Bird Watching

Gorilla Tracking

Cultural Safari

Game Drives

15 Days Uganda - Rwanda Safari

Highlights:
• Gorilla Tracking Uganda and Rwanda
• Virunga Mountian Climb
• Lake Bunyonyi
• Bird Watching
• Game Drives
• Boat Cruise
• Chimpanzee Tracking
• Murchison Falls

Day 1: Airport Transer /Kigali to Ruhengeri
Pick up from Kigali at your hotel or be picked from the airport drive you to Parc de Volcans. Dinner and overnight and overnight at Gorilla Nest Hotel or Kinigi Kinigi Guest House.

Day 2: Park Des Volcans - Gorilla-tracking day
After early breakfast and head to track gorillas. If time allows take visit to the communities Dinner and overnight Gorilla Nest Hotel or Kinigi Kinigi Guest House

Day 3: Volcanoes National park
Taking another gorilla trek is (optional – top up of $500) or you will visit Karusoke Research centre, or visit the golden monkeys or drive to Gisenyi, visit Ross Carr's orphanage and Lake Kivu or climb the Visoke/Muhavura volcanoes, or trek to Dian Fossey's grave, or visit the local school, community projects or walk to Lake Bulera.Diner and overnigh Gorilla Nest Hotel or Kinigi Kinigi Guest House

Day 4: Ruhengeri Kisoro to Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast in the morning cross border into Uganda by Kisoro side and drive to Kabale – lake Bunyonyi and overnight at Acadia Cottages/Habuharo Lodge/Overland Resort for budget facility.

Day 5: Lake Bunyonyi - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Morning take a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi seeing plenty of bird life and visiting communities as they go their daily activities. Enjoy this Switzerland of Africa scenery. After lunch drive to Bwindi. Stay at Gorilla Forest camp/ Buhoma Lodge/ Buhoma Community Camp

Day 6: Gorilla tracking
After an early breakfast, report to the ranger station for registration and briefing by one of the ranger guides. Head into the forest in search of the Gorillas, the time taken and the terrain vary with the movement of these great giants. Depending on the time of return, a community guided walk will be organized with visits to the Batwa/pygmies, traditional doctors and blacksmith, this will be summed up with entertainment from the Local Youth group members, Dinner and overnight at the same as above.

Day 7: Buhoma – Queen Elizebeth National Park

Today, we shall start early after breakfast and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. We may either drive through Ishasha sector popularly known for climbing lions or drive through the beautiful scenaries of Rukungiri district. In terms of diversity, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks best in birding Uganda with over 610 species recorded, and a one-day record of 296 species.
Special birds of this park that include Harlequin Quail, Blue Quail, Small (Common) Buttonquail, African Crake, White-winged Warbler, Martial Eagle, African Skimmer, Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Papyrus Gonolek, Amur Falcon, Ovampo Sparrowhawk. Lowland Akalat, Greater and Lesser Flamingo, Shoebill, Black Bee-eater, Caruthers's Cisticola, Terek Sandpiper, Secretary Bird, and Temminck's Courser. Mammals include African Elephant, Spotted Hyena, Leopard, Lion, Ugandan Kobs, Side-striped Jackal, Baboons, Chimpanzees, Bush and Water Bucks, Warthogs, Giant Forest Hogs to mention but a few. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Jacana Safari Lodge/ Ishasha Wilderness Camp.

Day 8: Game Drive and Boat Cruise

Early Morning game drive, head for the mating ground of the Uganda Kobs and the a search for the tree climbing Lions, elephants, buffaloes, if luck the Leopard and many bird species. Return to your accommodation for Lunch/ or a packed lunch will have been provided in the morning. In the afternoon we proceed for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural link between Lake Edward and Lake George. Enjoy abundant bird life such as such as African Fish eagle, Grey headed king fisher, Swamp flycatcher, Grey capped Warbler, Great White nad Pink backed Pelican, Great and long tailed Cormorants, Common Squaco Heron, African open billed stock, Pied kingfishers, Black crake, swamp fly catcher among others and
the hundreds of hippos that are cooling off at the shores, this cruise will definitely be one of the highlights of your safari. Return to your accommodation and enjoy beautiful sunset.

Day 9: Maramagambo Forest – Fort Portal


After an early breakfast, we head for Maramagambo forest. A few specialties at maramagambo forest include the Yellow-bellied and Jameson's Wattle-eyes, Black Bee-eater, White-tailed and Red-tailed Ant-Thrush, Brown and Grey-chested Illadopsis, Shinning Blue Kingfisher, Brown-eared Woodpeckers, Narina Trogon, Least Honeyguide, Grey Greenbul, Brown-chested Alethe. The trail through the forest leads past a bat cave, which is rather impressive, and if we are lucky we may come across a Python that lives in the cave and feasts on the bats. In the afternoon to Fort Portal, overnight and accommodation at drive to Ndali Lodge / Primate Lodge/ Chimpanzee Forest Guest house.

Day 10: Primate watch/chimpanzee tracking
Upon arrival, proceed to Kibaale National Park visitors’ reception for briefing for the afternoon Chimp trek. Kibale Forest is reputable for the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Visit the “top of the world’ with views of all crater Lakes in the region or go birding in the afternoon along the main road or Visit to the Bigodi Swamp.. Overnight and accommodation at drive to Ndali Lodge / Primate Lodge/ Chimpanzee Forest Guest house.

Day 11: Murchison Falls
Drive to Murchison falls National Park. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Saari Lodge or Sambiya River lodge or Red chili camp.

Day 12: Game Drive and Boat Cruise

After breakfast, embark on an early morning game drive on the northern bank where a trained ranger guide will help you spot elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, bohor reed bucks, hyenas, and on rare cases leopards. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Relax at the swimming pool side. Have lunch and after, you will safari up stream by boat to the calm Victoria Nile and the base of the falls just tens of meters from the "Devil's Cauldron." Here you can have a look at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over the 17-kilometer stretch you may also see waterbucks, elephants, and Uganda kobs. This place is also the habitat of many bird species including goliath herons, Egyptian geese, pelican bee-eaters, Hombills, kingfishers, cormorants and the rare shoebill stork. After taking shots of the photogenic Murchison Falls you will return for dinner and an overnight stay at Paraa lodge/Nile Safari Lodge.

Day 13: Top falls – Forest Nature Walk
In the morning after breakfast, drive to the top of the spectacular fall where the Nile's perfected beauty can be viewed easily, and marvel as it compresses and squeezes itself from over 1 kilometer wide down through a 7-meter canyon. The 150-meter drop of the falls creates a thunderous roar and a beautiful rainbow in a plume of spray - the best thing to ever happen to the Nile. Thereafter drive to Budongo Forest Reserve for Nature Walk or chimp Walk Overnight and Dinner at Kaniyo Pabidi

Day 14: Budongo to Kampala
After Breakfast depart the forest for Kampala, with a stop at the Rhino Sanctuary at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola to view some of the remaining Rhinos in Uganda.This sanctuary has now been established to breed black and white rhino, and restore Rhino populations in Uganda’s protected areas in a later stage. Thereafter transfer to your accommodation in Entebbe.

Day 15: Departure
You will be dropped off to Entebbe International Airport depending on your time of departure.

 

 
   
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