This tour involves Mountain Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking in
the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Wildlife safaris in Queen
Elizabeth National Park plus chimps tracking and nature walk
in Kibale Forest National Park.
Trip Itinerary Highlights
Day 1: Arrive at Kigali Airport; make a city tour and transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Our representative picks you up at Kigali airport for a brief tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre that houses the remains
of about 250,000 victims of the 1994 genocide which claimed close
to a million lives. After here, briefly visit to the craft market,
have lunch and later depart for Volcanoes National Park, the home of
mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Take an overnight stay at Mountain
Gorilla View Lodge (Luxury), Hotel La Palme (Midrange)
or Muhabura Hotel (Budget).
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Tracking in the Parc National Des Volcans
You will have an early
breakfast and head to the park headquarters to be briefed before
entering the forest to track the gorillas. The hiking may take between
2-8 hours depending on the movement of the gentle giants. One hour is
the time allowed to visitors to be with the Gorillas. This time is
for photographing, seeing and enjoying Rwanda Mountain Gorillas feed
or play around as they groan. Take dinner and overnight stay
at Muhabura Hotel, La Palme Hotel or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Day 3: Ascent to the Dian Fossey Grave at Karisoke Research Centre.
In the morning, transfer to
the park offices for some briefing about Golden Monkey trekking. Same
as Mountain Gorilla trekking, walks to see Golden Monkeys are in
the morning hours and guests are also allowed 1 hour with the
monkeys. After this trek, return to the lodge, take lunch and drive to
Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda for overnight. Enjoy your stay atBird Nest,
Arcadia Cottages or Bunyonyi Overland Resort.
Day 4: Relaxation at Lake Bunyonyi plus Optional activities
This day is mainly for
relaxations. Lake Bunyonyi has fantastic waters and hilly views plus
lake breezes that are very ideal for holiday makers. You may optionally
go for a canoe ride on the lake, do some bird watching or a nature
walk. Have your overnight stay at Bird Nest or Arcadia Cottages
(Midrange) or Bunyonyi Overland Resort (Budget).
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Take breakfast and then set
of for Queen Elizabeth National Park. Arrive at the park in the
afternoon; check in at the lodge for your overnight. Take overnight
atMweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Enganzi Lodge (Midrange)
or Kyambura Safari Cottages(Budget).
Day 6: Have a morning Game Drive and afternoon Boat Ride.
After an early morning tea and
a few snacks, you will set off for a morning game drive in the park
and you will likely spot elephants, spotted hyenas, lions,
leopards, stripped jackals, bushbucks, water bucks and warthogs and
many wild animals. Return to the lodge for breakfast and relax as
you wait for afternoon/evening boat cruise on Kazinga Channel after
lunch. During this water cruise, you will spot buffalos rest in the
water, herds of elephants and several bird species along the
channel shores. Later, return to the lodge for overnight
at Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Enganzi Lodge (Midrange)
or Mweya Hostel(Budget).
Day 7: Proceed to Kibale National Park, the home of Chimpanzees
Wake up late, have breakfast
and start your drive to Kibale National Park, Uganda’s rain forest
with a highest concentration of chimpanzees in Uganda. Enjoy your
overnight at Mountains of the Moon, Chimps Nest or Kibale Forest Camp.
Day 8: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Nature walk
Enjoy breakfast and transfer
to the park headquarters for briefing followed by a walk to the
forest to pursue chimpanzees. Besides the chimps, you will likely
spot other primates like the red tailed and colobus monkeys plus
birds among others plus. After lunch at the lodge, you will go for a
nature walk at Bigodi wetland, a paradise for birders. About 138
bird species have been identified in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.
You will also see a wide range of biodiversity including many
species of primates such as red colobusmonkey, black and
white L'Hoest monkey, colobus monkey, grey
cheeked, vervet monkey, mangabey, red tailed monkey, blue monkey and
baboon. Mammals like Sitatunga, bush pigs, bush bucks, otters,
mongooses and chimpanzees similarly visit the swamp
from Kibale National Park. In the evening, return to the lodge for
overnight. You will stay at Mountains of the Moon, Chimps Nest
or Kibale Forest Camp.
Day 9: Drive to Kampala
After a late breakfast, start
your journey to Kampala, where you will arrive in the afternoon.
Lunch in Kampala and take an overnight at Speke Hotel, Hotel Africana,
Mamba Point or Cassia Lodge.
10: Entebbe Airport Transfer
You will be transferred to the airport some good hours before your departure flight.
End of the Trip
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