Meet the mountain gorillas of Bwindi in Uganda and golden monkeys on this safari. Enjoy a class wild game safari in Uganda. Explore Uganda and Rwanda on this trip.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Pickup from Kigali
Pickup from Kigali at 8.00AM. The guide will take you for a brief Kigali City Tour. Visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site where you will learn about the 1994 Rwanda Genocide that saw almost a million people dead in just a few days. Have Lunch in Kigali. Travel to Musanze (Former Ruhengeri). Check in at the Lebambou Gorilla Lodge. Relax at the lodge. Overnight at the Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge.
Day 2: Travel to Bwindi
Go for golden monkey tracking in the Volcanoes National Park. The golden monkeys are some of the most rare primates and can be seen only in the Virunga Region. After the primate experience, have lunch.
After lunch, travel to Southern Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Cross to Uganda via Cyanika Border. The journey continues past the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and on a clear day you will take great photos of the 3 Virunga Mountains: Sabinyo, Muhabura and Gahinga Mountains. Have Lunch in Kisoro Town. Continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in South Western Uganda. Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
The guide will pick you up after early breakfast, and drive you to the Rushaga Outpost of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Get briefed about the ‘Dos’ and ‘Don’ts’ of gorilla trekking and how you should behave while with the gorillas within the forest. Guided by a UWA Ranger Guide, start the hike into the impenetrable jungle to look for the endangered mountain gorillas. The Gorilla Habituation Experience can take 2-10 hours depending on the movements of the mountain gorillas within the forest. Tracking involves walking up steep and densely forested hills before finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation. Upon meeting the mountain gorillas, you will stay with these giant apes for 1 hour enjoying observation and photography. After the trek, the guide will drive you to Buhoma in the Northern Sector of the Park. Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Day 4: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha
Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Ishasha Sector. This National Park is a UNESCO World Biosphere and has one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any game reserve in the world! Almost 100 mammal species and a remarkable 606 bird species can be found. Elephants, Lots of hippos, the elusive giant forest hog and the handsome Uganda Kob all regularly sighted. Try out your luck for the search for the tree climbing lions that are known to hang up within the fig trees of the region. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge Luxury
Day 5: Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
Go for a morning Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park. After the game drive go back to the lodge for mid-morning breakfast and lunch. In the afternoon go for the launch cruise along the Kazinga channel. The boat rise is rewarding with sightings of a diversity wildlife including schools of hippos, crocodiles, and many bird species that can be seen on the shores of the lake. Relax in the evening. Overnight at the Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day 6: Travel to Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, travel to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale a district commonly known as the Switzerland of Africa because of its beautiful scenic areas and weather. You will have lunch in Kabale town after which you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation. You can relax at the shores of the lake in the evening. Overnight at Arcadia Cottages. Dinner and overnight stay at Arcadia Cottages
Day 7: Half Day Excursion at Lake Bunyonyi. Drop Off at Kigali.
Breakfast will be served early morning and after you will go for the boat tour on the lake to one of the islands. The lake has almost 38 small islands and each was named according to the bird species that reside on the island. After the tour, Travel to Kigali. Drop Off at the hotel or Airport.