14 Days Uganda and Rwanda Tour
Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, River Nile and variety of national parks offer a dazzling range of diverse and unique habitats to natural attractions including the endangered Mountain Gorilla, Chimpanzees and over 1,000 species of birds. Uganda’s resulting beauty, natural wonders and biodiversity have impressed generations of enthralled wildlife- watchers and seasoned African Safari-goers.
Highlights
• Visit Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and Lake Mburo National Parks. • Game drives and water safari, bird watching, gorilla and chimpanzee tracking. • See ancient crater lakes, as well as a variety of animals.
Brief Itinerary
Day Highlights Overnight Day 1 Arrival in Entebbe Boma Guest House
Day 2 Drive Murchison Falls National Park Paraa Lodge
Day 3 Morning Game drive and afternoon Water safari on the Paraa Safari Lodge Nile
Day 4 Depart for Kibale National Park Ndali Lodge
Day 5 Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park Ndali lodge
Day 6 Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park Ihamba Lakeside lodge
Day 7 Game drive and Water Safari. Ihamba Lakeside lodge
Day 8 Chimp trekking Kyambura George Ihamba Lakeside Lodge
Day 9 Depart for Rwanda Gorilla Nest Lodge
Day 10 Gorilla Tracking in Parc National des Volcanoes Gorilla Nest Lodge
Day 11 Drive to Lake Bunyonyi Bird’s Nest
Day 12 Depart to Lake Mburo National Park Rwakobo Rock
Day 13 Lake Mburo National Park Rwakobo Rock
Day 14 Depart for Entebbe
14 Days Uganda and Rwanda Tour
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival in Entebbe
At Entebbe International Airport, our Umoja Motherland tours professional guide will be waiting to pick you up and transfer you to your lodge.
Overnight at Boma Guest House (BB)
Day 2: Drive Murchison Falls National Park
Depart for Murchison fall national park, Murchison Falls National Park has 76 mammal species and 451 bird species. The River Nile runs through the park and attracts Nile crocodile, hippo and the rare semi-aquatic Sitatunga antelope. Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and Rothschild’s giraffes are just a few of the big Five mammals you may see.
Overnight at Paraa Lodge (FB)
Day 3: Morning Game drive and afternoon Water safari on the Nile
Early morning game drive. On your game drive, you will see a variety of the wildlife and birdlife of Murchison Falls National park including the Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Antelopes, Warthogs and much more. One of the highlights of this Safari will be the boat ride to the Nile Delta
Overnight Paraa Safari Lodge (FB)
DAY 4 Depart for Kibale National Park
Depart for Kibale Forest National park, Kibale Forest, an incredibly diverse forest that is home to over 335 bird species (some rare or endemic) and 13 species of primates including chimpanzee, red colobus monkey, the rare L’Hoest monkey, blue monkey, grey mangabey, black faced vervet monkeys, baboons, pottos and bush babies.
Overnight at Ndali Lodge (FB).
DAY 5: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
Wake up early morning and head to the briefing station for your chimpanzee trekking.
In Kibale Forest National Park you will track habituated Chimps. These engaging apes are the closed relatives to human beings and are great fun to watch as they play and fight in the fruit trees. Experienced guides will introduce you to the different members of the chimp families, as well as the birds and plant life of the forest. 14 Days Uganda and Rwanda Tour
Overnight Ndali lodge (FB)
DAY 6: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Depart for Queen Elizabeth National park. The landscape of northern Queen Elizabeth comprises dozens of ancient craters carved into gentle rolling hills. Queen Elizabeth National Park has over 600 bird species, pleasing to the eye and more than any other national park in Uganda.
Overnight at Ihamba Lakeside lodge (FB)
DAY 7: Game drive and Water Safari.
Early morning game drive. A popular route you may take for the game drive is the Kasenyi sector, well-known for its lions that prey on Queen Elizabeth’s large population of Uganda Kob (antelope). Wildlife to look out for includes elephants, antelope, warthogs, Baboons and occasionally a hyena. Later, you will take a boat for a water safari on the Kazinga Channel at Mweya.
Overnight at Ihamba Lakeside lodge (FB)
Day 8: Chimp trekking Kyambura George
The forest of Kyambura Gorge is home to a diversity of birdlife and a small number of chimpanzees, and other primates such as black-and-white Colobus and vervet monkeys. You will be on the lookout chimpanzee and other primates while on your trek.
Overnight at Ihamba Lakeside Lodge (FB)
DAY 9 Depart for Rwanda
We will enter Rwanda at the Ugandan-Rwandan border. At Kabale, one gets the first impressive view of the volcanic mountains of the Virunga complex. Later we will cross the border to Rwanda.
Overnight Gorilla Nest Lodge (FB)
Day 10: Gorilla Tracking in Parc National des Volcanoes
After a briefing by the rangers, your gorilla trek will start. The rangers will guide you through the village gardens and into the jungle-like forest to locate gorilla families and will interpret the animals’ behaviour and advice on what you are watching.
Overnight Gorilla Nest Lodge (FB) 14 Days Uganda and Rwanda Tour
Day 11: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi
The day after your mountain gorilla trek, you will return to Uganda and drive to Lake Bunyonyi, a lake of 22 islands, exquisite birdlife, otters, and optional activities such as canoeing and community tourism experiences.
Overnight at Bird’s Nest (FB)
Day 12 Depart to Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks can be hot and dry. It is known as the home for the Zebra, and other animals like the giraffe, water bucks, Eland and much more, which you will see.
Overnight at Rwakobo Rock (FB)
Day 13: Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo is one of the few national parks in Uganda where you can do a walking safari, to see some of its 350 bird species, and impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, topi and reedbuck. Burchill’s zebra and giraffes are Lake Mburo’s most striking inhabitants.
Overnight at Rwakobo Rock (FB)
DAY 14: Depart for Entebbe
After breakfast, our guide will drive you to Entebbe with an Equator stopover in Masaka. Picnic lunch enroute, after which you will be in time for your out bound flight.
Included
- All accommodation on Half Board (HB), Full Board (FB) or Bed and Breakfast (B&B) basis as quoted in the text - Safari vehicle and fuel - English speaking tourist guide - 1 gorilla permit per person - 1 chimp permit per person - Game drives and walks - Entrance fees to the national parks - All boat tours 14 Days Uganda and Rwanda Tour
- Taxes - Free mineral water in the vehicle during the tour - Insurance
Excluded
- Visa fees - Drinks / alcoholic drinks - Additional meals - Tips - Activities not part of the described program - International travel insurance
Please note: that the prices and the program can change due to availability or other unplanned conditions like road conditions, weather etc Please observe our Additional checklist for Gorilla Tracking
• Long sleeve shirts and trousers (old clothes recommended as they can get very dirty and torn from the thorns and jungle foliage) • Insect repellent and sunscreen • Hat and sunglasses (although once in the jungle you are in the shade) • Gardening gloves to protect your hand from the thorns and vines • Good ,comfortable sturdy hiking boots with good ankle support • Long socks to truck your trousers into • Rain jacket • Camera with lenses of different mill metres • Waterproof rucksack (or plastic bags inside your rucksack) • Plenty of water (the camp provides a packed lunch and lots of water • For evenings at the camp it is worth taking a warm fleece as evenings can be chilly. For the daytime light, casual clothes generally suffice.