15 Days Uganda & Rwanda Safari

Day 2:  Transfer & Rhino Tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Have an early breakfast and depart for Murchison Falls National Park. The journey is a magical adventure with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary route to track White Rhinos. Your ranger guide will brief you after which you proceed to trek Rhinos in the sanctuary. After this fulfilling walking experience and photography session, we proceed to the ‘top of the falls’ where River Nile is forced through a 7-meter gorge with a thunderous fall. Proceed to your lodge for the overnight stay.

Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Game drive & Boat Safari – Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park is the biggest in Uganda and offers fulfilling game viewing. The game drives start early morning right after breakfast which increases the chances of sighting different animals especially the predators that tend to go into hiding during the heat of the day. The game drive happens in the northern bank of River Nile, where we look out for giraffes, elephants, hartebeest, Buffaloes, Leopards, Lions and different bird species.

In the after-noon, the safari will continue on River Nile towards the base of Murchison falls. The relaxed boat safari provides a great opportunity to photograph a variety of animals and birds as well as a chance to watch the falls from below.

Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast today, you will depart to the home of Chimpanzee in Kibale National Park, well known as the primate capital of Africa. Kibale forest is home to 13 species of primates with the main attraction being chimpanzee tracking and bird watching. The journey to this tropical forest passes villages and colorful road markets. Lunch will be en route in Fort-Portal before proceeding to your lodge in Kibale Forest.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park 

Today you will have an early morning breakfast, then your driver/guide will transfer you to the briefing point for your today’s adventure. Chimpanzee tracking is a thrilling adventure that takes you deep in the tropical forests with streams of water and abundant wildlife. You will start with a briefing from the ranger guide about your chimp trek. During your trekking experience, you might have sightings of red-tailed monkeys, black-and white Columbus monkeys, butterflies, and birds calling from the canopies. With the help of your ranger guide, you will locate the chimps. Enjoy photography moments and watch them as they play, groom, and feed. After lunch you will visit Bigodi wetland, a community project known for its rich diversity of birds and primates depending on the availability of time. This community project is involved in providing employment for youth through tour guiding, some of the proceeds go into establishment of schools and teachers pay.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Transfer & Authentic Local Experience - Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today morning, we will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park a bio-diverse national park and most visited game reserve in Uganda. On this day, we will have a Traditional visit to one African home and we shall share a typical Ugandan meal prepared to you by a typical African Woman in a typical African surrounding. The meal is called the Luwombo and the guides shall go through with you in this African life and setting as part of our Authentic Local experiences. Later we will transfer to your booked lodge for relaxation as you prepare for the evening game drive and scenic locations within the park and outside.

Accommodation: Euphorbia Safari Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Game drive and transfer to Ishasha sector

Today morning after a relaxed breakfast, we will transfer to Ishasha the southern part of Queen Elizabeth national park. We will check in to the lodge and later proceed to the Ishasha sector game area. We will today traverse through the park in search for the tree climbing lions and more wildlife. Hyenas, hippos, buffalos, elephants, Topis, lions, leopards and much more wildlife to see. Let’s enjoy a great sundowner and watch the sun go down in Golden lights.

Accommodation: Ishasha Pride Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Today we start journey to the home of the gentle giants of the Mountain gorillas. The journey takes us through the terraced hills of Kigezi highlands. Lunch will be along the way or at the lodge depending on time of arrival. Take your well-deserved rest at your hotel in the lodge.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9: Ultimate Gorilla Trekking – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Today after an early breakfast, we will transfer to the briefing point for the ultimate gorilla trekking experience. This activity takes between 4 and 7 hours in the forest depending on where the Gorillas were left the previous day. It’s an amazing encounter with Humans closest relative and a once in a lifetime wildlife encounter. We will later return to the lodge for relaxation and winding off the gorilla encounter experience stories over a campfire drink-up.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 11: Lake Mutanda Exploration

On this day the aftermath of the Ultimate Gorilla Trekking, we will transfer to Lake Mutanda where you will have lunch before you head out for the photography moment. You will spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the islands on the lake where you will have the best landscape photographs, local peoples and the great Virunga mountains.

Accommodation: Mutanda Island Retreat

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 12: Transfer to Akagera National Park

On this day after a relaxed breakfast, you shall proceed to cross to Rwanda to Akagera National Park. Along the way is a beautiful scenic view to the eastern Rwanda highlands. Arrive at the lodge around lunch time. Later, head out for the evening game drive.

Accommodation: Muyumbu Campsite

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 13: Game drive & Boat Cruise - Akagera National Park

After your early morning breakfast, you will head out for the morning game drive to spot more wildlife to sum up the mammals as they graze within the green savannah grasslands and a variety of bird species, stunning vegetation cover and beautiful butterflies. Return to your lodge for lunch and embark on an afternoon boat safari on Lake Ihema where you will enjoy the cool breath while watching several species of wildlife along the shores of the lake such as crocodiles, hippos among others. Later return back to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Muyumbu Campsite

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 14: Transfer & Gorilla Guardians Cultural Village - Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, you will check-out of your lodge and embark on a journey to Volcanoes national park via beautiful landscapes filled with vegetation cover, coffee plantations, hills, and many more as seen along the way. Enjoy an en-route lunch and upon arrival check-in and head out for the cultural visit within the Ibyi’wacu cultural village for a breathtaking Kinyarwanda traditional experience. Later return back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: La Palme Hotel

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 15: Transfer to Kigali Airport

Today you will be transferred to Kigali airport through Kigali city for a short city tour before you proceed to the airport for your outbound flight. We hope you had a fantastic time in Uganda and Rwanda in the wild and with the people.

Accommodation: No

Meal plan: Breakfast & Lunch