3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali is one of the best and cost effective, not to mention shorter-distance Bwindi National park safaris that travellers can book for an amazing Gorilla safari experience. Given the close proximity of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Rwanda than Entebbe which requires about 8-9 hours of road transfer, a 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali has travellers taking on only about 4 hours of road drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
This safari starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda, and has you enjoying gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Summary Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary of 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali
Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You shall be met by your safari guide who shall pick you from the airport in Kigali or from your hotel. He will welcome you to the 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali, and brief you of the same. Thereafter, you shall proceed for a transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park though the beautiful rolling hills of Rwanda. You shall reach the park, check in at the lodge and relax for the rest of the day. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Note: Depending on your time of arrival in Kigali, you may consider optional activities like a Kigali City tour.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then proceed to the starting point of your gorilla trekking in Bwindi adventure. You shall have a briefing along with other gorilla trekkers, and told about the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking as well as what you should expect during gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Thereafter, you shall be placed in groups of 8 and then allocated Bwindi gorilla families to trek. Embark on the search for gorillas in their natural habitat, all the while appreciating your surroundings. Encounter the gorillas and spend 1 hour with them.
Thereafter, trek back to the starting point of the gorilla trekking in Bwindi adventure. Your guide shall be waiting to transfer you back to the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali
On this last day of your safari, you shall wake up to a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge which you shall enjoy at leisure. You shall thereafter proceed to transfer back to Kigali, and be dropped off at the Kigali International airport for your outbound flight bringing your safari to an end.
End of 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali