Uganda-Rwanda Tour 11 days safari
Itinarary Overview
Day One: Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day Two: Gorilla trekking or golden monkey trekking
Day Three: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day Four: Gorilla Trekking or forest walk.
Day Five: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, evening game drive
Day Six: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
Day Seven: Drive to Kibale National Park,
Day Eight: Morning chimp trekking and Bigodi wetland walk
Day Nine: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
Day Ten: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls
Day Eleven: Drive back to Entebbe International airport for your flight out.
Day-By-Day: Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival for your 11 Days Uganda-Rwanda Tour
Upon your arrival, you will be welcomed by our professional tour guide who will take you for a city excursion in and around Kigali so that you are oriented about this great country with a thousand hills. After this excursion, you will proceed to Virunga National Park located in the North of Ruhengeri via indulating and beautiful terraced hills showing a clear picture of the general landscape and altitude of Rwanda. Arrive at the Park for Dinner and Overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Drive time: 2 hours
Day 02: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Early morning benefit from a tasty breakfast at the lodge before your first exciting morning drive through the Switzerland of Rwanda Park that is too clear in the indigenous forest for Gorilla trekking and draws one to the real side of natural beauty. The activity immerses you into the strange intimacy of the rainforest plus a live call of colorful birds, chattering of the rare golden monkey, and littered with fresh spoor of the mountain elusive populations of buffalo and elephant. If you don’t want to trek gorillas in Rwanda, then you can choose to visit Diane Fossey’s grave or go for golden monkeys. Have lunch at the lodge and later relax up at the lodge from the tiresome and exciting activity.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 03: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After breakfast, drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. You will cross from Rwanda to Uganda through chanika Uganda Rwanda boarder and then drive to your Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Lodge: Buhoma Community Rest Camp\Nkuringo Gorilla Camp.
Drive time: 3 hours.
Day 04: Gorilla Tracking Day.
Early morning, breakfast with your packed lunch, you will report to the Park headquarters for registration and join other trackers in a briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your Gorilla Tracking at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you half an hour to three quarters of the day. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. It is an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered Creatures. If you did gorillas in Rwanda and not willing to do it in Uganda, you may opt for a forest walk or community walk.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Lodge: Buhoma Community Rest Camp\Nkuringo Gorilla Camp.
Day 05: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
This morning you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park, be prepared for some incredible scenery along the way. You will arrive in time for Lunch at the lodge and game drive in the plains of Kasenyi in search for savannah wildlife that may include herds of buffaloes, antelopes, elephants and if lucky, some wild cats such as lions and leopard.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Lodge: Bush Lodge\Enganzi Lodge.
Drive time: 4-5 hours.
Day 06: Morning Game drive and afternoon boat on Kazinga Channel.
This morning you will head to back to the plains of Kasenyi for a morning game drive to try to find what could have missed the previous day. Lunch will be served at the lodge and after you will head to the jetty along kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise. This cruise offers you chances of viewing animals like: hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many other wildlife which flop the channel for drinking water.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Lodge: Bush Lodge\Enganzi Lodge.
Day 07: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale National Park
After an early breakfast drive to the northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park (kasenyi) area in searches the wild animals which include: Elephants, Buffalos, and the wild cats, Savanna birds and deferent species of antelopes such water buck Uganda kobs among others. After lunch you will drive to Kibale Forest National Park arriving at your lodge in the evening.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.
Lodge: Kibale Forest Camp .Rwenzori view guest house.
Drive time: 3-4hours.
Day 08: Chimp Tracking.
This morning after breakfast you will drive to the park headquarters to join other trackers for a briefing and after you will be taken for chimpanzee tracking, through Kibale Forest National Park. During this walk you will have chances of seeing many of the 13 primate species native to Kibale Forest National Park. After lunch you will drive to Bigodi for a swamp walk. This wetland belongs to community neighboring the park.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp .Rwenzori view guest house.
Day 09: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
Drive to Murchison Falls National Park through small towns, villages and great views of the escarpment arriving late evening.
Drive time: Approximately 8-9 hours drive
Accommodation: Murchison River Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls
After an early morning cup of tea, transfer to the northern section popular known as paraa for your morning game drive that will provide you an opportunity of spotting wild game that may include, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, hippos and if lucky cats such as lions and leopards. Return to the lodge for a lunch break before proceeding to the pier for your two hour boat cruise to the bottom of the falls to witness how river Nile squeezes itself in a narrow gorge before exploding out producing an experience of a lifetime.
Accommodation: Murchison River Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day Eleven: To Entebbe International airport.
Drive back to Entebbe international Airport and depending on your flight time, you may decide to visit Zziwa Rhino sanctuary (optional and not included).
Drive time: 5-6 hours
End of your 11 Days Uganda-Rwanda Tour
Tour Prices
This safari is available on a private basis so you can contact us for a Quote. Provides us with details of how many people you will be in a group, when you intend to travel and one of our specialists will reply to you as soon as we receive your email
Cost Includes
- Airport transfers on first and last day,
- Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Services of an English speaking driver guide
- Fuel for the whole trip
- Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- Drinking water while in the vehicle
Cost excludes in Uganda-Rwanda Tour
- Gorilla permit at USD1500 per person per trek(we book it for you)
- Kibale Chimp permit at USD450.00 per person per trek(we book it for you)
- Pre and post tour accommodation in Entebbe or Kampala
- International airfares
- Uganda Visa (USD150 which can be paid on arrival at the Airport
- Items of personal nature such as tips, drinks, and laundry