7-Day Gorilla, Chimpanzee Tracking and Wildlife Safari

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

Arrival at Kigali International Park and transfer to Kigali City

Up on arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be welcomed by our tourist guide who will drive you to your booked lodge. He will brief you about the7-day safari Uganda and Rwanda. Enjoy your dinner and overnight stay to relax and prepare for the following day.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Rwanda 2000 Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Kigali City tour and transfer to Volcanoes National Park - Ibyiwacu Cultural Village

After having a hot delicious breakfast, you will be met by your guide to start your day. Visit the Rwanda Genocide Museum where the dark history was written in Rwanda in 1994 where about 1,000,000 people lost their lives. The remains of the victims were collected in this place. After drive to Volcanoes National Park. Visit Ibyiwacu cultural village for the cultural entertainment. Learn about the traditions of Rwanda people like dances, marriages and feel free to join the experience.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

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 lodge just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey Tracking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Wake up and get dressed up in long sleeved shirts, pants, waterproof hiking shoes, walking sticks, insect repellent, enjoy your hot breakfast. Drive to Volcanoes National Park Visitor Information Center for briefing about Golden Monkey tracking. After briefing, you wil be assigned a guide to walk with in the forest. Golden Monkeys are endemic to the Virunga's. These beautiful golden backed monkeys are fascinating to see. Enjoy them as they play, feed, found in the high-altitude areas.
After transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda for Gorilla Tracking. Check in for 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 Lodge

• Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla tracking and Batwa Community Walk

Wake up early in the morning and dress up in long pants, long sleeved shirt, rain jacket, waterproof shoes and hut. After a delicious breakfast, have your packed lunch and drive to the visitor information center for briefing and pre gorilla cultural performances.
You will be put in 8 people group and allocated a group to track. Start your journey to search for the gorillas. Usually, the time it takes before tracing the gorillas depends on the where they were last seen the previous day 40 mins to 4 hours.
When you locate them spend a maximum of an hour interacting with the gorilla family. Your guide will interpret for you nature and learn about the gorillas from the food, social structure of the family. Take photos, record videos to show your friends and family.
In the evening visit the Batwa community for a cultural experience. Learn about their dances, food, craft, herbs, life. These are the shortest people in the region and the first people to occupy the great lakes region.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After a hot breakfast, have your bags packed and ready to go. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park Via Ishasha sector to search for the Tree climbing lions. You will spot various wildlife like elephants, Buffaloes, topis, Kobs, Waterbucks. Ishasha sector is one of the few places where you can see the tree climbing lion. This behavior among lions is passed on from generation to generation and they climb the fig trees for unclear reasons.
Enjoy your enroute lunch.
Upon arrival in Queen Elizabeth NP, embark of boat cruise on Kazinga Channel a 40 km stretch joining Lake Edward and Lake George. It's an important water way for animals as it is a habitat for some and provides water for quenching thirst and cooling temperature. Nile crocodiles, monitor lizards, Elephants, Buffaloes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Kingfishers can be spotted.
If time allows go for a short evening game drive in Kasenyi for a sun set views in the savannah.
Return for dinner and overnight stay.

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:

The Bush Lodge (Banda)

• Mid-range banda located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Wake up in the morning filled with energy and prepare yourself in the appropriate attire of long pants and sleeved shirts, waterproof shoes, water, rain jackets and drive to Kyambura gorge. Get a briefing from the ranger guide and start your walk into the gorge to look for the chimpanzees. Get a nice view of the gorge for the underground forest. Once you locate the chimpanzees send a maximum of 1 hour learning about their lifestyle, social structure. Record videos, photos for memories.
After, enjoy your en route lunch and transfer to Lake Bunynoyi for relaxation and a boat ride. Check in your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Bunyonyi Overland Resort

• Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Morning boat riding and transfer to Kigali International airport

After having your morning breakfast, go for a morning boat riding on Lake Bunyonyi to explore some of the beautiful Islands of the lake with the most exciting stories such as Akampene Island (Punishment) where the Kiga people used to punish girls who were found pregnant before marriage by leaving them there to death, Kyahugye Island, Bucuranuca Island and many others that whose stories will excite you. Transfer to Kigali International Airport and this is the end of the safari.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)

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.