Join our 10 Days Safari to explore Rwanda and Uganda with Engagi safaris. The 10 Days Rwanda Uganda trip offers you memorable gorilla trekking experience I Bwindi Forest, Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes park, Chimpanzee trekking/ canopy in Nyungwe Forest and game viewing /boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This 10 Days safari starts in Kigali Rwanda ending in Kampala/Entebbe Uganda.
Trip activities
• Gorilla trekking
• Chimpanzee trekking
• Golden monkey trekking/Dian Fossey hike
• Game viewing
• Boat cruising
• Canopy walk
Trip Summary
Day 1: Pick up & transfer to Nyungwe Forest
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy walk
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking/Dian Fossey grave hike – Transfer to Bwindi Forest
Day 5: Mountain gorilla Trekking & Batwa pygmies
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 8: Game Viewing & Launch cruise
Day 9: Drive to Kampala – Nightlife
Day 10: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up & transfer to Nyungwe Forest
Upon your arrival at Kigali International airport, you will meet your driver-guide (our company representative) and drive south-westwards to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Enjoy this scenic drive through Kigali City; stop at Murumba genocide memorial center to have a brief about the 1994 genocide. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Top View/ Gisakura guest House
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy walk
Today you wake upon early, have breakfast and with your packed lunch drive to Uwinka information center for briefing about the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. Register with the park and at 8:00 am, start off the hike to meet the endangered chimpanzees. Trekking can be done in the main forest of Cyamudongo forest but both experiences are worth it. On meeting the chimps, spend an hour in their company, enjoy their human-like characters, take pictures and have fun. In the afternoon, join a 2 hours canopy walk for great aerial views of the forest, wildlife, local communities, and Virunga volcanoes. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Top View/ Gisakura guest House.
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Wakeup on a cup of coffee, check out and depart for Volcanoes National park. The 6 hours scenic drive through Gisenyi and Ruhengeri offers you great views of beautiful Rwanda. In the afternoon, chill at the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at DaVinci Gorilla Lodge/ Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking/Dian Fossey grave hike – Transfer to Bwindi Forest
After morning breakfast, drive to Kinigi park headquarters for registration and briefing. You may either chose to do golden monkey trekking to enjoy the company of these playful creatures in the wild. Alternatively, join a hike to the graveyard of Dian Fossey, an American primatologist who lost her life to save the mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif. In the afternoon, drive to Bwindi Forest National Park. Dinner and overnight stay at Chameleon Hills Lodge/ Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Ichumbi Lodge.
Day 5: Mountain gorilla Trekking & Batwa pygmies
Arise early, have breakfast, get your packed lunch ad transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about gorilla trekking. You will also be put together in groups of eight and given a gorilla family to trek. Trekking to see gorillas starts at 8:00am lasting for 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where gorillas will be last day. On meeting gorillas, you will spend an hour in their company. Take pictures, learn their behaviors and embrace their human-like characters. In the evening if time allows, visit batwa pygmies to learn about their traditional forest life. Dinner and overnight stay at Chameleon Hills Lodge/ Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Ichumbi Lodge.
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, Africa’s second deepest Lake. Spend the whole day chilling on the shores of the Lake, join a boat cruise to explore the islands of Bunyonyi especially the Punishment Island where unmarried Bakiga girls would be taken and left to die in isolation. If you know swimming, dive into the fresh deep waters of Lake Bunyonyi and you will feel fresh. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort/ Bunyonyi eco Lodge.
Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, check out of the lodge and embark on a scenic drive through kigezi hills to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Connect through Ishasha sector, home to the famous tree-climbing lions. Check out for the lions up in the fig/ acacia trees making your whole experience memorable. Dinner and overnight Mweya Safari Lodge/ Simba Safari Lodge
Day 8: Game Viewing & Launch cruise
In the early morning, go for game viewing in the open plains of the park to catch up with early risers, grazing, hunting and browsing before retiring for day rests. Queen Elizabeth National Park has a high concentration of wild animals, which include elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, Warthogs, hippos, Giant forest hogs, Bush pigs and waterbucks. In the afternoon, join a boat cruise at Kazinga channel whose shores shelter numerous birds and water animals. Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Simba Safari Lodge
Day 9: Drive to Kampala – Nightlife
Wake up early, have breakfast, check out and drive to Kampala. In the nightlife in the capital of Uganda, go for clubbing, meet and interact with the happy people of Uganda. Overnight stay in Kampala.
Day 10: Departure
Have breakfast, check out and drive to Entebbe International Airport for your return flight
End of the Safari
Safari Inclusions
• Gorilla & Chimps Permits
• Visa fees
Park entrance fees
Launch Cruise
Canopy walk
• Park Ranger Fees
• Relevant Government Taxes
• Full Board Accommodation
• Full-time English speaking Driver/Guide
• Ground Transportation by a 4×4 safari vehicle
Exclusions:
• Airfares
• Visa Fees for Rwanda
• Personal Insurance
Tips
Extra activities not in the itinerary
Porter fee
• Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation & meals not indicated in the itinerary and optional activities..
