14 Day Primate and Plains Safari To Uganda and Rwanda

14 Day Primate and Plains Safari To Uganda and Rwanda

AUG 16 - AUG 29 2019 | 14 Days

Overview

After the release of the feature film, Gorillas in the Mist, about the late Dian Fossey’s pioneering work habituating the gorillas, interest in gorilla trekking reached new heights in Rwanda.

14 Day Primate and Plains Safari to Uganda and Rwanda

Day 01: Entebbe

On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel by our representative. Overnight at Protea Hotel, Entebbe.

Day 02+03: Kibale

This morning you will be met by your guide and vehicle and drive to Kibale Forest (7 hours) with lunch en-route. You will pass through Fort Portal, forest and tea plantations. Take two chimp treks in Kibale Forest. 2 nights Ndali Lodge or Kyaninga Lodge.

Day 04: Queen Elizabeth Park

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park (3-4 hours) following the Ruwenzori Mountain Range. Take an afternoon game drive on the way to your lodge. Overnight Mweya Lodge.

Day 05+06: Ishasha Region

Early morning game drive and then a mid- morning board the launch for a private cruise on Kazinga Channel. Enjoy a game drive enroute to Ishasha region of the park. A further full day of game viewing. 2 nights Ishasha Wilderness Camp.

Day 07: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Enjoy an early morning game drive and then continue by road to your camp in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Overnight Gorilla Forest Camp.

Day 08+09: Bwindi Forest

This morning you will depart on your first gorilla trek taking a picnic lunch with you. What a thrill to get up close with “Gorillas in the Mist” in the Buhoma region of Bwindi Forest! Your viewing of the gorillas will be limited to a maximum of only one hour. One must be prepared for a strenuous hike of 1-6 hours each way; however 2-3 hours is more usual. A further day at leisure to either participate in an additional gorilla trek or enjoy any other local activities. 2 overnights Gorilla Forest Camp.

Day 10: Volcanoes National Park

After an early breakfast you will be transferred to Kisoro, via Mbarara where you will clear customs and continue into Rwanda and onto your lodge situated adjacent to Volcanoes National Park. Overnight Jack Hanna’s Guesthouse.

Day 11: Kinigi

This morning you will be transferred to the park gate at Kinigi for your second gorilla trek in Volcanoes. Here you will meet your tracker and enjoy a further exhilarating encounter with the mountain gorillas. Following your trek you will be transferred to Kigali arriving by early evening. Overnight Kigali Serena Hotel.

Day 12+13: Depart

This morning you will have a tour of Genocide Museum and local craft market. Return to your hotel for lunch. This evening you will be transferred to the airport for your departing overnight flight home.