10 days Rwanda – Uganda Trip

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and transfer to Nyungwe Forest

The guide will brief you and share with you about the trip and after breakfast, enjoy a scenic drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park with an en-route visit to Nyanza King’s Palace, Butare National Museum lots of stopovers on the way for panorama sceneries.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Mid-luxury: Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Standard: Gisakura Guesthouse

Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Colobus Monkey and Canopy walk

After a warm breakfast, take on colobus monkey trekking in the Nyungwe Forest. Expect to encounter other primates such as chimpanzees, lots of monkey species, and baboons.

Forest birds, and butterflies. Have a canopy walk in the afternoon and return in the evening for dinner and overnight.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Mid-luxury: Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Standard: Gisakura Guesthouse

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Drive to Volcanoes National Park

Enjoy a scenic drive after breakfast, to the Volcanoes National Park in Ruhengeri, home to the Mountain Gorillas.

An evening community walk will introduce the people living around the mountain that is home to the gorillas and how they are protecting them sustainably.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Virunga Lodge
Mid-luxury: Le Bambou
Standard: Muhabura Hotel

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

  Day 4: Gorilla Trekking experience

Have a morning breakfast and head to the starting point at 7:00 am, Assemble at the park headquarters for a briefing along with your trekking gear, drinking water, and packed lunch. Head to the forest to track the gorillas, an activity that will take you between 1-8 hours depending on the movement of the apes in their natural wild.

After meeting and staying in the presence of the gorillas for a maximum of an hour, return to your lodge for relaxation and lunch. In the evening, take a cultural walk to Ib’iwachu Cultural Village. Retire at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Virunga Lodge
Mid-luxury: Le Bambou
Standard: Muhabura Hotel

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Golden Monkey tracking / Dian Fossey hike

Drive to the park headquarters for briefing, and hike up to Karisoke research center, established by Dian Fossey, an American primatologist who dedicated all her life conserving the lives of mountain gorillas until she was killed and buried next to Digit, a silverback gorilla she loved most. You will learn more about the lives of mountain gorillas at the research center.

After the activity, drive to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge
Mid-luxury: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Standard: Rushaga Gorilla Haven

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Bwindi gorilla trekking Experience

Have a warm morning breakfast before driving to the briefing point for allocation of the gorilla group and park rangers who will guide you about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas.
Proceed for the memorable adventure in the forest, an activity that may take 1-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas in the wilderness. Meet and stay with the mountain gorillas for a maximum of an hour. Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.

In the evening, you may go for a community walk in the nearby Batwa community, where you will be entertained and told the tales of their unique culture and how they lived in the mountain with the gorillas. learning about their culture is a unique experience.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Mid-luxury: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Standard: Rushaga Gorilla Havens

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha sector in search of tree-climbing lions thereafter, drive to the northern sector of the park and take on an evening game viewing and expect to see Hippos, crocodiles, buffalos, elephants, and lots of birds.

It is a scenic experience through the rolling hills.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge
Mid-luxury: Marafiki Lodge
Standard: Bush Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Game drive and Transfer to Kibale National Park

Rise up to an early morning game drive anticipating to see early risers before they return to their hide-outs including lions, hyenas, and leopards.

In the afternoon, after a boat trip on the Kizinga Channel drive to Kibale Forest National Park, home to 13 primate species. Experience the drive along the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountain.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Ndali Lodge
Mid-luxury: Isunga Lodge
Standard: Kibale Forest Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon nature walk

After an early morning breakfast transfer to the briefing point for the briefing by the park ranger thereafter, the guide will drop you at the starting point of the chimpanzee trail track with the ranger through the forest looking for the chimpanzee and other different primate species and birds.

After lunch, enjoy a nature walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. Alternatively visit the “Amabeere ganyina mwiru,” a cultural rock shaped like a woman’s breasts.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge
Mid-luxury: Marafiki Lodge
Standard: Bush Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Transfer to Kampala and departure

After a morning breakfast, drive to Kampala for your afternoon or evening flight.

A day-use room or overnight stay can be arranged depending on your flight time and preferences.

ACCOMMODATION – LODGE/HOTEL

No accommodation

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch

INCLUSIONS

• • Vehicle, Safari Van + Fuel
  • Transport in 4X4 Vehicle/Landcruiser with pop roof
  • English speaking Guide/ driver
  • All meals as indicated in the itinerary
  • Accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary
  • Park Entrance fee
  • Bottled water while on safari
  • Gorilla and chimpanzee permits