10 Days Uganda & Rwanda Gorilla Safari

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10 Days Uganda & Rwanda Gorilla Safari

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By Road Easy Budget

Trip Overview

In this Uganda & Rwanda gorilla safari we focus on the fascinating primates that can be found in Uganda and Rwanda. You start off the Uganda & Rwanda gorilla tour by spending a full day with our close cousins the chimpanzees and continue on to trek the mysterious mountain gorillas in Uganda. Along the way we take the chance to get a taste of the animals of the savanna in Queen Elizabeth national park as well. Heading over to Rwanda you go trekking golden monkeys and finish off with a trek to the mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

Trip Summary

10 Days Uganda & Rwanda Gorilla Safari

Trip highlights

  • Kibale Forest National Park
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
  • Volcanoes National Park
  • Kigali

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Detailed itinerary

DAY 1: Arrival to Uganda for your Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Safari

Arrival at Entebbe airport for the Uganda & Rwanda gorilla safari. We meet our tour guide and transfer to our Hotel to relax after the flight.

  • Overnight: Via Via GuestHouse
DAY 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park, “The Primate City”

We leave Lake Victoria behind in the morning and target to have lunch in Fortportal town. After that we proceed for an evening around in the Tropical forest. During the journey we lessen the pressure and fatigue with a punctuation of stopovers at sceneries, typical African village setup in the far countryside and tea plantations along the drive. When entering the Kibale area we keep our eyes open since there is an amazing display of primates in this area. Monkey species that can be seen are for example black and white colobus, red colobus, red tailed monkey and grey cheeked mangabeys.

  • Overnight:Isunga Lodge
DAY 3: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience -Kibale Forest NP

Head into the forest of the Primate city of Kibale in the morning for a full day of participating in chimpanzee habituation, the first primate we trek during this Uganda & Rwanda gorilla safari. During the day you get to follow the chimps as they go about their day, a truly exclusive experience. Kibale Forest national park is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees. Here you have the chance to see the chimps close up. You can capture shots of our closet cousins in the jungle in there frenzy exciting moods as they are grooming, building relationships, bringing up young ones, think and sharing food, plus rare bird species following them.

  • Overnight:Isunga Lodge
DAY 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP, Boat Cruise

After breakfast we leave the forest and drive through the Crater lakes area in the hills. We arrive in Queen Elizabeth National Park in the afternoon and head for the boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This natural channel connects Lake George – Lake Edward. During the boat-cruise you can see Hippopotamuses yawning, Nile Crocodile gaping along the Banks, warthogs, impressive elephants and more. After the boat we continue on to the lodge for dinner and a relaxed evening.

  • Overnight Pumba Safari Cottages:
DAY 5: Game Drive in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrabel NP

After breakfast we leave the lodge and head towards Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Ishasha is known for its tree-climbing lions, one of two places in Africa where the lions have the habit of regularly climbing trees. We drive along the tracks seeing buffaloes, topis and hopefully the lions in the fig-trees. After the game-drive we continue the journey to Bwindi mountains, the home of the mountain gorillas. This journey offers stunning views as we transfer from a landscape of savanna, via cultivated hills to the forest covered mountains of Bwindi.

  • Overnight Buhoma Community Rest Camp:
DAY 6: Gorilla Trekking Day- Buhoma Sector

In the morning we drive to the gorilla trekking starting point where your adventure will begin as we have reached on of the great highlights of our Uganda & Rwanda gorilla safari. You are lead into the forest in a group with a specialized guide and make a trek to the point where the gorillas are. Then you get to spend one unforgettable hour with the gorilla family. This Impenetrable Forest is as well full of birds, butterfly and plant species plus forest hog, forest elephants, statungas and dikers. After the trek your guide picks you and brings you to the lodge for relaxation. If you wish and time allows we take a village walk.

  • Overnight Buhoma Community Rest Camp.:
DAY 7: Transfer to Rwanda

After breakfast we set off for our target destination Rwanda, the second country in the Uganda & Rwanda gorilla tour. We leave the mountains of Bwindi behind and drive through villages with cultivated hills. Set off to Rwanda we further drive out to cross the relaxed border post as Congolese traders will be seen requesting for Hitch hiking around. Continuing on through a beautiful landscape in Rwanda we reach the town of Ruhengeri where we spend the night.

  • Overnight Amikus Hotel:
DAY 8: Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes NP

This morning you set off to meet the golden monkeys. Your guide takes you to the starting point and you set off with a specialized guide for the trek. You’ll experience beautiful nature and get a great experience of primates. After the trek you relax at the hotel to get ready for the last big adventure the next day.

  • Overnight Amikus Hotel:
DAY 9: Transfer to Kigali

This morning you set off and transfer to Kigali town to prepare for the next city tour.

  • Overnight in Step Town Hotel:
DAY 10: City Tour and Flight Day

Have a city tour of Kigali including the genocide war memorial and traditions and culture of Rwanda in the crafts villages. Your guide will be throwing light on this former French –Belgium colony on how the apocalypse started and how it ended. We have now reached the end of the Uganda & Rwanda gorilla safari. Transfer to airport depending on flight time.

Booking advice

This trip is a migration safari holiday and we recommend booking 6 months to 1 year in advance.

Includes

  • Car and Driver
  • All entrance fees
  • Local Lunch
  • Drinking water
  • Government Taxes

Excludes

  • Extra drinks
  • Airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Insurance

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