This private tour will take you to Rwanda and Uganda to experience the regions’ best wild life encounters, nature and culture. You will do Gorilla Trekking in one of the best spot in the whole world, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Other unique wildlife encounters to look out for on this tour will be Golden Monkeys and Chimpanzees!
This is the day you arrive in to this beautiful country at 1pm you are welcomed by your guide at the airport and then you are driven to the hotel. You will unwind from the long flight and later visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. You will have dinner and overnight at Quiet Haven Hotel.
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Quiet Haven Hotel
Today, wake up early have breakfast and drive to Nyamata Genocide Memorial first. It is an hour from Kigali, and later return and visit the rest of the places in Kigali. The Camp Kigali, which is also the Belgium Peace Keepers Memorial (Camp Kigali), Kandt Museum House, and the Campaign against Genocide Museum in Nyarutarama. Return to the hotel in the evening.
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Quiet Haven Hotel
Have Breakfast, you shall drive northeast to the town of Musanze close to the Virunga Volcano range. You will have lunch en route or at the lodge depending on time. In the evening, you will embark on the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village which gives you a rare chance to meet local people, in their environment, with a taste of the culture and traditions. Be genuinely welcomed by the community as a special visitor while they proudly present to you aspects of their traditions and beliefs. You will have a relaxed evening, dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
After having breakfast, have your packed lunch and drinking water and drive to the park headquarters for briefing and be equipped about the hike. This guided hike takes you to where Fossey and Digit were buried and you can see the remains of her former research camp. Along the way, you’ll also learn more about Dian Fossey’s life and the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. You will as well see the house in which Dian Fossey was strangely murdered back in 1985 however calmer is at the place where she was laid to rest just close to her most-loved gorilla. After an amazing trek, return to the trailhead, drive back to the lodge for a relaxed evening, dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge. You can also visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of Dian Fossey Fund.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Wake up very early in the morning to have breakfast and transfer to the park information offices for the pre-trekking briefings for the guidelines to follow during golden monkey tracking and then start the forest hike to search for the beautiful golden monkeys. Compared with other monkey species, the Golden monkeys are gorgeous in appearance, they have bright colored fur with long golden hair mixed with orange. The overall estimate currently stands between 2000 and 4000 individuals and since they are only found in the Virungas conservation area, they have been classified as endangered species. After the Golden monkey trekking safari you will have lunch and later embark on a border crossing journey to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, with dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation:Rushaga Gorilla Haven’s Lodge
After breakfast and getting ready with your packed lunch, head to the park headquarters for briefing by park ranger guides, to start Gorilla trekking – the activity can last up to 4 hours trek or more to find the Mountain Gorillas as you hike up and down the slopes with dense mist covered vegetation. This active quest will eventually bring you to the face of one of the most sought-after creatures-the mountain Gorillas. Upon reaching them, you will have one full hour with them while observing and learning their behavior as you take photos. You will have dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:Rushaga Gorilla Haven’s Lodge
After having breakfast to south of Queen Elizabeth national park in the famous Ishasha sector which is the home of tree climbing Lions! Once in Ishasha, you will have lunch at the lodge and later embark on the game drive that will give you a chance to see tree climbing lions in Ishasha. On a lucky day, you will be amazed to see them resting on the branches of fig trees during afternoon hours this together with other wild animals and amazing vegetation cover and landscapes. Other animals to see include Warthogs, Topi Antelopes, African Elephants, Uganda Kobs, Cape Buffalo and many tropical birds. Dinner and overnight Topi Lodge.
Main Destination: Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)
Accommodation: Topi Lodge
After having breakfast, check out with packed lunch as you can have another morning game drive to try out our luck for the tree climbing lions if missed the previous evening! You will have lunch en route or at the lodge depending on time. In the afternoon hours you will have a launch cruise along Kazinga channel and you will appreciate the high scores of Elephants, Hippos, Buffalos and crocodiles. A number of bird species will also be seen along including the rare shoe bill. Diner and overnight will be at Elephant Hat Lodge.
Main Destination: Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)
Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge
Have an early morning breakfast and head to the Kasenyi plains for the game drive. It is an opportunity to get the sightings of the big 4 and elusive savanna game like elephants, kobs, lions, leopards, buffaloes and birds. You will return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. Later you will have crater drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The craters here are the most scenic park stretching for 27km but the crater drive is less done. The explosion crater lakes from Kikorongo to Katwe shade the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive-in is on a ridge with a high point of 1350m ASL. The drive offers views of Lake George at the start of the climb, vegetation-filled craters, and others filled with water to form lakes Dinner and overnight at Elephant Hab Lodge.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge
Have an early morning breakfast and head to Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve for Chimpanzee trekking to meet man’s closet cousins in the wild. You will be amazed to see these primates as they play, swing on tree branches, fight for food etc. The Forest has over 414 tree species, 6 different primates including chimpanzees, blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, approximately 380 bird species, reptiles & butterflies. Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda is one of the major attractions in Kalinzu Forest. Chimpanzees are interesting creatures because they look and behave like human beings since they share 98% of their DNA with us. You will have lunch en route as you transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, with dinner and overnight at Mpogo Lodge.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation: Mpogo Lodge
After having an early breakfast, go for a morning safari walk in Lake Mburo national park. This Park is famous for walks inside and around the park on foot where you can see long horned cattle of Ankole community which can mix freely with Zebras, Impalas, Giraffes, Warthogs, Elands, Cape Buffalos and many tropical bird species. You will check out the park and have a drive to Entebbe International airport and depending on your scheduled flight.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Via Via Guesthouse
Today, wake up early and drive to the Jetty at Lake Victoria for the boat to Ngamba Island. Surrounded by the peaceful waters of Lake Victoria, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary is home to 52 orphaned and rescued chimpanzees. Upon arrival at the sanctuary, you will be directed to our visitor’s center where you will be introduced to the project, its history, our residents and their plight. You will receive a personal orientation by a chimpanzee caregiver and view a feeding of the chimpanzees (full day visitors will view 2 feedings) from the visitors’ raised platform area along the edge of the sanctuary fence. Return and drive to Kampala and visit the Uganda National Museum and the Independence Monument.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Via Via Guesthouse
June 26th 2024, Day 13- Transfer to the Airport
Today, have breakfast at 7am and by 8 head to the airport for your exit flight and check in. We have arranged transfer with Via Via Guesthouse.
End of tour
Note: For Visa, you can purchase an East African tourist Visa that will allow you in the two countries at 100 USD. https://www.visas.immigration.go.ug/#/help/visa
RATE
No. of Pax | Price |
1 (14th June to 26th June 2024) | 5445 USD |
EXTRA FEES AFTER ADDITIONS | 432 USD |
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African Rock Safaris LTD is a Ugandan based tour operator company that specialises in independent and group travel packages to East Africa. Our team has a wealth of experience in dealing with East Africa, having sent a large number of travellers from around the world to the region over the years.
African Rock Safaris LTD is a Ugandan based tour operator company that specialises in independent and group travel packages to East Africa. Our team has a wealth of experience in dealing with East Africa, having sent a large number of travellers from around the world to the region over the years.
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