10-Days Rwanda – Uganda Safari
10-Days Rwanda- Uganda Safari. This is into two East African tourist hotspots, which are Rwanda, his country, “the land of a thousand hills,” and also Uganda, well known to be the home to the primates, mostly the Mountain Gorillas, or more so.
The Pearl of Africa”. Ever been interested as to why Charles Darwin considered man as an evolution from the same ancestors as some of the primates, such as the chimpanzees and the Mountain Gorillas.
Then seek no more because this package enables you to have an up-close view of them in their natural habitats and their behaviors.
Apart from those, you will also get to have an African jungle adventure in the various destinations in these two East African nations.
Where you will experience a variety of game encounters such as the Lions, African Elephants, Buffaloes, Leopards, Hippos, Crocodiles, Antelopes, among others, and also the different cultures and stunning landscapes.
10-DAYS RWANDA SAFARI – UGANDA DAY 1: ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HOTEL
Upon your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our team in Rwanda, and then you will be transferred to your reserved hotel.
You will then be allowed to spend the remaining part of the day relaxing as you refresh from your journey. Dinner and overnight will still be at the hotel.
Meal Plan: Dinner {D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 2: KIGALI CITY
You will start your day with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where over 250,000 souls were laid to rest in 1994 after they were massacred, following the killing of the President back then.
From there, you will make a stopover at King’s Palace Museum, which is a royal dwelling that was a masterful homage in the past.
You will also get to venture into the Ethnographic Museum located in Butare, where you will be immersed in the cultures of the Rwandese people.
You will get to have your lunch and then proceed on with your journey to Lake Kivu, where, on reaching, you will check into your accommodation.
Then spend the evening there as you get to enjoy the ambiance of the lake view. Dinner and overnight will be at the place.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 3: NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK
On this day, you will get to set off on a forest walk in search of primates such as the Grey-cheeked Mangabeys, Red-tailed Monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, and Black & White Colobus Monkeys.
Mostly, you will be on the lookout for the Chimpanzees (man’s closest cousins, we share about 98% genes).
The search mostly takes around 40 to 4 hours, which depends on when you encounter them, the Chimpanzees.
You will then be allowed to spend an hour with them and then later head back to the park information center to have lunch and relax, and then afterwards venture on an evening canopy walk.
The suspended walk is usually breathtaking as you get to experience an exhilarating aerial view of the ancient treetops and various wildlife, and also the birdlife for the bird lovers.
You will then head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 4: GISAKURA TEA ESTATE – VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and depart for Volcanoes National Park, where you will have an en-route stopover at Gisakura Tea Estate.
Here you will be able to learn how tea is picked and also get to try it on your own. It is such a wonderful experience.
You will then continue with your journey to Volcanoes National Park, an incredible park that harbors diverse flora and fauna species, including the Endangered Mountain Gorillas and the Golden Monkeys as well.
On reaching, you will first check in at your accommodation as you have your lunch, and then later, visit the Iby’ Iwacu Cultural Village, meaning Treasure of Our Home, but mostly known as “Gorilla Guardians’ village”.
Here you will get to experience a whole set of how life typically was and the practices that were done, from dress codes, beliefs, traditional herbs, and dances.
Thereafter, you will head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 5: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
After an early morning breakfast, you will head to the park’s information office for pre-trekking briefings to follow during the tour.
From there, you will begin the tracking for the Golden Monkeys, which, apart from Rwanda, are only found in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which all share the Virunga Region.
After the trekking safari, you will have lunch as you head on your way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, which is world-famous for hosting almost half of the remaining mountain gorillas.
On reaching the border, you will first be required to complete border crossing formalities and then be allowed to cross over to Uganda as you proceed on with the journey.
On arrival, you will check in as you relax and wait for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 6: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
On this day, you will get to come across the very humongous beasts, the Mountain Gorillas, while in their normal habitats.
They normally don’t like disturbance, but they do love visitors, as said by the guides. Their family structure includes mostly one mature male (silverback) and a group of females with or without infants.
On encountering them, you will have the opportunity to take pictures as much as you want and observe their normal behaviors.
After an hour of staying with them, you will then return to the information center, where you will have your packed lunch as you start your way to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
This park is home to over 618 bird species, making it the 6th leading birdlife habitat destination in the world and the leading in Africa, making it the best spot for bird enthusiasts in Africa.
Apart from that, you will get to come across the unique tree-climbing Lions. Normally, Lions usually do not climb trees like Leopards, but here you will get to encounter these special creatures.
After the game drive, you will check into your reserved lodgings, where you will spend your overnight.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10 -DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 7: FULL DAY GAME DRIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
In the southwestern part of the park is the Ishasha sector. Here is where you will head for a game drive after breakfast, the only perfect spot in East Africa to spot the reality of the tree-climbing Lions.
Apart from the Lions, you will also be able to spot various wildlife species such as the African buffalo, Elephants, Uganda kobs, Warthogs, and Spotted Hyenas, among others.
After the game drive, you will then head north where you will first check into your reserved accommodation as you take you.
Later in the afternoon, head visit Lake Katwe to learn and observe the traditional method of salt mining, and then call it a day as you head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 8: FULL DAY QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
You shall begin your day with an early morning game drive, where it will be an opportune moment to come across a variety of species, especially the predators such as the Leopard and the Lion, as they come out of their hunting session or when ready to make a strike at their prey.
After the morning game drive, you will then head back to your lodge, where you will have your lunch and a session of personal time.
Later in the afternoon, you will then embark on a boat ride safari on the Kazinga Channel, where you will get to encounter the hippos and the crocodiles among others as you get to explore the park along the channel.
From there, you will head on a short game drive as you get to enjoy the sunset in the wild, and then head back to your lodge. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 9: LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
After a relaxed breakfast, you will check out as you head for Lake Mburo National Park, which is home to 350 bird species.
Other wildlife species such as Oribi, Impalas, Zebras, Elands, Leopards, among others. You will arrive in time for lunch, where you will first check into your booked lodge as you re-energize for yet another African safari.
The park, despite being the smallest national park in Uganda, is also known to have the highest number of Leopards in Uganda.
You will get to venture on an evening game drive and get to enjoy the variety of flora and fauna species, and then later set off back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: {B, L & D}
10-DAYS RWANDA – UGANDA SAFARI DAY 10: LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK – ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Early in the morning, get to start off the day with a jungle walking safari guided by an experienced guide.
This park is one of the two national parks in Uganda that allows safari walks within the wildlife’s vicinity, how amazing it is! Leaving one with a lifetime experience.
After the safari walk, you will get to have a game drive as you get to explore more of this park, and then you will begin your journey to Entebbe Airport.
You will get to make a stopover at Kayabwe Equator landmark, where the equator lies, and get to prove this through the water experiment.
It is an amazing experience, and then thereafter, you will conclude your 10-day jungle venture at the airport, where you will be dropped off.
Meal Plan: {B & L}
This tour is offered by Simba Paka Safaris.
