UGANDA & RWANDA SAFARI -14 days.
This tour offers the highlights of safari attractions from Uganda and Rwanda. Safari holiday in the Pearl of Africa, Uganda and the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda. The main safari focus of the Uganda leg of the tour is rare mountain gorilla tracking in Bwindi Forest and chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest. In addition, you will have a chance to search for the tree climbing lions of Ishasha in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The boat cruise along the Kazinga channel is another highlight of the Uganda tour in addition to game drives in search of lions, leopards, elephants and other game in Queen Elizabeth Park.
This safari holiday has it all, from game drives to forest walks and from lions to gorillas. Accommodation is provided in luxury safari lodges and camps.
In Rwanda, the tour takes you to Volcanoes National Park for golden monkey tracking before proceeding to Nyungwe for another dose of chimpanzee tracking as well as colobus monkey tracking in Nyungwe Forest. You will then travel through Kigali before returning to Uganda and head to Lake Mburo National Park for more game drives, boat cruises and walking safaris.
Day1- Arrival at Entebbe
Meet and greet at Entebbe Airport Uganda. Later, go sightseeing in Entebbe and visit Entebbe Golf Club. Evening transfer to Kampala o/n Cassia Lodge BB basis. 1hr
Day2 – Kampala City Tour and departure to Kibale.
Kampala city tour, later afternoon transfer to Fort Portal/ Kibale o/n Kyaninga Lodge FB basis. 5hrs
Day3-Chimpanzee Tracking Kibale Forest.
Primates at Kibale Forest NP-Chimp tracking in Kibale and later transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park o/n Mweya Safari Lodge FB basis. 2hrs
Day4- Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth NP,morning game drive and afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel o/n Mweya Safari Lodge FB basis.
Day5-Transfer to Bwindi
Bwindi. After breakfast transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha famous for tree climbing lions. If possible visit the Batwa Pygmies o/n Mahogany Springs Lodge FB basis. 5hrs
Day6-Gorilla Tracking
Gorilla trekking in Uganda. Afternoon transfer to Volcanoes National Park via Cyanika border crossing o/n Mountain Gorilla View Lodge FB basis. 2.5hrs
Day7-Golden Monkey Tracking-Volcanoes NP
Morning golden monkey trekking and later visit Iby’Iwacu cultural village, a local market and the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo.Later transfer to Lake Kivu o/n Lake Kivu Serena Hotel BB basis. 2hrs
Day8-Transfer to Nyungwe.
Morning transfer to Nyungwe via Kibuye o/n Nyungwe Forest Lodge FB basis.
Day9-Colobus Monkey tracking Nyungwe.
Colobus Monkey tracking and afternoon transfer to Kigali, stop over in Butare and
Visit Nyanza (currently Nyabisindu) – Mwami’s palace (King Palace), National Museum, later transfer to Kigali o/n Golf Hills Residence. BB basis.
Day10-Kigali City Tour
Visit Kigali Golf Club, visit Genocide Memorial Centre, and do the Kigali city tour and later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi o/n Heritage Lodge FB basis.
Day11-Lake Mburo N.P
After breakfast transfer back to Lake Mburo with a stop-over for Lunch in Mbarara o/n Mihingo Lodge FB basis.
Day 12-Lake Mburo & transfer to Kampala.
Morning game drive in Lake Mburo and afterwards transfer back to Kampala. stopover for a photo-op at the equator o/n Cassia Lodge BB basis
Day13-Jinja Source of the Nile.
Jinja-day trip to Jinja, source of the Nile. Stop over at The Rainforest Lodge Mabira for a forest walk on way back to Kampala o/n Cassia Lodge BB basis
Day14-Departure.
Morning show at Ndere Troupe or a Visit to The National Theatre before onward transfer to Entebbe for your outbound flight
Safari price Includes
Gorilla permit for Bwindi
Kampala city tour
Kigali city tour
Entebbe sightseeing tour
1 Chimp permit per person for Kibale
I golden monkey permit per person, PNV Rwanda
visit to Iby’Iwacu cultural village PNV Rwanda
Colobus monkey tracking Nyungwe Forest Rwanda
1 Chimp permit per person Nyungwe Forest Rwanda
King’s Palace entrance fee
Nyanza Museum Entrance fee
Gisozi Genocide Memorial Kigali
Boat ride and game drive in Lake Mburo.
Mabira Nature walk
QENP game drives and boat cruise
Boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi
Ndere Troupe performance Kampala
Intore Dancers performance Kigali
Where appropriate park and vehicle entry fees, nature and community walk fees.
Mineral water throughout the trip.