Uganda - Rwanda tour: 21 days - Adventure, wildlife, nature and Culture experiences

Overview
Week1
Week 2
Week 3
Accomodation

Tour Highlights

Nature/ sight seeing
Gorilla tracking
Forest Walks
Game Drives

Trip Style

Wildlife
Nature

Gorilla tracking in Parc National des Volcans
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The Uganda - Rwanda tour is an all inclusive safari lasting for 21 days. The tour starts in Uganda and ends in Uganda; among the tour attractions on this tour; source of the world's longest River the nile in Jinja, Chimpanzee tracking in Ngamba Islands, Murchison falls national park - very ideal for nature and wildlife lovers. The cultural experience with the pygimies of Uganda near Ituri forest, Queen Elizabeth national park - another great tour destination for wildlife enthusiasts and birders, Gorilla tracking in both Uganda and Rwanda, among other tour activities.

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Day 1 : Arrival at Entebbe international Airport in Uganda

Chimpanzee feeding - Ngamba Island uganda

You shall meet and greet the Driver/ tour guide at the Airport.
Transfer to Ngamba Island and have close of the Chimpanzees as they feed.

Day 2 : Guided Forest walk and Chimpanzee tracking

Take a guided forest walk in Ngamba Islands; offers a great experience for nature lovers.
Chimpanzees can easily be seen on your guided walk in the forest.

Day 3 : Head to Eastern Uganda via Kampala

After breakfast, transfer to Kampala and head straight to Mt. Elgon national park in the far East, have a lunch stop in Jinja.
Visit the Sipi falls on Arrival.

Day 4 : Mountain Hiking - mt. Elgon

After breakfast visit the exploration center at Kapkwai in the Chebonet valley, take the Mountain Bamboo Trail traversing a 7km loop across the River and the Southern rim of the gorge

Day 5 : Hiking on the Sasa trail of mt. Elgon

Spend all day on the Sasa Trail experiencing the beautiful scenery of this area from the high altitude and moorland.
Have Picnic lunch.

Day 6 : Forest walk and transfer to Murchison fallls N.Park

Take short forest walk in the morning after breakfast and transfer to Murchison falls national park. You shall have a stop at the top of the falls before checking in at the Lodge.

Day 7 : Game drive and Boat cruise in Murchison falls national park

After an early breakfast, you will go for a game drive. The Wildlife in the Murchison Falls National Park includes elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Uganda kobs, oribis and waterbucks.
In the afternoon you will go for a boat cruise which gives an exciting panoramic view at the bottom of the mighty Murchison falls. It enables you to see crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the river banks like kingfisher, cormorants, bee-eater and the rare shoebill stork.

Day 8 : Transfer to Fort portal town

Continue to Fort Portal town, through the villages and beautiful nature scenery, shall have lunch enroute
Community experience in the evening; take guided walks around a 1000 acre farm, to the Mahoma Water Fall, crater rims, local alcohol breweries, local banana plantations, coffee terraces among other local farming activities. Spend the evening at rest.

Day 9 : Cultural experience with the Pygimies

Have cultural experience with the Pygimies.
Visit the Crown and hot springs and transfer back to Fort portal town

Day 10 Chimpanzee tracking in Kibaale forest

Early morning head for Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest. Kibale national is a habitat for more than 10 primate species, that include the black & white coleus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, Chimpanzees among other primates.
After lunch you then go for a swamp walk in Bigodi Wetland. This swamp is home to approximately 137 bird species.

Day 11 Community and Culture experience

After breakfast visit the Toro Kings' Royal tombs in fort portal amongst traditional music entertainment of the Toro culture.
Community experience and village walks.
Transfer to queen Elizabeth national park in the afternoon.

Day 12 : Launch cruise on Kazinga Channnel

Early morning game drive along Kasenyi track and Queens mile in the park to see Lions, Elephants, cape buffalo, Warthogs, leopard, hyena, mangoose, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, Topi and lots many small animals and birds.
After lunch, in the evening enjoy a 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of Hippos and many animals may be seen drinking at the water's edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. There are over over 550 bird species here.

Day 13 : Sight seeing

Explore the craters.
Evening - watch the traditional dance group at the camp as they portray the ancient tradition of hunting and grazing.

Day 13 Transfer to Bwindi forest

Transfer to Bwindi, through the southern sector of Queen elizabeth national park; chance to see tree climbing lions on your way.
Community walks in the areas near Bwindi national park after lunch.

Day 14 Gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest

Go for briefing about gorilla trekking after breakfast at the park head quarters, and then head to the forest for gorilla tracking. You shall take packed lunch on the trek.
Spend the afternoon at leisure

Day 15 : Transfer to Rwanda

Wildlife Queen Elizabeth national park - Uganda

Depart for Rwanda, shall have a lunch stop , and arrive at the Gorilla Nest resort in Rwanda late afternoon. The tour guide shall then brief you about the gorilla trek for the next day.

Day 16 : Gorilla trekking in Rwanda

An early breakfast after which you proceed to the park offices for a briefing, then continue for the gorilla trek. A packed lunch and water is provided by the lodge, after the trek you will be taken for a Hike to the Dianne Fossey grave.

Day 17 : Kigali Genocide Memorial Site Rwanda Cultural Tour

After breakfast, you will go for Golden Monkey tracking. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to Kigali for a tour around the Genocide memorial sites and the Markets around.

Day 18 Transfer to Uganda Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi.

Day 19 : Boat ride

After breakfast you will take a nature walk in the morning and after lunch you will go for a boat ride.

Day 20 : Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

After breakfast you will drive to Lake Mburo and on arrival you will go for a boat ride.

Day 21 : Transfer to Kampala and Departure

Early in the morning you will go for a game drive. You will return to the lodge for breakfast and then head to Kampala to catch your flight back home.

Accomodation and Safari Lodges

Paraa Safari Lodge

Paraa Safari Lodge is in Murchison Falls National Park. The lodge is located in the north west of Uganda over looking one of nature's best kept secrets, the River Nile, on its journey from its source at Lake Victoria to join Lake Albert – here it is suddenly channeled into a gorge only six meters wide, and cascades 43 meters below. The earth literally trembles at Murchison Falls - one of the world's most powerful flows of natural water.
Paraa Safari Lodge offers a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. www.paraalodge.com

Gorilla Nest Lodge

Gorilla Nest Lodge is Positioned on the foothills of the Virunga Volcano range this beautiful lodge provides breathtaking views of Rwandan hills and the slopes of the Volcanoes National Park. Situated in Northern Rwanda's Musanze district, Gorilla's Nest Lodge is nestled in a forest of Eucalyptus trees.

Kinigi Guest House

Kinigi Guest House is a comfortable base to the panoramic commanding beauty of the volcanic mountain ranges of Virunga, the natural habitat of the rare mountain gorillas. It is situated at the bottom of Sabyinyo volcanic mountain.

Our Safari Lodges are selected by our travel Manager, who makes sure the safari lodges we select are up to par. They help us get the best accomodation rates at the best safari lodges so we can, in turn, offer them to you.