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Day 1: Kampala
Arrive to Kampala. Overnight Forest Cottages (or similar)
Day 2: Kampala/Fort Portal
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Take the scenic route to Fort Portal at the edge of Kibale National Park. Spend the night on a guest farm listening to the sounds of monkeys and birds. Overnight Kluges Guest Farm (or similar)
Day 3: Kibale National Park
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Explore the evergreen rainforest and trek to spot chimps in the morning or afternoon. Embark on a chimp trek with a park ranger/guide. See more than just chimpanzees in their natural environment. Learn about the ecosystem and keep an eye out for other animals. Although chimp sightings are not guaranteed, visitors stand a good chance of hearing and seeing our distant cousins as they are not bothered by humans watching their daily behaviour.
We will then enjoy a traditional lunch in the Bigodi Community prepared with fresh, organic local ingredients. Guests dine in a grass thatched hut and learn about Bigodi dining etiquette. Your local hosts describes how the ingredients used in the dishes are grown, harvested and prepared.Overnight Kluges Guest Farm (or similar)
Day 4: Kibale NP/Queen Elizabeth NP
Breakfast | Dinner
Continue on to Queen Elizabeth NP, stopping at the equator. Head out on a wildlife safari drive in the afternoon. Keep your eyes peeled for warthogs, elephants, buffalo, five different species of primates, and hippos.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is characterized by open savannah, large areas of swamp around Lake George, the extensive Maramagambo Forest in the southeast, and the forested Kyambura Gorge along the border with Kyambura Game Reserve. Overnight Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (or similar)
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Take an early morning wildlife safari drive and enjoy lunch inside the park. Opt for an evening cruise along the Kazinga Channel.
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth NP/Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Breakfast
Take an early morning wildlife safari drive and enjoy lunch inside the park. Option for an evening cruise along the Kazinga Channel. Enjoy a wildlife safari drive with possible sightings of bu
ffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, leopards, hyenas, giant forest hogs, and elephants. Overnight Rushaga Gorilla Camp (or similar)
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking
Breakfast
Take an unforgettable guided trek (1-6 hrs) deep into volcano forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a wildlife encounter of a lifetime, and meet a family of mountain gorillas. One of Africa's major highlights, a close encounter with these amazing animals is simply breathtaking.
Get prepared before heading out: bring plenty of water and waterproof clothing (it can rain on only a few minutes’ notice), and be sure to bring protective bags for cameras and film. Dress in layers with long sleeves and long pants to protect against stinging nettles found in the forests. The trek’s often chilly, at first, until you start trekking.
Note: Ugandan authorities are fiercely protective of this natural treasure, and currently permit only a maximum of eight people, per day, to visit a given gorilla family. The group will be split into different sub-groups for the trek, and depending on the number of travellers, different sub-groups may do their trek on different days. Overnight Rushaga Gorilla Camp (or similar)
Day 8: Bwindi/Kigali
Breakfast | Lunch
Cross the border into Rwanda, then head to the capital city, Kigali. Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, which serves as a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide in 1994. The centre opened on the tenth anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, in April 2004, and was built on a site where more than 250,000 people are buried. Enjoy lunch at the Nyamirambo Women's Centre. Located in Nyamirambo, the largest and most vibrant township in Rwanda, the centre provides women and girls from a diverse range of backgrounds, the opportunity to support each other and succeed, through education and training programs. Enjoy lunch prepared by women employed at the centre, allowing us to try local foods and popular dishes. After lunch, take some time to browse the centre's shop, which features handmade, high-quality crafts and clothes, made by some of the women at the shop, as well as other women's cooperatives throughout Rwanda. Proceeds from the meal and shop help support the centre’s education and training programs, including a community library.
Tour ends on arrival at hotel.
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