22 Days Uganda Rwanda Adventure Safari

22 Days Uganda Rwanda Adventure Safari

21 nights

Tour Overview

This 22-Day Uganda Rwanda Adventure Safari is every traveler’s dream safari as they get to explore Uganda and Rwanda for longer periods, engaging in many adventures like Gorilla Trekking, Golden Monkey Tracking, Wildlife Safaris, Hiking Adventures, Chimpanzee Tracking, canopy walks, and visiting the Genocide Memorials and National Museums.

Destination Uganda


Itinerary

Day 1

Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

Entebbe, Uganda

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you are welcomed by a driver-guide who takes you through a meet-and-greet session about the 20-Day Uganda Rwanda Safari. He shall then transfer you to the check-in lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Protea Hotel Entebbe.

Day 2

Mburo Safari Lodge

Lake Mburo National Park

Morning breakfast, then transfer to western Uganda to visit the stunning Lake Mburo National Park. You transfer for 3 to 4 hours watching the green terrain, bird species, and Ankole cattle. You shall pass by Kayabwe at the equator, where you pose for many photos to keep.

Afterwards, you shall proceed to have lunch at the Igongo Cultural Centre. After lunch, continue to the park to enjoy an afternoon Game Drive along the various tracks in the park. Watch various wildlife species wandering around their natural vegetation habitat. These include: zebras, impalas, elands, buffaloes, and a variety of antelope species. After the Game Drive, continue to the check-in lodge for Dinner and overnight. Mburo Safari Lodge.

Day 3

Mburo Safari Lodge

Lake Mburo National Park

Wake up, enjoy breakfast, then proceed to have a Game Drive in the park. In your 4×4 vehicle, traverse from one point to another, watching wildlife wander around their natural habitat. Watch wildlife animals like zebras, impalas, elands, buffaloes, hyenas, warthogs, and a variety of antelope species.

After the Game Drive, you shall break off for lunch, then proceed to the shores of Lake Mburo for a precise briefing, then later embark on a Boat Cruise for a period of 3 hours. You shall get on a boat and cruise around the lake, watching many wildlife animals along the shores breaking their thirst, crocodiles and hippos beneath the waters. After taking many photos, you shall return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and Overnight. Mburo Safari Lodge

Day 4

Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Lake Bunyonyi

Breakfast, then transfer on an en-route Game Drive which offers you views of wildlife animals like zebras, impalas, elands, buffaloes, hyenas, warthogs, and a variety of antelope species. Take many photos and continue on the journey. You shall then leave the park towards the southwest of Uganda at Lake Bunyonyi for a period of 5 to 6 hours. After a while, you shall reach here to check-in lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Bunyonyi Overland Resort.

Day 5

Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Lake Bunyonyi

Delicious morning breakfast, then transfer to the shores of Lake Bunyonyi, where you leave to enjoy a Boat Cruise. You shall find guides here who shall locate you into groups, then cruise you around the Lake as you watch the various Islands at a distance. After the cruise and taking photos, you shall proceed back to the shore so as to have lunch.

After lunch, continue to enjoy a guided nature walk around the vegetation enfolding the lake. You can also visit the nearby local villages to learn about the Bakiga people. After the adventure, you shall proceed back to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Bunyonyi Overland Resort.

Day 6

Ruhija Gorilla Safari Lodge

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Wake up, have breakfast, then transfer to visit the coffee plantations in Kisoro. On reaching here, learn about the coffee, plantation procedure, tasting, and manufacturing. You shall get to know more about the entire coffee-making process, from the plant to the cup. After the adventures, embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a period of 3 to 4 hours. After a while, reach Bwindi and check-in lodge for Dinner and overnight. Ruhija Gorilla Safari Lodge.

Day 7

Ruhija Gorilla Safari Lodge

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Delicious early morning breakfast, then transfer to the park headquarters. Reaching here, you are welcomed by park ranger guides who take you through a precise briefing on conduct while in the presence of the Gorillas. They inform you about Bwindi Forest, Mountain Gorilla Groups, the Gorilla Trekking process, and other safari adventures to do in the park.

Afterwards, he allocates you into groups of 8 with lead park ranger guides who take you to the starting points where you leave from to enter the Green forest vegetation and trek the Mountain Gorillas for a period of 3 to 5 hours, depending on their current location. After a while following the trails in the forest, you shall meet the Gorillas and in an hour stay in their presence, taking many photos. After trekking the Gorillas, you shall return to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Ruhija Gorilla Safari Lodge.

Day 8

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

Volcanoes National Park

Morning breakfast at the lodge, then embark on a transfer to traverse the Uganda-Rwanda border to the prominent Volcanoes National Park. The journey takes you a period of 3 to 5 hours, watching the green terrain and bird species. After a while, you shall reach the park and continue to the check-in lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Five Volcanoes Lodge.

Day 9

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

Volcanoes National Park

Today, you get to trek the rare species of Mountain Gorillas in their natural forest vegetation habitat. You shall have breakfast, then proceed to the Kinigi Park headquarters for a precise briefing on conduct around the Gorillas. On reaching here, you shall enjoy a cup of hot coffee, cappuccino, milk tea, black tea, etc then later proceed to a briefing session where he informs you about Volcanoes National Park, Mountain Gorillas, Golden Monkey Tracking, as well as other safaris to do in the park.

Afterwards, he shall allocate you into groups of 8 with lead ranger guides who take you to the starting points where you leave from to enter the green forest and trek the Gorillas. Follow varying trails in the forest for 3 to 5 hours, and after you shall meet the Gorillas and stay in their presence for an hour, taking many photos to keep. After trekking the Gorillas, you shall return to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Five Volcanoes Lodge.

Day 10

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

Volcanoes National Park

Early morning breakfast, then proceed to the park headquarters for a short briefing on conduct around the Golden Monkeys. When you reach the Kinigi Park headquarters, you shall be welcomed and offered a cup of hot tea, cappuccino, hot milk, or black tea, and then later get briefed about the dos and don’ts while tracking Golden Monkeys.

You shall be allocated into groups of 8 with lead ranger guides who take you to the starting points where you leave from to enter the forest and track the Golden Monkeys. Follow varying trails for 2 to 4 hours till you meet the Golden monkeys, and when you get to them, spend an hour in their presence, taking photos of them playing, communicating, and foraging, playing as they jump from one tree branch to the next. After trekking the Golden Monkeys, you shall return to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Five Volcanoes Lodge.

Day 11

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

Volcanoes National Park

Early morning breakfast, then transfer on a moderate to challenging hike of 6 to 7 hours along Mount Bisoke Volcano at Volcanoes National Park. You shall depart at 6:00 AM to the base of the Mountain Volcano, where you meet our assigned park ranger who takes you through a precise briefing bout hiking the remarkable Mount Bisoke. You shall be assigned porters to help you carry luggage and gear as you navigate through the green, bushy terrain.

Follow an ascent through verdant vegetation, i.e bamboo, hagenia forest, and steep, muddy trails to get to the top. You shall reach the top at 12:30 pm and enjoy panoramic views of the crater lake, Virunga Mountains, and emerald green lake, which is about 400 meters in diameter. At 1: 00 pm, you shall have lunch at the summit, then later begin your descent back to the trailhead for a period of 2 to 3 hours. After a while, you reach the trailhead where you finish your hiking adventure, then return to the park headquarters for your certificate. Later on, you shall embark on a transfer back to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Five Volcanoes Lodge.

Day 12

Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

Lake Kivu

Enjoy breakfast in the morning, then embark on a transfer to Gisenyi Town. Getting to Gisenyi shall take you a period of 1 to 2 hours, watching the green terrain and bird species. After a while, reach Gisenyi, then proceed to visit the tea plantations. On reaching here, you shall be taken through the tea-making process from the garden to the cup. After the adventure, go check in at Lake Kivu Serena Lodge.

Day 13

Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

Lake Kivu

Wake up, have breakfast, then later proceed on a Boat Cruise along Lake Kivu. On reaching the shores, you shall be briefed and informed about the vast Lake Kivu, then later shall cruise along the lake watching Islands at a distance like Napoleon Island. These also offer you a chance to watch many bird species. After the cruise, return to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Lake Kivu Serena Lodge.

Day 14

Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Nyungwe Forest National Park

You wake up, have breakfast, then embark on a transfer to the prominent Nyungwe Forest National Park. Getting here will take you a period of 1 to 2 hours from Rubavu Town. After a while, you shall reach Nyungwe and continue to the check-in lodge for relaxation, dinner, and Overnight. Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel.

Day 15

Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Nyungwe Forest National Park

Early morning breakfast, then transfer to the headquarters for a precise briefing on conduct around the chimpanzees. You shall reach here and get briefed on conduct around the Chimpanzees, then later you shall be grouped into groups of 8 with lead ranger guides. Afterwards, the rangers shall lead you to the starting points where you leave from to enter the green forest vegetation and track the chimpanzees.

Follow varying trails in the forest for a period of 2 to 4 hours until you meet the chimpanzees. On meeting the chimpanzees, you shall stay in their presence for an hour, taking many photos to keep. After trekking with the chimpanzees, you shall return to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel.

Day 16

Hotel Chez Lando

Kigali, Rwanda

Early morning breakfast, then proceed to the park to enjoy a canopy walk along the walkway, which is 6o meters above the ground at the top of the gigantic mahogany trees of Nyungwe. You meet park ranger guides who brief you about the conduct while on the walkway, then later transfer you to the starting point where you leave from to traverse to the other side.

On your adventure, you shall be able to watch many monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, as well as various plains at a distance. After the adventure, you shall return to the base and then embark on a transfer to Kigali. The journey takes you 5 to 7 hours, and when you reach, check-in lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Hotel Chezlando.

Day 17

Akagera Game Lodge

Akagera National Park

Morning breakfast, then embark on a transfer to the amazing, famous Akagera National Park. You shall transfer for a period of 3 to 4 hours from Kigali with en-route views of the green terrain, bird species, as well as rolling hills of Rwanda. After a while, you reach the park and continue on an en-route Game Drive as you proceed to check-in lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 18

Akagera Game Lodge

Akagera National Park

Early morning breakfast, then with a packed lunch, embark on a transfer to the park to enjoy a full Day Game Drive in the park. You shall reach the park and traverse from one point to another, watching many wildlife animals wandering around their natural habitat.

The wildlife animals you watch include: lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and various antelope species. Take many photos of these to keep with you. At midday, you shall break off for lunch, then later continue on another session of Game Drive, which goes till late evening. After the Game Drive, return to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 19

Akagera Game Lodge

Akagera National Park

Delicious early morning breakfast then embark on Game drive in the park. You shall transfer in a 4×4 wheel vehicle traversing from one point to another, watching various wildlife animal species wander around their natural vegetation habitat. The wildlife animals you watch include lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, various antelope species, as well as numerous bird species, including the rare shoebill stork.

After the Game Drive, you shall break off for lunch, then later proceed to Lake Ihema to enjoy an afternoon Boat Cruise. The cruise takes a period of 3 hours, offering you views of wildlife animals along the shores breaking thirst as well as crocodiles and hippos beneath the waters. After the cruise, you shall return to the shores, then to your lodge for Dinner and overnight. Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 20

Hotel Chez Lando

Kigali, Rwanda

Morning breakfast, then have an en-route Game Drive to watch various wildlife in the park. Afterwards, you shall proceed to the stunning, clean City of Kigali. Transfer for a period of 2 to 3 hours to view green vegetation and bird species, and have lunch en route. After getting to the city, go to check-in hotel/ lodge for Dinner and overnight. Hotel Chezlando.

Day 21

Hotel Chez Lando

Kigali, Rwanda

Today you get to explore the clean, organized city of Kigali. Enjoy breakfast at leisure, then continue to the city and continue to go visiting the various Genocide Memorials, National Museums, and National Market. When you reach the Genocide Memorials, you shall listen to stories from the survivors of the Genocide who narrate to you how the tragic genocide took the lives of their loved ones. Take many photos to keep, then proceed to the National Museum as well as the market where you buy souvenirs to keep with you. After the adventure, get back to the hotel for relaxation, dinner, and Overnight. Hotel Chezlando.

Day 22

Kigali, Rwanda

Wake up have breakfast then with your luggage embark on departure to the Kigali International Airport to board your flight back home.

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