The 4 day Budget Gorilla Trekking and Charitable Cultural Tour takes you to Lake Bunyonyi and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park. This is the forest that houses the largest number of the world's remaining wild mountain gorillas. You will get a chance to see various birds, interact with the local population and also have a chance to know about the Batwa people and their culture.
Detailed itinerary
Arrival and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Our guide will meet, greet and hand you a welcome gift at the airport. You will be transferred to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
The journey takes about 4 hours and takes you trough the Switzerland of Africa - kigezi, our guide will help you with border crossing procedures, there after you have a stop over at kabale to flex and simple shopping, proceed to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park trough the country side with great views of the virunga massif, arrive at the lodge in the afternoon, check in and wait for the big day.
Meal plan
Gorilla trekking and community walk
Wake up early so as to buy yourself time to have breakfast and pick your packed lunch plus drinking water since you ought to have long hours in the forest searching for these apes.
Arrive at the park headquarters on time for your briefing and there on head to the forest to engage in your gorilla trekking experience that may take your 2 to 6 hours depending on the animal's movement.
A Full hour is allowed for you to visualize the animals as they move around and react differently to your visit.
There after the trek head back to the park headquarters and then finally the lodging. Freshen up and take on a community walk to see the Batwa people and their ways of living, you can enjoy their cultural dances and songs as they demonstrate it all for you.
Meal plan
Transfer to lake Bunyonyi
Wake up at leisure, check out of your lodge and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. While at the lake, you can do bird watching, swimming, boat ride to the 29 islands of Africa's second deepest lake and the famous Punishment Island (Akempene).
Relax at Africa's second deepest fresh water lake, share memories of the previous day in a very cool environment.
Meal plan
Transfer to Kigali
After breakfast and checking out, head out for a morning hike to the Kyabahinga hill to catch the sun rise, return in time for lunch, have lunch and embark on your journey back home, stop in kabale to shop for souvenirs, Ugandan crafts and fashions.
Thereafter You will leave for Kigali arriving in the evening, you might still have time to do a tour around Africa's most beautiful city, Kigali.
Meal plan
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