The 10 Days Luxury Rwanda Uganda Safari takes you to Nyungwe Forest National Park where you can experience the Rwanda tours and safaris and visit to the Lake Kivu holiday and experience gorilla safaris in Rwanda and Uganda gorilla safaris, visit the Bulago Island for the Uganda safari holiday!
Upon your arrival at Kigali International Airport and meet our driver/guide with hospitable welcome and then transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel/Grand Legacy Hotel which is situated in the Kigali city, relax after your long flight travel as you wait for your overnight stay. Meal plan: B/B
Day1: Kigali City – Nyungwe Forest National Park
After morning breakfast, embark the safari jeep and transfer via Butare to Nyungwe Forest National Park and on your way have lunch and thereafter transfer to One and Only Nyungwe House/Nyungwe Top View Hotel for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Day2: Rwanda Chimpanzee Trek & Canopy Walk
Have breakfast and after transfer to park headquarters for the briefing about the primates that the forest habits, the forest has got 13 primates which includes the chimpanzees, white and black colobus, vervet monkey, red tailed monkey among others.
Return to lodge for lunch, after in the evening take canopy walk to spot other primates, birds and variety of beautiful butterflies. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Nyungwe Forest National Park – Lake Kivu Holiday
Have breakfast and after transfer to Gisenyi and then relax at the shores of Lake Kivu experiencing the white sand and relaxing along the Lake Kivu with dinner and overnight stay at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel/Paradise Malahinde Guest House for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Lake Kivu – Volcanoes National Park
After morning breakfast, embark the safari jeep and transfer via Gisenyi to Volcanoes National Park and on your way visit to Rwanda cultural sites like the Dancing pots where you can experience the Rwanda cultural life and then have lunch and thereafter transfer to Sabyinyo Silver Back Lodge/Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel/Lebambou Gorilla Lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village
Have breakfast, after meet our guide and transfer to the park headquarters for briefing about the mountain gorillas, and the forest.
After enter into the forest to search for the endangered mountain gorillas and when you meet them take unforgettable photographs and videos and then take your packed lunch, after return to the park offices for your Rwanda gorilla trekking certificate and then return to lodge for refreshment, then in evening visit the Iby’Iwacu cultural site to experience Rwanda cultural experience tours and after return to lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Volcanoes National Park – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Have breakfast and after embark the safari jeep and transfer to Uganda via Cyanika border and then transfer to the Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge/Rushaga Gorilla Camp for lunch, and then in the evening retire relaxing with the cool environs of the forest as you wait for your second Uganda gorilla trekking experience the next day. Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Uganda Gorilla Trekking – Lake Bunyonyi
After your early breakfast, with your packed lunch and bottled mineral water transfer to the park headquarters for the briefing about mountain gorillas in the mist, after briefing and allocated to your gorilla trekking family and with your park rangers, porters enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the endangered mountain gorillas and when you meet them take unforgettable photos and videos, have your packed lunch and after the 1 hour allowed to stay with the gorillas return to the park offices for your gorilla trekking certificates. Drive to Lake Bunyonyi with en-route view of the scenic undulating landscapes and overnight stay at Arcadia Cottages. Meal plan: F/B
Day8: Lake Bunyonyi – Kampala
Have breakfast, and after embark the safari jeep and transfer back to Kampala with lunch en-route at Agip Motel and take stop at the Uganda equator and then drive to Kampala with overnight stay at Cassia Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day9: Kampala – Pineapple Bay Resort, Bulago Islands
Have breakfast, and after transfer to Bulago Islands via Munyonyo and upon arrival relax at the shores of Lake Victoria, you can take your shoes off and keep them off until you get back to the mainland.
Where you can climb to a breezy hilltop and enjoy an ice-cold sundowner with a 360-degree view, or lie in your bed with your morning tea and in your view is nothing but Lake Victoria and all her glory. Dinner and overnight stay at Pineapple Bay Resort that is situated to the shores of Lake Victoria. Meal plan: F/B
Day10: Bulago Island – Entebbe – Departure
Have breakfast, after embark the speed boat and return to Munyonyo and as the boat dock our driver/guide will be there to welcome you back and after transfer you to our office for your African travel gift and then drop you to the airport and get your return flight back home. End of services
The package includes:
Ground transportation by 4×4 safari jeep
Accommodation and meals
Chimpanzee permits
Canopy walk
Visit Lake Kivu
Gorilla permits in Rwanda and Uganda
Rwanda cultural sites
Bulago island vacation
En-route meals
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fares, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone charges, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and any other personnel nature expense.
What to wear/bring
Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially Bwindi.
When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a waterproof jacket
in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains, insect repellents. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required.
One medium sized duffel bag and one small daypack (carry-on) per person should be adequate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras,
binoculars and film. Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing Gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.