12 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Tanzania Wildebeest Trip
Overview
Join us on a remarkable unique Rwanda, Uganda & Tanzania combined journey to trek gorillas and chimpanzees within the company of local guides before going to the famed Serengeti NP & Ngorongoro Craters for the to witness The Great wildebeest migration & African Big Five experiences. It’s once in lifetime experience!
Included/Excluded
- Meals ( 11 Breakfasts, lunches & Dinners)
- Accommodation listed on the itinerary or similar
- Roundtrip Transfers in a standard 4X4 Safari Van
- Parks entrance fees
- Game drives
- English speaking guide driver.
- Cultural experiences
- 1X Gorilla Trekking Permit
- 1X Chimpanzee Trekking Permit
- 1X Tanzania Domestic Flight
- Price excludes all other things of personal nature like the bar bills, visas, gratitudes, personal insurance, porter hire among others
Tour Plan
Day 1: Arrive Kigali International Airport, Rwanda - Hotel
Upon your arrival at Kigali airport our representative with a signboard written on your names welcomes you to Kigali, Rwanda and thereafter be transferred to the Hotel. It’s the capital city of Rwanda, roughly in the center of the country. It sprawls across numerous hills, ridges and valleys, and has a vibrant restaurant and nightlife scene. The Kigali Genocide Memorial documents the 1994 mass killings in Rwanda, associated with the country’s civil war. The city’s Caplaki Crafts Village has stalls selling traditional handicrafts, including woodcarvings and woven baskets. If time allows you’ll go shopping after you checked in. Overnight at Hotel Des Melli Collines or Similar
Day 2: Kigali - Volcanoes National Park
A leisurely breakfast will be followed with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respect to the victims of 1994 Rwandan Genocide against tutsi before Leaving the lively capital, you drive north-west through lush hills & bustling market towns for approximately 2.5 hours, to the stunning Volcanoes National Park – well known as the venue for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of the mountain gorillas. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or Similar.
Day 3: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes NP ( Optional ) - Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda.
Today to participate on the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking a Gorilla Trekking ticket is required & or participate in the alternative Golden Monkey Trekking Tour.
An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi park headquarters for Gorilla/Golden monkey trekking briefing and then hike up into the rainforest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24 hour guard, so their location is known, you usually have an hour with them, time observe them at very close quarters (10M). After the day experience transfer to Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge or Similar.
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking, Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for a Uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters & After the experience return back to the lodge. Overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge or Similar.
Day 5: Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Lake Bunyonyi
A leisurely morning breakfast and then visit the Batwa Community to learn about the former forest Dwellers where you’ll be attend their entertainment and then do the coffee tour experience. This will be followed by transfer back to Lake Bunyonyi leaving the magnificent forest to the gorillas. It’s nestled in a belle between Kisoro and Kabale is one of the most beautiful lake in Uganda. Overnight at Arcadia Cottages Lake Bunyonyi or Similar
Day 6: Lake Bunyonyi - Kibale National Park
A leisurely morning breakfast will be followed with a transfer to Kibale National Park. The journey through the countryside characterized by farmlands is spectacular. Kibale National Park is a home to over 13 primate species that includes the chimpanzees, grey checked mango-bay, B/W Columbus Monkey and more. Overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or Similar
Day 7: Chimpanzee Trekking, Kibale National Park - Mbarara
Following an early morning breakfast, transfer to Kanyanchu Visitors center ahead of Chimpanzee Trekking, within the company of a senior ranger guide track to see the chimpanzees and this will be followed by a transfer to Emburara Farm Lodge or Similar. Overnight at Emburara Farm Lodge or Similar.
Day 8: Mbarara, Uganda - Mwanza, Tanzania
An early morning breakfast and then transfer across the Border at Mutukula to Bukoba Tanzania for a 12:55pm flight (40 Minutes) with Tanzania Air to Mwanza. Upon arrival you’ll be picked and transferred to the hotel. Overnight at Malaika Beach Resort or Similar
Day 9: Mwanza - Serengeti National Park
Today an early morning and with packed lunch will be followed with a transfer to Serengeti National Park entering through Ndabaka gate.
after about 2 hours drive check-in at the Serengeti National park thereafter do registration and proceed on a game drive. The drive along the Grumeti River giving you an opportunity to watch for the schools of hippos that ‘yawn’ at the surface of the river as well as huge crocodiles and looking for signs of large cats and predators. Overnight at Kon Tiki Tented Camp or Similar.
Day 10: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Craters
Your adventure continues with an early morning game drive through Serengeti National Park, searching for the great migration. After a delicious lunch, you'll head back out for more exciting wildlife viewing before making your way to Ngorongoro. You'll spend the night at a charming lodge perched on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, offering stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
Central Serengeti, or Seronera, is the heart of Serengeti National Park, known for its stunning savannahs, rolling hills, and the Seronera River. This area offers exceptional wildlife viewing, including predators like lions, leopards, and cheetahs, as well as large herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles. It's a prime spot for witnessing the great migration and offers breathtaking landscapes and iconic kopjes. Overnight at Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp or Similar
Day 11: Ngorongoro Craters - Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, we'll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for captivating game drives. Once we've explored this natural wonder and its abundant wildlife, will be followed with a transfer to lake Manyara National Park.
Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa's natural wonders. It boasts the largest uninterrupted caldera globally and is home to approximately 30,000 large mammals that reside here year-round. Expect to encounter a wide array of wildlife, including buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, rhinos, and numerous bird species such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. This destination offers an incredible opportunity to witness a multitude of animals in a relatively short span of time. Overnight at Jangwani river view or Similar
Day 12: Lake Manyara National Park - Kilimanjaro Airport
An early morning breakfast will be followed with a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park and then to be followed by a transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport targeting your outbound flight to your next destination in Africa or back home marking the end of the trip. End.
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Communication via WhatsApp to make arrangements went very smooth with Aron being quick and clear in his responses.
Aron drove us most of the time, but we also had a ride with driver Barnice. Every time they were in time, most of the times even early to make sure we could leave whenever we wanted. The service was more than just a private taxi service: Aron told us many interesting things about Uganda and let us taste some local food. That really made our trip more colourful and interesting.They know a lot of good places all over the country, like restaurants and accomodation. Although we organized our trip by ourselves, that was still an advantage. Above that, Aron uses his business in Uganda to help other Ugandans as well.
We would definitely recommend to travel with Safari 2 Gorilla Tours.

Jon Peters
USA


In my iniitial email to him I had explained that I'm Kenyan and would be travelling to Rwanda from Nairobi, Kenya. As an east African citizen I thought this information was useful in terms of national park fees and so on; little did I know that it would affect my whole Gorilla trek experience.
I'd settled the balance of my invoice in November 2019 and Aron emailed to confirm full payment. I never heard from Aron again except when I emailed him to find out the arrangements for when I arrived in Rwanda. At the time I didn't think much of it as I'd read so many glowing reviews of Aron and his tour company; his attentive nature, professionalism and general good nature. A fortnight or so before my arrival I'd still not heard from him so I emailed to find out the itinerary for when I arrived in Rwanda - nothing. Just a curt response confirming that he had the number for my hotel and presumably (Aron did not confirm) that he would call me at my hotel to arrange a time to pick me up from my hotel.
I arrived at the hotel, following a 10 hour flight from London on Friday, 24 January to find there was no message was left by Aron advising when I'd be picked up the following day. On Saturday, 25 January at about 9 am the receptionist knocked on my door to inform me that a driver had arrived to pick me up and drive me to Uganda. As I'd not had any advance information of this arrangement I was not ready; i hadn't showered or eaten breakfast. And so we did not set off until gone 10 am. This was the first poor service i'd received.
I'd paid for a 3-day Gorilla trek etc which included on the first day a visit to the Rwanda Genocide memorial. When the driver set off we'd been driving and passed a sign to the memorial site, after almost an hour I asked if we were still going to the memoial site, and only then did the driver inform me that due to the late departure he had decided to postpone the visit to the memorial until the return leg of my three day trip. The second poor service i'd received.
Bwindi national park is in Uganda and so I was driven through Rwanda to Uganda via a land border, an eight hour journey that ordinarily shouldn't have taken that long. The third poor service.
During the drive Aron maintained constant communication with the driver - whose name escapes me - and not once did he ask the driver to pass the phone to me so that he could speak to me. By that I mean even welcoming me, asking me how my trip was, finding out if there was anything I needed, any issues or problems with the trip I'd paid for. The fourth poor service I received
When we arrived at Rushaga camp each visitor at dinner was assigned a table with the name of their guide on it; stupidly I immediately thought Ohhh so Aron had sent a driver to pick me up from Rwanda and that now I was going to meet him! How wrong i was. When i sat down expecting to meet Aron who should turn up? but the driver! Cheekily I asked if he was Aron and offended he curtly replied no!. When i asked what happend to Aron he informed me that Aron had been in constant communication throughout the day! When I asked why Aron hadn't even said hello or welcomed me he just said that Aron was on another tour. At that moment I realised what was happening and why. In Aron's eyes I was a black African tourist that yes, had paid for the same service and support that my white counterparts had received but due to his low perception of me and fellow black Africans I did not warrant the same service, attention, or even respect. I did not speak to the driver again for the rest of the evening. I was surrounded by fellow travellers that were accompanied by guides who made them feel welcome, valued and respected; they sat together sharing stories from their travels whilst I and the driver sat silently. Even as I tried to get the driver to understand how insulted and disrespected I felt he just didn't get it. A part of me feels if i was white he wouldn't have found it so hard understanding how poorly I'd been treated. But as a black African what reason did I have to complain? The fifth poor service I'd received
On the second day i was due to visit Mgahinga national park almost a two hour drive away. As debrief started at 8 am we arranged to leave Rushaga Gorilla camp by 6 am; arranging to meet for breakfast at 05:30 am. 06:00 am the driver was nowhere to be found. Finally at 06:30 he appears in the dinning room feigning an alarm malfunction. I had to demand an apology from him. The sixth poor service i'd received.
We arrived at the national park at 08:25. I was the only black tourist and when I asked the guide to summarise the debrief he audibly commented that as I'd arrived late he'd not be able to repeat it for me. Cynically I felt that If I was white he'd problably have ignored the fact that the driver had got me to the debrief late and still gone through the key points. The seventh poor sevice I'd received.
I could go on and on but I won't. I think you get the gist. I never once spoke to Aron, met him or communicated with him during my time in Rwanda and Uganda. I left Rwanda on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 and have delayed posting this review until now to see whether or not I'd hear from Aron. I haven't and I know I never will.
I would never recommend this company to anyone regardless of who you are. I pity and despise racists and would never support a business that openly discriminates against black Africans.

Would absolutely recommend Safari 2 Gorilla Tours! Thanks Aaron and Martin for an unforgetable trip!

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