Combines gorilla trekking with the cultural and scenic attractions, optional visit Batwa/Pygmies home at Echuya forest plus the tour along Lake Bunyonyi.
Morning pick up from Kigali international Airport and transfer to Uganda's Mount Mgahinga National Park via the Uganda and Rwanda border called Cyanika near DR Congo Border in Kisoro town. Along the way we shall have one hour lunch break in Kisoro town at the German grandmother's place known as Coffe pot.
Dinner and vernight at Travalers Rest or Ikaze Hotel.
Start point
Kigali, Rwanda
06:00 - 16:00
After break fast we shall go for the gorilla trekking may take around 2 to 6 hours depend on where the Ranger guides allocate them. Mount Gahinga is a dormant/extinct volcanoe in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. Gahinga lies between Muhabura and Sabyinyo but it is the smallest of these three. Mount Mgahinga also known in the local Kinyarwanda/Rufumbira meaning"a small pile of stones,"has a swampy caldera on its peak. The caldera is believed to be about 180 m (591 ft) wide.[2] Mgahinga Gorilla National Park also got its name from this volcano. Mount Gahinga, whose elevation is 3,473 m (11,394 ft), The volcano chain spans across Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mount Muhabura and Sabyinyo, the bamboo forests on Mount Gahinga are a habitat of the endangered mountain gorilla. There are several other species of animals and birds that form part of the Mount Gahinga ecosystem. The golden monkeys are notable to these. Assoon as we are done with gorilla trekking we will proceed for one hour lunch break in Kisoro town at a Coffe pot the german grand mothr's place and if time allows you will vist home of Pygimies/Batwa at Echuye Forest on the way to Lake Bunyonyi.
Dinner and overnight at Kyahugye Island or Keije Resort.
Full day around lake Bunyonyi as you vist some of the 29 Islands, especially the common punishment island where they used to hang the unmarried pregnant girls and let them die from there. Traditional way of punishing unmarried pregnant women at Lake Bunyonyi was to abandon them on a tiny island called Akampene (“Punishment”). They would either starve to death or drown in trying to swim to the mainland.
Dinner and vernight at Kyahugye Island or Keije Resort.
After break you'll drive to Kigali international Airport. This time you will cross another different border called Katuna between Uganda and Rwanda. Your flight will be in the evening from 6 pm and above.
End Trip.
End point
Gahinga, Kisoro, Uganda
12:00 - 16:00
Accommodation and meals not included in the price.
All transport included in the round trip and Skyway Tours intend to use the best 4 wheel tourist cars for the safari safety.
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Flight excluded
All mentioned bellow incluedded in the price:
Gorilla permit ($800)
Tourist open 4WD car.
Professional tour/driver guide
Park entry.
All guiding fees.
All land trasnsport too and from hotels and Kigali Inernational Airport.
Meals excluded in the price.
Our guide is well behaved with enough experience, kowldgable about the client's interests and professional with good customer care.
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