2 days Mgahinga gorilla trekking from kigali
2 Days mgahinga gorilla trekking from kigali
This is a 2 days Mgahinga gorilla trekking from kigali . This tour package best suits visitors who have a tight travel schedule or budget and would still like to see mountain gorillas. Given that trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda is quite costly (USD 1500), it is much cheaper to trek gorillas in Uganda at a fee of USD 600 dollars for a gorilla trekking permit.
DETAILED 2 DAY TOUR ITINERARY.
This 2 day gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park starts and ends in Kigali City, Rwanda.
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali & Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Welcome to Rwanda, the ‘Land of a thousand hills!’ Today marks the first day of your 2 days gorilla trekking safari to Mgahinga national park. Your safari guide from Explore Rwanda Tours will pick you up from your designated hotel in Kigali City. You will then proceed with your transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda via the Cyanika border. This is where you are set to track the endangered species of mountain gorillas. This national park is the second national park in Uganda, after Bwindi National Park, where visitors like yourself can see Mountain gorillas in the wild. The national park is situated in the southwestern part of Uganda in Kisoro district. It was gazetted as a national park in 1991 and covers an area of 34 square kilometers, making it the smallest national park in Uganda.
You will have a stopover at Lake Mutanda in Kisoro district for lunch and a short boat cruise on the lake. You can later choose to pay a visit to any of the nearby Batwa communities in Kisoro, or drive to Mgahinga national park for a guided nature walk in the park.
Head back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Gorilla Resort/Travelers Rest Hotel/Mutanda Lake Resort.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer back to Kigali.
Today is the day that you have been anxiously waiting for! Have an early breakfast at your lodge and check out. Your safari guide will drive you to the park’s headquarters in Ntebeko where your gorilla trekking experience will begin. You are required to check in at the park by 7am, so endeavor to keep time. You will be required to sign into the visitor’s register, which will be followed by a short briefing from the head ranger at the park.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park currently has two habituated gorilla groups which include the Nyakagezi group, and the Hirwa group which recently migrated from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. You will be tracking one of these two gorilla groups.
The actual gorilla trekking activity in Mgahinga national park will commence at exactly 8am. Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park is conducted in groups of a maximum of 8 members. Tracking mountain gorillas in this park usually takes between 4-6 hours; with an hour of direct contact with the gorillas.
After your gorilla trekking experience in Mgahinga, you will head back to the park’s headquarters to collect your gorilla trekking certificate and meet up with your guide, who will transfer you back to your hotel in Kigali. End of Tour.
