16-Day East Africa Gorilla Adventure (Uganda, DRC, Rwanda)

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The 16 days East Africa Gorilla Adventure safari in Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda, offers the best wildlife viewing in Akagera National Park, seeing mountain gorillas in Bwindi, Virunga and Volcanoes national park and mount Nyiragongo hiking. The 16 days best of  Uganda, DRC and Rwanda safari adventure allows you to explore the hidden treasures of East Africa in the wild visiting the most treasured places of Africa. The Nyiragongo Hike is also another special activity to look out for as you watch the fire flames of the most active volcanoes in the world. You will crown this trip with a primate encounter in Bwindi and Kibale national Parks in Uganda.

Included/Excluded

  • Ground transport in a 4WD Jeep
  • Unlimited Bottled water every day
  • Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Golden Monkey Permits in Rwanda Uganda and DRC.
  • Uganda, Rwanda and DRC other Park entrance fees
  • As mentioned in the package Daily accommodations based on bed and breakfast unless at Five Volcanoes
  • Service of an English-speaking driver guide
  • Pick up and drop off.
  • Pick up and drop off after the trip
  • All mentioned activities.
  • All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
  • City Tour
  • Local Market Visit
  • Shopping Assistance
  • (Briefing at RDB offices, Guide, Trek)
  • Boat from Bukavu to Goma
  • DRC touristic visa
 
  • Visit to the local village
  • Covid-19 Test on Arrival and on Departure
  • Extras accommodation i.e.
  • Tips to porters and driver/ guide
  • Any Other Destination Not Mentioned In Itinerary
  • Any Other Meals Or Drinks Not Mentioned In The Package Inclusions
  • Any Personal Expenses Such As Laundry, Room Service, and Mini Bar, Telephone Etc...
  • Insurance and flights tickets
  • Extras accommodation, soft drinks or alcoholic drinks,

Tour Amenities

Accepts Credit Cards
Car Parking
Reservations

Tour Plan

Clear the Immigration and Customs and later Meet & Greet by the Akagera Aviation team. After transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel for Dinner and overnight stay.

You will embark on a city tour of Kigali. It will include the Kigali Genocide Memorial site, Inema Arts Center, and the Kimironko local market. The Kigali Memorial is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide in 1994. It deals with a topic of international importance, with far-reaching significance, and is designed to engage and challenge a global visitor base. Here, you will be able to visit the three permanent exhibitions, the largest of which documents the genocide and

Pay tribute to the victims of the genocide. Inema Arts Center spurs creativity for personal, social, and economic growth. At Inema, you will witness the use of creative expression to bring the community and Country alive. Lunch will be at one of the restaurants; you’ll then be transferred back to Kigali Serena for relaxation and overnight.

After checkout at Kigali Serena Hotel, your journey to East Africa will begin starting in Musanze. Arrive at the lodge, and staff will welcome and assist you in checking in. This evening is at the leisure Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel.

After breakfast, your guide will take you to the park headquarters for a briefing about your gorilla trekking. After that, we returned to the hotel for Lunch and drove to Nyungwe Forest National Park. And checking at Nyungwe Top View for Dinner.

Chimpanzees trek after Lunch, Drive and Cross the border to Bukavu (Kahuzi Biega), and check in at Orchids Club Hotel for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, enter the Park for gorilla trekking and back after for Lunch and do a community walk in the afternoon or relax at the hotel.

After breakfast I will be back at the park for the Chimpanzee habituation center visit and back at the hotel for Lunch and relax in the afternoon.

After breakfast, again, visit Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center and be able to contribute to the orphanage. It depends on what you want to do if you feed or visit as volunteers and then back at the hotel.

After breakfast, you will take a speed boat to Goma and enjoy the view of the lake. After that, check in at Goma Serena Hotel. Or cross-board and drive directly to Cyanika because Golden Monkey trekking starts at 8 Am.

After breakfast, you will then go for Golden monkey trekking, which is only done in this park; this takes 3 to 4 hours, half day or full day, depending on the movement of the monkeys, and back at the Hotel for Lunch and relax and transfer to Bwindi and check at Lodge or another of your choice.

Talk of gentle giants with a 98% DNA close to that of humans. It’s the Mountain gorillas that made Bwindi Forest their home. Also, other species like butterflies, plants, primates, mammals, butterflies, frogs, and others are found here. After a briefing at the headquarters, you will be led by the rangers into the jungle to track gorillas.

Bwindi drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and check in at Enjojo Lodge (Mid-range) Meal Plan; Full Board.

Today, after breakfast, go for an early morning game drive through the park, where you will see different wildlife species like waterbucks, lions, elephants, hartebeests, giraffes, antelopes, buffaloes, leopards, warthogs and also view various crater lakes. After the 3-hour drive, head back for lunch as you prepare for the afternoon 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, which is home to over 550 hippos; also, you will see birds and other animals like crocodiles, elephants, and antelopes, among others. Return and have dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, head to the park head offices for briefing and set out for Chimpanzee tracking through the forest. Remember that only 1 hour is given to trackers when they meet with the chimpanzees. On seeing chimpanzees, other primates can be spotted, such as the Red-Tailed Monkeys, LHoest’s Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Black & and White colobus Monkeys, among others, and elephants, antelopes, buffaloes can be spotted in the forest. Go back to the lodge for lunch. In the evening, walk through the Bigodi wetland, where you will see birds, baboons, bush babies, and other wildlife species. Have dinner at Kibale Forest Lodge (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board.

Pick up by your guide from the Hotel in Kampala in the morning after breakfast and transfer to Murchison Falls through the Luwero triangle. On the way, visit Ziwa rhino sanctuary, where you will track rhinos and have lunch at the restaurant. Proceed to the park and visit the falls at the top, where you will see the magnificent falls passing through the 7 m gap with rocks and form the Victoria Nile. After heading to the lodge, have supper and an overnight.

Through the forest. Remember that only 1 hour is given to trackers when they meet with the chimpanzees. On seeing chimpanzees, other primates can be spotted, such as the Red-Tailed Monkeys, LHoest’s Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Black & and White colobus Monkeys, among others, and elephants, antelopes, buffaloes can be spotted in the forest. Go back to the lodge for lunch. In the evening, go for a walk through the Bigodi wetland, where you will see birds, baboons, and bush babies, among other wildlife species. Have dinner and overnight stay.

Enjoy an early breakfast; after enjoying the scenario as you continue to Kampala, have a stop at the Equator line: take photos and buy souvenirs from a craft shop. Enjoy lunch still at the Equator or in Kampala, depending on the time you arrive there, and after Lunch, continue to the airport depending on your Departure flight time.

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