Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Kigali

   • Tour representative shall be at Kigali Airport to pick you up from your flight.

   • Depending on arrival time, you can visit some of Kigali’s craft markets to browse from the pottery, carvings, batik, weaving, sculpture, musical instruments, leather, and fabrics on offer. Prepare to haggle. All activities today will be at your own cost.

   • Spend the night at a lovely accommodation. Flame tree village is ideally located on the outskirts of Kigali. You will enjoy the tranquillity. The rooms have an en-suite bathroom and overlook the tropical gardens. There is a swimming pool to refresh yourself.

   Accommodation: Flame Tree Village, a mid-range lodge located in or near Kigali.

   Meals & drinks: Meals at own expense, drinks not included.

2. Day 2: Lake Mutanda

   • Representative of Mutanda Lake Resort will pick you up from your accommodation. From Kigali, you will be transferred in about 4 hours to Mutanda Lake Resort in Uganda. 

   • Departure from Kigali is latest at noon time. Your Uganda visa can be obtained from the border.

   • Mutanda Lake Resort is spectacularly located on a private peninsula stretching into Lake Mutanda. With small islands dotting the surrounding lake and a backdrop of misty volcanoes in nearby Rwanda and DR Congo, this setting never fails to impress visitors.

   • Main building where the restaurant is located resembles a Swiss chalet with an African touch, the perfect place to enjoy a sundowner watching otters visiting the shore, or to cuddle up next to the fire place. The cottages are built on a wooden platform, each with private veranda and en-suite bathroom.

   Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort; mid-range lodge located in or near Lake Mutanda.

   Meals & drinks: All meals included; drinks not included.

3. Day 3: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi

   • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a residence for both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees - the only forest in Africa which can make this claim as a fact. It also hosts five other species of primate, 113 species of mammals, over 200 butterflies, and 360 birds.

   • Gorillas you will track belong to one of nine habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo before you eventually reach the gorillas’ habitat.

   • Time taken to track the gorillas can take as little as 2 hours to as much as 7 hours before one returns. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.

   • Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’.

   Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort; mid-range lodge located outside Bwindi NP.

   Meals & drinks: All meals included; drinks not included.

4. Day 4: Back to Kigali

   • After breakfast – latest by 10 am - you will be transferred back to Kigali (Airport) by the driver of Mutanda Lake resort.

   • Accommodation in Kigali is not inclusive. If you wish to spend an extra night in Kigali, this is possible at an extra cost.

   • This is the end of hopefully a wonderful tour.

   Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation).

   Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included). Drinks not included.