3 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience from Kigali
3 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience from Kigali : An amazing gorilla safari that starts and ends in Kigali is the three-day Uganda gorilla habituation trip. The gorilla habituation experience, in which endangered mountain gorillas are educated to get accustomed to human presence for trekking, allows guests to spend more time with the gorillas in their natural habitat. This is the purpose of the safari. Only the Rushaga sector in the southernmost region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is used for gorilla habituation, which typically takes two to three years. You will get to spend 4 hours with the gorillas during the three-day Uganda gorilla habituation experience that departs from Kigali, giving you the chance to learn about their lifestyle, behaviors, take pictures, document the experience, and observe them going about their daily routines, among other things.
Highlights of the 3 days Uganda gorilla habituation experience from Kigali
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali international airport and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Departure to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
Day 1 of the 3 days Uganda gorilla habituation experience from Kigali
Arrival and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: On the first day of the three-day Uganda gorilla habituation experience from Kigali, upon arrival at the international airport there, you will be greeted by our driver/guide who will give you a briefing on the safari before beginning the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The drive takes between three and four hours, and along the route, you’ll pass the Cyanika border in the Kisoro area and get beautiful views of Rwanda’s rolling hills, traditional homesteads, locals, and the Kigezi hills, among other things. You will check into the lodge and have lunch when you get to the park.
After lunch, you’ll get ready for an afternoon Batwa cultural tour where you may meet the pygmies who formerly called Bwindi Forest home before it was declared a national park. The Batwa cultural trip includes visits to their farms and homesteads where you may learn about their way of life, sample some of their traditional foods, and hear old tales and songs, among other things. You will return to the lodge for supper and sleep after the cultural tour.
Day 2: Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla habituation experience: On the second day of the three-day trip to Uganda from Kigali, after an early breakfast, you’ll meet your driver-guide and pack a lunch before heading to the park’s administrative center for a briefing on the guidelines and expectations for habituated gorillas. Following the briefing, you will be divided into groups of four and set out on a jungle trip to the location where the gorillas spent the previous night with a team of researchers, scientists, physicians, park rangers, and guides. You will see several plant types while hiking, as well as birds, animals including forest elephants and bushbucks, other primates like red-tailed and black-and-white colobus monkeys, and l’hoest monkeys. Once the habituated gorillas have been identified, you will be permitted to spend 4 hours with them in their natural habitat. During this time, you will have the chance to observe them going about their daily routines, take part in the observation and recording of their behaviors, learn about the gorilla names, and take numerous photos and record the events using a flash-free camera. You will walk back to the park headquarters after your up-close experience with the gentle giants, where you will meet your driver guide and be driven to the lodge for the evening for leisure, supper, and sleep.
Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 3: Departure to Kigali
On the final day of the three-day gorilla habituation Uganda safari a from Kigali, you will check out of the lodge and meet your driver guide to make the trip back to Kigali through the Cyanika border. After you arrive in Kigali, you’ll embark on a city tour, stopping at the memorial to the genocide there as well as the Kimironko market, where you can talk to locals and buy things like fruits and souvenirs. After the city tour, you may either have your driver-guide drop you off at any hotel, depending on your timetable, or you can have lunch in one of the city’s restaurants before traveling to Kigali International Airport for your flight out.
End of 3 days Uganda gorilla habituation experience from Kigali
3 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience from Kigali includes
Batwa cultural tour
An English speaking driver-guide
Full board accommodation
Pick up and drop off
Vehicle and fuel
Bottled water
3 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience from Kigali excludes
Air flight tickets
Visas
Life insurance
Optional activities not included on the itinerary
Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
