10-Day Uganda and Rwanda Tour

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

: 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 Kubwa Five Safaris representative and be transferred for the Covid-19 test (60$ per person) and you will 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.

Dinner and overnight at Red Rocks Rwanda.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Red Rocks Rwanda

• Outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel To Uganda | Transfer to 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.

Dinner and overnight: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort

• Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Relax | Zip Lining | Travel To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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 probably is 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.

Dinner and overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

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

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite

• Budget tented camp located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla Trekking, Birding | Batwa Cultural Interaction And Community Walk

After a cup of tea, 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 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.

Dinner and overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite.

Main Destination:

Batwa Experience (Highlight, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite

• Budget tented camp located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

: Travel To Queen Elizabeth National Park | Tree Climbing Lions Tracking In Ishasha Sector

After 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.
Dinner and over night at Engiri Game Lodge.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

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

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Engiri Game Lodge

• Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

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

: Morning Game Drive In Queen Elizabeth National Park | Boat Ride | Relaxation In the Evening

Depart 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 arrive in the afternoon, check in your hotel 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.

Dinner and overnight at Engiri Game Lodge.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Engiri Game Lodge

• Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

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

: Travel To Fort Portal | Hiking | Crater Lakes Tour | Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves

After your breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to Fort Portal, the capital of the Tooro kingdom, situated in the shadow of the fabled "Mountains of the Moon," the Rwenzori. Depart from Kampala 6:30am. 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.

You will have a walk at the edge of a rare twinned-volcanic crater lake; Kyaninga offers spectacular walks right on your doorstep. Take a guided walk around the rim of the Crater Lake and see it in all of its majesty. You can as well a walk down to the Lake through the 'land that time forgot' forest at Kyaninga. Out of Kyaninga, you can tour the local villages and gain a fascinating insight into rural Ugandan life.

Dinner and overnight at Isunga lodge.

Main Destination:

Fort Portal (Town, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Isunga Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

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”

Dinner and overnight at Isunga Lodge.

Main Destination:

Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve (Uganda)

Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather Mid-December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Toro-Semliki WR

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionVery Rare

LeopardRare

HippoRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Isunga Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Equator | 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.

Dinner and overnight at Bushpig.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Bushpig

• Budget hotel located in Kampala (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Flight Back Home

The day begins with a delightful breakfast after which you prepare to be driven back to the Entebbe Airport for your scheduled flight back home.
You will have lunch in one of the restaurants in town. Later in the evening, you will be transferred to Entebbe for your departure flight.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe, 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.