10-Day Rwanda and Uganda Primates Adventure Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Rwanda

On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our driver-guide. Depending on your arrival, you will go for a Kigali City Tour visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial, local markets, art galleries among others giving you a warm welcome to Land - the Land of a Thousand Hills.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Step Town Motel

• Budget hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer To Musanze, afternoon Canoe Ride On River Mukungwa

After breakfast, travel north to Musanza near the Volcanoes National Park, check into your lodge and in the afternoon you shall go for a canoe ride on River Mukungwa, a thrilling way to explore the beautiful landscape, meet up with the locals along the river and watch some otters and various bird species.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Amikus Hotel

• Mid-range hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Dian Fossey Tomb Trail or Mt Bisoke Hike

Today you shall go for hiking in the Volcanoes National Park, hike the Dian Fossey Tomb Trail which is situated in the valley between mountains Bisoke and Karisimbi. The trail starts at the base of Mountain Bisoke to the grave and former research center of the famous primatologist Dian Fossey who dedicated her life to studying mountain gorillas and advocating for their protection.
The trek goes through lush greenery and offers incredible views of the Virunga Mountains in the park, along the trek you shall encounter several wildlife including golden monkeys, mountain gorillas, duikers and rare plant species. The trek is 3-5 hours long and depends on your fitness.
If you are a hiking or mountain climbing enthusiast you can go for the Mount Bisoke Hike, one of the 5 volcanic peaks in Volcanoes National Park. The hike is a 6-8 hour round hike.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Amikus Hotel

• Mid-range hotelless than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Golden monkey tracking in Volcanoes National Park and Transfer to Bwindi

Today you shall do a golden monkey tracking adventure in Volcanoes National Park, these primates are unique to the Virunga Mountains and stay in the bamboo forest along the base of the mountains. They have beautiful golden fur coat and their spritely character makes them an exciting encounter. The trek to find them is relatively light as they are at the bottom of the mountains, it will take about one hour to locate them and then you shall have one hour with a habituated group with more than 100 individuals.
After the expedition, you will shall travel to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with border crossing at Cyanika or Katuna Border. Continue to your lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge

• Budget lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Wake up early and enjoy breakfast by 6.30m and transfer to the park headquarters by 7 am. You will be allocated a habituated gorilla family to trek and then head off into the thick jungles of Bwindi to find the gorillas.
The trek through the misty forests of Bwindi to find the gorillas takes approximately 2 to 5 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. Once you locate the gorilla family, you will spend one hour in their presence observing how they live in the wild, watch the baby gorilla play from one branch to another, female gorillas groom their babies as the silverback watches over the family.
Later trek back to the park headquarters to meet your driver guide and return to your lodge for an evening of rest, dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge

• Budget lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast you shall transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a day of relaxation recovering from the tough treks in Bwindi and Volcanoes National Park. While at the lake you shall do a boat ride on the lake and explore the breathtaking scenery.
Lake Bunyonyi is the second deepest lake and possesses one of the best scenery, it is dotted with several lush islands and surrounded by beautiful terraced hills.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Antique Cottages

• Budget cottage located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, check out of the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale National Park – the world’s primate capital. Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge and in the afternoon go for a guided walk in Bigodi Wetlands - here you will get sightings of several black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)

• just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale forest & afternoon walk in Bigodi wetlands

Today you shall go for the chimpanzee tracking adventure in Kibale Forest to meet our closest relatives, Kibale Forest is home to the biggest population of chimpanzees in Uganda numbering at about 1,500 individuals and by far it is the best place for chimpanzee trekking as it offers 100% chance of seeing the chimpanzees. The forest is home to 12 other primate species inhabiting the forest, including several species of monkeys like olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys among others.
You will spend one hour with the chimpanzees watching them go on with their life in the forest of Kibale. Return to the lodge lunch and in the afternoon, go for a nature walk in Bigodi wetlands to visit the local communities around Bigodi and get to learn about the cultures and traditions.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)

• just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Kampala

After a leisurely breakfast, you shall travel back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara and a stop at the Equator Crossing for pictures and water experience. Arrive in Kampala in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Forest Cottages

• Budget hotel in Kampala (City, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Departure

Today you will have a Kampala City Tour visiting the Kasubi Tombs, The Gadhafi Mosque among others. Depending on your flight schedule, you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.
Today you may do a tour of Kampala City and in the evening take your flight back home.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.