Rwanda uganda safari holidays – 8 days
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Day 1: Kampala – Fort portal
After breakfast we will depart Kampala and head west to Fort Portal. Driving through the luxuriant countryside green vegetation, and on the way keep your eyes open in order to have a clear view of the beautiful pearl of Africa. However, Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the legendary Mountains of the Moon. Therefore expect to have lots of fun in the mountain shadow environment. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge Kibale/
luxury tents of Primate Lodge Kibale.
Day 2: Chimpanzee safari holiday.
Following breakfast, set off to Kibale Forest National Park, the highly regarded park with variety and uppermost concentration of primates in East Africa. Enjoy a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys and many others. After lunch , leave for Bwindi National park arrive late for Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Buhoma community Bandas.
Day 3: Gorilla safari uganda holiday.
Before breakfast, start the Journey to the park for Gorilla trekking briefing where you will meet other trackers and game rangers ready to give you brief knowledge about the activity. There after, have a chance to track the mountain Gorillas by passing through a simple and enjoyable Hike in the bamboo forest and once you meet them, spend one hour observing and taking pictures of the gorillas before you return to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Buhoma community Bandas.
Day 4: Uganda to Rwanda
Past break fast, and all the fun enjoy full activities in the African Switzerland land of Uganda scenery; drive to Kisoro and cross the border to Rwanda the land of thousand hills which is blessed with variety of attractions with picnic lunch. There after, proceeds to Ruhengeri the base of Rwanda attractions. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Nest Hotel or Kinigi Guest House.
Day 5: Gorilla safari holiday rwanda Park des Volcanoes
After breakfast you will be driven to park headquarters for the morning Gorilla briefing which ends at 8.00.am and later, start off the adventure with trackers. Tracking gorillas may take 2- 8 hours depending on where the gorillas built there nest last night. However, if they built it near the starting point for the tracking, you will see them in even less than an hour. But it can also take a full day so one should be little patient and enduring. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla nest hotel/Kinigi guest house.
Day 6: Transfer to Nyungwe forest.
Following relaxed breakfast, transfer to Nyungwe National park famously known as the great place for primate viewing in Rwanda. If you arrive early, take a tour around the lodge plus the near by neighbouring villages. Retire with dinner and overnight at ORTPN Rest house/Gisakura guest house.
Day 7: Chimpanzee safari
Early morning, leave for chimpanzee tracking an activity that will enable you to see variety of forest habitants like Butterflies, Monkeys, Amphibians, and reptiles and many others. At the end of the activity one will be able to make a difference between Gorillas and chimps of both Uganda and Rwanda. Dinner and overnight at ORTPN Rest house/Gisakura guest house.
Day 8: Departure back home plus an optional city tour.
Have late leisure breakfast at your lodge; organize for the departure Journey back home. Later transfer to the airport for your onward flight. However, if time allows you can have a city tour before departure.
End of Uganda and Rwanda safari holiday