8 Days Rwanda Uganda safari
8 Days Rwanda Uganda safari is such an amazing expedition taking you to 2 beautiful countries in East Africa that is Uganda the pearl of Africa and Rwanda the land of a thousand hills. This 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari starts in Uganda and ends in Rwanda. Highlights of activities include; Chimpanzee trekking/Habituation in Kibale forest national park, Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park, Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park, Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes national park, Dian Fossey hike in Volcanoes national park, Kigali city tour.
Highlights of 8 Days Rwanda Uganda safari
- Day 1: Transfer to Kibale forest National Park – Uganda
- Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience/ chimpanzee trekking – Uganda
- Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda
- Day 4: Game drive and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park -Uganda
- Day 5: Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi – Uganda
- Day 6: Transfer to Volcanoes national park Ruhengeri – Rwanda
- Day 7: Dian Fossey Hike – Rwanda
- Day 8: Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes national park and departures – Rwanda
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale forest National Park – Uganda
Transfer to Kibale forest national park: on day 1 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, you will start your combined uganda and Rwanda safari with a hotel or airport pick up by our company representative in uganda and embark on a 5-6 hours’ drive to Kibale forest national park a home to 13 primate species. You will enjoy lots of attractions along the way ranging from locals, fauna and stunning flora. Lunch will be enroute in fortpotal and proceed to your lodge for check in. you may choose to spend your evening at leisure or have a guide walk in bigodi wetland a best spot for birding and botanical identification. There is a lot to loo out for in bigodi ranging from several bird species including the rare shoebill stork, primates including different species of monkeys and many more that thrill in this wetland. Return to your lodge in time for dinner and overnight rest.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience/ chimpanzee trekking – Uganda
Chimpanzee habituation experience/chimpanzee trekking: on day 2 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, you have to choose either to do a chimpanzee habituation experience or chimpanzee trekking. Well, most of travelers usually choose chimpanzee trekking probably because they wish to spend time with the habituated species which are used to humans than habituation that requires you to join rangers, habituators and start to train the chimpanzees on how to get used to humans. Whichever you prefer, you will enjoy and early breakfast at your lodge then be transferred to Kanyanchu visitors center for briefing before setting off into the forest for a real walk in search of chimpanzee species. For chimpanzee trekking, you will spend only one hour in their presence while for chimpanzee habituation experience, you have 4 hours in presence of chimpanzees. Return to your lodge in time for lunch then check out and be driven to Queen Elizabeth national park which is about 2-3 hours drive.
Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda
Game drive and boat cruise: After breakfast on day 3 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, enjoy an early morning game drive in the kasenyi plains which is the best sector of the park for morning and all day game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park. During game drive, you will spot lots of mammals that arise early to feed on fresh vegetation as well as nocturnal mammals as they return to their hideouts and many more that thrill in this part of the park. After an early morning game drive, return to your lodge for lunch and be ready for an afternoon boat ride along Kazinga channel that connects Lake George to Lake Edward. Be sure to watch a huge school of hippos, crocodiles and other mammals that visit during hot sun. After boat cruise, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight rest.
Day 4: Game drive and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park –Uganda
Game drive in Ishasha sector: After breakfast on day 4 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, check out of the lodge with packed lunch box and meet your driver for a transfer to Ishasha sector for yet another thrilling game drive in search of tree climbing lions. You will spot other mammals that thrill in this part of the park and after which you will enjoy a picnic lunch. Exit Queen Elizabeth national park and head to Bwindi impenetrable national park a home to the largest number of mountain gorillas still thrilling in the wild. You will arrive late in the evening, proceed to check in your lodge for dinner and overnight rest.
Day 5: Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi – Uganda
Mountain gorilla trekking: After an early breakfast at your lodge on day 5 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, pack enough water and snacks and be transferred to the briefing ground of the trail head where you intend to trek gorillas since Bwindi thrills with 4 gorilla trekking sectors including Buhoma sector, Ruhija sector, Rushaga sector and Nkuringo sector. So depending on your permit, you will attend briefing in your sector after which you will start the adventure of searching for the gorillas in their natural habitats. Upon finding gorillas, you have only one hour inn their presence then exit the forest back to your lodge for a relaxed dinner and overnight rest.
Day 6: Transfer to Volcanoes national park Ruhengeri – Rwanda
Drive to Ruhengeri Rwanda: On day 6 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, have your breakfast served in time then check out of the lodge and meet your safari driver for a transfer from Bwindi impenetrable national park to Volcanoes national park. Lunch will be enjoyed enroute while dinner will be at your lodge in Rwanda where you will arrive in the evening hours.
Day 7: Dian Fossey Hike – Rwanda
Dian fossey hike: After breakfast on day 7 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari, meet your guide for a drive from your lodge with a paced lunch box to the briefing grounds where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts during Dian fossey hike. This hike is one of the short hikes in Rwanda it will reward you lots of encounters along the way ranging from primates, mammals, birds, and a stunning view of different volcanos close to Dian fossey tomb. Since it lies on slopes of both Mount Bisoke and Mount Karisimbi on the research center called Karisoke research center. After hiking up dian fossey, slop down back to your lodge for dinner and overnight rest.
Day 8: Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes national park and departures – Rwanda
Golden monkey trekking: on day 8 of 8 days Rwanda Uganda safari which is yet the last day of your safari, have an early breakfast then pack some little snacks and drinking water as you meet your driver for a transfer to the briefing grounds to engage in a pre-trek briefing about the dos and don’ts during golden monkey trekking after which you will be led into the bamboo forest to trek the habituated troops of Golden monkeys. After finding these pretty primates, spend only one hour in their presence taking photographs and interacting with them closely then exit the forest back to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, freshen up and be driven to Kigali for a brief city tour and departures.
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