10 Day Luxury Rwanda Uganda Safari

The 10 Days Luxury Rwanda Uganda Safari takes you to Nyungwe forest national park where you can experience the Rwanda chimpanzee safaris, Rwanda Eco safaris, and visit to the Lake Kivu and experience the Rwanda fishing villages, Rwanda gorilla safaris and tours, and Uganda gorilla safaris, visit the Bulago Island for the Uganda safari vacations!

Upon your arrival at Kigali international airport and meet our driver/guide with hospitable welcome and then transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel which is situated in the Kigali city, relax after your long flight travel as you wait for your dinner and overnight. Meal plan: H/B

Day1: Kigali – Nyungwe Forest National Park

After morning breakfast, embark the safari jeep and transfer via Gisenyi to Nyungwe Forest National Park and on your way visit to some of Rwanda genocide memorial sites, lunch and thereafter transfer to Nyungwe Forest Lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B

Day2: Rwanda Chimpanzee Safari & Canopy Walk

Have breakfast and after transfer to park headquarters for the briefing about the primates that the forest habits, the forest has got 13 primates which includes the chimpanzees, white and black colobus, vervet monkey, red tailed monkey among others. Return to lodge for lunch, after in the evening take canopy walk to spot other primates, birds and variety of beautiful butterflies. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B

Day3: Nyungwe Forest-Lake Kivu

Have breakfast and after transfer via Gisenyi and then relax at the shores of Lake Kivu experiencing the white sand, evening take the traditional boat cruise along the Lake Kivu visiting several fishing villages and interact with the local fish mongers and learn the fishing technics. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B

Day4: Lake Kivu – Volcanoes National Park

After morning breakfast, embark the safari jeep and transfer via Gisenyi to Volcanoes National Park and on your way visit to some of Rwanda genocide memorial sites, lunch and thereafter transfer to Mountain Gorilla View Lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B

Day5: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Rwanda Cultural Sites

Have breakfast, after meet our guide and transfer to the park headquarters for briefing about the mountain gorillas, and the forest. After enter into the forest to search for the endangered mountain gorillas and when you meet them take unforgettable photographs and videos and then take your packed lunch, after return to the park offices for your Rwanda gorilla trekking certificate and then return to lodge for refreshment, then in evening visit the Iby’iwacu cultural site to experience Rwanda cultural experience tours and after return to lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B

Day6: Volcanoes-Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Have breakfast and after embark the safari jeep and transfer to Uganda via Cyanika border and then transfer to the Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge for lunch, and then in the evening retire taking spa and massage of your body as you wait for your second Uganda gorilla trekking experience the following day. Meal plan: F/B

Day7: Uganda Gorilla Trekking

After your early breakfast, with your packed lunch and bottled mineral water transfer to the park headquarters for the briefing about mountain gorillas in the mist, after briefing and allocated to your gorilla trekking family and with your park rangers, porters enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the endangered mountain gorillas and when you meet them take unforgettable photos and videos, have your packed lunch and after the 1 hour allowed to stay with the gorillas return to the park offices for your gorilla trekking certificates. Drive back to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B

Day8: Bwindi-Kampala/Bulago Island

Have breakfast, and after embark the safari jeep and transfer back to Kampala with lunch en-route at Agip Motel and take stop at the Uganda equator and then drive to Munyonyo landing site and board the speed boat transfer to Bulago islands and have your dinner and overnight at Pineapple Bay Resort. Meal plan: F/B

Day9: Pineapple Bay Resort

Have breakfast, and then relax at the shores of Lake Victoria, you can take your shoes off and keep them off until you get back to the mainland.  Where you can climb to a breezy hilltop and enjoy an ice-cold sund owner with a 360 degree view, or lie in your bed with your morning tea and in your view is nothing but Lake Victoria and all her glory. Dinner and overnight as above, Meal plan: F/B

Day10: Bulago Island-Entebbe

Have breakfast, after embark the speed boat and return to Munyonyo and as the boat dock our driver/guide will be there to welcome you back and after transfer you to our office for your African travel gift and then drop you to the airport and get your return flight back home. End of services

The package includes:

Ground transportation by 4×4 safari jeep

Accommodation and meals

Chimpanzee permits

Canopy walk

Visit Lake Kivu

Gorilla permits in Rwanda and Uganda

Rwanda cultural sites

Bulago island vacation

En-route meals

Exclusions:

The expenses of personal nature like: Air fares, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone charges, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and any other personnel nature expense.

What to wear/bring

Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially Bwindi. When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a waterproof jacket

in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains, insect repellents. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required. One medium sized duffel bag and one small day pack (carry-on) per person should be adequate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras,

binoculars and film. Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing Gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.