RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI AND UGANDA WILDLIFE SAFARI TOUR

ABOUT PACKAGE

This is a  holiday of life time experience filled with awe - inspiring wildlife encounters, stunning scenery and warm hospitable people. Apart from taking in an array of  unforgettable wildlife sightings, the vacation  allows you to develop deeper into relation ship between wildlife, park authorities and communities, spend time to track the endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda /Rwanda some a few wildlife experiences can compare with, enjoy authentic cultural experience with the Batwa, IK and Karamojongo people.


Safari Highlights


Gorilla tracking Chimpanzee tracking Cultural encounter Hospitable people Scenic views Walking safaris Private transport English speaking guide Personal service Security and confidence Expertise with passion Nature walks(Nkuringo to Buhoma)

FULL ITINERARY 16 days 15 nights

: Arrival in Kigali Rwanda and transfer to Frame tree lodge for overnight stay

After breakfast the guide will meet you, brief you how the tour is going to run, visit Kigali genocide and later transfer to Pac National des volcanoes about 3hours to Mountain View Lodge

: After an early breakfast, you will transfer to park headquarters for briefing, before setting off to track the gorillas, for those who do not want to trek the Rwanda gorillas, can do golden monkeys, lunch and then transfer to Uganda side Mount Gahinga Lodge. If time permits visit Lake Chahafi and Kayumbe.

Today is a relaxed one; we start by having the Batwa experience, lunch and later transfer to Nkuringo Bwindi gorilla lodge for overnight stay.

You have chance for second gorilla tracking experience on Uganda side accompanied by experienced trackers and rangers, or do Gorilla habituation experience dinner and overnight stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge.

After breakfast you will be transferred to Nteko village, the start point for an amazing walk through Bwindi forest to Buhoma sector. The trail gives guest chance to encounter various forest dwelling species of monkeys and birdlife, upon existing in the forest, you will have lunch at Buhoma lodge/Bwindi view overlooking the forest canopy. After lunch your driver guide will be ready to transfer you to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park dinner and overnight at Ishasha  wilderness camp

This morning, you explore Ishasha sector in search for tree climbing lions, buffalo, elephants, hyena and antelopes. Then later settle down for your bush breakfast which is a very wonderful experience, en route you will continue encountering wildlife and primates and you will finally check in at Kasenyi safari camp.

After breakfast you will go for experiential game drive, during this activity you help track the lions in order to monitor their movements, lunch and in the afternoon enjoy a boat ride on the kazinga channel connecting Lake Edward and Lake George, diner and overnight at Kasenyi safari camp.

: After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee migration corridor experience and talk. After an hour, you will finally transfer to Kibale forest national park via the crater lakes in Kasende area before checking in at crater lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon visit the Bigodi swamp for nature guided walk under the management of the community, dinner and overnight at Kibale primate lodge.

Very early in the morning around 6:00, you go for the rare opportunity of half day chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale forest national park and later in the afternoon after lunch, go for the chimpanzee trek of the habituated ones and later transfer to Kibale primate lodge lodge.

After an early breakfast you will be transferred to Murchison falls national park. The drive will take approximately 7hrs. The journey takes you through villages with stop over at the escapement for photos. You will arrive at the lodge in time for late lunch, check in and relax at the swimming pool dinner and overnight at pakuba safari lodge.

This morning you venture out for a game drive on the northern sector, which in habits a lot of large mammals as compared to the southern sector. Later in the after lunch, you will transfer to Para for an afternoon boat cruise up to the bottom of the falls. When at the bottom of the falls you will dis embark from the boat, to hike to the Top of the falls where you will meet your driver guide with the vehicle wanting to transfer you back to the lodge, dinner and overnight at Pakuba safari lodge.

To day you will transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park approximately 7hours drive arriving in time for lunch. Kidepo is located in the remote north east of Uganda bordering Southern Sudan and Kenya therefore provides pristine wilderness. Dinner and overnight at  Savannah  lodge.

Today we will venture into the Narus valley for the game drive in search for leopards, lions, cheetah and other large mammals. We shall break off for lunch and later have another game drive in the Kidepo valley in search for ostrich before returning for dinner at  Savannah lodge

To day we spend the whole day for cultural encounter at mount morungole where the IK people stay. The Ik are the smallest and remote tribe of Uganda with only 11000 people remaining. This is a full day excursion, it will enable you learn the cultural habits of the IK and view the beautiful scenery below the mountain and the scenic view of the Eastern rift valley in Kenya.

After an early breakfast we will transfer to the park for the walking safari to view animals on foot and close proximity, before transferring to the airstrip for the flight to Entebbe to catch up with the out bound flight back home.

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Destinations:

Kidepo National Park
Uganda


16days 15nights


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