Primates & Wildlife Safari

Akagera

Day 2: Transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park Early morning transfer (5:00 am) to Akagera NP, briefing followed by a boat cruise at Lake Ihema to see schools of hippos, giant Nile crocodile, buffaloes, water birds, etc. followed by a half day game drive starting from the South and exit through the North Nyungwe gate. During the Game Drive, you will get an opportunity to see some of the 12 species of antelopes, over 525 species of birds including the rare ones such as the shoebill stock, papyrus gynolek and the big 5 animals i.e. Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Buffalo and Elephant to mention but a few.  Accommodation: Onomo Hotel Kigali https://www.onomohotel.com/en/ (Mid Range) Radisson Blu Hotel https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-kigali (Luxury) Meal Plan: Breakfast

Bwindi Impenetrable | Queen Elizabeth

Day 4: Gorilla tracking & transfer to Ishaha + game drive (Southern Sector) Get up at 6.00am for a quick breakfast and transfer to the Ruhija gate of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. With packed lunch in your carry-on, your guide will deliver you to the Ruhija tracking point before 8:00 am for registration and a briefing on what to expect before commencing your tracking. The guides will then take you through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas. (Tracking can take 2 -8 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes). When you finally locate the family that you are tracking, sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest in the knowledge you are in the presence of the few remaining Mountain Gorillas in the wild. After the mandatory 1 hour is up, the rangers and guides will lead you back to the starting point where your guide will be waiting for you. Thereafter you will be transferred to Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will do an evening game drive. Accommodation: Enjojo Lodge http://www.enjojolodge.com/ (Mid Range) Ishasha Wildness Camp     http://ugandaexclusivecamps.com/ishasha-wilderness-camp/ (Luxury) Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast

Queen Elizabeth

Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park - Game Drive + Boat Ride (Northern Sector) After an early breakfast at 6.00 am, your guide will transfer you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Together with a game ranger, they will take you on a game drive to the northern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Kasenyi track in search for lions, hyenas, buffaloes, leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda Kobs plus many bird species including ibis, fish eagles, and vultures etc. You will head back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch. After lunch, head out for a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel. During the boat ride, you will have the opportunity to view great numbers of wildlife including elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and large numbers of birds like eagles, kingfishers, sparrows, doves, weaver birds, eaglets and sunbirds converging at the channel waters to enjoy a sip of the natural waters. After the boat ride, you will head back to the lodge, freshen up and have dinner. Accommodation:  Marafiki Safari Lodge http://www.marafikisafaris.com/ (Mid Range)                            Mweya Safari Lodge https://mweyalodge.com/ (Luxury) Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast 

Day 8: Transfer to Kigali and depart Wake up at leisure and enjoy breakfast. After your breakfast, you will commence your drive back to Kigali. Your guide will drop you off at the airport for your scheduled flight out back home.