3-Day Bwindi & Lake Bunyonyi Mid-Range Safari
Bwindi NP and Lake Bunyonyi midrange Eco-safari Hunters’ tour is an exciting tour since it gives an opportunity to visit the deepest lake in Uganda, Lake Bunyonyi and chance to do a boat cruise and visit its numerous islands, do canoeing and relax at one of its out looking hills. This tour is a two in one since it favors you to trek gorillas from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the park which has half of the mountain gorilla population in the world.
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The 3 days Bwindi NP and Lake Bunyonyi midrange tour is an exciting tour since it gives an opportunity to visit the deepest lake in Uganda, Lake Bunyonyi and chance to do a boat cruise and visit its numerous islands, do canoeing and relax at one of its out looking hills. This tour is a two in one since it favors you to trek gorillas from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the park which has half of the mountain gorilla population in the world.
You will be picked up by a professional guide early in the morning who will brief you about the whole trip and then set off for a journey in the western region of Uganda to Lake Bunyonyi.
This safari can start from either Kigali or Entebbe/Kampala depending on the airport or hotel you will be at.
Upon arrival you will checkin and relax at a resort overlooking the lake; in the afternoon take a boat cruise along the deepest lake in Uganda and second deepest in Africa after Lake Tanganyika.
During the boat cruise, you have an opportunity of visiting some of the 29 islands on Lake Bunyonyi and spotting various water birds like grey corned canes, herons, egrets, cuckoo to mention but a few.
Return to the resort and check out for a transfer to Ruhija sector where you will have dinner and overnight in preparation of the next day’s trekking adventure.
Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
- Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)
Meals & Drinks:
- Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After an early morning heavy breakfast with your packed lunch, transfer to Bwindi impenetrable National Park headquarters for briefing by a ranger guide on what to and what not to do during gorilla trekking experience. After briefing, hike into the forest looking for the location of these amazing apes, this may take few hours or even a full day depending on the location of these apes.
The activity is strenuous and may require average physical fitness, walking sticks or consider hiring porters to help in carrying heavy luggage.
When you find the mountain gorillas, you will be required to spend one hour with them while taking pictures for memories. It is a worthwhile adventure and so humbling to stand a few meters while watching these sought after primates as they eat, feed their young ones and their day to day activities in their natural habitat. After the activity, retire to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To VisitJune to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High SeasonJune to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best WeatherJune to July and December to February (Less rainfall)
Accommodation:
Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
- Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After a cheerful morning breakfast, transfer back to Kampala via the Uganda Equator in Kayabwe where you will have an opportunity to take photos standing in two different hemispheres at the same time and the local water experiment that proves the earth being split-up-into two hemispheres - north and the south hemisphere and lunch enroute. You will then proceed to Kampala or Entebbe airport for your departure.
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After a cheerful morning breakfast, transfer back to Kigali where you will have a highlight tour of the Kigali Genocide Memorial site then tranfer to the airpot or to your hotel.
Main Destination:
Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
- Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
End of tour
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- You'll be dropped off at the airport.
