Compare Gorilla Trek Independent Adventure by G Adventures vs 5 Days Rwanda Primate Adventure by Dream It Do It East Africa Safaris
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| Duration | 3 days | 5 days |
| Price From | $ 3,459 | $ 3,413 |
| Price Per Day | $ 1,153 | $ 683 |
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| Trip Style | Self-guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | 2 breakfasts |
4 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 4 Dinners |
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The ultimate primate experience, trek through local villages and lush rainforests with the breathtaking reward of finding yourself in the company of a family of gorillas. One of Africa's major highlights, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to approximately half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas, the world's most endangered ape. A close encounter with these amazing animals is not soon forgotten. |
The 5 days Rwanda primate adventure takes you to the Nyungwe rainforest is placed in the southwestern Rwanda, at the border with Burundi, south, and Lake Kivu and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. After visit the Volcanoes National Park lies in northwestern Rwanda and borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. The national park is known as a haven for the mountain gorilla. |
Day 1 Kigali/Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Depart Kigali after a brief welcome meeting and drive through magnificent countryside to the border of Uganda. Once across the border, it is a short drive to Bwindi Impenetrable NP, where you can relax for the remainder of the afternoon, and prepare for tomorrow's Gorilla Trek.
The tour begins at 8am in the morning of Day 1 at your Kigali hotel (not included). Please be on time to meet your driver/guide at the front entrance of the hotel. A brief departure meeting will be held in the hotel reception area about general and specific aspects of the trip before setting off to Bwindi. We strongly recommend arriving the day before as this trip does not include a night in Kigali.
We are happy to assist with booking pre- or post-tour accommodation to ensure you are on time for departure on Day 1.
Day 2 Gorilla Trek
Follow experienced guides trekking deep into the forest on the slopes of the volcanoes in search of a family of mountain gorillas for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
A designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bwindi's Impenetrable Forest is a true African jungle. About half of the world's mountain gorillas live here. Ugandan authorities are fiercely protective of this natural treasure and permit only a maximum of 8 passengers per day (currently) to visit the gorillas. Start with a short drive to the park headquarters and meet with your excellent local guides. The guides will provide a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. The trekking group will then head into the forest where the gorillas were the night before and track from that point. If desired, porters can be hired and will carry your personal items and assist you during the trek.
Mountain gorillas share 98% of our DNA and are prone to catching human illnesses. Please note that if you are unwell with anything contagious, even a common cold, you may be denied any of the treks to ensure the safety of the gorillas. This is a national park regulation, and trekking permits will not be refunded if you are denied entrance due to illness. Proper hiking attire must be worn – you will be trekking in a rainforest with lots of vegetation, undergrowth, nettles and normally a rather muddy terrain. Minimum age for gorilla trekking is 15 years old. Please note that depending on the size of your group and when permits are confirmed, you may be trekking with non-G travellers.
Day 3 Bwindi Impenetrable NP/Kigali
Cross the border into Rwanda, then head to Kigali. Visit the genocide museum to learn more about the dark history of this fascinating country. Tour ends on arrival at hotel.
Day 1: Kigali-Nyungwe forest
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Have breakfast and thereafter embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Nyungwe forest and on your way to this forest have your lunch en-route, visit to one of the genocide memorials.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking & Canopy walk
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Have breakfast, and after meet at the park offices for the briefing about the primates and the forest, after enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the shy chimpanzees in the tree branches. While on this walk expect to spot other primates like the white and black Columbus, Vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys and manageably. More birds can be spotted too in the Nyungwe National park, return to lodge for lunch and then evening take the canopy walk looking for primates, birds and the clear of the green canopy cover.
Day 3: Nyungwe Forest-Volcanoes National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Have breakfast, and after embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Volcanoes National Park a home to the half of the remaining endangered mountain gorillas. Lunch and after continue, then upon arrival you can experience the local community cultural experiences.
Day 4: Rwanda gorilla Trekking-Dian Fossey center
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerAccommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Have breakfast, after transfer to the volcanoes headquarters for briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas and the volcanoes as well, after enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the mountain gorillas and when you meet with the gorillas take the photos, videos and then have your lunch, after return to the park offices for your gorilla trekking certificate. Then in the evening visit the Dian Fossey center and from here experience the conservation effort she did to save these endangered mountain gorillas in the mist and it was due to these gorillas that she lost her life and she was buried in this forest!
Day 5: Volcanoes Gorilla Park-Kigali
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Have breakfast, and after embark the safari vehicle and drive back to Kigali with lunch en-route. Then drive to the airport for your return flight back home.
