A 3-day Uganda gorilla habituation from Kigali allows you to interact with the semi-habituated gorillas within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This safari takes you to fully immerse yourself in the large and powerful primate mountain gorillas.
uganda is the only country in the world where you can encounter the several and semi habituated gorillas. It is done in the Rushaga sector of the park.
In the gorilla habituation, you will have more time with gorillas and these gorillas are believed to share about a DNA of 98% with humans. Gorilla habituation takes about 4 hours of the day to have a close encounter with the gorillas than gorilla trekking.
You will also have an opportunity to take part in the Kigali city tour where you will visit several sites like the Kigali genocide center, the President’s Museum, the Belgian Centre, local markets, and many others.
Summary of the safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable
Day 2: Gorilla habituation and community visit.
Day 3: Transfer to Kigali.
Details of the safaris
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Upon arrival at the Kigali International Airport, you will meet the company representative who will transfer you to Kigali. As you are in Kigali, you will be highlighted about the 3-day Uganda gorilla habituation from Kigali and then later go ahead with transfer to Rushaga sector in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
This transfer will take about 4 to 6 hours of the day to reach the sector. While on the arrival in the Rushaga sector, you will engage in the relaxation at the hotel for the rest of the day.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner.
Day 2: Gorilla habituation and community visit.
You will rise early morning and start with an early morning breakfast and then transfer to the park head quarters in Rushaga sector . While in Rushaga sector , you will continue with briefing about gorilla habituation which will take through the dos and donts about the activity.
Later on, you will join up with the ranger guides to continue with the activity to encounter gorillas . In this activity, you will have a close encounter with gorillas and also more time with them.
Once you come across the gorillas, you will have 4 hours viewing them and learning about their lifestyle. After this activity, you will have an evening community visit to the Batwa community.
In the batwa community , you will learn about the lifestyle of the Batwa who are the early inhabitants who lived with mountain gorillas. Coffee roasting, cultural dances, flok songs, and many others are the activities that you will engage in during the visit to this community.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 3: Transfer to Kigali.
day 3 will start with the morning breakfast and continue with transfer to Kigali .
On arrival in kigali , you will go a head with the city tour which will take you through learning about the history and elvolution of rwanda. You will visit several sites around the city that include kigali genocide Museum , Beligium museum , presidents museum , local markets , and many others.
Then after the city, you will continue with the transfer to the airport for your outbound flights.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch.