Luxury Gorilla Tours: Exclusive Safaris in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo
Enhance your gorilla trekking adventure with luxury. Enjoy opulent accommodations at top lodges, comfortable Land Cruiser safari vehicles, and convenient scheduled or helicopter flights. Explore premium lodges like Bisate, Singita Kwitonda, Sabyinyo Silverback, and more. Ensure a seamless and enjoyable expedition with our exclusive luxury gorilla trekking safaris.
Ultimate Guide for Luxury Gorilla Trekking in Africa
Notably, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park (gorilla permits at USD 1500 each & USD 1050 for the low season) offers the best luxury gorilla safari experience in the world.
Despite the short distance from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda not only boasts some of the best luxurious gorilla trekking lodges but also provides a much better gorilla trekking experience as the terrains are much clearer.
Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable (gorilla permits at $700 each) & Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks (gorilla permits at $700 each) offer various sectors for trekking with gorillas and provide an equally good luxury experience.
However, if you are seeking a true five-star gorilla safari experience, Rwanda should be your top choice.
Luxury Gorilla Trekking Uganda
Female Tourist in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda is a great luxury gorilla trekking destination.
Uganda also offers the 4-hour gorilla habituation experience (GHEX) in the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
You cannot find this kind of experience anywhere else in the world.
Flights are also common here in Uganda.
The long distance between Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & Entebbe/Kampala calls for the use of scheduled and chartered flights, providing a very scenic tour experience on your way to the gorilla parks.
Luxury Gorilla Trekking Rwanda
The Luxurious Bisate Lodge
If you are looking for a real 5-star luxury safari experience, Rwanda should be your top choice.
Rwanda has the best luxury safari lodges in Africa and some of the best in the world.
However, these insanely awesome Rwanda safari lodges come at a high expense.
Rwanda has some of the most expensive safari lodges in Africa, costing thousands of dollars per night.
The proximity of Volcanoes National Park to Kigali City (the main entry point for travelers in Rwanda) makes it unnecessary to use flights.
Volcanoes National Park is just 2 hours away from Kigali.
However, some clients prefer using helicopters to shorten the transfer time to less than 30 minutes.
Rwanda should be your top destination for luxury gorilla trekking safaris.
Luxury Gorilla Trekking Congo
Mountain Gorilla in Virunga National Park
The best luxury gorilla trekking safari experiences are found in Uganda and Rwanda; in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park & Volcanoes National Park.
Only visit DR Congo because you feel you need to visit it. Luxury-experience-wise, you are better off trekking with gorillas in Rwanda or Uganda.
This is actually what makes DR Congo an awesome gorilla trekking destination.
It offers a chance to trek with mountain gorillas in Virunga or lowland gorillas in Kahuzi-Biega National Parks.
Luxury Gorilla Trekking – A Detailed Guide
One&Only Gorillas Nest, Volcanoes National Park Rwanda
So, why book luxury gorilla trekking safaris in Africa? Luxury always means the best, with no chance of having any negative bias about a facility or service provider.
The experience is definitely the best and very enjoyable for tourists. If you can afford it, simply go for it without hesitation.
Three factors determine the service level of gorilla trekking safaris: the accommodation facilities you use, the vehicle and transportation means that you use, the quality of the tour guide that you use, and the kind of activities you engage in.
If you want to have the best in all the above-mentioned aspects, simply opt for luxury gorilla trekking safaris.
Sleeping in the best luxury gorilla safari lodges
Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation is a very important factor that you shouldn’t overlook.
You should always be sure that after your day’s activities, you are coming back to a very comfortable accommodation facility, regardless of how much you are paying for it.
Luxury gorilla safari lodges are designed to provide the utmost comfort to travelers, regardless of the time of the year they are traveling and irrespective of the safari experiences they are having.
As mentioned earlier, some of the best luxury gorilla safari lodges include Bisate Lodge, Singita Kwitonda Lodge, Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, One&Only Gorilla’s Nest, Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp, Buhoma Lodge, Virunga Lodge, Gahinga Lodge, and Silverback Lodge.
Most of the above-mentioned lodges are located in Rwanda and provide a 5-star experience.
Most luxury gorilla safari lodges in Uganda offer a 4-star experience, except for a few like Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp, and Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge.
Our luxury gorilla safari lodges include only the finest luxury gorilla safari lodges in Africa.
We frequently check these lodges to ensure the level of service is consistently top-notch, as that is exactly what we want to offer our clients: the best level of luxury possible.
Using luxury flights where necessary
Domestic Flight at Kisoro Airstrip, Uganda
Scheduled and chartered flights are more common in Uganda because of the long 8-hour distance from Entebbe/Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Taking a flight on your luxury gorilla trekking safari means cutting the journey by about 6 hours and actually having more time for rest and activities.
Driving can be a little hectic, especially if you have a mountain gorilla trekking encounter the following day.
Flying also means having an awesome scenic tour above the skies.
The two airstrips used to access Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are Kihihi Airstrip (used to access the northern and eastern sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park) and Kisoro Airstrip (used to access Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and the western and southern sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park).
The common flights to these airstrips are scheduled flights.
However, if you want to charter Caravan planes or helicopters to travel at your convenience, it is also very possible to do so.
Regardless of the cost, you will be able to travel shorter with ease; you do not have to follow any schedule or face late check-in penalties.
We also organize chartered gorilla flying safaris at very good discounted rates.
Luxury safari vehicles are awesome & extremely comfortable
Not all tour cars are the same. Some are customized for luxury, while others are customized for ordinary and budget trips.
Booking a vehicle customized for luxury means enjoying the utmost comfort during your transfers between destinations.
This is exactly what you will enjoy when you book luxury gorilla trekking safaris.
Most luxury gorilla safari vehicles are 4×4 customized Land Cruisers, as opposed to vans.
Most clients do not pay enough attention to safari vehicles, yet they should.
Having a comfortable vehicle means feeling less fatigued on your journeys, and when you are less tired, you will enjoy your activities more, regardless of the time you spend on the road.
Luxury tour activities
Not all tour activities cost the same. Some are pricier and luxurious, yet more rewarding and engaging.
A good example of this is opting for the 4-hour gorilla habituation experience in the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park instead of the normal 1-hour gorilla trekking experience.
Gorilla habituation (Also known as GHEX) is definitely a better experience and offers more time around gorillas, but each gorilla habituation permit costs USD 1500, compared to the USD 700 cost for normal gorilla trekking permits.
Another good scenario is opting for chimpanzee habituation (Also known as CHEX) instead of the normal chimpanzee trekking.
Despite the price difference being only USD 50, the chimpanzee habituation experience is way better than the normal chimpanzee trekking experience.
Travel for fewer hours
Where flights are involved, the travel distance gets shorter. Booking flights will definitely make your transfer days shorter.
With most of our luxury gorilla trekking safaris, we often use flights for distances greater than 5 hours by road.
This not only makes it easy for you to connect between destinations, but it also saves you time that you can actually dedicate to other activities.
Besides, you will also feel a lot less tired after activities as there won’t be any road transfer fatigue involved.
Adding flights to your package may make your tour package look pricey, but you should know that it is definitely worth it.
Having one of the best tour guides is a necessity
A tour guide will basically be the leader of your safari.
Much as we as a company organize everything, it all comes down to your tour guide to deliver exactly what is planned or even exceed expectations.
Having a good tour guide will not only make you feel safe, but you will definitely have much more to see and get the best answers to any questions that may arise.
Our luxury gorilla trekking safaris are strictly run by tour guides who have been in the industry for at least over ten years and have achieved a certain score of 5-star feedback and reviews from past clients.
You get the best privacy and service
Luxury gorilla safari lodges are less occupied, and even the ones that are fully occupied still offer guests the highest level of privacy.
However, most of the time, these lodges are less occupied, leaving you with great privacy.
Some luxury gorilla safari lodges like Bisate Lodge, Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, and One&Only Gorilla’s Nest have isolated cottages for a higher level of privacy.
Besides utmost privacy, these luxury gorilla safari lodges offer a high level of service.
What you are promised is what you get; which is actually why most clients prefer luxury gorilla trekking safaris.
The level of comfort is exceptional
Travelers opt for luxury travel because of the high level of comfort involved.
Having the best comfort means having the best experience.
As mentioned earlier, comfort comes in the form of convenience, the kind of safari vehicle you are using, the accommodation facility that you are sleeping in, the quality of the tour guide that you are using, and the kind of safari activities in your tour package.
However, having the best comfort does not apply only to luxury gorilla trekking safaris.
Our agency still offers the best comfort regardless of the travel class that you are in. We always emphasize the highest level of service.
Traveling luxury is always cheap and straightforward with no hidden costs
Luxury travel is very straightforward and has no hidden costs whatsoever.
And like they always say, expensive things are cheap in the end.
Booking luxury gorilla trekking safaris comes with fewer uncertainties as you are sure your program will go as expected and you won’t have to spend extra.
Moderate or budget travel sometimes calls for unplanned upgrades, especially if a client doesn’t like an activity, a service, or accommodation facility; which is not the case with luxury safaris where you are sure that you have the best facilities and services booked for you and you won’t need to upgrade anything.
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, is home to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - a Mountain Gorilla shelter that protects over half the remaining mountain gorilla population in the world. Other mountain gorilla parks include Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Uganda, Volcanoes National Park Rwanda and Virunga National Park Congo.