Rwanda, Uganda With Gorillas

Volcanoes

Arrive at Kigali Airport, our representative will be waiting for you, who will brief you about your safari and transfer you to your accommodation in Kigali

Hotel Des Mille Collines

Volcanoes

After breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for briefing about the trekking. After lunch as we prepare for Dian Fossy hike. This guided hike takes you to where Fossey and Digit were buried and you can see the remains of her former research camp. Along the way, you will also learn more about Dian Fossey’s life and the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. After an amazing one hour, return to the trailhead, drive back to the lodge for a relaxed evening.

Virunga Lodge

Bwindi Impenetrable

After breakfast and depart with your picnic lunch, we drive to the park office for briefing on the do’s and don’ts during trekking. Thereafter we will enter the gorilla sanctuary for your next adventure. The area offers dramatically steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. Depending on your interest and time permitting, you may proceed for the optional community encounter or else relax at the lodge.

Mahogany Springs Safari Lodge

Queen Elizabeth

Have morning coffee, go for game drive to increase on your animal count, drive towards Kasenyi plains the home of unique wildlife. Expect to see some members of the big 5 like lions. In the afternoon, go a boat ride along the kazinga Channel which connects Lake George and Lake Edward. It’s a relaxing ride as you will appreciate the high scores of elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes cooling off at the shores and different species of birds including great pelicans both migrant and immigrants.

Mweya Safari Lodge

Kibale

After breakfast, drive to the park offices for briefing. Begin the chimpanzee walk with a ranger guide. On a lucky day you will see chimpanzees play on trees as they climb up and down which will give you a soothing experience with them. They will make a lot of hooting which makes it easy to located. Get back to the lodge for lunch and relax. In the afternoon you can go for an optional community and coffee tour to experience the livelihood of the local people.

Kyaninga Lodge

Murchison Falls

Have breakfast set off for a morning game drive on the Northern delta with sightings of cape buffaloes, Jackson’s hartebeest, Rothschild’s giraffes, oribi, jackals bushbuck, bohor reedbuck and carnivores like lions, leopard. In the afternoon boat trip on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the Murchison falls where you will be rewarded with spectacular views. En-route you will see hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants cooling off on the shores from the scotching sun and variety of bird species.

Paraa Safari Lodge

Kidepo Valley

The day will begin with game drive throughout the area with adequate circuits. We drive to the hot springs through the palm tree lined Kidepo River in search for ostriches, leopards and tortoise. The game sighting will be at close range. In the evening drive to the nearby village where you will spend time with the Karamojong pastoralists. Get back to the lodge for the wilderness overnight stay.

Apoka Safari Lodge

Kidepo Valley

Enjoy a calm breakfast, drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary go for a guided Rhino trekking safari to have a complete feel of the Africa big five. Here you will trek the rhinos on foot with a ranger guide and see the rhinos at a close and safe distance. Continue to Kampala for lunch and souvenir shopping at the African craft village. You will later be transferred to Entebbe to readily catch your flight back home. Thank you for choosing Nature Connect Safaris Uganda.