Rwanda and Uganda safari

Safari summary

You will start this amazing journey from Kigali Rwanda and end it from Entebbe Uganda.Kigali is Rwanda’s biggest town and also serves as the capital city of Rwanda. The town is surrounded by towering mountains and the largest of them is mount Kigali. The town is the country’s commercial, financial and cultural hub served by Kigali international airport with a wide range of accommodation options. It also has a collection of restaurant’s and other points of interests such an atmospheric market, Kigali genocide museum, craft shops, busy streets, meandering boulevards, Inema art gallery, Presidential museum and lastly green hillsides. Kigali is said to be one of the most attractive cities in Africa making it worth a visit.
From Volcanoes, you will cross over to Uganda and explore Bwindi impenetrable, Queen Elizabeth and finally Kibale national park. The highlights of this safari include; Golden monkey trekking, Genocide museum visit, Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, Chimpanzee trekking and many others. Volcanoes national park is located at the Rwanda – Congo border on the jungle covered slopes of volcanic Virunga mountain. The park is popularly known as a sanctuary for the rare mountain gorillas. Visitors don’t get tired of flocking this park to have a face to face encounter with these unique primates. Regulated treks through the reserves give visitors a chance to spend time with these incredible creatures in their natural habitats. Apart from gorillas, the park has other attractions such as golden monkeys, Dian Fossy tombs, Musanze cave, Karisoke research Centre, River Mukungu, Twin lakes (Ruhonda & Bulera), Bisoke Mountain, Karisimbi and others.
Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is located in the South Western part of Uganda and its famously known for its mountain gorillas. Bwindi is also known as a world heritage site by UNESCO because of its uniqueness. It also inhabits other primates such as the black and white colobus monkeys and the green monkeys. Other attractions on this park include bird species, butterflies and the Batwa culture.
Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the most popular national parks in Uganda. It’s actually the second largest national park after Murchison’s. The park is divided into two sections and that is Northern and Southern section. In the Northern part of the park, visitors look forward to activities such as boat riding along Kazinga channel which is a home to the largest population of hippos in the whole world plus abundance of crocodiles. Not forgetting a number of bird species on the water shores. The park also has Kyambura gorge commonly known as the valley of the Apes. This gorge is a home for chimpanzees. The park has tropical rain forest spread with canopies, not forgetting the 3 salty crater lakes.
Kibale national park is located in the Western part of the country, protecting moist ever green rain forest. Its famously known for inhabiting chimpanzees and its considered the best place to track the chimpanzees in the whole world. It also inhabits red colobus monkeys.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Rwanda Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Queen Elizabeth Volcanoes

Fine details

Safari highlights

• Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
• Night game drives
• Primate trekking

What’s included?

• Accommodation
• Airport transfers
• All drinks
• Meals
• Park fees
• Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

• Alcoholic beverages
• Hot air balloons
• Internal flights
• International flights
• Laundry
• Premium alcoholic beverages
• Spa treatments
• Tips and gratuities
• Visas