The 15 Days primates’ tour in Uganda, Rwanda & Congo will take you to the most interesting tourism areas where you experience the visit to the chimpanzee and gorillas, wildlife and more amazing sightseeing. On this primate tour you will excited after taking the trip gorilla trekking tours in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo and traveling in the best customized safari vehicle and guided by our experienced safari guide with knowledge regarding tourism in Africa.
Upon arrival at Entebbe international airport, meet with the safari guide for the orientation about the safari and after transfer to the Karibu Guest House Entebbe for your overnight stay. Meal plan: B/B
Day1: Visit Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary-Kampala
Have early morning breakfast, after embark the safari jeep and transfer to the Entebbe Water Front Club where you will board the speed boat that takes 45 minutes to the Ngamba Islands. Upon arrival you will be briefed about the conservation work to the sanctuary and after experience the afternoon feeding session. Lunch, after embark the boat and transfer back to Entebbe and upon your arrival at the front club our guide will be waiting for you to transfer you to Kampala for your overnight stay at Cassia Lodge, which offers the panorama view of the Kampala city as you enjoy the cool breeze of the shores of Lake Victoria. Meal plan: B/B
Day2: Kampala-Murchison Falls National Park
Morning breakfast at the Cassia Lodge, and after embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park once was known as (Kabalega National Park) and before visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where the re-introduced Rhinos are protected and you will experience the Rhino Tracking and later have your lunch. Thereafter continue and via the Budongo Eco forest you will enter Murchison Falls National Park. Dinner and overnight stay at Bakers’ Lodge/Murchison River Lodge/Fort Murchison Camp, Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Game Drive & Boat Cruise
Dawn game drive with the experiential bush breakfast, explore Uganda’s largest National Park which has impressed numerous famous visitors with its varied landscape and bountiful wildlife including Lions, Cape buffaloes, Elephants, Leopard, water and bush bucks, warthogs, giraffes and the amphibians like hippos, crocodiles as well as an extremely rich and diverse birdlife population in the various areas like Budongo forest among others. This experience takes 3-4 hours and after return to the lodge for your fresh lunch. After drive to the starting point of the boat cruise which starts at 2.30 pm along River Nile and it takes like 3 hours and towards the bottom of the falls. If you are an adventurous or fit enough we can arrange for you the hike to the top and this hike offers a lot to view which are exceptional that you can’t have just only on the boat cruise. Dinner and overnight stay as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Murchison Falls National Park-Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Kibale forest via the undulating escarpments and the fabled view of mountain of the moon. Lunch, then drive to Kibale forest, and today as it is long way drive upon arrival relax at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Papaya Lake Lodge/Kyaninga Lodge/Kibale Forest Camp. Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Kibale Chimpanzee Habituation
Early morning breakfast and after head to the park for the briefing about the chimpanzees and the habitant, after enter into the jungle for the full day chimpanzee habituation experience in the lowland and montane forests in East Africa. Dinner and overnight as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Kibale Forest National Park-Queen Elizabeth National Park
Enjoy breakfast and proceed south to take a small step for mankind but a big leap for yourself as we cross the Equator to the Southern hemisphere. A short photo stop and we’ll continue to Queen Elisabeth National Park where we’ll take another boat cruise, this time on Kazinga channel, a 40km canal which connects Lakes Edward and George. View wildlife on the banks of the canal with the cloud capped peaks of highest mountain range in Africa, the Ruwenzori or the Mountains of the Moon making for a fabulous backdrop. Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Katara Lodge/Enganzi Lodge/Bush Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Queen Elizabeth National Park-Bwindi Gorilla National Park
Have breakfast and after go for the early morning game drive at the Kasenyi mating ground and you will spot more wildlife species like lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, water and bush bucks, warthogs among others. After drive to Bwindi forest via the ishasha southern sector and with chance you will spot the African tree climbing lions and more wildlife species like topi, oribi among others. Lunch, after embark the safari vehicle and transfer then to Bwindi where you will experience the amazing unforgettable gorilla trekking the following day. Dinner and overnight at Bwindi Jungle Lodge/Mutanda Lake Resort. Meal plan: F/B
Day8: Gorilla Trekking Tour
Have early morning breakfast, after with your packed lunch and mineral drinking water and then transfer to the starting point of the gorilla adventure for the conservation briefing of the mountain gorillas and the forest. After allocated to your gorilla trekking family, enter into the jungle searching for the gorillas in the mist. Upon meeting the gorillas take the amazing photos and videos and after the one hour allowed staying with the mountain gorilla’s return to the park headquarters for your gorilla trekking tour certificate. Return to the lodge and relax and as you wait for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day9: Uganda-Rwanda
Have breakfast, after embark the safari jeep and then cross the Cyanika border to Drive through Northern Province of Rwanda where the Volcanoes National Park is situated and where you will experience the second gorilla trek in Rwanda on the following day. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Lebombou Gorilla Lodge/Muhabura Guest House. Meal plan: F/B
Day10: Rwanda Gorilla Trek-Goma Borders
Breakfast at the lodge and after go for gorilla trek Rwanda in the volcanoes national park and you can have the unforgettable gorilla photo tours and after return to the lodge for lunch, after drive to Lake Kivu, Gisenyi and cross to Goma town and then dinner and overnight stay at Lac Vic Kivu Hotel. Meal plan: F/B
Day11: Goma-Mount Nyiragongo
Early breakfast and after with our packed bags ready for the hike to the summit of Nyiragongo, the drive will take you to Kibati, which is the starting point for our hike that 5-6 hours to the top depending on the hiking speed of the members in the group, dinner and overnight stay on top in the mountain shelter Wooden Cabins. Meal plan: F/B
Day12: Virunga Chimpanzee Habituation
Have breakfast and after go for the chimpanzee habituation walks. In February 2014, a Congolese team trained by Frankfurt Zoological Society began habituating a group of chimpanzees living in the forests around park headquarters in Rumangabo. Guests staying at Mikeno Lodge can join this team on their daily visits to the chimpanzees. The day begins when a group of local trackers leave their camp at 4:30 am to locate where the chimpanzees spent the previous night. Lodge guests set out at 6:00 am to find the chimpanzees. Groups are limited to 4 people and time with the chimpanzees is restricted to one hour. Bookings for these walks can be arranged by the Virunga team and dinner and overnight stay as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day13: Congo Gorilla Trekking Tours
Have breakfast and after drive to Mikeno sector Virunga national park for gorilla trekking, you can observe the critically endangered Eastern Mountain Gorilla a true Gentle Giant of the jungle. After we, shall return to Mikeno lodge for lunch and after visit the gorilla orphanage at Senkwenkwe that gives extra hours to view both the low land and mountain gorillas on one area. Overnight stay at Mikeno Lodge, Meal plan: F/B
Day14: Virunga National Park-Lake Kivu
Have breakfast and after drive back to Lake Kivu and have relaxation holiday at the beach shores of the Lake and you will have an evening boat ride along Lake Kivu towards the hot springs and the cruise offers the amazing view of mount Nyiragongo. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel/Malahide Paradise Guest House. Meal plan: F/B
Day15: Lake Kivu-Kigali
Early morning breakfast and after drive to Kigali town with visit to some of the historical cultural sites and genocide memorials and with en-route lunch and head to the airport for your return flight back home. End of services.
The package includes:
Airport transfers
Accommodation and meals
Transportation by safari vehicles
Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
En-route luncheons
Chimpanzee habituation $ 220 USD, Uganda
Chimpanzee habituation $ 100 USD, DRC Congo
Park entrances
Game drives
Boat cruises
Gorilla permits $ 600 USD, Uganda
Gorilla permits $ 750 USD, Rwanda
Gorilla permits $ 400 USD, DRC Congo
Professional English speaking guide
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fares, Visas, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.
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. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required. One medium sized duffel bag and one small day pack (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 under brush of the forest.