Remarkable Rwanda & Gorillas of Uganda
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Small Group
Average
Rating
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Remarkable Rwanda & Gorillas of Uganda
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9 days
Small Group
Moderate
Average
English
Experience Overview
Rwanda and Uganda are often-overlooked travel destinations – but as an intrepid traveller, you won’t want to miss this nine-day journey through their wild landscapes, rich in history and wildlife.
Includes
Meals: Breakfasts (8), Lunch (3), Dinner (3)Accommodation: Hotel (3 nights), Safari Lodge (5 nights)
Highlights
- Seek out the rare mountain gorilla on a trek through Uganda's steamy forests and spend an unforgettable hour in their presence, with all required gorilla permits included in the trip price.
- Learn about Rwanda's devastating history with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, and see what life looks like today with a tour of the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.
- Get to know the diverse wildlife of Queen Elizabeth National Park on a series of 4WD safaris and an optional boat cruise around the Kazinga Channel, which links Lake Edward to Lake George.
- Enjoy views of epic landscapes right outside your door at your safari lodges and eco camps, where if you’re lucky, you might even get wild visitors like elephants, buffalo and hippos.
- Visit the Gorilla Doctors HQ and learn about how they're saving the species one gorilla patient at a time – a portion of your trip cost gives back to supporting the important work they do.
Trip Details
9 days
4WD vehicles
English
Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
Moderate
Budget
Average
Itinerary
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Kigali - Genocide Memorial Centre
- Musanze - Visit to The Gorilla Doctors HQ
Optional Activities:
- Kigali - Genocide Memorial Audio Guide (15 USD)
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Optional Activities:
- Musanze - Visit 'Twin Lakes' Burera & Ruhondo (40 USD)
- Musanze - Redrocks Rwanda Visit (Banana Beer & Cultural Activities) (52 USD)
- Musanze - Mount Bisoke Hike (75 USD)
- Musanze - Canoeing on River Mukungwa (60 USD)
- Musanze - Golden Monkey Tracking in Volcanoes National Park (100 USD)
- Musanze - Guardian Village - Iby'Iwachu Cultural Village (30 USD)
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park - 4x4 Game Drive
Optional Activities:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park - Kazinga Channel boat cruise (30 USD)
- Kalinzu Forest - Chimpanzee Trekking (205 USD)
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Ishasha - Community Tourism Project Visit
- Queen Elizabeth National Park - 4x4 Game Drive
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Bwindi National Park - Mountain Gorilla Permit & Trek
Accommodation:
- (Number of Nights: 1)
- Flights to and from origin and destinations
- Airport transfers (unless otherwise stated)
- Anything else not explicitly listed in tour inclusions
- Recommended gratuities/tipping
- Optional activities/tours
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visas, meals and beverages not stated in the list of inclusions.
When meals are not included, your tour leader (where available) will be happy to help with restaurant recommendations, bookings, and directions. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or preferences. We will do our best to accommodate these, though we cannot guarantee that every request can be met.
You are responsible for your personal belongings throughout the tour. You will need to carry your own bags between the vehicle and your hotel room. Drivers will assist with loading and unloading luggage from the vehicle.
Travellers requiring wheelchair access should contact our sales and service team, who can make enquiries on your behalf.
This tour requires an average level of fitness. Activities are paced gently and include leisure time. You may be expected to join guided walks of up to one hour, navigate short stairways and mild inclines, and manage your own luggage. You should also be able to board and exit all transport without assistance.
Travellers are expected to be self-sufficient and capable of handling all aspects of their journey. Please discuss your circumstances and support needs with your booking agent to confirm this trip is suitable.
If you are unsure, we recommend consulting your doctor before booking or travelling.
If a planned site visit is unavailable due to changes in operating hours or holiday closures, the itinerary may be altered, or a comparable activity will be substituted where possible and subject to availability.
Visa conditions can change. Once you receive your travel documents, check with the relevant embassy, consulate, or immigration office of your destination for the latest information.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct and valid travel documents and to comply with all entry requirements.
- Non-Australian citizens must also confirm visa and identification requirements with the appropriate consulate or visa agency.
- Certain occupations (for example, journalists, government officials, or those working in charities) may face additional restrictions when applying for visas, which could affect the type of application required.
Duration: 9 days
Trip Type: Small Group
Activity Level: Average
Rwanda and Uganda are often-overlooked travel destinations – but as an intrepid traveller, you won’t want to miss this nine-day journey through their wild landscapes, rich in history and wildlife.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 22 Oct 2026
Customer Reviews
02/16/2023
Outstanding experience with close-up Gorillas! This is a once-in-a-lifetime moment, when you make eye contact with these gentle giants. Apart from that, Africa has showed me a warm and kind welcome - definitely recommend! Couldn’t get enough of all the “green” there was to see!
02/24/2024
Excellent tour excellent guides will tell family to go through intrepid. Nest accommodation was not up to standard for us the rest of accommodation was good. For us we also needed air conditioning in rooms as it was quite uncomfortable. Otherwise great tour.
Tour Operator
Intrepid Travel is a global adventure travel company, dedicated to providing sustainable, experience-rich travel opportunities. They’ve been the leader in ethical, small-group travel since 1989 - taking people around the world for more than 30 years. They’re the world’s largest travel B Corporation - dedicated to being the best travel company for the world. In 2002, they established The Intrepid Foundation so their travellers could make a lasting impact on the communities they had visited. Although Intrepid Travel absorbs all administrative costs of The Intrepid Foundation, they are separate legal entities, allowing The Intrepid Foundation to grow independently. Intrepid Travel is made up of a collection of tour operator brands and 28 destination management companies all united by one vision: To change the way we all see the world.
In Business Since 1989
02/16/2023
Outstanding experience with close-up Gorillas! This is a once-in-a-lifetime moment, when you make eye contact with these gentle giants. Apart from that, Africa has showed me a warm and kind welcome - definitely recommend! Couldn’t get enough of all the “green” there was to see!
02/24/2024
Excellent tour excellent guides will tell family to go through intrepid. Nest accommodation was not up to standard for us the rest of accommodation was good. For us we also needed air conditioning in rooms as it was quite uncomfortable. Otherwise great tour.
01/12/2024
We had a fabulous trip with Intrepid seeing the gorillas in Uganda. Both Rwanda and Uganda have so much to offer- beautiful vistas, food and people.
01/12/2024
Trip of a lifetime. Fantastic group and wonderful leaders in Prim and Najib. The gorillas of course were the highlight, but we had so many amazing experiences. Accommodation was good. My only wish is that the trip was a few days longer. Loved Rwanda & Uganda.
10/24/2023
This trip had it all gorillas chimps safari everything. our guide prim was amazing he was such good fun and led a brilliant group to their dream of seeing gorillas. days are long driving but it’s all worth it ! book the trip and go !!!
10/20/2023
This is the most amazing trip. Definitely a trip of a lifetime! The best experiences you can get. The ability to contribute to communities, see incredible animals and the scenery!!! Absolutely stunning. The accommodation is way better than expected and the people… fantastic
10/02/2023
This trip was excellent. The gorilla trek was a little daunting but there was excellent support and the experience was utterly incredible. The optional chimp trek was excellent and I would strongly recommend doing this.
06/26/2023
This trip was truly amazing, it’s been one of my many dreams to visit the gorillas in the wild and got to experience it all. These memories which I will keep with me to to share will people in my life. It was surreal to actually be there in person to absorb being in the moment in the forest with these beautiful animals, to just sit there and watch the baby gorillas playing. The overall trip was brilliant, lodge staff super friendly the guides Prim, Vivian and Raymond were so friendly and made me feel welcomed in their country. The guides on the local activities were good but need to provide more than just the basic information which you could read online. Some tour guides needed to provide more details. I believe I did not see your do much in Rwanda which was here part of the trip, it as sitting in a bus and getting off for a local coffee not a great use of the day.
02/21/2023
This trip gives you an intense immersion into the genocide in Rwanda but then swiftly moves to Uganda where you spend most of your time. The roads are very bumpy and the drives are long so if you have a bad back beware. Uganda’s wildlife is the highlight of this tour.
02/06/2023
This is an excellent trip. It includes the opportunity for sighting chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild, along with history and culture of these two countries. The accommodations and meals are also good and transportation is reasonably comfortable,.
10/20/2023
The tour was great. We saw and experienced a lot. One of the highlights was the gorilla trekking, which is unforgettable. But also the other activities were exciting. The accommodations were great, the food delicious and the staff always friendly. Prim was a super tour guide and also always got us safely from place to place over the sometimes quite bumpy roads. We really enjoyed this trip with such a great group.
06/28/2024
One of the best experiences we have both had in our lives. Seeing the gorillas was a magical and memorable experience and we shall never forget it! We absolutely LOVE Africa!
07/12/2024
This is my fifth Intrepid trip and they have all been fantastic. The Rwanda and Uganda trip is definitely a good one for animal lovers. Our guides, Eric and Hassan (Rwanda) and Prim and Najib (Uganda) were so knowledgeable and hardworking. They made everything easy for us and answered all our questions with patience! As ever, it is the Intrepid guides that make the holiday. The Gorillas trek was wonderful and a lifetime ambition achieved.
07/11/2024
Fantastic trip with amazing guides (Eric in Rwanda & Prim in Rwanda). The gorillas were incredible!
07/19/2024
The intrepid team were amazing and very kind and caring. They couldn't do enough for us.
07/26/2024
An excellent experience, lots of variety, very competent and knowledgeable guides. Guides go out of their way to make it an amazing experience
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