment as you approach Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. As you arrive at your booked lodge, a sense of anticipation builds for the adventures that await in this remarkable haven.

Overnight: Orugano Bwindi Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Gorilla Trekking – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Today morning you shall ascend in to the jungle in company of Ranger guides and porters in search for the Mountain Gorilla. The trek starts at 8am with a briefing and later ascend into the jungles. Time for trekking ranges between 4 to 7 hours depending on where the Gorillas were last found. Return to the lodge and spend rest of your evening on a sundowner and later on a camp fire before you wind off the day.

Overnight: Orugano Bwindi Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Nkuringo Community Walk (Approx. 4 to 5 hrs)

After a heavy breakfast, you will take on a community walk across villages to the Suma Waterfall.

The waterfall is in a village called Suma. It’s a 7km walk from the lodge. When going to the waterfalls, you pass through one of the biggest villages in the area, with more than 500 people. The village has a man famous for having 16 wives. The waterfall is surrounded by different species of trees that are home to plenty of endemic bird species, namely; Northern Double Collared Sun Bird, the Violet Backed Starling and the Great Blue Eared Starling.

Alternatively, you can opt for the Buniga Forest Trail Walk (Approx. 3 hrs walk) USAID and the local Batwa community run this project. The Batwa people had to exit the National Park in 1991 when it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site for the gorillas only. As the Batwa lived in the forest as nomads surviving on flora and fauna around them, moving out and suddenly living in communities with a completely different way of life has proven to be a considerable challenge.

However, some manage well and use their rich heritage to promote their previous life in the forest to earn a living.

This walk is truly an experience, not challenging at all but rather informative and exciting, it is an eye-opener to see how the Batwa people managed to survive in the forest.

Overnight: Orugano Bwindi Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Transfer & Optional Lake Mutanda Experience – Mgahinga Gorilla N.P

After an early breakfast with pack lunch, drive down to Rubuguri junction for an optional 9km walk down to Lake Mutanda through villages and cultivated gardens. This part allows you to admire the rural landscape and connect with the community layouts of rural villages.

You can join the fishermen on a canoeing experience on Lake Mutanda or proceed with your driver guide to Kisoro town to explore the local fresh-food markets and the town’s cultural feel before driving to your booked lodge.

Overnight: Lake Chahafi Resort

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Golden Monkey Experience & Transfer – Kigali Airport

You’ll be up by 7:00am to make it to the briefing point by 7:30 am. Ntebeko visitor center, which is also the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park’s headquarters for the briefing as your driver guide prepares to transfer you the starting point after the briefing.

The golden monkey excursion will start at about 8:00 am with a lead tracker guide and two gun-bearing rangers. You’ll trek up the slopes in a two-hour window to the bamboo forest zone, where golden monkeys hang out. When you meet them, you’ll spend about an hour watching their antics and social behaviors.

Golden monkeys are cheeky and playful and will jump up the trees or curiously come close to you than expected. Enjoy the moment, but follow instructions from your lead guide.

Later, slope down to begin your drive to Kigali for your outbound flight back home.

Included

  • Park fees(For non-residents)
  • Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
  • Golden Monkey permits(One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water(On all days)

Excluded

  • International flights(From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees