14-Day Mixed Game Safari Across Uganda and Rwanda

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our guide, who will be waiting for you.
He will then brief about your activities before you get transferred to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you will be proceeding with Kampala city tour after you check in.

Main Destination: Kampala (Uganda)

Accommodation: Malakai Eco Lodge - Mid-range lodge near Kampala (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your early breakfast, you will set off for the Murchison Falls National Park. As you travel, you will bypass the beautiful countryside of Uganda, including the Luwero triangle. The Luwero triangle is where the current government launched a guerrilla warfare that brought it to power. You will first visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. White rhinos became extinct in Uganda’s national parks in 1980. The few that had remained were transferred to the sanctuary for better protection. There are about 18 rhinos in the sanctuary at the moment, and there is a plan to reintroduce them in Uganda’s game parks in the future. Then lunch will be at Amuka Lodge before proceeding to the Murchison Falls National Park. The guide will drive you straight to the top of the Murchison Falls. The Murchison Falls squeezes through an 8-meter-wide gorge before dropping with a thunderous roar. You will also spot the adjacent Uhuru Falls, that was formed in 1962 due to heavy flooding.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge - Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

You will wake up very early with your well-packed breakfast or coffee to take during the game drive along the southern sector of the park. The morning drive will take you through different parts of the park where you will have an opportunity to spot 4 of the Big Five, including leopards, buffalo, lions, and elephants. There are more mammals to be found in the park during the game drive, like the Uganda Kob, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, hartebeest, bushbucks, and several other species of antelopes. Once done with the morning game drive, you will head back to the lodge for lunch and rest.

In the afternoon, get ready to go for a launch cruise along the river Nile ending at the bottom of the Murchison falls. This section of the Nile has a high concentration of Hippos and crocodiles. The area is a birders' paradise with species like the Fish Eagle, Shoebill, Grey-crowned Crane, Goliath Heron, African Skimmer, Black-headed Gonolek, Long-toed Plover and Saddle-billed Stork call the place home.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge - Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your breakfast, you will leave Murchison Falls National Park for Kibale National Park. The journey is long but worthwhile as you will be able to see Uganda’s beautiful countryside, several landmarks, and observe the locals going about their lives. Lunch will be in the beautiful town of Fort Portal. After lunch, you will go for a tour of the town and the headquarters of the Tooro Kingdom. Fort Portal stands out because it is located in an area with great weather and lush green vegetation for most of the year.

Main Destination: Kibale Falls National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Primate Lodge Kibale - Luxury lodge inside Kibale NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, the driver will take you to the Kibale National Park offices for the briefing on chimpanzee tracking. Our guides/rangers will let you know all there is to know about tracking chimpanzees. Kibale National Park is the best place to track chimpanzees in the world. The chances of spotting them are very high, and 4 communities are habituated. Chimps love to stay on top of trees compared to mountain gorillas. They are also more vocal, hence allowing them to be located from kilometers away. Chimpanzee trekking takes between 3 to 5 hours. You will head back to your lodge for lunch and rest. Our driver will then transfer you to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening. The journey takes only 2 hours.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Parkview Safari Lodge - Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your early breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive at the Kasenyi sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. This morning game drive allows visitors to spot nocturnal animals retreating to their dens and also the early risers. Expect to spot leopards, hippos, lions, buffaloes, hartebeests, resident and migratory birds. After your game drive, you will return to have lunch and rest at your lodge. At 2:00 pm, you will be transferred to the Kazinga Channel for a launch cruise. The Kazinga Channel is a collection point for most of the park's animals and birds. You will be very impressed with the sheer number of wildlife found drinking and grazing along the banks.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Parkview Safari Lodge - Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your early breakfast, prepare for your second game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This time, you will be driven to the Ishasha sector of the park, which is famous for tree-climbing lions. You will see many other park mammals that you might not have sighted during your visit to other sections of the park. After spotting the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, you will leave the park and embark on the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park. Lunch will be taken along the way. You can expect to arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park late in the afternoon. You'll rest and prepare for gorilla tracking the next day.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge - Mid-range lodge just outside Ruhija (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your breakfast, you'll head for the briefing about gorilla trekking, which takes place at the park office at 7:00 am. The head guide will review the requirements and rules for gorilla trekking, what to expect, the gorilla groups, and what to see in the park. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park has 11 gorilla families, with some living near the park offices while others deeper in the forest. The allocation of gorilla families is done based on the overall fitness and age of travelers. Always follow instructions from the guides, stay calm, and avoid sudden movements for your good memories and picture.

After the allocated time, you will head back to your hotel. Later in the afternoon, you will go and visit the Batwa pygmy community who live close to the park. They were relocated by the government after the forest reserve was turned into a park. The Batwa pygmies lived as hunters and gatherers for years in the forest of Bwindi, Mgahinga, Virunga, and Volcanoes National Park.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge - Mid-range lodge just outside Ruhija (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

You'll wake up to have breakfast at your own time and get ready to be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is a famous spot for birding tours in Uganda and sightseeing. It is a small lake with over 40 islands and is ideal for honeymooners and those who want a quiet, serene, and romantic place. You will go for a boat ride and island hopping as you watch the local fishermen carrying out their activities. You could also visit the punishment island. This is where young girls who had conceived before wedlock were abandoned to die. Most were rescued by men who couldn’t afford the bride price.

Main Destination: Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort - Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your breakfast, you'll hit the road to Rwanda. Don’t expect to be bored because the journey from Uganda to Rwanda rewards visitors with beautiful scenery and amazing countryside. Lunch will be taken along the way and after crossing into Rwanda. After lunch, the driver will continue up to your lodge for check-in and relaxation. You can spend the evening on a nature walk or request the driver to take you for a tour of the town of Musanze. You'll rest early and prepare for gorilla trekking at the Volcanoes National Park the next day.

Main Destination: Musanze (Rwanda)

Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge - Mid-range lodge, less than 1hr drive from Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your breakfast, you will head to Buhanga eco-park to meet the Volcano National Park guide on your way, where he is waiting for you to pass through the history. Buhanga Eco-park is a small forest of around 31 hectares that is referred to as sacred, and a ritual place where the Kings of Yore in Rwanda were initiated and enthroned for Kingship. It brings out the great beauty of an ecosystem. It’s quite exhausting as you get into the forest walking on stony trails under the covering of tall majestic trees, as well as creeping and crawling plants, as you are ushered in by beautiful colorful butterflies and various bird species singing in the air.

Later in the late afternoon, you will head out to visit the Iby’iwacu Cultural Village in Musanze, which is near the Volcanoes National Park. The Centre is now known as the Gorilla Guardians Village. It has grown from a simple site where former poachers would sell souvenirs to one of the leading cultural centres in East Africa.

Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)

Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge - Mid-range lodge, less than 1hr drive from Ruhengeri (Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your breakfast, you will go for golden monkey tracking and head to the Volcanoes National Park offices for a briefing on golden monkey tracking. After the briefing, you will go into the forest to track the golden monkeys with the park rangers. Once you reach their territory, you will see them swinging on top of the trees and coming down to forage for insects. Golden monkeys look very beautiful and cuddly. You should take as many photos as you can. Afterwards, you'll descend back to the lodge for lunch and rest.

Later in the evening, our driver will take you for a tour around the twin Lakes of Ruhondo and Burera.

Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)

Accommodation: Best View Hotel - Budget hotel, less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After your breakfast, you'll start the journey toward Kigali. While traveling, you'll enjoy the beautiful Rwanda countryside with over a thousand hills. Once you reach Kigali, you'll go for a tour of the small but very neat and organized city. Kigali is one of the fastest-growing cities in East Africa and is used as an example for other countries to follow. During the Kigali city tour, you will visit the genocide memorial site, the presidential palace museum, the main market, and then finish with some shopping from artisan shops.

Main Destination: Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation: Lebanon Hotel - Mid-range hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Non-alcoholic drinks

After you have breakfast, we will transfer you to your hotel to depart for your home.
Depending on your departure time, you will continue with a Kigali city tour and visit other interesting areas of the city.

Main Destination: Kigali International Airport (Rwanda)

Accommodation: No accommodation

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)