14 DAYS UGANDA AND RWANDA SAFARI
This 14 Day Uganda and Rwanda safari takes you for gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest national park, visit Murchison falls national park, Kibale national park for chimpanzee tracking, Queen Elizabeth national park, Lake Bunyonyi (Africa's second deepest Lake), Volcanoes National park in Rwanda, Chose to take part in Golden monkeys or Dian Fossey hike in Volcanoes national park, and a tour to Akagera National Park.
Trip facts: This safari starts in Uganda and ends in Kigali Rwanda.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 1: ARRIVAL - PICK UP AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, our driver will meet you and take you to your reserved accommodation for a chance to unwind.
Accommodation Options:
Budget: De Rain Eco Beach Resort
Midrange: Boma Hotel
Luxury: Protea Hotel Entebbe
Meal Plan: (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 2: TRANSFER TO MURCHISON FALLS - ZIWA RHINO TRACKING
Have an early breakfast, meet your driver-guide and start your adventure to Murchison falls national park. Along the way, we visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will track rhinos on foot. This activity will take 2 hours, later drive for lunch in Masindi. After lunch, we embark on our journey to the park, visit the top of the falls where you will enjoy the scenery of the powerful falls and photography. Later drive to our booked accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge / Tilenga Safari Lodge / Para Safari lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Time: 5 hours
DAY 3: MORNING GAME DRIVE - AFTRENOON BOAT CRUISE
Have breakfast as early as 6:00 am and drive to the park to the Nyamisika plateau where a lot of early risers will be seen such as Buffaloes, Water-bucks, Giraffes, Leopards, Lions, Warthogs among many others. Enjoy a half day game drive session in the park, later have a picnic lunch in the park. After lunch, you will have a 2 hours boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will spot various hippos in water, Nile crocodiles, view animals like elephants buffaloes, water-bucks drinking water along the shores, for bird watchers expect to spot different bird species including the kingfisher, fish eagle, hornbill, bee-eaters among others. Return to the lodge for relaxation dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge / Tilenga Safari Lodge / Para Safari lodge / Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4: TRANSFER FROM MURCHISON TO KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, we check out of the lodge, meet our guide and start your journey to Kibale Forest National Park also known as the primate capital. On the way, you will have en-route lunch, enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, tea and banana plantations, as you have stopovers to take pictures and stretch your legs. Arrive at our booked accommodation for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Kibale Forest camp / Turraco treetops / Chimpundu lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
Travel Time: 6 -7 hours
DAY 5: CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN KIBALE - TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH
After an early breakfast, meet the guide to transfer to Kanyachu visitors Centre for briefing about the rules and regulations to follow during the trek. After briefing you will be subdivided into groups where each group will be allocated a habituated chimpanzee family to trek with the help of a park guide. Trekking chimpanzees takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimps are located since they move from one place to another in search for food. During this trek, you will also be able to spot other primates such as the blue monkeys, Grey cheeked manga-bey, black and white colobus monkeys, L hoest monkeys with different bird species and plant species. Have lunch and drive to Queen Elizabeth to our booked accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: The Bush lodge Queen / Buffalo safari lodge / Mweya safari lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Travel time: 3 hours
DAY 6: MORNING GAME DRIVE IN QUEEN AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE
Morning breakfast as early as 6:00 am, meet our guide to start your game drive. You will be able to spot wild animals such as Elephants, lions, kobs, leopards, bush bucks, warthogs, different bird species among others. Have lunch and enjoy a boat trip at the Kazinga channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. This boat trip takes about 2 to 3 hours enjoying views of a large concentration of hippos, elephants, buffaloes, water bucks, bird species. Later drive back to the lodge for relaxation dinner and overnight
Accommodation: The Bush lodge Queen / Buffalo safari lodge / Mweya safari lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
DAY 7: ISHASHA SECTOR - TRANSFER TO BWINDI FOREST
Leisurely breakfast, check out of our accommodation and drive to the ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. Have a game drive in this sector. This game drive will give you a chance of viewing more wildlife most especially the famous Tree-climbing lions of the ishasha sector. Later have your lunch and start our journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park to your booked accommodation for relaxation dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Ride 4 a woman cottages / Engagi Lodge / Mahogany springs
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Travel Time: 3 hours
DAY 8: GORILLA TREKKING ADVENTURE & BATWA CULTURAL TOUR
Have an early morning breakfast, with your packed lunches you will drive to the headquarters for briefing. After briefing you will be subdivided into groups of 8 to start your trek guided by park rangers. This trek might take between 30 minutes to 8 hours depending on where the gorillas spent the night. Once you meet face to face with these majestic creatures, you are allowed to spend 1 hour with them. Later head back to the park headquarters where you will be rewarded a certificate for completion of a gorilla trek in Bwindi. We later drive back to the lodge for refreshment and a short relaxation, then have a guided tour to the Batwa community for some cultural encounters with these friendly people like traditional dances, songs, you will also get to know about their back ground, ways of life, traditional practices like making fire out of wood. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Ride 4 a woman cottages / Engagi Lodge / Mahogany springs
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
DAY 9: TRANSFER TO LAKE BUNYONYI
Have our breakfast and say goodbye to the Gorilla Sanctuary as you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi also known as the place of many little birds. We shall enjoy a canoe experience to the lodge as we go through the different islands at the Lake, enjoy beautiful scenery of hills, forests, different bird species. Arrive at our lodge for check in, lunch, enjoy the lodge, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Birdnest resort Lake bunyonyi / Arcadia lodges Bunyonyi
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Travel Time: 2 hours
DAY 10: TRANSFER TO RWANDA VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Lazy wake up, check out and transfer to Transfer across the Chanika border to Volcanoes NP. Arrive at your booked accommodation for relaxation dinner and overnight.
Accommodations: Muhabura hotel (budget)/ Davinci lodge (midrange)/ Mountain Gorilla View lodge / Tiloreza Volcanoes Eco lodge(luxury)
Meal plan: Breakfast lunch & Dinner
Travel Time: 3 hours
DAY 11: GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING / DIAN FOSSEY HIKE AT VOLCANOES - TRANSFER TO KIGALI
Begin at 8:00 am with a briefing at the park headquarters and then proceed to track golden monkeys, or mountain gorillas. On return, transfer to Kigali for overnight at
Accommodation: Urban by City Blue Kigali / Onomo Hotel Kigali / Four points by Sheraton Kigali
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch
Travel time: 3 hours
DAY 12: TRANSFER TO AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK AND BOAT TRIP
In the morning you will be transferred to Akagera National Park. On arrival in the park, take a game drive for wildlife viewing. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise on L.Akagera is highly reawrding. Overnight at Akagera rhino lodge / Akagera game lodge / Ruzizi Tented lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Travel time: 2 hours
DAY 13: FULL DAY GAME DRIVE IN AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK
You will have the whole day for game drives in Akagera National Park. The northern sector of the park offers larger concentrations of wildlife species including the big five mammals are quite a great attraction to most visitors.
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Overnight at Akagera Rhino lodge / Akagera game lodge / Ruzizi Tented lodge
DAY 14: TRANSFER BACK TO KIGALI
Have breakfast and transfer back to Kigali for a drop off at your hotel or airport depending on your schedule, We may choose to have a city tour.
END OF TOUR