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5 Days Rwanda and Uganda overview
5 Days Rwanda and Uganda safari packages take you on an adventure to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will track the endangered mountain gorillas in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The second part of your journey takes you to Kibale Forest National Park, where you will enjoy chimpanzee tracking and a visit to the Bigodi wetlands. Rwanda and Uganda safari packages will drop you off either in Entebbe, Uganda, or Kigali, Rwanda, based on your preference.
5 Days Rwanda and Uganda Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and later transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park Uganda
Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Transfer to Bwindi National Park with a private vehicle and driver.
Your guide will take you on a tour of Kigali’s new and vibrant capital city. The new prosperity features several thriving markets and the mountain terrain famous in Rwanda. A sober contrast to its recent history.
For survivors and others whose families were murdered in Rwanda´s genocide in 1994, the memorial sites and centres are places of dignified remembrance for loved ones lost. It is also a place of reflection and learning for the wider community, both in Rwanda and internationally.
Later, our driver guide will drive you to the border and cross to Uganda via the Kyanika or Gatuna border.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Chameleon Hill | Mountain Gorillas Lodge
Mid-range: Engagi Lodge | Ichumbi Gorillas Lodge| Nkuringo Gorillas Lodge
Best Budget: Rushaga Gorillas Lodge | Bunyonyi Overland Resort. | Agandi Lodge | Ride For a Woman
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking & Pygmy Tours
Have an early morning breakfast and head to the park headquarters for briefing by the ranger guides before embarking on your gorilla trek. Head into the forest and trek until you find the gorillas. Gorilla trekking can take 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. After finding the gorillas in Bwindi, you will be allowed only 1 hour and then return.
In the evening, you may go for a cultural walk in the nearby Batwa (Pygmies) community, where you will be entertained and given tales of their unique culture.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Chameleon Hill | Mountain Gorillas Lodge
Mid-range: Engagi Lodge | Ichumbi Gorillas Lodge| Nkuringo Gorillas Lodge
Best Budget: Rushaga Gorillas Lodge | Bunyonyi Overland Resort. | Agandi Lodge | Ride For a Woman
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning breakfast, transfer from Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha the southern part of the Queen Elizabeth National Park in search of tree tree-climbing Lion. Later you drive to the Northern sector around Kyambura Dinner and overstay at,
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mweya Lodge | Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Mid-range: Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge | Katara Lodge | Parkview | Bush Lodge
Best Budget: Bush Lodge (tents)
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Morning Chimpanzee Tracking and Afternoon Boat Trip
After breakfast on an early morning, set out with the driver guide as he will transfer you to the park head offices for briefing. After the briefing, at around 8:00 am start chimpanzee tracking through the gorge as you will be guided by the park rangers. It is always a thrilling and unforgettable experience meeting chimpanzees face to face and watching them engage in their daily activities like playing, jumping feeding, etc. Also, other animals can be spotted such as the savannah Elephants, monkeys, and also different birds. Later after lunch, you will have an afternoon boat trip along the Kazinga Channel and after that, you will be returning to the lodge with an evening game drive, dinner and overnight at,
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mweya Lodge | Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Mid-range: Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge | Katara Lodge | Parkview | Bush Lodge
Best Budget: Bush Lodge (tents)
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali or Entebbe Airport in Uganda
Take your breakfast at leisure at your hotel and later be ready to drive back to Rwanda. Your guide will drop you at your hotel or at the airport for your scheduled flight back home.
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