Nkuringo Safaris

Luxury Gorilla & Wildlife Safaris in Uganda & Rwanda

Tailor-made safaris led by a locally owned, woman-led Ugandan team,  with our own eco-lodges at Bwindi and in Entebbe.

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Creating Safari Experiences Since 2007 · Licensed Ugandan DMC · AUTO · ATTA · Travelife

Bespoke & Tailor-Made

We create bespoke travel packages for an unforgettable experience

Eco-Friendly & Sustainable

We are passionate about our environment and the way we can make a difference

Cultural & Community-Based

Our experiences are locally owned, women-led and community-focused

AWARD-WINNING TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

African Dream Safaris

How Nkuringo Safaris Began...

We began as a small walking-safari outfit on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Today, Nkuringo is a locally owned, woman-led team crafting tailor-made luxury gorilla, primate and wildlife safaris across Uganda and Rwanda. The planners, guides and lodge teams you meet on your journey live here year-round – the same people who walk these forest trails, raise families in nearby villages and care deeply about what your visit means for the community.

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How it Works

Start Planning

Every safari is tailor-made, but you can start planning in the way that feels most natural to you.

By Experience

Begin with the wildlife moment you’re chasing: a luxury gorilla trek, chimpanzee tracking, walking safaris, Big 5 game drives, the Great Migration or time on the beach.

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By Traveller

Planning a honeymoon, a family adventure, a friends’ trip, a photography journey or travelling solo? We’ll shape the pace, activities and lodges around  your group.

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By Destination

Start in Uganda or Rwanda, then, if you wish, extend to Kenya or Tanzania for the Mara or Serengeti. We’ll help you connect forests, savannahs, and coast into one seamless journey.

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WHY SAFARI WITH NKURINGO?

How your luxury safari comes together

Planning a safari in Uganda and Rwanda can feel complex. Our job is to make it simple, transparent and shaped entirely around you.

Step 1: Share Your Dates & Wishes

Tell us when you’d like to travel, who you’re coming with and the moments you’re dreaming about – gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, walking safaris, Big 5 game drives, beach time or all of them.

Step 2: Your tailor-made route

Your specialist planner builds a custom safari around your pace and budget, choosing lodges, routes and experiences that fit how you like to travel.

Step 3: Share Your Dates & Wishes

Step 4: Travel with Our team beside you

From your airport pickup to your last sunrise, our on-the-ground team is there for you: guides, drivers and lodge staff who know you by name.

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Our Most-Loved

Sustainable Safari Itineraries

$5,518

If you like to start with something concrete, these popular itineraries show how we combine gorilla trekking, primates, and classic wildlife into tailor-made luxury safaris. Each one is a starting point that we adjust around your dates, pace, and interests.

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WHY SAFARI WITH NKURINGO?

Why Travel with Nkuringo?

You’re not choosing a package off the shelf. You’re choosing the team who will walk the forest with you, manage every detail and make sure your luxury safari leaves a positive mark on the places you visit.

Locally owned, woman-led since 2007

Nkuringo grew from a small Bwindi walking-safari outfit into a full-service destination management company, still run by a Ugandan family team with deep roots in the southwest and beyond.

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Gorilla & primate specialists

For almost two decades we’ve designed gorilla and primate-led safaris in Bwindi, Mgahinga, Kibale and Volcanoes, using hard-earned knowledge of sectors, seasons and pacing to shape each tailor-made itinerary.

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Our own eco-lodges at key trailheads

Stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge above the forest canopy, Papyrus Guesthouse in Entebbe and Mirima Kibale Lodge near the crater lakes, with one team curating a consistently high level of comfort and service.

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Travel that supports local people & forests

Every safari contributes to skills training, local enterprises and reforestation through our Gorilla Junction Foundation and community partnerships, so your time here benefits the people and landscapes that host you.

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Our Safaris

Signature Safari Experiences

Start with the wildlife moment you’re dreaming about, and we’ll build a tailor-made luxury safari in Uganda and Rwanda around it.

All-Inclusive Safaris

The Whole Package

All-Inclusive Safaris

Chimpanzee Trekking

observe wild chimpanzees

Trekking chimpanzees in Uganda’s tropical rainforests promises dramatic encounters with one of the most fascinating great apes to walk this planet. With a good number of troops habituated for tourism within their …

Chimpanzee Trekking

Gorilla Trekking

Guided gorilla trekking adventures

Situated at the shore of Lake Victoria, 2 Friends Entebbe Beach Hotel features an outdoor pool, restaurant and a beach bar. Free WiFi is available. All rooms include a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a fan. E…

Gorilla Trekking

Honeymoon Safaris

romantic eco safaris

Honeymoon Safaris

Stay in Our Lodges

Close to the Forest

Your lodges are part of the story – small, characterful places run by our own team, keeping you close to the forests, lakes and communities you’ve travelled so far to see.

Our Lodges

Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge

Bwindi, Uganda

On Nteko Ridge above Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge faces the canopy and Virunga volcanoes, with direct access to the Nkuringo and Rushaga trailheads.

Hand-built cottages, forest-to-table cuisine and reforestation and local employment programmes make it a true eco-luxury base for gorilla trekking.

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Our Lodges

Papyrus Guesthouse

Entebbe, Uganda

A tranquil guesthouse in leafy gardens 10–15 minutes from Entebbe International Airport, ideal for your first or last night in Uganda. Expect spacious rooms, birdlife in the trees and a fresh, seasonal kitchen, with airport transfers arranged by our team.

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Our Lodges

Mirima Kibale Lodge

Lake Nyamirima, Uganda

Set on a quiet ridge above Lake Nyamirima in Kabarole, close to Kibale Forest, Mirima Kibale Lodge will be your base for chimpanzee trekking, forest walks and slow days by the crater lakes. Opening soon, it completes our lodge footprint across gorillas, chimps, and Entebbe arrivals.

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Nkuringo Safaris

Travel with Confidence and Purpose

When you book a safari, you’re trusting strangers with your time, your money and a part of your story. With Nkuringo, you’re travelling with a licensed, Uganda-based DMC that takes your safety, your investment and our shared impact seriously.

A licensed, recognised safari operator

We’re a fully licensed Ugandan tour operator, members of AUTO, ATTA and Travelife, with nearly two decades of experience planning safaris across Uganda and Rwanda. Our team, vehicles and lodges are based here, so you have support on the ground from the moment you land.

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Responsible safaris, from gorilla hills to savannah

We follow national park guidelines on gorilla and wildlife viewing, work with trained local guides, and keep group sizes small, whether you’re trekking in Bwindi or on game drives in Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, Kidepo, or the Mara–Serengeti circuit.

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How your safari gives back

Through our Gorilla Junction Foundation and lodge partnerships, a share of each safari helps fund skills training, local enterprises, and habitat restoration in the communities around the parks you visit. Your nights in our lodges help sustain jobs and conservation work, not just provide a bed for the night.

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Download Our

Gorilla Trekking Guide

Download our Gorilla Trekking Guide, which pulls everything into one place so you can stop guessing and start planning with clarity. Inside, you’ll find up-to-date permit costs, the best months to travel, how Bwindi, Mgahinga, and Volcanoes compare, what fitness you really need, and what to pack for a day in the hills.

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Safari

Planning Resources

Planning a safari across countries and parks comes with a lot of questions. These guides give you straightforward answers so you can move from ideas to a clear plan.

Best Time to Visit For

Gorillas & Safaris

See how seasons, rainfall and visitor numbers change through the year, and what that means for gorilla trekking and wildlife viewing in Uganda and Rwanda.

Gorillas & Safaris

What to pack for a

Gorilla and Wildlife Safari

Use a focused packing list for gorilla treks, game drives and lodge time – from boots and layers to daypacks, cameras and what you can leave at home.

Gorilla and Wildlife Safari

Visas and

Entry Requirements

Check which visas you need, how to apply and what documents to carry for Uganda and Rwanda, with links to the official sources we recommend.

Entry Requirements

Travel health and

Insurance Basics

Get a clear overview of recommended travel health precautions and why we strongly recommend comprehensive travel and medical evacuation insurance for safaris.

Insurance Basics

Tourist pausing next ot a gorilla family in Virunga - How to Prepare for Gorilla Trekking in Uganda and Rwanda

Responsible travel in

East Africa

Learn how to travel respectfully – from tipping and cultural etiquette to photographing people, supporting local businesses and keeping your footprint light in parks and communities.

East Africa

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Responsible Travel

You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make. Our responsible travel policy allows guests to depart emotionally rich, more informed, more ecologically aware, and more appreciative of the natural resources, people and cultures.

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Our Most Popular

Signature Safari Experiences

All-Inclusive Safaris

The Whole Package

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Chimpanzee Trekking

observe wild chimpanzees

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Gorilla Trekking

Guided gorilla trekking adventures

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Honeymoon Safaris

romantic eco safaris

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How we’re giving back to the community

Nkuringo Safaris gives back by supporting local education, conservation, and creating jobs through community-driven tourism.

Our Community Projects

What travellers say

About Nkuringo Safaris

Before you plan with us, it helps to hear from people who’ve already walked these trails with our team. Here are some of the themes you’ll see again and again in our reviews.

Thoughtful planning, unhurried days

Travellers talk about feeling looked after without being rushed – with routes, drive times and lodge stays tuned so there’s space to breathe, linger and change pace when needed.

Local knowledge at every step

Reviews highlight how much difference it makes to travel with an Uganda-based team: planners who understand permits and park logistics, and guides who know the trails, tracks and communities by heart.

Visible community and conservation impact

Guests often mention meeting staff in training, visiting community projects and seeing habitat restoration work near the parks – and how it changed how they think about where their travel spend goes.

Testimonials

What Our Travellers Say

My husband and I had a week vacation, which is not a lot given all the things we wanted to do/see. Nkuringo organized our trip to make the most of this week. The trip was flawlessly organized. Time-management was perfect. They were flexible and accomodating, all our needs were met and we felt listened to, it was a truly customized experience.