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13-Day Best of Uganda and Rwanda Safari Tour Overview:
This 13-day Best of Uganda and Rwanda gorilla tour and wildlife safari takes you on an unforgettable adventure through Rwanda and Uganda’s stunning national parks, allowing you to encounter rare and endangered wildlife species, including the iconic mountain gorillas. The itinerary includes activities such as game drives, boat safaris, chimpanzee tracking in Rwanda, and cultural visits to local communities, offering you a well-rounded experience of Rwanda and Uganda’s rich biodiversity and cultural heritage efforts.
ITINERARY DETAILS
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali Rwanda capital & Transfer to the Hotel
Upon your arrival at the Kigali International Airport, you will be met by Mond safaris tour guide who will transfer you to your hotel. You will spend the rest of the day at leisure, settling in and relaxing.
Accommodation: mille colline hotel
Meals plan: Dinner
Drinks: Drinking water
Hotel-des-Mille-Collines
Day 2: Visit Rwanda genocide and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you will go get pcr tests and proceed to the Genocide Memorial and learn about the history of the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. Later on, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park, home to the endangered mountain gorillas.
Accommodation: Ingagi Park View Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Kigali genocide memorial
Day 3: Golden Monkey and Iby’iwacu Cultural Village
Today, you will trek through the bamboo forests of Volcanoes National Park in search of the playful golden monkeys. After the trek, you will visit the Iby’iwacu Cultural Village and learn about the traditional way of life of the Rwandan people.
Accommodation: Ingagi Park View Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Iby’iwacu Cultural Village
Day 4: Transfer to Rushaga and Batwa Experience
After breakfast, you will transfer crossing a boarder to Bwindi Rushaga sector in Uganda. In the evening, you will have a cultural experience with the Batwa pygmies, learning about their traditional way of life.
Accommodation: Icumbi Gorilla Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Batwa cultural experience
Day 5: Gorilla Trekking Experience in Bwindi National Park
Today is the day you have been waiting for! After an early breakfast, you will head to briefing center for a briefing about gorilla trekking activity and later on head into the forest searching for gorillas. You will spend an hour with the gorillas once you find them, observing and learning about their behavior in their natural habitat.
Accommodation: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Evening Game Drive
After breakfast, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the evening, you will go on a game drive in the park, where you will have the chance to see elephants, lions, hyenas, buffaloes, and other wildlife.
Accommodation: Buffalo safari lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 7: Lion Experiential and Afternoon Boat Safari at Kazinga Channel
In the morning, you will embark with Lion experiential in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This unique experience allows you to learn about the park’s conservation efforts and get a chance get closer to these majestic predators in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, you will take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, where you can spot hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird species.
Accommodation: Buffalo safari lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 8: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you will transfer to Kibale National Park, known for its large population of chimpanzees.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee capital safari Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 9: Chimpanzee Tracking and Visit to Mahoma falls
Today, you will go chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park. Later on, you will visit Mahoma Falls
Accommodation: Turaco treetops
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 10: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, you will transfer to Murchison Falls National Park, where you will spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Accommodation: Pakuba safari Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 11: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Ride
Today, you will go on a morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park, where you will have the chance to see elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, and other wildlife. Later on, you will go on a boat ride on the Nile River, where you will see hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird species.
Accommodation: Pakuba safari Lodge
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 12: Transfer to Kampala with a Stopover at Rhino Sanctuary
After breakfast, you will transfer to Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. On the way, you will have a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where you will track rhinos on foot.
Accommodation: Casa solada hotel
Meals plan: All meals
Drinks: Drinking water
Day 13: Departure
Today is the end of your trip. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight and this marks the end of the 13-Day Best of Uganda and Rwanda Safari Tour.
Accommodation: No accommodation
Meals plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Drinks: Drinking water
What’s Included in this 13 day uganda safari holidays?
- Airport pick-up in Kigali airport and drop off at Entebbe airport Uganda
- Transportation in a private 4×4 pop up Tourist vehicle
- Fuel expenses,
- Services of an English-speaking tourist driver guide
- Gorilla permit
- Lion experiential fees in Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Chimpanzee permits for Kibale National park
- Golden monkey tracking fees in volcanoes
- Rhino trekking permits
- All entry fees to the national parks’ activities.
- Accommodations and meals as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water on all days
- 2 Shared boat trips (1 to the bottom of the Murchison falls, 1 along Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth indicated on the in the itinerary.
- Game drives in the parks,
- All taxes
What’s Excluded in this 13 day tours in uganda
- Pcr tests in Rwanda before primate tracking
- International flight fares
- Laundry but can be done at the hotel for extra costs
- East African entry visa fees
- Travel insurance (We highly recommend it)
- Activities not part of the described program.
- Items of personal nature like tips, beverages, alcoholic drinks, cigarette etc.