Morning pick up from Kigali Airport. Visit the Genocide Memorial Center (optional). Lunch in town. Follow the road as it climbs to the base of the majestic volcanoes, with spectacular views across the five peaks. Dinner and overnight at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Option 2: Five Volcanoes Boutique Lodge
After breakfast, head to the Park to track a habituated group of Golden Monkeys (cercopithecus mitis kandti) which are endemic to the Virungas. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Option 2: Five Volcanoes Boutique Lodge
Following breakfast, depart with a packed lunch and head to the Rwanda-Uganda boarder at Cyanika. After immigration formalities, continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Dinner and overnight at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Mahogany Springs Lodge
Option 2: Bwindi Lodge
Enjoy an early breakfast, then set off through the steep, densely forested hills in search of Mountain Gorillas. Tracking in the Bwindi Forest requires stamina and can often take most of the day but observing the gorillas in their natural habitat is awe inspiring. Full board accommodation at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Mahogany Springs Lodge
Option 2: Bwindi Lodge
After breakfast, check out and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Lunch will be en-route with arrival in the afternoon. Time permitting visit the Kyambura Women’s Coffee Cooperative and its coffee processing station or the wetland reserve to spot birds. Dinner and overnight at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Mweya Safari Lodge (Deluxe Room)
Option 2: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Morning game drive in the Park. What you see depends on the season, but the Kasenyi plains are excellent for sighting lion and large herds of Uganda kob. The Mweya peninsula offers excellent game drives with magnificent views across the water to the Rwenzori Mountains. Mweya is one of the best places to look for leopard which live in the dense, scrubby thickets. In the afternoon take a cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which flows between Lake Edward and Lake George. Kazinga is home to one of the greatest concentration of hippo in Africa and herds of elephant, buffalo and other animals come to drink at the water’s edge. The channel is a magnet for waterbirds, with great flocks of pelicans and others birds on the shore, and a great spot to see African fish eagle. Full board accommodation at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Mweya Safari Lodge (Deluxe Room)
Option 2: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Breakfast and then enjoy another morning game drive in the Park. Afterwards, drive to Kibale Forest. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Primate Lodge Kibale
Option 2: Ndali Lodge
Breakfast at lodge. Spend the morning tracking the exuberant chimp families in the Kibale forest. Tracking chimpanzees in their natural habitat, as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor, is a thrilling experience. Though they can be difficult to spot, you will be in no doubt of their presence as the forest is alive with their noisy calls. In the afternoon, explore the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. The reserve is abundant with butterflies, plants, animals and, in particular, birds. Spectacular birds like Great Blue Turaco and rare Papyrus Gonolek will be of great interest to birders. The swamp is also home to more elusive animals such as Red Colobus monkeys and Sitatunga antelope. There is also the opportunity to visit local community projects that have been financed by tourism. Full board accommodation at the selected lodge.
Option 1: Primate Lodge Kibale
Option 2: Ndali Lodge
Breakfast at the lodge. Leisurely drive to Entebbe and drop off at the hotel. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the selected hotel.
Option 1: Karibu Guest House
Option 2: Hotel No.5
Breakfast at the hotel and afterwards drop off at the airport.
