This 6 days volcano hiking and gorilla trekking tour will give you the ultimate mountain and jungle adventure experience. You will go on a 2 day hike in the Virunga Mountains, taking on Mt. Karisimbi from Rwanda. Mt. Karisimbi is the highest volcano in the Virunga ranges. After an incredible volcano hiking experience in Rwanda you shall cross over into Uganda for the gorilla trekking adventure in the thick “impenetrable” jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Tour Itinerary
At 8am you will depart from Kigali and drive to Musanze in the north of Rwanda. It is a 2 hours journey along a paved road that winds through the rolling highlands treating you to wonderful views of the lush landscape.
You will check into your lodge for lunch.
At 2pm you shall go for the Mukungwa river canoe ride. This is a 3 hours ride and it is lovely adventure through the lush countryside.
Accommodation options:
Budget: Isange Paradise Resort
Midrange: Ingagi Park View Resort
Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner
You shall have breakfast by 7am and transfer to the park office in Kinigi for briefing and then continue to Volcanoes National Park and start your hike up Mt. Karisimbi. Mt. Karisimbi is shared on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. You shall overnight at altitude 3700m in tents.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You shall be up early for breakfast and set off to summit Mt. Karisimbi. Return to the camp for early lunch and continue down the mountain, and transfer to your lodge and relax away the rest of the day
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you shall transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda
Optional tour activity:
Golden monkeys trek: Today you can do the golden monkey trek in Volcanoes National Park before continuing to Bwindi. The golden monkeys are incredibly beautiful monkeys and they are found only in the Virunga mountains inhabiting bamboo forests in the base of the mountains. This is a light activity since the monkeys are in the lower zone and are easy to find with about 1 hour of trekking and you spend 1 hour with them.
Accommodation options:
Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Midrange: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You shall transfer to Bwindi forest for the gorilla trekking adventure. The park is aptly named “impenetrable” due to the thick forest that is hard to penetrable that the park guides have to create a path with machetes. If you love to trek in a beautiful lush jungle then Bwindi is the place.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you shall travel back to Kigali
Meal plan: Breakfast
Trips includes/excludes
- Tour car and tour driver driver/guide
- All meals
- Accommodation
- Uganda gorilla tracking permit ($800)
- Mt. Karisimbi hiking permit
- camping equipment (tent, sleeping and mat) and porters to carry them
- chef to prepare the meals while on the Mt. Karisimbi
- Optional activities
- Visa fees
- Personal insurance
- Airfares
- Tips
- All personal expenses such as laundry, phone bills, curio purchases
What you need to carry?
- Hiking boots
- A rain coat
- Hiking trousers and long sleeved shirt to protect from the stinging nettles
- Warm sweater
- Protective cover for your camera, there are high chances of rain.
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