OVERVIEW

Make an 11-day trip from Uganda to Rwanda visiting key attractions like Kampala for cultural visits to Kasubi, museum and a night life on the streets and hide outs of the city center, Ziwa Sanctuary to trek a few rhinos that survived extinction, Murchison Falls, Kibale and Queen Elizabeth National parks for flora and fauna and Chimpanzee tracking in kibale, Bwindi Impenetrable and Volcanoes National Park for Gorilla trekking and Genocide Memorial, Lake Kivu, Rwanda Kigali.
These are the highlights of this exceptional opportunity to experience the unspoiled reserves of this pristine corner of East Africa. The vast plantations, magnificent mountain vistas and high plateaus beckon with adventure and amazing wildlife viewing.

HIGHLIGHTS :

Kampala, Ziwa Sanctuary, Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Albert, Fort Portal, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kazinga Channel Adjoins Lake Edward and George, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Genocide Memorial, Lake Kivu, Rwanda Kigali.

Rhino tracking Kampala, Ziwa Sanctuary Murchison Falls National Park
Chimp trekking in Kibale National Park
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park Boat cruise Kazinga Channel Adjoins Lake Edward and George and Murchison Falls National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Volcanoes National Park for Gorilla trekking
Genocide Memorial, Lake Kivu, and Rwanda Kigali city tour

ITINERARY

Day 1 – Arrive Entebbe / Kampala
Arrive in Entebbe, Uganda, where you are met by Kent Safari Representative and escorted to a booked hotel in Kampala. If time permits, have a city walk in Kampala city visiting attractions like the monuments, museum, craft villages and cultural centers.

Over Night: Africana Hotel/ Speak Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 2 – Kampala / Ziwa Sanctuary / Murchison Falls National Park
Depart Kampala to Murchison National Park, stopping at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary en- route. The sanctuary is home to more than 6 endangered rhinos and a range of other game and many bird species, where a guided rhino-tracking excursion is offered. Cross the Nile by ferry and proceed to your hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Paraa Safari Lodge

Day 3 – Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning game drive most commonly reveals elephant, giraffe, buffalo, warthog, leopard, lion, and many others. Afternoon boat trip to the bottom of the falls. Enjoy a stunning sunset on your return to the lodge. Have dinner and overnight at the campfire.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Paraa Safari Lodge

Day 4 – Murchison Falls National Park / Lake Albert / Western Uganda
Travel through the Rift Valley, via Lake Albert and its coastal fringes where flocks of small zebu are tended by the proud Alur herdsmen. Continue to the tourist city Fort Portal, traveling through changing vistas of high plateaus, valleys, and resplendent tea coffee plantations. The landscape becomes more tortuous, descending to the foot of the Rwenzori block Mountain, whose snowcapped peaks can be seen in the distance.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Paraa Safari Lodge

Day 5 – Kibale National Park / Queen Elizabeth National Park
Start early for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale National Park protects a large block of rainforest harboring the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa. Afternoon drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park along the foothills of the Rwenzori for an evening game drive.

Meal Plan: Break Fast, Lunch and Dinner 
Overnight, Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 6 – Queen Elizabeth National Park – Kazinga Channel
Morning game drive in the park. The Mweya peninsula is good for a variety of animals including elephants; in the Kasenyi plains you will find mostly lion and Uganda cob. A vast array of birds and the wildlife is seen on the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.

Meal Plan: Break Fast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight, Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 7 – Queen Elizabeth National Park / Bwindi National Park
Depart for Bwindi through grass covered hills, valleys filled with a mixture of banana, soy and coffee plantations, and the busy commercial center of Kabale. As you approach, you are afforded the most magnificent view of the whole volcano chain of the Virunga Mountains. Continue to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Meal Plan: Break Fast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Engagi Lodge

Day 8 – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Gorilla Trekking
An early morning trek into the forest on the slopes of the volcanoes, led by experienced trackers will bring you amongst a family of Mountain Gorillas. You will get within feet of the family and be privileged to spend time amongst them. Return to the lodge for a late lunch, with an opportunity for a forest walk with the guides.

Meal Plan: Break Fast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Engagi Lodge

Day 9 – Bwindi / Volcanoes National Park
Morning departure from Bwindi and head into Rwanda. /Kigali Travel to your booked Hotel near the Volcanoes National Park.

Meal Plan: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Serena Hotel Kigali

Day 10 – Volcanoes National Park – Gorilla Trekking / Lake Kivu
Genocide Memorial and Kigali City Tour
Early this morning, you are guided into the Volcanoes National Park. Tracking the gorillas through the unique Rolling Hills vegetation can take several hours of challenging walking in wet and muddy conditions. In the late afternoon drive to Gisenyi, a small town located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Serena Hotel / Standard

Day 11 – Lake Kivu / Depart Kigali
After an Early morning breakfast leave for the gleaming waters of Lake Kivu and view various attractions on the way and journey to Kigali, have lunch and relax a bit while touring the beautiful city of kigali if time allows. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Meal Plan; Breakfast/ Lunch,

Note: after the tour, a special room for refreshments will be provided before your flight.

INCLUSIONS:

• Accommodation and meals as stipulated in the itinerary.
• Transportation in a shared driven safari vehicle with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography.
• Services of an English-speaking driver-guide
• Game viewing drives
• Parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary.
• All Airport Transfers
• Gorilla Permit/per person
• Chimpanzee Permits.
• Meet and greet services.
• Masks and Sanitizers.
• 24 hours stand-by contact number.
• 5 or 7 passengers guaranteed window seat in each safari vehicle.
• Emergency Evacuations AMREF.

EXCLUSIONS:

• All items of personal nature example telephone call bills laundry and any other items not specified in our itinerary.
• International Flights.
• Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s). (Budget approx. US$ 2.00 – US$ 4.00 per person per day for lodge and hotel staff, U$ 1.00 per bag for porters and US$ 10.00 - U$ 12.00 per person per day for driver-guides) its optional
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
• Any local or international flight(s) and departure/other taxes.
• Visa fees currently US$ 50.00 per passport holder and subject to change. Visas are available on arrival at international airports or recognized border entry points.
• Personal insurance – which we strongly recommend.