Virunga Gorilla Sanctuary
Kigali → Volcanoes National Park → Kigali
Climb through bamboo on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes for an hour in the company of a mountain gorilla family, then return to a fireside lodge facing the peaks.
Uganda6 days
Bwindi & the Kazinga Channel
Kigali → Bwindi → Queen Elizabeth NP → Entebbe
- Duration
- 6 days
- Best months
- Jun–Sep · Dec–Feb
- Forest altitude
- 1,160–2,600 m
The journey
Cross overland from Rwanda into the mist of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, then down to the Ishasha plains, home of the tree-climbing lions.
Day by day
Day 1
Kigali to Bwindi
Scenic drive north and across the border to a forest lodge on the edge of Bwindi.
Day 2
Gorilla trek
A full day in the forest with a habituated gorilla family.
Day 3
Forest and community
A guided forest walk and time with a local community project.
Day 4
Ishasha
Search the fig trees of southern Queen Elizabeth for lions resting in the branches.
Day 5
Kazinga Channel
Afternoon boat cruise among hippo, buffalo and elephant at the water's edge.
Day 6
Fly to Entebbe
Domestic flight to Entebbe for your onward connection.
Included
- Uganda gorilla permit
- Private vehicle and guide
- Lodges, full board
- Kazinga Channel cruise
- Domestic flight to Entebbe
Optional experiences
Add any of these to your enquiry and we will build them into your days.
More journeys
Combine or compare
Rwanda, End to End
Kigali → Nyungwe → Lake Kivu → Volcanoes → Akagera
The whole country in one unhurried loop: chimpanzees in ancient montane forest, island-dotted Lake Kivu, gorillas in the Virungas and Big Five savannah in Akagera.
Mara Migration Camp
Kigali ✈ Nairobi ✈ Masai Mara
Fly from Kigali into a private conservancy camp for the Great Migration, with river crossings, open vehicles and a dawn balloon over the plains.
No journeys match that combination yet. Ask us for a tailor-made route.
