21 Day Uganda - Rwanda Holiday Experience

This will be your day of arrival.
We shall be waiting for you at Entebbe International Airport, Our guide will transfer you to your hotel in Kampala for an overnight stay

Depart Kampala towards north of Uganda. Have a stop-over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to view Rhino, animals that became extinct in the early 1980s due to excessive poaching. This is a breeding programme for the Rhinos. You’ll have a nature walk, and spend a few hours with these gentle giants, in company of an experienced ranger.
Proceed to Murchison Falls National park, through a plateau covered in green and typical African settlements. Expect to meet some primates (baboons, Colobus and Vervet Monkeys), butterflies and birds.

Wake up to the sounds of birds and African wild fresh air. Have early morning breakfast and set off for morning game drive in the park. This is heartbeat of a typical African animal kingdom – more like a storybook animal kingdom. You will treat your eyes to hundreds of thousands of Kobs, elephants, giraffe, lions, buffalos, leopards, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, birds and so much more. All these live together peacefully (predators?) in the beautiful plains you have never seen before!
Later in the afternoon, you will take a boat cruise on the Nile towards the base of the Murchison Waterfall, a point where River Nile plunges into a 4 meter wide crevice, as it falls 43 meters down to produce a thunderous sound in front of you. You can spend a day, and a lifetime just enjoying this sight of the Nile without ever getting tired. In the vicinity are birds fishing and singing with butterflies enjoying the breeze and thirsty wild animals taking a drink. After the boat safari you will hike to the top of the falls. Quite challenging physically but the reward is incomparable! You’ll have a wonderful view and fantastic photo opportunities, and a story to share with your friends back home!

Have early morning breakfast and go for an 8 hour ride to the South west of Uganda. The journey is insanely scenic, passing through beautiful rift valley plains, natural tropical rainforests, tea plantations and settlements of the people who battled fiercely with the British colonialists for nearly 30 years! You’ll have packed lunch which you will enjoy on the way. Spend the late afternoon relaxing and enjoying a lovely view of the Kibale forest and its wildlife.

Welcome to the Monkey City! 
Kibale Forest National Park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees. Your day will start with early morning breakfast and briefing from Uganda Wildlife Authority Rangers. In company of an experienced ranger, proceed to the depth of this natural tropical rainforest in search of our closest relative still living in the wild. Once you locate the chimpanzees you will have a full hour of eye-to-eye contact with them. But since they are wild animals, we can never guarantee you to see them and might have to settle with hearing their hoots and hollers.
After the lunch break, we shall proceed to Bigodi community for a walk through a community wetland. This wetland represents a remarkable example of the role of communities in conservation efforts.  The wetland supports the entire community and is managed entirely by the local people. It offers over 200 bird species, varieties of butterflies and primates. You’ll enjoy all of this, and will have a chance to plant a tree which will be named after you! Return to lodge for overnight stay.

This trip begins at 9:00am with a pick-up at your hotel and  drive through the western rift valley approximately 88k to Semliki National Park where we will pay the entrance fee and receive a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority Park Rangers. We will first explore the “female” hot springs, then walk through the forest to the larger “male” hot springs all while enjoying wild life and learning more about the park.

When you think of an extraordinary that blends breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural experiences, and exhilarating physical activity, have you considered the remarkable adventure to Hike through Nyakasura Hills? This hill offers nature lovers and adventure seekers an immersive journey into one of Uganda’s most scenic and lesser-explored mountain hiking destinations. With its rolling green hills, panoramic views, and vibrant local culture. You later be transferred to Queen Elizabeth national park for your overnight stay

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in the Kasenyi section of the park where we expect sights of lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and African elephants, lots of Uganda Kobs, herds of cape buffaloes, bush backs, water backs and many others.
In the afternoon, after lunch, you will proceed for an afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel, connecting lakes Edward and George. The channel is known to have the largest hippo population in the world.  Here you also encounter with a lot of bird species like the saddle billed stocks, African fish eagles, lesser flamingos, open billed stocks, pied king fisher, malachite king fishers, red billed ox peackers ( ridding on elephants and buffaloes looking for ticks) wild animals such as elephants, buffaloes and dozens of schools of hippos drinking water, others are cooling off, and some busking on the banks of the channel
. Return to the lodge for an overnight

After early breakfast, you will head out to Ishasha sector for tree climbing lions we will find  waiting to pounce onto the surrounding  kobs that they enjoy most. You will later proceed to lake Katwe area and be taken through how salt mining is done. You will later head to your lodge in Katunguru gate area for your overnight stay 

After morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is located in South western of Uganda on the edge of the rift valley. The park is a home to the mountain gorillas with half of the world’s population with 350 species of birds and 400 species of plants. The park also provides shelter to 120 mammals which include several primate species such as baboons, Chimpanzees as well as forest elephants.
You will arrive at your destination in time for lunch and relaxing in the afternoon.

Have an early morning breakfast, after which you will get to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest information Centre for briefing. You will then set off into this dense tropical rain forest, hilly and soggy, to track the mountain gorillas. It’s a fairly tough walk but one you’ll never forget – the sight of these giant apes as they feed, play and relax is extremely amazing. Besides the gorillas, our close relatives still in the wild, you will encounter hundreds of bird species, small mammals, primates and lots of plant life. Trekking takes from 3-10 hours therefore; you will have packed lunch when leaving the hotel.
Late in the afternoon, take a community walk to witness the local traditional cultures for Batwa pygmies and see for yourself the impact of gorilla tourism in the local community.

After breakfast, you will head to ake Bunyonyi, uganda’s deepest crater lake and relax at the hotel or choose swim or have a community walk.
Journey-4 hours.

Early, morning, you will have a boat trip to island, and visit the community hospital where we shall engage in a community support, proceed to the punishment island and then head up for the zip lining challenge after which you will have lunch at the lodge and relax in the evening enjoying the sun set views.

After your breakfast, you will be transfer to Kigali city for your relaxation her your engange in the Rwanda’s wildlife and cultural experience.
 

Wake up early from your hotel or residence in Kigali and have breakfast as you wait for a driver from Mission Africa Safaris. The driver will brief you about the tour and let you know what to expect. After the briefing, the driver will start the 2-hour journey to Akagera National Park. Expect to pass through beautiful countryside with amazing hills. Once you arrive at the southern gate of the park, the driver will take you for hotel check-in and registration from the park offices. You will then proceed for the morning game drive with a park Guide. You should expect to see Zebras, Masai Giraffe, leopards, elephants, lions, buffaloes, rhinos and antelopes. The game drive will not be so long because you need to get back to your hotel for lunch as you prepare for the afternoon boat cruise.
The boat cruise on Lake Ihema is excellent for viewing birds, crocodiles, hippos and also land animals drinking on the shores. Among the bird species to look out for are the Shoebill Stork, kingfishers, fish eagles and cormorants. The boat cruise lasts between 2 to 3 hours after which you will be taken back to your hotel for relaxation, refreshment and dinner.