7 Days Rwanda Uganda Primate and Wildlife Midrange Safari

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
1 stop
1
Volcanoes National Park
The company representative will receive you on arrival at Kigali Airport, either off an international flight or after a safari elsewhere in Africa. You will participate in Kigali city tour before heading to volcanoes. Leaving the lively capital, you'll drive northwest through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 2.5 hours, to the stunning Volcanoes National Park. It is well known as the venue for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of mountain gorillas. you will also ibyiwacu cultural experience in arrival in volcanoes.
10 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Volcanoes National Park - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
1 stop
2
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Start early on your first morning for a trip to track the golden monkeys. These primates are beautiful, endangered, and more agile than mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains and tracking them acclimatizes you perfectly to the slight altitude. You'll then head higher to the gorillas marking your last views of the park's environs and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Gorilla Treking at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
1 stop
3
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Spend a day tracking endangered mountain gorillas, which share 97.7% of our DNA. You'll be spending up to an hour among them. See mothers keeping infants close as they knucklewalk on three limbs. Toddlers scamper around and get reined in by an attentive father, whose job is to protect his family. When you look into the eyes of a mountain gorilla, there is no mistaking the bond that exists between primates and man—and no escaping the poignant reminder that these creatures lie on the brink of extinction
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park- Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 stop
4
Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to elephants, lions, hippos, buffalo and baboons. Participate in game drives this afternoon and the next day. While exploring, watch above for tree-climbing lions, a sight rarely seen anywhere else in Africa. You may also see some of Uganda’s largest elephant herds.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Game Drive and Boat Launch
1 stop
5
Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning game drive, we will begin the day with the game drive in Ishasha Sector and a late transfer to Mweya Peninsular. On arrival, we will go for a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel. The boat trip within Queen Elizabeth National Park is done on the impressive Kazinga Channel a 40-kilometre water-long natural channel that links Lake Edward plus Lake George. This launch cruise takes 2 hours to explore the water and the wildlife along the shores of the Kazinga Channel. There are professional guides right on the boat who will give you all the necessary information about this safari or tour and answer any questions that may arise about the wildlife or anything else. In addition, the professional, and experienced guides will point out any wildlife that you may have failed to notice.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Queen Elizabeth National Park - Lake Mburo Natinal Park
1 stop
6
Lake Mburo National Park
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees in the dramatic Kyambura Gorge on the eastern side of the park, 35km from the lodge. It is home to a variety of wildlife, including the only primates in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The area is an important water source for many animals and is surrounded by savanna, but is generally noted for its high concentration of primate life located in the gorge. You can also find red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white Colobus, baboons, and vervet monkeys. The gorge is also known for its variety of bird species including various falcons, the blue-headed bee-eater, and the African finfoot. This will be followed by a transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Walking Safari and Transfer Back to Entebbe
1 stop
7
Entebbe
Enjoy an early breakfast and proceed for the morning bushwalk in Mburo Park in the presence of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger/guide. On this early guided walk, you will have the opportunity to encounter, at close range, zebra, giraffe, eland, topi and other antelope, and Cape buffalo among others. Take the trail to the top of the hills and see Lake Mburo and beyond. From this vantage point, you will have a great view of 9 of the 12 lakes surrounding Lake Mburo National Park. Thereafter, return to the accommodation for checkout and then hit the road to Entebbe Airport for your flight out (recommended for 18h00 onward)
10 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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