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Gorillas & Volcanoes
Prices
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Starting
Date |
Price pp |
Indv.
2-4 pers |
Any date |
$540 |
Indv.
4 pers |
Any date |
$420 |
Luxury
2-4 pers |
Any date |
$650 |
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Uganda
is a stunning country slightly smaller than the state
of Oregon, its known for its magnificence, variety
of color, profusion of brilliant life, plants, birds,
insects, reptiles ,and its truly the pearl of Africa,
Uganda leaves clients filled awe by its unique terrain
and wildlife all this in addition to its friendly
and hospitable people.
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Luxury Tours have the best accommodation available. |
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Day 1: To Kisoro
In the early morning (7 am) we leave for the South
West of Uganda. The first part takes us through central Uganda.
In Kabale we will have lunch, we then continue for the last
part. The bad road takes us through a beautiful landscape
called the "Switzerland of Africa". We pass mountains,
lakes, hills with cultivated terraces and tropical rainforest
and bamboo forest.
On the last hill the landscape unfolds beneath us, in the vast plane
of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo the Virunga volcanoes dominate the view.
Down is Kisoro where we stay in the famous Travelers Rest Hotel orkisoro
tourist hotel.
"In the sixties the famous American ‘gorilla-woman’ Dian
Fossey visited Hotel Travelers Rest many, many times
to do paperwork, to relax or to meet people. Fossey
said about the hotel: ,,It was my second home."
Travelers Rest, just outside Kisoro, offers a cozy stay for the tourists,
who come to see the endangered mountain gorilla. The hotel, built in
a somewhat colonial style.
Driving
time: ± 9
hours
Accommodation: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Luxury Tour: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking
The day of Gorilla tracking!
From Travelers Rest in Kisoro it is 1 hour by car to the starting point
in Rwanda and 35 minutes to Mgahinga and 45 minutes to Nkuringo group
in South Bwindi (not yet open).
Accommodation: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Luxury Tour: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Day 3: In Kisoro
Travelers rest will be the home-base for the coming days in the South
West of Uganda.
On day 11 also the guest from Bwindi come to Kisoro (Buhoma-Kisoro ± 5
hours driving).
Here everybody can do individually ( or in a group) activities.
With local organizations and the National Park we have developed a number
of very interesting activities:
- Gorilla Tracking in Mgahinga (1
day)
- Gorilla tracking in Rwanda (1
day)
- Climbing Muhavura Volcano (± 8
hrs; distance 12km; height 4127m; elevation gain 1700m;
price 30$ pp)
- Climbing Gahinga Volcano (± 6
hrs; distance 8km; height 3474m; elevation gain 1100m;
price 30$ pp)
- Sabinyo Gorge (± 4
hrs; distance 6km, no elevation gain)
- Climbing the Sabinyo volcano (Sabinyo
has three peaks, you can climb all three in the same
walk, you need to be fit!! ± 8 hrs; distance
14 km; height 3669m, elevation gain 1300 m; price 30$
pp)
- In Mgahinga to the viewpoint and Garama Cave (pygmy
cave) (± 4 hrs; distance 1 and 4 km)
- Bird walk in Mgahinga (start
at 10 AM, it can take up to 4-5 PM)
- Several bicycle rides on mountain bikes. (From
25km to 50km. The hills can be steep and tough!)
- Cultural village walk (with
a local guide walking through the land of the Bufumbira
tribe)
- Walk to Lake Mutanda. Visit Python island and go canoeing
on this beautiful lake.
- Or just sit and relax or read a book in the garden
of Travelers Rest!!
Accommodation: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Luxury Tour: Travelers Rest Hotel Kisoro
Day 4: To Kampala
Early morning, after breakfast the car will take
us back to Kampala.
We will bring you to a guesthouse, campsite or hotel. If you continue your
holiday somewhere else or back home; we bring you to Entebbe airport for an
onwards flight.
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