This 10 days trip is seamlessly designed to take you to the fun filled, fascinating and educative premium destinations both in Uganda and Rwanda. This safari will apprise you of an everlasting astonishment and admiration about Uganda’s beauty as well as the diversity that unites the communities both in Uganda and Rwanda. With this trip, you will visit the major savanna parks, interact with the local people as well as encountering with the mountain gorillas.
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Designated Location in Entebbe | ||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | Kick off Time: Early Morning | ||||
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Day 1:Kigali City - Kigali Serena Hotel
Upon landing at Kigali international airport you will be met and welcomed into Rwanda the land of a thousand hills by an Image Travel Limited company representative who will take you on a briefing about your tour then you will be driven to Kigali Serena Hotel for overnight sleep on Bed and Breakfast.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Airport/Airstrip)
- Accommodation:
- Kigali Serena Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2-3: Kigali - Akagera National Park - Ruzizi Tented Lodge
- After Breakfast at the hotel. Depart to Akagera national park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Bordering Rwanda’s eastern neighbor Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterize much of Rwanda. Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River, the most remote source of the Nile, this is archetypal African savannah landscape
of tangled acacia woodland interspersed with open grassland. Akagera is, above all, big game country! Home to herds of Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, gnu and buffalo emerge from the woodland to drink at the lakes, while lucky visitors might stumble across a leopard, a spotted hyena or lions and rhinos. Dinner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge.- Main Destination:
- Akagera National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ruzizi Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4: Akagera National Park - Kigali - Kigali Serena Hotel
Morning game drive and return to Kigali: After breakfast you will meet your guide and head out for a morning game drive in this stunning savanna ready to spot as many mammals as possible including the nocturnal mammals, hunters and many more that thrill in this park. After game drive, return to the lodge for lunch then check out and be driven to Kigali Rwanda for overnight sleep at Kigali Serena Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali Genocide Memorial (Kigali)
- Accommodation:
- Kigali Serena Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5: Kigali - Nyungwe National Park - Nyungwe House
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
After Breakfast at the hotel. Depart to Nyungwe national park. Visit the King’s Museum for a short tour and discovery have lunch and en route via Kigali. After transfer to Nyungwe forest arriving in the early evening. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe House.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe Forest National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- One&Only Nyungwe House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6: Explore Nyungwe Forest national - Chimpanzee Trek - Nyungwe House
You’ll rise early for breakfast as you go off in search of Rwanda’s enigmatic and endangered chimpanzee population. With only four hundred chimpanzees in the country, there’s no guarantee you’ll see chimps during your day’s hike, but your guide will do all he can to get you a glimpse of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Even if you aren’t lucky enough to spot a chimpanzee, the national park is a wonderfully diverse place that you’ll get a chance to explore both in the morning in your hunt for chimpanzees and after lunch. In the afternoon, you’ll go in search of another of the park’s primate residents – the cheeky black and white colobus monkey. These playful primates are an easier hike than the chimpanzees, and you’ll delight in their antics. Overnight at Nyungwe House.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe Forest National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- One&Only Nyungwe House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6: Nyungwe Forest National Park - lake Kivu (Gisenyi) - Gisenyi Serena Hotel
You’ll start your day with your choice of a guided waterfall walk or a walk along the Nyungwe Forest National Park’s famous elevated canopy walk. Both offer a unique perspective on this beautiful park, and you’ll find a new appreciation for Rwanda’s natural beauty as you move through this dense forest. After your morning activity, you’ll make your way to Karongi on the shores of Lake Kivu. The drive to this beautiful city takes you along one of the most scenic stretches of road you’ll ever encounter – wending your way through hills and valleys along the way. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Kivu (Lake)
- Accommodation:
- Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8: Lake Kivu (Gisenyi) - Volcanoes National Park - Gorilla's Nest lodge
Depart to Ruhengeri arriving in the early afternoon. Arrive at Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the Volcanoes national park. The town itself, located only 25km from Uganda boarder, is relatively a small city of about 70,000 people. The constant flow of humanity is quite remarkable. The Town has great views of the surrounding volcanoes. People are very friendly here and although a former Belgian colony (and thus French-speaking), many people speak English here.
Afternoon visit the Ibyiwacu cultural village. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla’s Nest Lodge.- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- One&Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9: Volcanoes National park - Gorilla trekking - Gorilla's Nest Lodge
Early breakfast at your hotel, you’ll proceed directly to the Volcanoes National Park’s headquarters to meet your guides. After completing the briefing, you’ll embark on the once in a lifetime experience of tracking the enigmatic mountain gorillas. There is no guarantee how long or difficult your tracking experience will be as it depends on where the family of gorillas is and on weather conditions, It can take anywhere from two up to six hours of trekking through the mountain forest at relatively high altitudes. Fitness is definitely recommended for those wishing to undertake the excursion. One of the most memorable experiences you’re likely to ever have, you’ll be allowed an hour of close contact with the gorillas once you’ve found them. You’ll be privileged enough to come within mere metres of a family of these rare and beautiful animals, observing their family dynamics and getting to learn a bit about each gorilla’s distinct personality in serene silence. Overnight Gorilla’s Nest.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- One&Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10: Kigali - Depart
Breakfast at the lodge. Depart from foothills of the Virunga volcanoes and drive south past banana plantations on a scenic drive to Kigali. Everything and everywhere, sheer green and hanging on the hills; Rwanda truly – land of a thousand fertile green hills. Transfer to Kigali International airport for your departure back home.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Airport/Airstrip)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
End of Tour
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