Duration
5-Day
Accra, Botswana
This tour gives you a chance to tour Kigali City before you head for the gorillas and Batwa in Bwindi and Volcanoes National Park for golden monkeys trekking. Afterward, you will have some relaxation at the shores of Lake Kivu. This all-inclusive private tour is designed for small groups, families, or individuals and can be customized to your preferences.
Plan snapshot
Duration
5-Day
Route
Kigali to Kigali
Via Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas), Volcanoes NP (Gorillas), Lake Kivu
Country & park
Botswana
Style
Mid-range safari
Group size
1-12 travelers
Starts
Any day if available
Minimum age
18 years
Activities
game drives, gorilla trekking, walking safaris (with an armed guide) & canoe/mokoro safaris
Accommodation
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge - Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) – Lunch & Dinner Included
Meals
Lunch & Dinner Included; All Meals Included
Pickup
Airport transfer included
Booking
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Currency
USD
Rates
USD
Before booking
Quote flow
This mid-range tour uses lodges.
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
You can request changes to this tour.
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
The minimum age for this tour is 18 years.
Day 1
Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) – Lunch & Dinner Included
Lunch & Dinner Included
Day 2
Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 3-4
Mid-range lodge at Lake Kivu (Rwanda) – All Meals Included
All Meals Included
Day 5
(No accommodation)
Breakfast & Lunch Included
Tour step
You'll be collected from the airport. Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
Today, you will be met by a Dav Safaris staff who will brief you. Afterward, you will head for the Kigali city tour where you will visit the Genocide memorial. After the city tour, you'll embark on a long day drive of approximately 5 hours from Kigali Rwanda to Uganda with a lunch stopover en route. Though long, the drive takes you through different features including tropical rain forests, savannah fields, and the terraced hills of Kigezi famously known as the Switzerland of East Africa. Upon arrival in Bwindi, you'll check in at the lodge and proceed to the Batwa community for the cultural adventure about these forest pygmies. You will spend the rest of the day at leisure as you wait for the next day’s adventure. Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
After an early morning breakfast, and your picnic lunch. You will then take a short drive to the park offices for a briefing where you'll meet the excellent local guides and trackers who give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. You'll then hike into the forest to a spot where gorillas were seen the previous night and track from there. Trekking may take anything between 1 to 6 hours depending on the location of the family and altitudes which is more than 7500 feet. The terrain is rough and muddy calling for physical fitness. Although the hike is physically demanding, the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery make the trekking worthwhile. It is recommended that you take plenty of water with you on the trek. Cameras and plenty of fast-speed films are recommended. Being a tropical rainforest, it may rain at no notice, hence need to bring with you waterproof clothing, including zip-lock bags for cameras. Later, you'll start on the long drive to Volcanoes National Park. Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
On this day, you will have an early morning breakfast drive to the park offices for the briefing. You'll start the golden monkey tracking in the forest. This activity starts at 7:00 am at the park headquarters where you will head to the forest with other tourists in search of the endangered golden monkey. This takes about 4 hours or more of the golden monkey tracking adventure inclusive of an hour-long stay near to them where you view them rolling on the bamboo stems and present themselves with no shyness as it has been worked on through habituation and see the sights of their silver patch. From there, you will transfer to Gesenyi Rwanda with dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge. Mid-range lodge located at Lake Kivu (Rwanda) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
After breakfast at your hotel, you will head for a kayaking or a boat cruise in Lake Kivu that will give you a beautiful sea feel as you watch over local fishermen and several bird species at different corners of the lake. Later, you will head for lunch. After lunch, you will spend the rest of the evening refreshing and enjoying the sand on the beach. Mid-range lodge located at Lake Kivu (Rwanda) All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
After breakfast, you will get set for a to Kigali city. You will transfer to the airport with the memory of the great rare mountain Apes. You'll have lunch en route, arriving late in the evening to be dropped off at your hotel or airport as you say farewell to the pearl of Africa. Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Tour step
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Park fees (For non-residents)
Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water (On all days)
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Offered by
Tours and Travel Agency based in Uganda rendering mountain gorilla Trekking experience, birding, and wildlife safaris doubled with a range of services including mountaineering, white water rafting, and culture and community tours among others in Uganda and the entire East African Countries offering tailor-made services suiting all travel budgets. We pride ourselves in ensuring convenient safaris based on our guest requests in terms of budget, time, and travel need to enjoy your African safari.
Offices In
Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya
Size
1-5 employees (Founded in 2019)
Member Of
USAGA & UTB
Tour Types
Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
Destinations
Rwanda, Uganda
Traveler feedback
Overall
5.0/5Communication
5.0/5Accuracy
5.0/5Value
5.0/5Safety clarity
5.0/5Cultural value
5.0/5I had a great experience with Dav Safaris. They did an excellent job planning my accommodations, made it possible to enjoy a wide range of activities while staying within my budget, and took very good care of me throughout the trip. I also really appreciate Isaac for being such a knowledgeable and supportive guide. Highly recommended!
Graeme · Canada
We have just arrived back from a last minute 10 day tour organised by Dav Safaris in beautiful Uganda. We had a wonderful time and Solomon was an outstanding driver and guide, who gave it his all to make our trip worthwhile. We are so pleased with our experience, the shared laughs during the game drives and dinnertimes and definitely recommend him! Booking a last minute trip to Uganda (we confirmed the tour on the 31st of January to leave on the 10th of February) was a bit stressful because we didn’t have much time to arrange flights, visa and a tour. After having requested quotations from multiple company’s we decided to go with Dav Safaris. Their offer was transparent on drive times, activities and accommodations. Optional upgrades for accommodations along with the additional costs were included. This allowed to research the different accommodations but also to upgrade at specific locations instead of just choosing basic, midrange of luxury for the whole trip. After our research we decided to stick with all the proposed accommodations and didn’t upgrade anywhere, because they all looked wonderful and had excellent reviews. Our own experience only confirmed this. In addition the offer was at a reasonable price and we read many positive reviews about Dav Safaris on different platforms (Facebook groups, Google reviews, Tripadvisor). Although the original offer was a standard itinerary, it was clear we could request adjustments to customize it to fit our wishes. For instance, we added a hike to the crater lakes after our Chimpanzee trekking because we liked to spend a bit more time in nature. Arranging the trip so last minute felt very stressful at times, but once we arrived it was clear everything was taken care of and we could just relax and enjoy. Solomon was an excellent guide who handled everything with great care and communicated very clearly with us. He was calm, held a short briefing every evening during dinner about the next day, what time we would have breakfast, what time we should leave and which activities we would be doing. At one point he expressed concerns about the itinerary for the last day but he helped think ahead about how we could resolve the issue without losing out on any activity or experiences. This really showed his engagement to giving us the best possible trip. Other than that, Solomon even fit in a couple of extra game drives when we were up for it, so we really got the most out of our time and money spent in and on the parks. It was clear he also just really enjoyed doing them, which likewise added to our excitement. Something else we were very impressed with is how he knew all the roads by heart. He didn’t you use any gps at any point, which showed he’s experienced and you could trust him, he knew what he was doing. So overall, we had a great trip to Uganda and excellent first experience in Africa thanks to Dav Safaris! Tips for travellers: definitely bring all your waterproof gear for the trekkings, and, if you have them, bring some binoculars. They can come in handy for game drives!
Anse · Belgium
We had a great experience with Dav Safaris for a 5-day trip of Chimpanzee and Gorilla trekking. The itinerary was well arranged (the trekking experience was absolutely amazing), the accommodations were clean and spacious and increasingly better throughout the journey. Our guide and driver Gracious was a gentle and professional young man. We enjoyed the time with him and would recommend Dav to all.
Eva · United Kingdom
We went on a 5-day chimpanzee and mountain gorilla safari through Rwanda and Uganda with davsafari and couldn't be happier and more satisfied. Communication and organization with Reagan was simply perfect and very straightforward. All aspects of the trip went as planned and were handled smoothly, punctually, and pleasantly. The lodges, including the rooms and food, were also perfect. On our previous trips, we sometimes had problems with the food, but not here. The food was always fresh, clean, and delicious. The lodges were in a great location for trekking. The rooms were also clean and very spacious. Encountering wild chimpanzees and gorillas was truly indescribable, but the absolute highlight of our trip was our guide, Kato Gracious. He was truly the nicest and best guide we could have asked for. We had the best time with him and enjoyed every day! On the sometimes long journeys between the national parks, he always went the extra mile to show us highlights along the way, ensuring we had an unforgettable trip. We cannot express enough how highly we recommend him. We will definitely be back, and there is no doubt that we will book with davsafari again!
Niklas & Linda · Germany
Practical answers
Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
This tour is offered in US dollars (USD).
This tour is unavailable for children.
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
You can request changes to this tour.
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge - Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda) – Lunch & Dinner Included. Meals: Lunch & Dinner Included
This tour starts and ends in Kigali
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Operator policy
This tour is offered by Dav Safaris, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.
This tour is subject to the terms & conditions of Dav Safaris.
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