DAY 1: ARRIVAL TO UGANDA

Arrival to Uganda at Entebbe airport for your Uganda and Rwanda safari. We meet our tour guide and transfer to our Hotel in Kampala to relax after the flight. Overnight Express View Inn

DAY2

• TRANSFER TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

• ZIWA RHINO

• TOP OF THE FALLS

Leave Kampala in the morning to head to Murchison Falls national park. Along the way we make a stop at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where they are working to reintroduce rhinos to Uganda. Here you go for a trek to meet these impressive animals. You then continue on having lunch along the way and drive on to Murchison Falls NP for a visit to the top of the falls. This is a magnificent classic highlight as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice. After this we drive on to the lodge just outside the park. Overnight in Tangi Safari lodge

DAY 3

• GAME DRIVE

• BOAT-CRUISE IN MURCHISON FALLS NP

In the early morning we set off for a game-drive in the park, the first one of this 13day Uganda and Rwanda safari. You have the chance of seeing big cats hunting, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalos, plus more as the checklist of mammals reaches 76. We continue browsing the Drive circuits to the Delta point for a cocktail of Birds and mammals. Enjoy a relaxed lunch and then go for a 3 hour boat cruise on the river Nile to the base of the falls where you get to see the Hippos (You have never seen more hippos yawning, Grooming in there Pods anywhere else than here- Believe me you)! Nile Crocodiles, Elephants and a

variety of beautiful bird species along the banks. If you are a keen birder this might be your magnet to catch them. This is a grand start to your visit in this Great Animal home! Overnight in Tangi Safari lodge

DAY 4

• TRANSFER TO THE KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

After the Nile view breakfast transfer towards Kibale Forest. It’s a long drive, so be prepared to relax in the car. Our eyes will be caught with typical African village setup in the far countryside and tea plantations along the drive offer us chances of stretching. We check in late afternoon at the lodge bordering Kibale Forest in an area with an amazing display of primates. A night in this forest gives you the calls from the nocturnal life plus famous Frog concerts in this forest area revealing a true pristine Africa. Overnight Isunga lodge

DAY 5

• CHIMPANZEE TREKKING

• TRANSFER THROUGH THE CRATER LAKES TO QUEEN ELIZABETH

• BOAT-CRUISE ON KAZINGA CHANNEL

Very early in the morning after breakfast transfer to Kibale forest office, meet the senior guide for briefing about this activity of chimpanzee trekking, Enter the tropical forest and search for chimps. After one hour of stay with chimpanzee exit the forest  and drive through the crater lakes region with beautiful scenery and Our target is Queen Elizabeth NP for lunch and the afternoon boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This natural channel connects Lake George – Lake Edward. Here you can see Hippopotamuses yawning, Nile Crocodile gaping along the Banks, Savannah version of Pigs the Warthog, impressive elephants and more. After the boat we continue on to the lodge for dinner and a relaxed evening. Overnight Pumba Safari Cottages

DAY6

• GAME-DRIVE IN ISHASHA

• TRANSFER TO BWINDI FOREST NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast we leave the lodge and head towards Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. Ishasha is known for its tree-climbing lions, one of two places in Africa where the lions have the habit of regularly climbing trees to rest. We drive along the tracks seeing buffaloes, topis and hopefully the lions in the fig-trees. After the morning game-we continue the journey. Overnight in Buhoma Community Camp

DAY7

• GORILLA TREKKING DAY

• TRANSFER TO LAKE BUNYONYI

In the morning we drive to the gorilla trekking starting point where your adventure will begin a true highlight of your 13day Uganda and Rwanda safari. You are lead into the forest in a group with a specialized guide and make a trek to the point where the gorillas are. Then you get to spend one unforgettable hour with the gorilla family. After the trek we set off for our target destination Lake Bunyonyi.

Overnight at Bunyonyi Eco resort

DAY 8

• TRANSFER TO RWANDA

The second country in the 13day Uganda and Rwanda safari. Drive out to cross the relaxed border post and continue to a country of a thousand hills  through a beautiful landscape in Rwanda to reach the town of Ruhengeri where we spend the night. Overnight at Hotel Muhabura Ruhengeri

DAY 9

• GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

This morning you set off to meet the golden monkeys. Your guide takes you to the starting point and you set off with a specialized guide for the trek. You’ll experience beautiful nature and get a great experience of primates After the trek you can enjoy a relaxed afternoon. Overnight in Hotel Muhabura Ruhengeri

DAY 10

• TRANSFER TO LAKE KIVU

• BOAT CRUISE ON LAKE KIVU

After breakfast we leave Ruhengeri and make the short journey to Lake Kivu. The target is to be by the lake for lunch and then you can enjoy afternoon relaxing Boat cruise on Lake Kivu Overnight at Paradis Malahide

DAY 11

• TRANSFER TO NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

As we continue exploring Rwanda and this day the target is to transfer to Nyungwe Forest. Enjoy the thousand hills passing by the windows and take in the Rwandese countryside as we continue the Rwanda safari. Overnight Gisakura guesthouse

DAY 12

• OPTIONAL CHIMPS TREKKING IN NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

This morning you head into Nyungwe forest to meet our close cousins the chimpanzees. Go with a specialized guide and trek the chimpanzees. Hopefully you get a good sighting and wonderful experience of the jungle or visit the Gisakura tea plantation where you interact with the farmers on how tea is grown and harvested, you can also participate in the process of harvesting then have lunch and later visit the processing factory to see the other final stages until your tea is served in a cup. In the evening get back to hotel for dinner.

Overnight Gisakura guesthouse

DAY 13

• TRANSFER TO KIGALI CITY TOUR AND TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT

We start our journey in the morning with Rwanda’s capital Kigali as our target destination. Ones again we get to experience the countryside and scenic landscapes along the way. We expect to arrive in the city during the afternoon. Have a city tour of Kigali (depending on your flight time) including the genocide war memorial and traditions and culture of Rwanda in the crafts villages. Your guide will be throwing light on this former French –Belgium colony on how the apocalypse started and how it ended.