Uganda Rwanda Safari (12 days)
12 days—Uganda Rwanda Safari (12 days)
$5550-5550 USD
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Safari summary
Safari Overview
• Explore the Murchison Falls from the top and bottom with a Launch boat trip on River Nile
• Enchanting game drives at the confluence of the Albert and Victoria Nile
• Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National park
• Enjoy the rift valley floor of Queen Elizabeth National Park teeming with waterways and Wildlife
• Highlight your trip with a Gorilla Trek in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park & Parc National des Volcans
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Primate trekking | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: Arrival Arrival at Entebbe International Airport Meet your safari guide and Driver who will warmly welcome you and transfer you to Kampala. Your guide will brief you about your safari. You are advised to have money changed this day. *Accommodations: - Midrange Malakai Lodge *Meal Plan: Breakfast only *Travel Time: 45 mins from Airport
Day 2
Murchison Falls
Day 2: Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park You will be picked from your hotel in Kampala and drive via Bombo and Masindi town to Murchison falls National Park. Visit Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino trekking. Have lunch proceeding to Murchison falls National Park through Kichumbanyobo gates. *Accommodations: - Midrange Pakuba safari lodge *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner) *Travel Time: 6 hrs
Day 3
Murchison Falls
Day 3: Game Drive/ Launch Cruise Go for an early morning game drive on the Northern Bank of the Murchison Falls National Park. You may be able to view animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, elephant, antelope, lion, and the Uganda Kob. Return to the lodge for mid morning breakfast, as you relax to wait for Lunch. After lunch, you will go for a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise takes you to the Bottom of the roaring falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, ducks, cormorants, bee-eaters, skimmers, kingfishers, fish eagle and the rare shoebill. *Accommodations: - Midrange Pakuba safari lodge *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 4
Kibale
Day 4: Murchison falls NP – Kibale NP After an early breakfast, you will depart for Kibale National Park. You will drive via the Albertine Escarpment of the western Rift valley on the Masindi-Hoima-Fort portal road. This will be a long drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal, passing though verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon,” *Accommodations: - Midrange Primates Lodge Kibale (Cottage) *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner) *Travel Time: 9 hrs
Day 5
Kibale
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking / Bigodi walk A relatively early morning start, to report to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 08.00am to track habituated chimps – these delightful apes, more closely related to humans than to any other living creature, are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees. The incredibly diverse forest is home to over 13 species of primates including red Colobus monkey, the rare L’Hoest, blue monkey, grey mangabey, pottos, black faced vervet monkeys, baboons and also bush babies. A network of shady forest trails provides much to delight botanists and butterfly lovers, while birders are in for a treat with 335 species recorded including the endemic Prirogrine’s ground thrush. The elusive forest elephant, smaller and hairier that its savannah counterpart, moves seasonally into the developed part of the park, while other terrestrial mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species. After lunch, you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare species and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, Hairy Breasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets. *Accommodations: - Midrange Primates Lodge Kibale (Cottage) *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 6
Queen Elizabeth
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park After Breakfast, depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will enter the park via the Northern crater Area. With beautiful lakes and rich grasslands which are set deep in the crater valley, this is truly the most breathtaking scenery in the park. Queen Elizabeth is host to a large variety and volume of wildlife. *Accommodations: - Midrange Kyambura Game lodge *Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner *Travel Time: 2 hrs
Day 7
Day 7: Game drive & Launch cruise Early morning wake up for the morning game drive to catch up with early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. During the game drive, you will be likely to meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas, bushbucks, water bucks, stripped jackal, leopard and of course the several warthogs. Return to the lodge for lunch and relax by the side of the swimming pool After lunch, take an afternoon boat trip along on Kazinga channel. This will give you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others. After this wonderful afternoon, a slow drive back to the lodge. *Accommodations: - Midrange Kyambura Game lodge *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 8
Bwindi Impenetrable | Virunga | Volcanoes
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi NP After breakfast, we will then leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, home to the few remaining mountain gorillas. Bird life and primate life in Bwindi is quite superb, and there is an incredible variety of flora. Bwindi is the Bird watchers haven! It holds 348 species of birds and supports 24 of 26 Albertine Rift Endemics that occur in Uganda; and seven red data book species. Once continuous with the forests of the Virunga Volcanoes (Dian Fossey’s stomping ground), Bwindi is now an ecological island, surrounded by cultivation on the rich volcanic soils. *Accommodations: - Chameleon Hill lodge *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner) *Travel Time: 8 hrs
Day 9
Day 9: Gorilla trekking After an early breakfast and briefing from the guides, set off for the mountains gorilla tracking inside the Bwindi forest. You need to carry drinking water, rain jacket and jungle boots while the rangers will provide you with a walking stick. Gorilla tracking is one of the unique activities you will enjoy while photographing and observing the gorillas. After tracking, come back to the lodge and relax. *Accommodations: - Chameleon Hill lodge *Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner) *Trekking Time: Unpredictable
Day 10
Day 10: Transfer to Rwanda - Parc National des Volcans After breakfast, leave for Rwanda. [Clocks go backward one hour]. Stroll around the Lodge, or simply take in the panoramic sunset over the volcanoes. OPTIONAL: Visit Iby'iwacu cultural village $35 per person (Must be booked in advance) In the afternoon visit of the fascinating Iby'iwacu ex-poachers village where you can participate In different community activities by taking a community walk to experience the local ways of living, Meeting the traditional healer and see how he treats the village with his herbal medicine, Grinding millet and sorghum on the local grinding stone & pounding a couple of food stuffs in a motor, Cycling a local bicycle around the village, Shooting the arrows with Batwa (pygmies) an watch the traditional Intore dancers, all of whom have been active poachers for centuries share their amazing traditional dance, drumming, clapping while making gorilla sounds. *Accommodations: - Mountain Gorilla view lodge *Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast *Travel Time: 7 hrs
Day 11
Virunga
Day 11: Gorilla Tracking in Parc National des Volcans After breakfast, go gorilla tracking in Parc National des Volcans. Tracking the gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience. If you are lucky you can get to the gorillas, spend an hour with them, and be back at the base in time for a late lunch! Some gorilla families however are more elusive and tracking can take a full day, especially when it is wet and muddy. Return to your lodge. *Accommodations: - Mountain Gorilla view lodge *Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast *Trekking Time: Unpredictable
Day 12
Day 12: Transfer to Kigali/City tour After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kigali. Upon reaching the country’s capital, you will go for the Kigali city tour. You will have a chance to visit the National History museum - kandt house, Visit the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre, the genocide memorial, the market, a pottery project and a handicraft shop. Later, transfer to the Airport for your departure flight. *Meal Plan: Breakfast Only *Travel Time: 3 hrs (PNV– Kigali) END OF OUR SERVICES Tour Price in USD PER PERSON sharing in Double/Twin Room Based on 2 PAX sharing in Midrange Accommodation USD 5,550 PER PERSON Price includes; Ground transportation and Fuel (4x4 land-cruiser) Full time safari guide Park entrance fees Accommodation and meals as per itinerary Boat trips Gorilla permit Uganda @600 per permit, per person x 1 Gorilla permit Rwanda @750 per permit, per person x 1 Chimpanzee tracking Kigali City Tour All game drives Activities included above But it excludes; Flights, Visa fees, Airport taxes, Items of personal nature like Laundry, bar bills, Beverages, tipping and any extra expenses not included above.
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