8 Days Uganda Primate and Game safari from Rwanda

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali Airport

Arrive Kigali International Airport, you meet and greet with our representative who will then transfer you to the hotel for an overnight.

Approx. Distance.10kms, 20minutes’ Drive

Meals. None

Accommodation. Heaven Boutique Hotel – Comfort,Kigali Serena Hotel  – Luxury

Day 2: Kigali to Bwindi Gorilla Park

Morning breakfast and a city tour of Kigali with a visit to the Genocide memorial, later transfer to the Cyanika border finalize with immigration and border crossing processes then continue the drive to Bwindi Gorilla Park. Check in at the Lodge and relax anticipating the gorilla trekking experience the next morning.

Approx. Distance.     170kms, 4hours’ Drive

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge – Comfort, Four Gorillas Lodge – Medium, Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge-Suite – Luxury

Day 3: Gorilla Trekking

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in southwestern Uganda edge at the edge of the great east African Rift Valley. It is a home to over 400 species of mountain gorillas about half of the world’s population. Many of these are habituated in families that are daily visited by tourists. The forest is also a home to over 350 species of birds and 400 flora species.

Gorilla trekking starts at 8am after a briefing at the park headquarters, you will trek through the dense steep forest searching for the gorillas depending on where they were seen making nests the previous evening. The trekking can last 2-7 hours depending on how soon you find the gorillas; this is influenced by the location they stayed overnight. Trekking can be a tasking adventure, but coming to a facial close-up with these close relatives to human is a reward worthy to earn

Approx. Distance.     None

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge – Comfort, Four Gorillas Lodge – Medium, Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge-Suite – Luxury

Day 4: Bwindi Gorilla Park walking experience to Queen Elizabeth

Transfer to Nteko ridge and start a four hours guided walk through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest following the Ivy river trail to Buhoma trailhead. Hear you will find your vehicle waiting for you and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Ishasha sector for a game drive searching for tree climbing lions. End the game drive with a sundowner experience in the park.

Approx. Distance. 70kms, 2hours’ Drive (Buhoma to Ishasha)

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Topi Lodge – Comfort, Enjojo Lodge – Medium, Ishasha Wilderness Camp – Luxury

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Morning game drive in the park and increase chances of sighting the lions, before heading to Kazinga Channel for an afternoon boat safari experience. The launch cruise on the Kazinga channel will give you great views of several game including Hippos, Buffaloes, elephants and birdlife that queen Elizabeth National Park has to offer. Off the boat cruise and continue with and evening game drive in the park if time permits before returning to your lodge for an overnight.

Optional activity; instead of a game drive, you can do a carnivore tracking experience at an extra cost, which also ends with a game drive. On this activity you will be accompanied by a research doctor see and drive closer to lions and leopards.

Approx. Distance. 100kms, 2hours’ Drive

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Albertine Rift Valley Lodge – Comfort, Buffalo Safari Lodge – Medium, Kyambura Gorge Lodge – Luxury

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park to Kibale Forest

A morning game drives in the Kasenyi plains through to Katwe Kob mating grounds. Most of the animals you are likely to find here include impalas, sitatungas and lions when lucky enough. You will have a chance to visit the Katara women project on a community visit, here women make paper products out of elephant dung. Alternatively, you can go for a lion tracking experience at an extra payment.

Visit the crater lakes region and walk to the top of the world, Kibale Forest national park is located in the crater lakes area including Kasenda craters; an area with many crater lakes that you will be amazed at. Alternatively, you can choose to go for a Farm experience and visit the coffee, tea and Vanilla plantations and learn how these crops are grown, harvested and processed in the area, as you interact with the local communities.

Approx. Distance.130kms, 3hours’ Drive

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Kibale Forest Camp – Comfort, Turaco Treetops – Medium,Ndali Lodge – Luxury

Day 7: Chimpanzee Tracking Experience

Kibale forest has over 1,450 individuals (Chimpanzees) protected within the park. At Kanyanchu, a community of chimpanzees has been habituated since 1991, allowing visitors an outstanding opportunity to Track these apes in their natural Habitat. Tracking starts at 7am with a briefing at Kanyanchu park headquarter where you will be allocated rangers to take you to the forest. An advance team already in the forest keep tracking the chimps and communicates with your ranger on the radio call. Tracking can last for 2 to 4 hours depending on how far the chimps could be feeding.

Visit Bigodi swamp in the afternoon, this is a community project aimed at improving the livelihoods of the local people, a local guide will lead you on a developed 4.5km trial through the swamp for approximately 3 hours where you can find several bird species including the great blue Turacos, Hornbills Kingfishers and also Black and White Colobus, Red Colobus, Red Tailed Monkey, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, L’hoest Monkey, Vervet Monkeys can be spotted.

Approx. Distance. None

Meals. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation. Kibale Forest Camp – Comfort, Turaco Treetops – Medium, Ndali Lodge – Luxury

Day 8: Kibale to Kigali and Departure

Transfer to Entebbe Airport with lunch en-route and arriving Entebbe late afternoon in time to check in for your flight back home.

Alternatively take a 1hour 3ominutes’ local flight from Kasese to Entebbe.

Approx. Distance.     350kms, 6 hours’ Drive

Meals. Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation. Departure

Starting from USD 2,370 per person

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