8-Day Rwanda Uganda Safari

Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park

Duration

8 days

Min Age

15+ Years

Trip Overview

The 8-day Rwanda Uganda safari takes you through the best primate safari destinations in Uganda and Rwanda. You will start the 8-day safari adventure from Kigali Rwanda’s capital city and then head to Volcanoes National Park for golden monkey trekking. Here you will enjoy the golden monkeys that are endemic to the Virunga mountains. Volcanoes National Park is also home to mountain gorillas, forest elephants, forest buffaloes, and a number of bird species. The park has the highest mountain gorilla population in the Virunga Massif that lies along the Uganda, Rwanda, and DRC border.

You will then head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you will have a mountain gorilla trekking experience. The park has four main sectors and this time around you will track mountain gorillas in the eastern sector of the park called Ruhija. In case permits are fully booked here then you will track in the northern sector of the park called Buhoma.

Continue with the Uganda safari adventures to Queen Elizabeth National Park for safari game drives in the Ishasha sector and a boat cruise. The 8-day Rwanda Uganda safari will end in Kibale National Park where you will meet chimpanzees in the primate capital of the world and then proceed to Entebbe.

This Discovery Journeys primate adventure is suitable for primate lovers. It is also ideal for those interested in exploring more as all the featured safari wildlife destinations have a lot more to offer.

Safari Highlights

  • Day 1: City tour and, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
  • Day 2: Golden Monkey tracking & Transfer to Bwindi  Impenetrable National Park - Uganda
  • Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Tracking & Community Visit
  • Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
  • Day 5: Game drive (predator tracking) and Nature Walk
  • Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
  • Day 7: Chimpanzee Trekking & Nature walk
  • Day 8: Departure

Full Tour Package

Day 1: City tour and, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

Your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel in the morning at 9:00 am and take you for a Kigali city tour Visiting the genocide memorial, and local markets. Then, you will drive north of Rwanda to Volcanoes National Park viewing the remarkable scenery of the Virunga Mountains en route. You will have en route stopovers at some places of interest including the Nyabarobongo River. Proceed to the park arriving in the afternoon. You will also go for a cultural walk to Iby'wachu and later have a rest at your lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at Tiloreza Eco Lodge (luxury)/ Da Vinci Lodge / Gorilla Solution lodge (mid-range)/ Muhabura Hotel (Budget).

Day 2: Golden Monkey tracking & Transfer to Bwindi  Impenetrable National Park - Uganda 

In the morning, you will go for golden monkey tracking, where you will encounter other monkey species. Golden monkeys are very rare primates that are endemic to the Virunga volcanoes area. You will later be driven across the border to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable NP. You will pass via the twin lakes for sightseeing and photography and proceed to Bwindi arriving in the evening for meals and overnight at Trekker’s Tavern (Budget)/ Bakiga Lodge (Mid-range)/ Agandi Lodge/ Mahogany Springs (Luxury)

Day 3: Mountain Gorilla Tracking & Community Visit

In the morning, assemble at the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers about the dos and don'ts while with the gorillas. Proceed for the memorable adventure in the forest, an activity that may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the animals. Meet and stay with the animals for a maximum of one hour, then descend to the park headquarters and then to your Lodge for lunch and relaxation. In the evening, you will go for a community visit where you will get to know about the local people’s culture. Meals and overnight at Trekker’s Tavern (Budget)/ Bakiga Lodge (Mid-range)/ Agandi Lodge (Luxury)

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Set off in the morning to Q.E.N.P, enter the park via the Ishasha sector for a game drive where you will view a number of wildlife including buffaloes, elephants, a number of birds, the topi, waterbucks and if you are lucky you will spot the tree climbing lions and then proceed to Mweya for a lunch break after which you will go for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel which has the highest concentration of Hippos. You will also see crocodiles, elephants as well as birds. Meals and overnight at Irungu Lodge (Budget)/ Enganzi Lodge (Mid-range)/ Parkview Safari Lodge (Luxury)

Day 5: Game drive (predator tracking) and Nature Walk

In the morning, you will go for a game drive in the Kasenyi sector featuring predator tracking where you will see lions and if lucky you will see leopards as well. You will also see other major wildlife in the park including hippos, and buffaloes among others. Later return to your lodge for a rest and lunch break. In the afternoon you will go for a nature walk in Kyambura gorge which is home to a number of primates including chimpanzees. Enjoy the scenic views of the forest and the waterfalls and later return to your lodge. Meals and overnight at Irungu Lodge (Budget)/ Enganzi Lodge (Mid-range)/ Parkview Safari Lodge

Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park 

After breakfast, you will have a relaxed drive to Kibale forest national park via the crater lakes of Ndali and Kasenda. Arrive at the lodge for a lunch break and spend the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (budget)/ Turaco Treetops (mid-range)/ Crater safari lodge / Papaya Lake Lodge (luxury).

Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon nature walk.

Have an early breakfast and drive to the park headquarters, for briefing and later embark on chimpanzee tracking. The trek will expose you to other primates like Colobus Monkeys Giant forest hogs, Vervet, red-tailed monkeys, the Grey Cheeked Mangabeys, Olive Baboons, and over 350 bird species. In the afternoon, go for a nature walk to Bigodi Wetland where you will also see a number of birds. Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (budget)/ Turaco Treetops (mid-range)/ Crater safari lodge / Papaya Lake Lodge (luxury).

Day 8: Transfer to Entebbe and departure.

After a relaxed breakfast, you will set off to Entebbe. Transfer to the airport to check in for your departure flight if on schedule.

End of Safari 

Included | Excluded

  • Kigali City tour
  • Golden Monkey permits
  • Community visit
  • Mountain Gorilla Trekking permits
  • Chimpanzee Trekking permits
  • Park entrance fees
  • Kazinga channel Boat Cruise
  • Nature walk 
  • Transport costs
  • 7 nights 8 days full board accommodation
  • Full time English-speaking guide and his allowances.
  • Bottled drinking water while on safari
  • Any other activity indicated in the itinerary.
  • Airport transfer
  • Meals & Accommodation in Kigali/Kampala
  • Visa fees
  • Flight fares
  • Beers and liquors, beverages and extra drinks at lodges
  • Laundry
  • Tipping of staff, and other costs of personal nature.
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