This 3 Days safari to Gahinga Lodge can start in either Kigali or Entebbe. Fly into Rwanda and stay overnight at a selected city Hotel of your choice, and the next day you will drive along a scenic road leading to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – the best place to go on a Private crowd-free luxury gorilla trekking Safari. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park unlike Bwindi Forest boasts only has one (01) habituated Gorilla family called the Nyakagezi gorilla group. This means only 08 tourists can trek Gorillas in Mgahinga on a daily – making it the ideal place to trek gorillas for travelers seeking to trek with fewer tourists.
Learn More: Best Place to trek gorillas – Bwindi Vs Mgahinga
Price guide: 3 Days Safari to Gahinga Lodge
From USD1,678 per person sharing*
Tour price includes: 01 Uganda Gorilla Permit, 02 Nights Accommodation, All Meals, All Park Fees, All Airport Transfers, a return local Flight & Ground Transportation in a Standard Spacious 4×4 Mini Van.
3 Days Safari to Gahinga Lodge
Tour Details:
Tour Starts: Kigali, Rwanda.
Ends: Kigali, Rwanda.
Tour Visits:
Maximum group size: six (06) persons per group.
Minimum Age: 15 years.
Fitness: Medium fitness required,
- Old, unfit or disabled travellers can take part but with special arrangments.
- Solo travellers are welcome to book this tour.
Brief Itinerary:
- Arrival in Kigali, Rwanda (we recommend arriving a day prior and spend a night in Kigali).
- Day 01: City Tour of Kigali, and proceed to Mgahinga National Park.
- Day 02: Mountain Gorilla trekking In Mgahinga NP.
- Day 03: Transfer to Kigali for your Flight Back Home – End of the Safari
FULL ITINERARY – 3 Days Safari to Gahinga Lodge
ARRIVAL IN KIGALI, RWANDA.
Your arrival, transfers, and hotel today are to be planned and executed by you (All costs for this day are NOT included in the tour price). If you want us to pick and arrange your hotel for today, please let us Know. Browse our list of Selected city hotels in Kigali.
Day 01: KIGALI CITY TOUR, TRANSFER TO MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK.
Breakfast; thereafter depart your Hotel at 9:00 am for a city tour – including a visit to the Rwanda Genocide Memorial Site. Thereafter, embark on the drive into Uganda, with a brief stop en route for lunch, and thereafter continuing to your lodge for check-in dinner & overnight.
Journey time: 04-Hours from Kigali.
Accommodation: Mount Gahinga Lodge. | Meal plan: Lunch, & Dinner at the Lodge.
Day 02: GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI FOREST
Breakfast; thereafter confirm that you have all the basics; a lunch box (to be provided by the Lodge), raincoat, good hiking boots, waterproof pants + long-sleeved shirt, a pair of strong garden gloves, repellent, a waterproof daypack to carry all your valuables.
Your guide will thereafter transfer you to the briefing point and also help you out through the registration process. After the briefing by a Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger, you will embark on your long-awaited Gorilla trekking experience. Return to the lodge and relax.
Accommodation: Mount Gahinga Lodge. | Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at the lodge (BLD).
Day 03: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING, AND TRANSFER BACK TO KIGALI AIRPORT.
Breakfast; and today marks the end of your 04 Day safari to Gahinga Lodge. With all your bags your guide will then transfer you back to Kigali International airport for your onward return flight.
Drive time(s): Bwindi to Kigali = 5-hours.
Accommodation: Not included on this Day – but can be arranged at EXTRA cost – if needed. ( See selected City Hotels in Kigali). | Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch. (BL).
Well placed at the foothills of the Great Virunga Volcanoes, on the border of Uganda, Rwanda, and the DRC lies Mount Gahinga Lodge. The lodge consists of 9 traditional pygmy-style huts, with modern conveniences such as En-suite, composting toilets, bush-style showers, and Wi-Fi in the main lodge. Take in the views of Mounts Sabinyo, Gahinga, and Muhuvura from this eco-conscious lodge.
Each banda is rounded to preserve the traditional, local building style, and the interiors are stylish and create an atmosphere of modern comfort alongside the adventure of being on safari. The thatched roofs are just another eco-sensitive element of this wonderful lodge.
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STANDARD OFFER: 3 Days Safari to Gahinga Lodge
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Our standard offer for this 3 Days safari to Gahinga Lodge is the state of art Toyota land cruiser which is built with extras like Large widows for photography, a fridge to keep your enroute drinks chilled, charging points for you to keep your electronics fully charged, high-density foam seats to deliver extra comfort as you navigate the rugged roads of Uganda, and a first aid kit for emergencies.
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