Pricing
Price per person
Rates below are for this 2-day itinerary and scale with your group size. Every safari is private and tailor-made — final pricing is confirmed with your dates and chosen lodges.
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$621per person
$1,242 total for 2 travellers
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Where you'll travel
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Trip highlights
- Game drives to see zebras, impalas, buffaloes, giraffes, elands, topis, and other wildlife
- Boat cruise on Lake Mburo to view hippos, crocodiles, and water birds
- Guided nature walk or bush walk
- Equator stopover for photos and souvenirs
Day 1
Kigali - Lake Mburo National Park →Drive north toward the Rwanda–Uganda border (typically via Gatuna/Katuna).Complete immigration formalities. Continue to Lake Mburo National Park. Explore the lake and spot hippos, crocodiles, fish eagles, kingfishers, and other birdlife. Look for zebras, buffaloes, impalas, elands, topis, warthogs, and giraffes. Sunset photography opportunities.
Full day details →Day 2
Lake Mburo - Kigali →Guided Walking Safari, One of the few parks in East Africa where walking safaris are a major highlight. Observe wildlife on foot with an armed ranger
Full day details →MorningFinal wildlife viewing before departure.
From the trail
Moments from this safari
Before you book
What to know about travelling in Uganda
Visas, permits, health requirements, seasons, money and tipping — everything specific to this destination.
Before you book · Uganda
Travelling in Uganda
- Visas & entry
- Apply online in advance at the Uganda e-visa portal (USD 50 single entry) — approval letters are checked on arrival. Yellow fever certificate is a legal entry requirement. The East Africa Tourist Visa (USD 100) covers Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.
- Arrival gateway
- Entebbe International Airport (EBB), 40 km from Kampala on Lake Victoria.
- Permits
- Gorilla permits cost USD 800 per person and chimpanzee permits USD 250 (Kibale). Permits are date- and sector-specific, limited to 8 trekkers per gorilla family per day, non-refundable once issued, and must be secured months ahead for peak season.
- Best time to travel
- June–September and December–February are the drier trekking months with firmer forest trails. March–May and October–November bring rain but greener forests, fewer people and lower lodge rates.
- Health & vaccinations
- Yellow fever vaccination mandatory. Malaria prophylaxis essential. Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking requires you to be free of flu or other transmissible illness on the day — a cold can mean you're turned back to protect the apes.
- Money & payments
- Ugandan Shilling (UGX). USD widely accepted for permits and lodges (notes 2009 or newer, unmarked). ATMs in Kampala, Entebbe, Fort Portal and Kabale; carry cash for the south-west.
- Weather & climate
- Equatorial and mild: 24–28°C by day, cool and often wet at Bwindi altitude (1,500–2,600 m) with nights around 12°C.
- Connectivity
- Good 4G along the Kampala–Fort Portal–Kabale corridor; forest lodges rely on satellite or solar Wi-Fi that can be slow.
- Tipping guideline
- Gorilla trekking: USD 15–20 per guest for the ranger team, USD 15–20 per porter (hiring one is strongly encouraged — it supports local families). Driver-guide USD 15–20 per day.
- What to pack
- Long sleeves and trousers for nettles, waterproof hiking boots with ankle support, gardening gloves, rain jacket, gaiters, insect repellent, 30–35 L daypack with a rain cover, and a dry bag for camera gear.
- Local etiquette
- Keep 7 m from gorillas, no flash photography, and a maximum of one hour with a family. Ask before photographing people or Batwa community members.
Requirements and fees change. We reconfirm current visa, permit and health rules in writing before you pay any balance.