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UGANDA AND RWANDA SAFARI, CHIMPANZEE TREKKING AND MOUNTAIN GORILLA
TREKKING TOUR
Uganda
and Rwanda are located in East Africa and share borders with
each other. Uganda also shares her borders with Kenya, Sudan,
the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania, while Rwanda
shares her borders with Burundi, the Democratic Republic
of Congo and Tanzania.
Both
countries are famous for the magnificent mountain gorilla and
each year, draw hundreds of tourists to their national parks
and forested areas, to view these magnificent animals which
are fast approaching extinction.
Day One: Arrival at Entebbe airport, meet
and greet and transfer to the hotel in Kampala. Briefing. Time
allowing we will visit the Kasubi (Royal) Tombs. No meals included.
Overnight at Hotel Emin Pasha (garden room) or Grand Imperial Hotel.
Day Two: Early breakfast, then we
depart to Nakitoma to the recently opened Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (170
Kms northwest from Kampala and half way to Murchison Falls National
Park). Game drive and walk to track the white rhinos that are
spending the hot hours mostly in the swampy areas . Then we proceed
to Masindi, where we will have lunch at Court View Hotel. After
lunch we continue our journey to Murchison Falls National Park. We
drive in a beautiful landscape, land gets flat towards the north as
you head to the bottom of the Victoria Nile. As we enter the
national park, we will do a game drive on the way to our lodge.
Check in and relax for the rest of the evening. Dinner and overnight
at Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Camp (bandas or fix tents).
Day Three: Morning game drive in the northern
bank of river Nile as we look out for the elephant, lion, Cape
buffalo, Rhothschild giraffe, hartebeest, Oribi, bushbuck, Bohor
reedbuck, spotted hyena and if lucky you could even spot the
leopard. In the afternoon we take a boat cruise upstream to the
“bottom of the falls”. The Nile here gets calm at the base of
the falls, we stop a few metres from the “Devil’s Cauldron” .
where it compresses 47 meters to squeeze through a 6-meter canyon
dropping 40 metres with a thunderous roar. En-route, marvel at the,
hippos, crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephants
as well as a lot of bird species like Goliath heron, pelican bee–
eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork.
At this point we will get off the boat and, hike to the “top of
the falls” to catch a close view of the beauty that forms the
Murchison Falls. This is a pleasant guided walk that takes about one
hour. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Camp
(bandas or fix tents).
Day Four: This day we drive to Fort Portal via
Hoima, in a breathtaking landscape that forms the Albertine western
Rift Valley. It is a quite long drive ( 8 to 9 hours) but we will
have several stop overs to relax, and sightseeing as we pass verdant
countryside, traditional homesteads and farms. We will have our
packed/picnic lunch on the way. Check in and relax for the rest of
the evening. Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge or Rwenzori View
Guest House.
Day Five: Early transfer to Kibale Forest NP,
where all morning is dedicated to search for chimpanzees and other
primate including: I’hoestes, red colobus, blues, red tailed and
gray– cheeked mangabey . After we will stop in Fort Portal to have
lunch, before proceeding to Queen Elisabeth NP / Peninsula sector
where we will do a game drive in the crater lakes (Katwe) area, a
stunning landscape where we will look for elephants, buffaloes,
antelopes and if lucky even the leopard. Dinner and overnight at
Mweya Safari Lodge or Kingfisher Kichwamba Lodge.
Day Six: In the early morning we do a game drive
in the Kasenyi area, within QENP, on a look out for the lions,
buffalos, elephants, and large numbers of Uganda Kobs and other
antelopes. After lunch at our lodge we will go for a boat cruise on
the Kazinga Channel, to look out for the hippos, great herds of
buffaloes, and lots of water birds. Dinner and overnight at Mweya
Safari Lodge or Kingfisher Kichwamba Lodge.
Day Seven: In the early morning we do another
game drive in the Kasenyi area, within QENP. After we will go back
to the lodge bor breakfast, and then we drive to Ishasha, which is
in the southern sector of Queen Elisabeth National Park. We will
arrive in time for lunch at Wilderness Camp, before going for a game
drive looking for the tree climbing lions and other game. Dinner and
overnight at Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Day Eight: After early breakfast we will depart
to Volcanoes NP (Rwanda), home of the endangered mountain gorilla.
We will cross Kabale and Kisoro where we will stop for lunch at
Traveller´s Rest (where Dian Fossey used to stay, resting from the
long periods spent observing the mountain gorillas in the Virunga
Volcanoes). Then we proceed to Cyanika´s border post, and after
clearing we will continue to Ruhengeri and Kinigi, at the base of
Sabinyo mountain (one of the Virunga Volcanoes). Dinner and
overnight at Gorillas Nest Hotel or Asoferwa Kinigi Guest House.
Day Nine: After an early morning breakfast, we
will be transferred to the national park headquarters for being
briefed by the park rangers before departing for the hike in search
for the Great Mountain Gorillas. The excursion in a thick rainforest
and the interaction with the mountain ape, gives a wonderful
experience in life. We will have lunch after returning to the hotel.
In the afternoon we will depart to Kigali. Dinner at the hotel or
restaurant. Overnight at Hotel des Mille Collines (pool side room)
or Hotel Chez Lando.
Day Ten: Breakfast before being transferred to
the airport for your departure flight.
Note: Time allowing, we will visit Gisozi´s Genocide Memorial,
and the crafts village.
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