10-Day Day Uganda, Rwanda Gorilla Trekking and Wild Life

This tour takes you to one of Rwanda and Uganda’s finest tourism destinations. You will also visit the Genocide Memorial Site and have a city tour. For the community cultural village tour, you will enjoy the Rwandan culture including the traditional dance. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy the true African experience. Destination –Lake Bunyonyi, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, and Semiliki National Park.

Day 1

Arrive in Kigali | City Tour | Genocide Memorial Visit | Travel To Musanze | Cultural Village Tour.

On your arrival at the Kigali International airport, you will be picked by representative. You will get briefed about the Safari and then be transferred for a city tour visiting the Genocide memorial site which gives a brief history of the country you are visiting.

You will have lunch on the way, after lunch, you will visit the community cultural Village to enjoy the Rwandan culture including the traditional dance. Iby’iwacu Cultural Village a Non-Profit umbrella organization that aims at improving the lives of reformed poachers and communities around Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park through provision of conservation incentives, supporting community enterprise development and livelihood based projects.

Main destination Kigali

Accommodation red rock

Meal and drinks included

Day 2

Cross to Uganda at Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, you will be driven to the Rwanda-Uganda border, and then transfer to Lake Bunyonyi which twisting water body dotted with 29 islands with various shapes and sized scattered across the water will amaze you. You will spend you evenning just relaxing at the lake side since Bunyonyi is known as place for stress relief.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation: Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

Beautiful lake view

Meals & Drinks: Day 3

Activities at Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to Bwindi

After breakfast, you will relax at your hotel until lunch time. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m).

It is said to be the second deepest lake in Africa. It is one of the few African lakes completely safe for swimming - there is no bilharzia. You will head out for zip lining, you will head to the lodge to have lunch. After lunch you will be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the famous mountain gorillas You will either have lunch on the way or at your hotel. Check in at your lodge; prepare for yet another highlight of this amazing trip: tracking mountain gorillas! You will have lunch on your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation Gorilla Mist Camp

Day 4

Gorilla Trekking, Birding | Batwa Cultural Interaction And Community Walk

After breakfast, you will head to the park head offices with your guide, have a briefing about the Do’s and Don’ts while in the park with gorillas.

after the briefing you will head for gorilla trekking through the mist rain forest, trekking can take 2 hours or up to 6 hours and this is based on the location of the gentle giants. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to over 346 bird species, 120 mammal species, 400 plant species, 27 frog species among others and covering an area of 331 sq km.

Make sure you carry enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, and rain jackets

At the end of this long and exciting adventure, return to our lodge for a well-deserved shower, and then have lunch.

In the evening, you will head out for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa, which is an indigenous group of people that has lived in the forest for 500,000 years, enjoy traditional dances and drama from them.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp

Meals & Drinks:Meals at own expenses

Day 5

Transfer to Queen elizabeth National park via Isasha sectour

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Ishasha sector for the tree-climbing lions on the Kasenyi Plains. The Ishasha sector is notably recognized for its resident Tree climbing lions that are an exceptional attraction and one among the highlights on all safaris taken within Queen Elizabeth National park. In the southern section of this park, the Lions are now and again spotted hanging on branches of huge fig trees whereas the Uganda Kob (which are the major food to these lions) graze in the plains of the Ishasha sector.

When you arrive in Ishasha you will first try to spot the lions in one of the huge trees.

After a game drive in Ishasha, it will time to move to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is also Uganda’s most popular tourist destination.

You will have an evening game drive aiming to catch the lions hunting in the evening. Lions usually hunt as the day dawns since the temperatures are cooler.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Tembo Safari Lodge

Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise

Start at 6:00am for a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park aiming to catch the lions hunting in the morning. We also expect to see the Uganda kob, elephants, buffalos, warthogs, leopards and waterbucks.

You will there after have your lunch and then head out for a boat cruise on Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. Expect to see large numbers of buffalos, elephants and hippos.

Main Destination:Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation:Tembo Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Transfer to Kibale National park

After your breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to Kibale via the tourism city Fort Portal, situated in the shadow of the fabled "Mountains of the Moon," the Rwenzori. The route is incredibly scenic, passing through tea plantations and the lush green countryside which characterizes so much of Uganda. The last hour of the journey will take you through dense forest and sounds of the wild. Reach in the evenning hours relax at hotel or go for anature walk.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)

just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Chimpanzee Tracking | Travel To Semliki National Park | Sempaya Hot Springs

The tracking will start early and takes about two to three hours, depending on the location of the chimps. After the trek you will go back to the resort for lunch and then visit Bigodi Swamp. This is a beautiful area in the rain forest with an abundance of animals: monkeys, birds and maybe forest elephants.

After the trek you will go back to the resort for lunch and you will be driven to Semiliki National Park. On your arrival in Semiliki National Park, you will have a nature walk.

The park is home to 53 mammals of which 27 are large mammals. 11 species are endemic to the park including the pygmy antelope and two flying squirrel species. It is also home to the peculiar water chevrotain, known as the “fanged deer”.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)

just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Transfer to Kampala

After your breakfast, you will be driven to Kampala. You will have a stopover at the Equator in Masaka, see where this imaginary line divides our planet into two equal hemispheres. Snacks, souvenirs and photographs may be taken here. After this moment and Lunch you will continue with your journey to Kampala.

Main Destination:Kampala (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:Koki Hotel

Mid-range hotel located in Kampala (City)

Meals & Drinks:All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Departure

The day begins with a delightful breakfast after which you prepare to be driven to the Entebbe Airport for your scheduled flight back home.

Thank you for touring with Yaneta Safaris.

Main Destination:Entebbe (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You'll be dropped off at the airport.