Booking Rwanda gorilla safari tours from Southwestern Uganda: Yes, it is very possible that visitors can book a gorilla trekking safari to Rwanda just from western Uganda. Rwanda is known as the destination for mountain gorillas that are only located in Volcanoes National Park. Visitors spend about 2 to 3 hours driving from Kigali international airport to Volcanoes National park to see gorillas. However, it this very convenient and easier for you to move from southwestern Uganda to Volcanoes national park in Rwanda and trek the gorillas. One can drive from southwestern Uganda for just 30 to 40 minutes to reach volcanoes National Park and participate in Gorilla trekking. And other activities such as Golden Monkey Tracking. At Africa Adventure Vacations we encounter and probably do our best to organize gorilla trekking safaris to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

What is Rwanda gorilla trekking safari from Southwestern Uganda?

Trekking Rwanda gorilla trekking from southwestern Uganda means that visitors can move from southeastern Uganda cross to Rwanda in volcanoes National park and see the gorillas. The southwestern Uganda districts include Kisoro, Kabale, and Kanungu and visitors will have to drive around 45 minutes to cross Cyanika or Katuna border and find themselves in Volcanoes National park in Rwanda. Volcanoes National park forms the block of Virunga conservation areas which takes Mgahinga national park and Virunga National Park in Congo. Because of this closeness, some gorillas move from Rwanda to Uganda and then go back to Rwanda by just rotating in Volcanoes and Mgahinga gorilla parks within two countries. Would you like to trek gorilla trekking in Rwanda from Kabale or Kisoro, would you like to proceed to Rwanda’s volcanoes national park after your gorilla trekking in Uganda? Africa Adventure Vacations will help you to organize all the travel arrangements for you to cater these safaris between countries as you want them.

How best can you book with us a gorilla trekking safari?

Once you know the right package you wanted regarding gorilla trekking, the next is for you to send us an inquiry with dates on when you intent to travel and our team of tour consults will be able to respond to you as soon as possible. We shall check the availability of gorilla trekking permits on your chosen date.  Most visitors interested in gorilla trekking knowing that gorilla trekking permits are so sensitive, we have to make sure that the gorilla trekking permit is available before we can confirm your package otherwise if this is not done properly the gorilla permit can be got on the wrong dates and this will immediately spoil the experience for you the client. In terms of booking for accommodation, one has to be knowledgeable about both the low and the peak season and knowing that during peak season, the services are in high demand and this necessitates visitors /clients to book the services early enough to avoid missing some of the activities. The moment we confirm that all services are available then we process and confirm the services and book them earlier in advance for you our dear esteemed client. In brief one we are sure that there is availability for you to travel to western Uganda and do a gorilla in volcanoes national park then we shall invoice you and you make the payment and we secure the permit. Make sure you send us proof of payment after making a wire transfer or credit card payment to our Bank account. And the moment we receive your money then we shall pay and we do the same by sending the proof of payment. We don’t stop at permit just it also organize for you the transportation and accommodation in and around Volcanoes National Park.

Booking Volcanoes National Park gorilla permits

A gorilla permit is a card that is provided by Rwanda Development Board to allow the visitor or the one who has booked it to go to volcanoes national park, trek, and see gorillas only for one hour. This one hour is spent on a habituated gorilla family in volcanoes National Park. Because of this, you will need a gorilla trekking permit booked in advance to do gorilla trekking. You can book with Africa adventure Vacations to help you book the gorilla permit to volcanoes National Park or get it directly from Rwanda Development Board. At Africa adventure vacations we organize all the tour safaris and packages to Rwanda you just need to contact us on your intended dates of travel and then we check for the availability as we notify you once we have confirmed the availability and once you’re okay with provided dates then we go ahead and we book the permit tentatively as we wait for you to make payments and once payments are done then where applicable send you scanned copies of your receipts.

What is included in Rwanda gorilla tours starting from southwestern Uganda?

All of our safari packages to Uganda starting from southwestern Uganda are inclusive of park entrance fees, transportation, accommodation, and the primate’s permits such as gorilla trekking permits and golden monkey trekking permits. The vehicle we use for such safaris are first class and are handled by professional tour guides. We tailor all-inclusive safaris such that we provide you with a quick solution for travel safari planning.

About gorillas in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda.

Volcanoes national park is located in Rwanda and it is referred to as Parc National Des Volcanos in fresh language. This is the only national park in Rwanda that houses /harbors endangered mountain gorillas and it presents the most accessible park for all those interested in doing gorilla trekking safaris in Rwanda. Rwanda has been known for tourism development partly because of the presence of mountain gorillas in this.  Volcanoes national park is the oldest national park on the African continent and is situated in Musanze province known as Ruhengeri and it is home to endangered mountain gorillas.

The park is bounded by Mgahinga National park in Uganda,  Volcanoes National Park in the Democratic Republic of  Congo, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park still in Uganda which houses more gorillas un the whole of this East African region. Other than Endangered mountain gorillas, Volcanoes national park anchorages other primates and wildlife species including the gentle and beautiful golden monkeys that have attracted several visitors through the activity of Golden monkey trekking. The other wildlife species in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda include Buffaloes, duikers, hyenas, elephant bushbucks among others. The Virunga vegetation is characterized by savannah grassland, vent swamps, bamboo forest, and mountain volcanoes that include Bisoke, Karisimbi, Gahinga, Sabinyo, and Muhabura which offer hiking /climbing experience to visitors in addition to gorilla trekking. At Africa Adventure Vacations we arrange daily safari packaged to volcanoes National park in Rwanda especially gorilla trekking safaris and golden monkey tracking of which all activities need permits but,  today will look mainly at booking of gorilla permits in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. There are 20 habituated mountain gorillas in Volcanoes national park but of these only 10 are available for gorilla trekking and the rest are reserved for research purposes. You will need a gorilla trekking permit to access the park to see the gorillas.

How to move from western Uganda to see gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park?

Fact that we book and secured our gorilla trekking permits to Volcanoes National park, then we will arrange for your accommodation and transport from Kampala or Kisoro to Volcanoes National Park. By leaving Kisoro at 6 am then you will exactly get time for gorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. The time zone for Uganda is different from that of Rwanda as Uganda is ahead of Rwanda by an hour and therefore everything is done becomes so excellent. After trekking and collect your certificate you’re will be driven back to Uganda in Kisoro or Kabale for a night making your Rwanda gorilla trekking safari from western Uganda done. If you feel you still have some time, you can again engage in Golden monkey tracking in Volcanoes or do the volcanoes hiking since Rwanda is one of the destinations in Africa for the best hiking options.