6-Day Rwanda-Uganda Gorillas, Chimps and Wildlife Safari

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

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

In the morning after your delicious breakfast at the hotel in Rwanda, you will start off with your safari driver guide for your 7 days amazing adventure safari in both Rwanda and Uganda, first touring Kigali city to visit Camp Kigali, the Kigali Genocide Memorial, Nyamata Church, Capalaki Craft Market, and local markets. You will then have lunch and thereafter set for a Scenic drive to the Volcanoes National Park.

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:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodgejust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Volcanoes National Park and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

On this day, you will wake up early, have your breakfast, and assemble at the park headquarters ready for golden monkey tracking. You will be taken through a short briefing then set off together with the park ranger guide and start your trek which takes between 2-6 hours depending on where you find the golden monkeys. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will get to your destination in the evening, have dinner, and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodgejust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

You will begin this day with an early morning breakfast and later converge at the park headquarters for a short briefing about the do's and don'ts regarding gorilla trekking. Then, you will officially start your gorilla tracking experience together with other team members led by the ranger guide. Gorilla trekking takes a few hours up to a full day depending on the movement of these beautiful animals. When you find them, you will be allowed to interact with them for a period of one hour as you take photos. Later, you will trek back to the lodge where you will have dinner and an overnight stay.

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:

Broadbill Forest Camp

• Budget tented campjust outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today morning, you will kick off your journey to the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is a scenic drive through small farms of coffee, and tea, among others as you reach the Ishasha sector famous for tree-climbing lions where you will have an overnight stay. You are expected to see elephants, topis, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, waterbucks, leopards, lions, and warthogs among others. Ishasha is well endowed with grazers, cats, and many others including savannah birds.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Game drive & Boat cruise

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to the medley of wonders of Queen Elizabeth National Park in the north sector where you will sport a number of animals such as antelopes, buffaloes, and elephants among others.
On this day, you will have a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel that connects two lakes with the school of hippos, shore birds, and elephants among others.

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:

Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Kyambura Chimpanzee Trekking and transfer to kigali

In the early morning after breakfast, you will set off for chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura Gorge. After a successful trek, you will head to your lodge for a hot lunch. Later, you will head to kigali.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

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