Rwanda & Uganda By World Journeys

Rwanda & Uganda By World Journeys

This eight day wildlife experience combines two countries where you can come face to face with endangered mountain gorillas in the wild. Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park with its tree-climbing lions and trek gorillas in both the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park with experienced guides/ rangers.

The Bwindi National Park, located in south western Uganda on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, is considered the most diverse forest in Uganda. The park contains almost one half of the world’s population of the endangered Mountain Gorilla, making it an extremely valuable conservation site. Coming face to face with mountain gorillas is a rare experience! The opportunity to come within meters of these magnificent apes, sharing in their daily lives and experiencing their day-to-day activities, is an experience you won’t soon forget! Mountain gorillas are extremely rare with only an estimated 880 remaining in the wild.

The Volcanoes National Park is home to the Rwandan section of the Virungas. Comprising five volcanoes, the Virungas are breathtaking and home not just to mountain gorillas but rare golden monkeys, a troop of which have been habituated to human contact, can also be visited.

Rwanda Renewed - Akagera By World Journeys

Rwanda Renewed - Akagera By World Journeys

Akagera National Park, in the far east of Rwanda and overlooking beautiful Lake Rwanyakazinga, comprises some of the most scenic savannah in East Africa. Comprising open plains, woodlands, lakes, swamp and grassy low mountains the park teems with plains game and is home to one of Africa’s highest hippo densities, some very large crocodiles and a healthy population of lion as well as the rare sitatunga and black rhino and more than 520 bird species.

Gorillas & Golden Monkeys By World Journeys

Gorillas & Golden Monkeys By World Journeys

A wildlife experience like no other. Hike through lush bamboo, hygenia rainforest and open grassland to find the habituated mountain gorillas and the no less precious and rare golden monkeys. These forests were once the research base for the late American primatologist Dian Fossey, and the setting of the film, Gorillas in the Mist.

The mountainous region (Virungas) includes Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo) where over eight families (480 gorillas) live. Stay at your choice of lodges, all located in the Volcanoes National Park – the 4-star Volcanoes Virunga, the luxurious 5-star Wilderness Sabyinyo Lodge or the exclusive 6-star Bisate Lodge and Singita Kwitonda Lodge.

Rwanda offers one of the best locations for Gorilla trekking and for many, seeing gorillas is a once in a lifetime experience.