$4,070 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival
Arrival
You'll meet and greet at Entebbe International Airport where your Uganda Rwanda Safari will start by our representative who will warmly welcome you and facilitate seamless arrival formalities. You will then be transferred to your hotel where you will be briefed about your adventure safari.
Depending on the time of arrival you are advised to have money changed on this day and time allowing you may go for a city tour with the help of our Uganda Rwanda Safari driver-guide, visit the shopping Malls Around town, and craft villages to get items which you may need while in upcountry.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
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Airport Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park through Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park through Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
You'll have breakfast and drive north to Murchison Falls with a stopover at Nakasongola Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for an opportunity to track rhinos on foot. You will later have lunch in a selected restaurant. Then, you will proceed through Masindi to the park.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Sundowner Boat Safari – Hike to the top of the Falls
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Sundowner Boat Safari – Hike to the top of the Falls
You'll wake up early in the morning for your guided game drive on the northern bank of the River Nile in your open-roof vehicle which will give you an excellent opportunity to view and photograph the diverse wildlife. Your guide will help you spot elephants, lions, cape buffalos, Rothchild’s giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks, oribis, bushbucks, bohor reedbuck, hyenas, and if you are lucky, leopard.
After lunch, you'll have a guided return boat cruise upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just a few meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron.‟ You'll marvel at the schools of hippos, and crocodiles, and over the 17km stretch you may see elephants, waterbucks, and Uganda Kob. This is also the zone of many birds, species like the goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant, and the rare shoebill stork.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale National Park via Lake Albert Fishing Village
Transfer to Kibale National Park via Lake Albert Fishing Village
After breakfast, you'll transfer to Lake Albert at the Fishing village to see the local methods used for harvesting fish and mixing with the local communities. You'll proceed to Kibale National Park through verdant homesteads and tea estates, you Will reach early and relax whole afternoon as you wait for your meals.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Tracking & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Tracking & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you'll transfer to the starting point of your chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale National Park. Kibale is the best reserve in Africa to view chimpanzees, a thick jungle with a towering canopy. The forest is reputable for having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. The most famous of its 13 species is the chimpanzee, man’s closest relative. Kibale's 1450 chimpanzees represent Uganda’s largest population of this endangered primate.
You'll enjoy this Uganda-Rwanda safari-guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest in search of wild chimpanzees and birds. Kibale is also home to the rare I‟Hoest‟s monkey, the black and white Colobus, the blue monkey, the grey-cheeked mangabey, the red-tailed monkey, the olive baboon, and more. Although chimp sightings are not guaranteed, visitors stand a good chance of hearing and seeing our distant cousins as they gloom and bond with one another.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward
Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse ecosystem of grassy plains, tropical forests, rivers, swamps, lakes, and volcanic craters is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife. You'll have an early morning lion-tracking activity alongside the researchers who will provide you with in-depth information about lions and the surroundings, here you will enjoy an opportunity to view the massive Rwenzori as a backdrop, which provides an excellent chance to spot more lions as well as a leopard, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, elephant, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, topi, and bushbuck.
After lunch, you'll have a Uganda Rwanda Safari boat Safari on the Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and this launch/cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching, and wildlife viewing. The prolific birdlife is colorful and stupendous, with well over 550 resident species.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
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Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After your morning breakfast, you'll have a transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the drive takes you through the Switzerland of Africa area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park arriving in the afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla Tracking Experience – Optional Batwa Trail Experience
Gorilla Tracking Experience – Optional Batwa Trail Experience
After an early breakfast, you'll depart to the starting point for a briefing about your gorilla trekking adventure after which you will be led by experienced gorilla trackers on the slopes of the volcanoes. You will start Uganda Rwanda Safari from the site where the gorillas were encountered the day before and from here the gorilla tracking begins. Although the hike can be physically demanding, the anticipation of the exciting experience ahead is amazing, and the beauty of the gorilla forest and its inhabitants is fascinating. One of Africa’s major highlights is when you encounter these gentle apes. It is a humbling experience to stand just meters from man’s distant cousins as they eat rest, play, and bond with their young ones. Follow the mountain gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest, and discover their gorgeous natural habits and the many species they share it with. You are allowed an hour with the gorillas before finally sloping down back to your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Rwanda
Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Rwanda
After breakfast, you'll transfer to Mgahinga forest, and through the bamboo thickets you will come face to face with the golden monkeys, you may pay an extra fee of about $3 per person to climb a viewing Platform.
Later, you'll cross the border to Rwanda where you will spend the night in Ruhengeri at the fringes of Volcanoes National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Classic Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Trek Diana Fossey Grave – Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Trek Diana Fossey Grave – Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
After breakfast, you'll transfer to Volcanoes National Park and proceed with the trailhead to access the Karisoke research Camp which is about 10 minutes from the park boundary trekking to Dian Fossey's grave takes about half to 2-hour hike which too rewards you with good views of forest hogs, forest elephants, a variety of primates and bird species. This hike is an incredible experience physically, emotionally, and intellectually. It is so inspiring to learn about someone who was so dedicated and left a legacy that exists even today. The hike involves moving through the forests and hiking up the slopes and therefore requires some relative degree of fitness and patience. At the site, you will find the house from where Dian Fossey was mysteriously murdered in 1985 but the more peaceful is the place where she was buried just next to her favorite gorilla friend, digit, and about 20 other mountain gorillas either killed by poachers or suffered death for other reasons unknown.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Lodge
Wildlife in Nyungwe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Black and White Colobus Monkey Tracking – Afternoon Transfer to Lake Kivu
Black and White Colobus Monkey Tracking – Afternoon Transfer to Lake Kivu
After breakfast, join the briefing team and enjoy the trek alongside the large troops of black and white colobus monkeys that reside in Nyungwe National Park. These primates often travel in groups of over 300 individuals. It is possible to purchase a permit to trek these animals. You'll be walking through a mountain rainforest and being surrounded on all levels by these active and cheeky monkeys is an experience not to be missed.
- Main Destination:
- Gisenyi (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Paradise Malahide
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Morning Relaxation – Sunset Boat Cruise to the Napoleon Island
Morning Relaxation – Sunset Boat Cruise to the Napoleon Island
You'll have breakfast and relax at the sun sandy beach on Lake Kivu as you get your meals with us outside the Hotel. Later in the afternoon, you'll have a sunset boat safari to Napoleon Island. You can have a nature walk to the Bat Cave as you come across birds and communities.
- Main Destination:
- Gisenyi (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Paradise Malahide
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Morning Transfer to Kigali for a City Drive
Morning Transfer to Kigali for a City Drive
You'll have breakfast and transfer to Kigali for a City tour. You'll visit the Genocide Memorial Center in Kigali. The center was officially opened in 2004 to Mark the 10-commemoration of the 1994 genocide that was against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The center serves as the final place where masses can flock to grieve for their lost ones. Today; it acts as a museum where both locals and international visitors can learn about the history, implementation, and consequences of genocide.
Time allows you to proceed to visit the oldest Nyamirambo town in Kigali which has a stretched neighborhood found in the southwestern corner of Kigali that envelopes diverse behavior with dominance of Arab – like Culture. It is a huge stretched corner which is sometimes referred to as a gangster‟ Paradise! Characterized by many Muslim residents, and mosques, and unlike other places that close by 8:00 pm with everyone inside their homes, Nyamirambo hustles and rocks late into the night!
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
