11 DAYS UGANDA/RWANDA COMBINED UGANDA SAFARIS

Arrival at Kigali International Airport, meet and greet assistance, you will be warmly welcomed by our company staff for briefing about the safaris then introduction to your driver guide. Transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel for check in.

Today after taking your early morning breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and drive to visit the Kigali genocide memorial centre, to learn from what happened during the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi whereby 1 million Rwandans were killed in only 100 days. Later after lunch you proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in South Western Uganda.  En-route view of the beautiful scenery, terraced farming to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park home to half of the endangered mountain gorilla. Diner and overnight at your Lodge.

Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the briefing from the Uganda wildlife officials and thereafter enter the jungle to search the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their lifestyle in their real home. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour gazing into their big round eyes. On a gorilla safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sunscreen and hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole days depending on the movement of these primates. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

After breakfast, you will get to do the ‘Batwa’ (pygmies) Cultural Trail. Doing this trail will enable you interact and learn about the interesting lifestyle of Uganda’s unique pygmies. The Batwa pygmies were originally the traditional inhabitants of Bwindi forest that’s currently occupied by the National park. After your cultural adventure, you transfer to the beautiful Ishasha plains which are part of Queen Elizabeth National Park - the oldest & second largest National Park in Uganda. The park is covered by Savannah plains that provide an abundance of Game viewing like; Elephants, Leopards, Gazelle and buck, Lions, Buffaloes, Hippos and others. In the late afternoon, transfer to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, you’ll indulge in a morning and evening game drive in time to see the sun rise through the open savannah of Acacia on the edge of the Albertine Rift valley will enable you view ‘Tree climbing Lions’ and other wild animals. Then after, head for a transfer to Queen Elisabeth NP for Kazinga Channel for a boat cruise to view the water dwelling birds and animals. After boat cruise, you will proceed for a short game drive as you find your way back to lodge for dinner and overnight at the lodge.

After early morning breakfast, you will head off, for a game drive in search of the early raisers where you have great chance to spot more wildlife before you depart Queen Elizabeth N.P heading to Kibale Forest National Park; you will drive through a scenic lush green countryside. On arrival at Kibale forest; you will enter a completely different world. The forest is home to at least 12 Primate Species including: The Red-Tailed Monkey, Olive Baboon, Black and White Colobus plus Blue Monkeys. The bird life in the forest is also prolific and includes the beautiful Great Blue Turaco. If you are very lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of the meandering herd of Forest Elephant. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning at 08:00am, your Chimpanzee tracking excursion will commence. Kibale Forest boasts of the highest number of primate species in the world. At this moment, in Uganda, there are approximately 4,950 Chimps left in the wild, which makes this forest a perfect and best place to spot chimpanzees in Africa! In the afternoon you embark on a nature excursionbto spot 3 or 4 different primate species during this walk through the highlight is catching a glimpse of the Great Blue Turaco bird! Return to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast and head out for the mighty Murchison Falls National Park - the largest national park and Uganda's flagship with exceptional wildlife. The meandering Victoria Nile and the dramatic Murchison Falls neatly bisecting Uganda's largest park, here you'd expect a wide range of animals and you'd be right. It's a stunning habitat for wildlife and it’s where to go in Uganda for classic big game species. In the late afternoon, transfer to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

After an early breakfast, you head out on an early game drive while the animals are the most active since it’s not yet so bright and temperatures are cooler. This is the best time to spot wild animals. A drive through the park brings you eye-to-eye with the African animal kingdom: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelope and many tropical birds. In the afternoon, a 3hour Boat Cruise along the Victoria Nile will lead you to the base of the Murchison Falls. Along the way, you will be able to view a wide variety of birds and wildlife; numerous hippos, elephants and crocodiles, as well as breathtaking scenery.

This morning at 7:00AM, a morning trip to the Lake Albert Delta is a must for any bird and wildlife enthusiast.  The Victoria Nile delta, a 20 km voyage downstream from Paraa, is home to rare wetland birds including shoebill and papyrus endemic species. You will depart Murchison Falls National Park and head to Entebbe for refreshment and overnight as you relive your safari highlights. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner

Early morning breakfast and short sightseeing experience for photography. Thereafter embark to your safari vehicle and drive back to Kigali. At arrival, you will have lunch and if time allows, depending on your flight time, you will visit the local market to buy souvenirs before being transferred to the airport. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch