13 Days Uganda and Rwanda Luxury Safari
The 13 Days Uganda and Rwanda Luxury Safari is an interesting and extraordinary safari that starts from Entebbe Uganda and ends in Kigali Rwanda. The safari will take you to the most visited destinations in Uganda and Rwanda including Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale forest national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park and Volcanoes national park in Rwanda. During the 13 days Uganda Rwanda luxury safari, you will be able to engage in game drives and boat cruise where you will view different animals including elephants, rhinos, waterbucks, lions, leopards, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, giraffes, Jacksons hartebeest, Nile crocodiles, hippos, warthogs, zebras, topi, elands, impalas, oribi, bushbucks among others. You will also engage in an adventurous gorilla trekking, chimpanzee and golden monkey trekking experience where you will get an opportunity to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas, golden monkeys and chimpanzees in their natural habitat.
Highlights of the 13 days Uganda Rwanda luxury safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Kampala/ Entebbe
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Day 5: Chimpanzee habituation experience
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 7: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 9: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 10: Gorilla habituation experience
Day 11: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
Day 12: Golden monkey trekking and Ibyi’wacu cultural tour
Day 13: Departure to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Kampala or Entebbe
Depending on your location on day 1 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to a hotel in Kampala or Entebbe for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa rhino sanctuary
After breakfast on day 2 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, our driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and then start the journey to Murchison Falls National Park which is located in north western part of Uganda. On the way you will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking where after you will continue the journey with another stopover in Masindi for lunch. After lunch you will proceed the journey to Murchison falls national park and upon arrival you will go for an optional evening game drive where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, elephants, giraffes among others heading back to their resting areas. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on day 3 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view the early risers. During the game drive you will be able to spot large herds of elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, lions, leopards, view several bird species among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise, after lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will get a chance to view large herds of hippos and crocodiles in water, buffaloes, elephants, antelopes along the shores, view aquatic birds like kingfishers, cormorants, bee-eaters, hornbills among others. After the boat ride you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest national park
After breakfast on day 4 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Kibale forest national park. On the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy spectacular views of the local people, farmlands, traditional homesteads, Rwenzori Mountains, tea plantations with stopovers to take photos and stretch your legs. Upon arrival in Kibale forest national park, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Chimpanzee habituation experience
After an early breakfast on the day 5 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kanyachu visitors centre for a chimpanzee habituation briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest in search of the chimpanzees which takes a whole day. During trekking, you will be able to view other primate species, different bird species, animals among others and once the chimpanzees are located, you will be allowed to spend four hours with them in their habitat which gives you a chance to learn and monitor their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, play, rest, take photos and record videos. After the encounter with the chimpanzees, you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
On day 6 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will have breakfast at leisure, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park which takes about 2 to 3 hours drive. Upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for lunch where after you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, leopards among others. After the afternoon game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on day 7 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive/ lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will have great views of the sunrise, big four mammals which are lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, other animals like waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, views of different bird species among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise, after lunch you will go for an amazing boat cruise along Kazinga channel a 40km long channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. During the boat cruise, you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view buffaloes, elephants, warthogs drinking water along the banks, view water birds among others. You will also be able to see the fishermen along the shores preparing their fishing gears for night fishing, take beautiful pictures among others. After the boat cruise you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After breakfast on day 8 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and then proceed the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park, upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on day 9 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will carry packed lunch and your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of gorilla trekking. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the jungle which takes a whole day and during trekking, you will have views of mammals, other primates, different bird species among others. Once the gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend four hours with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, playing, grooming young ones, observe their behaviours, take photos and record the breath-taking moments.
After the encounter with the gentle giants you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla habituation, meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Gorilla habituation experience
After an early breakfast on day 10 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will carry your packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla habituation briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the jungle in search of the mountain gorillas which takes a whole day. During trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be allowed to spend four hours with them in their habitat where you will be able to watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, engage in the naming process, take photos and record videos.
After the encounter with the gentle giants you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla habituation and later meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 11: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast on day 11 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Volcanoes National Park via Cyanika border in Kisoro. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 12: Golden monkey trekking and Ibyi’wacu cultural tour
On day 12 of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will have an early breakfast and meet up with your driver guide go for an interesting golden monkey trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest which takes about 2 to 5 hours. During trekking you will be able to different bird species, other primates among others and once the golden monkeys are found, you will be able to one hour with them in their environment where you will watch them feed, play, jump up in tree branches, take photos and record videos to show people back home.
After golden monkey trekking, you will meet up with your driver guide and transfer to the lodge for lunch where after you will go for an optional Ibyi’wacu cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the local people, learn about their culture, history, lifestyle, way of living, visit their homesteads, enjoy their traditional performances among others. After the cultural tour, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 13 Departure to Kigali
After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kigali. Upon arrival, you will go for a city tour where you will visit the Kigali genocide memorial centre, Kimironko market, Museums, art centers among others. After the city tour, you will have lunch and then your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.
End of 13 days Uganda and Rwanda luxury safari
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Gorilla habituation permit
- Chimpanzee habituation permit
- Golden monkey trekking permit
- Lion tracking experience
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Boat cruise fees
- Rhino tracking
- Top of falls drive
- Professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- International air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Life insurance
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others
