9 Days Uganda Rwanda Gorilla Safari

9 DAYS UGANDA AND RWANDA PRIMATES SAFARI

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe, transfer to Kampala.

Dinner and overnight at Speke resort Munyonyo

Day 2: Kampala-Kibale National Park.

You will be picked from the lodge and drive to Kibale National Park. The park is about 766 km2 in size with primarily moist evergreen forest. Kibale National Park is located in the Southern part of Uganda. Kibale National Park is a home to approximately 325 species of birds which include the olive long-tailed cuckoo, Western Green tinker bird, African and Green-breasted and African Grey Parrot. It is also a home to 13 species of primates, at least 60 other species of mammals. The visits to the park are mainly paid to the endangered chimpanzees. While visiting the Chimps you can get to see other primates including the red colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoest’s monkey, Uganda Mangabey, the Ugandan Red Colobus, and the L’Hoest’s Monkey.

Afternoon walk in Bigodi Swamp. Dinner and Overnight stay at Isunga Lodge (M) / papaya Lake Lodge (L)

Day 3: Kibale National park-Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Today you will go for Chimpanzee tracking. This will be after you have had breakfast and after getting a briefing at the park headquarters. While tracking chimps you might spot other animals like the red and blue duikers, bush pigs, warthogs, buffalo and elephants. Various birds can also be spotted while on the trek. Return to the lodge for lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Dinner and overnight stay at Marafiki Safari Lodge (M) Mweya Safari Lodge (L)

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel.

After breakfast you will go for a game drive. You might spot animals like elephants, Bufalloes, Impalas, Uganda Kobs and lions. Various birds can be spotted too and they include the African skimmer, Chapins flycatcher, Pink-backed pelicans, Papyrus canary, Shoebill stork, martial eagle. Later return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will go for a boat ride where you will spot Hippos, Crocodiles, various water birds. Dinner and overnight stay at Marafiki Safari Lodge (M) Mweya Safari Lodge (L)

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Mgahinga National Park:

Transfer to Mgahinga National Park lies in the Virunga ranges. Three volcanoes make up the part of the Virunga ranges and these include Mountain Muhavura, mountain Gahinga and mountain Sabinyo. Mountain Gorillas and Wildlife is also found in this National park and they  include Guereza colobus and golden (blue) monkey, Caruther’s mountain, Boehm’s and Rwenzori sun squirrels, buffaloes, Bushbuck, Elephants, Serval cat, among others. You will have lunch enroute.

Dinner and overnight stay at Ikoro Hotel (M) Mt.Gahinga Lodge (L)

Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park.

An early morning breakfast, go for a briefing at the park headquarters, in accompaniment of guides and rangers, you enter the forest to begin the Gorilla tracking activity which takes 2-10 hours depending on the movements of these gorillas.  Other animals and birds might be spotted too and these include the l’Hoest’s monkey, African elephant, birds like the African green broadbill, Grauer’s rush warbler, Chaplin’s flycatcher, African giant swallowtail among others.

Dinner and overnight stay at Ikoro Hotel (M) Mt.Gahinga Lodge (L)

Day 7: Golden Monkey trekking and transfer to Volcanoes National park.

On this day after breakfast you will go for the Golden Monkey tracking. Your guide from the park will take you through thick vegetation on a 1-5 hour trail.  You finally will meet the golden monkeys, spend one hour with them.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mountain Gorilla view Lodge (M) Five volcanoes Lodge (L)

Day 8: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and transfer to Kigali.

Gorilla trekking day in volcanoes National park.

Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Des Mille Colline (M)Radisson Blue hotel (L)

Day 9: Kigali city tour and transfer to the airport for your flight back home.