Day1: Kigali airport-Volcanoes National Park
Upon your arrival, meet the guide and transferring to Kigali City. Drive the three hours North of Kigali to Kinigi through Ruhengeri. Enjoy the rolling hills for which Rwanda is well known. Dinner and Overnight at Virunga Safari Lodge/Sabyinyo Silver Back Lodge/Lapalme Hotel. Meal plan: H/B
Day2: Parc National des Volcanoes (Rwanda Gorilla Trek)
After breakfast, transfer to Kinigi Park Headquarters to track gorillas in Parc National des Volcanoes. Gorilla tracking through the forest, hills and swamps can be tough, arduous and tiring, sometimes taking up to 8 hours in the forest. But coming face to face with the great primates is well worth the effort. Dinner and Overnight as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Parc National des Volcanoes (Golden Monkey Tracking)
Early morning breakfast and after go for track the golden monkeys in the forest, enjoy them playing around the trees. These are unique primates and endangered.so looking at them will be a life time experience. After simply relax at the lodge. Dinner and Overnight as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Drive to Uganda via Kisoro
Have cup of coffee and then transfer to Kisoro and on to Mgahinga Gorilla Park in Uganda. Approximate driving time: 2 hours, visit the Batwa cultural trail and natural, Beautiful-looking Lake Mutanda, surrounded by the volcanoes. Lunch in Kisoro. Dinner and overnight at Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge/Gorilla Safari Lodge/Lake Mutanda Resort. Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Bwindi Forest National Park (Gorilla Tracking in Uganda)
Early in the morning, head to the park headquarter for briefing by the park rangers, after being assigned the gorilla group, enter the forest in search of the great apes. Tracking takes about 1-8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. After finding them, you are allowed to spend 1 hour with them. Dinner and overnight as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast and after transfer to Queen National Park via Ishasha southern sector with en-route game drive rewarding with a variety of animals like Elephants, Buffaloes, mongoose among others. Lunch en route and in the afternoon, proceed to Mweya peninsula for an evening photographic wildlife viewing, dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Katara Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Game Drive & Boat Ride
Dawn game drive to spot variety of wildlife species like lions, elephants, buffaloes, water and bush bucks, warthogs among others. Return to lodge for lunch and afternoon go for boat cruise at Kazinga channel where you will be rewarded by many hippos, elephants and birds. Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari Lodge/Katara Lodge/Jacana Lodge/Bush Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day8: Drive Lake Bunyonyi and Enjoy the boat Cruise
Take breakfast and after with en-route game drive and then transfer to Lake Bunyonyi with lunch en-route and take boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi and in the afternoon, enjoy moving around the Lake appreciating the local villages and their culture. Dinner and overnight at Arcadia Cottages Lake Bunyonyi, Meal plan: F/B
Day9: Drive Back to Kigali
In the morning, the guide will drive you back to Kigali for you flight back home. End of service
The package includes
All ground transportation
Accommodation based on double room
Rwanda gorilla permit
Uganda gorilla permit
Boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi
Golden monkey permit
Boat cruise in Queen
Batwa cultural trail
Drinking water
En-route lunch
The package excludes
Air ticket, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, and any other personal expenses not included in the package.
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 underbrush of the forest.