6 Days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour
The 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour is an amazing tour that starts from Kigali Rwanda and ends in Entebbe Uganda. This safari will take you to Volcanoes national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park and Queen Elizabeth national park. During the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, you will be able to spend time with the endangered gorillas, golden monkeys and chimpanzees in their natural habitats.
You will also be able to spot different animals, including elephants, rhinos, waterbucks, lions, leopards, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, Nile crocodiles, hippos, warthogs, oribi, and bushbucks, among others, during the game drives and boat cruise.
Highlights of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Volcanoes national park
Day 2: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha sector
Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Volcanoes national park
Depending on your location on the first day of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, you will be welcomed by our driver guide from Achieve Global Safaris who will brief you about the safari and then go for a city tour in Kigali where you will visit the art centers, Kimironko market, Kigali genocide memorial Centre among others. After the city tour, you will go for lunch and later start the journey to Volcanoes national park with great views of the rolling hills, beautiful scenery, landscape, traditional homesteads among others on the way. Upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the second day of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, 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 start the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park which is located in south western part of Uganda with en-route lunch on the way. Upon arrival, you will connect to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on the third day of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, 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 about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are locates.
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 one hour 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, learn about 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 and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
After breakfast on the fourth day of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. On the way, you will have a stopover in Ishasha sector for a game drive where you will be able to view the tree climbing lions lying in acacia/fig tree branches if you are lucky. After the game drive, you will have en-route lunch and then proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park, upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on the fifth day of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, 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 6: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kampala
After an early breakfast on the last day of the 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest in search of the chimpanzees which takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. Once the chimpanzees are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their habitat which gives you a chance to learn more about their habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, play, rest, take photos and record videos.
After chimpanzee trekking, you will meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Kampala with en-route lunch on the way. Upon arrival in Kampala, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advise.
End of 6 days Uganda Rwanda primates and wildlife tour
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Golden monkey permit
- Lion tracking experience
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Boat cruise fees
- 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.
