10 Days Uganda/Rwanda Gorilla Tour
10 Days
Overview
What’s Included
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English-speaking guide
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Park fees
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Boat cruise
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Park Ranger
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Hiking
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Bottled water
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Transport in 4X4 vehicle
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Meals
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Safari accommodation
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airport pickup & Dropoff
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International flights
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Visas
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Kampala accommodation
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expensive drinks
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cigarettes
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laundry
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crafts
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souvenirs
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tips
Itinerary
In the morning, depart from Kampala southwestward to Mburo National park. You will have stop over at the equator for photography before continuing the enjoyable journey to Lake Mburo national park, a home of Zebra, Impala, Uganda kob, and many more. You will have a game drive enroute which will reward you with a view of those animals and many more.
You will have an afternoon boat ride on Lake Mburo which will reward you with view of hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, and many more as well as water birds . Check in Mantana luxury tented camp/muhingo lodge/Rwonyo camp for dinner and overnight.
n the morning, you will have a nature walk before leaving the park. You will have an enroute game drive where you will be able to see more animals that you may have missed seeing the previous day. The journey to Queen Elizabeth national park will usher you with beautiful view of plain land and evergreen plantations in Ankole. You will have enroute game drive as you enter the park where you will see animals like elephants, buffaloes, mongoose and many others.
In the afternoon, have a launch cruise at the Kazinga channel where you will have view of reptiles and many other game such as hippos, and a variety of bird species will be rewarding for the birders. Dinner and overnight at Luxurious Mweya safari lodge/Jacana safari lodge/Institute of ecology.
You will have an early morning game drive to catch up with early risers, where you will be rewarded with view of animals like the lion, leopard, bush buck, hyenas, and many others. Return to the lodge for a late breakfast and relax .
After lunch, you will drive to Kyabura gorge for Chimpazee tracking adventure as well as other primates like monkeys, baboons. This exciting adventure will sanctify you with the amazing apes play in the fruiting forest. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After your beautiful breakfast, you will proceed for a cultural walk on Lake Bunyonyi , where there is a number of villages. You will visit the Batwa tribe, also known as the pygmies who walk over from Rwanda Mountains to bring their agricultural produce in the market.
You will enjoy a canoe ride on the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi, with a scenic view of the surrounding islands and well terraced hills. Dinner and overnight stay at Habuharo Island Camp/ Arcadia Cottages/Bunyonyi Overland Resort.
Early in the morning, you will move to the park headquarters together with parked lunch and trekking gear where you will get briefing about the dos and don’ts with the gorillas. Proceed for the memorable and most exciting adventure in the forest.
This will take you through thick vegetation and muddy and slippery ground, and may take you 2-6 hour to meet the amazing apes. A maximum of one hour will be allowed to be with the gorillas, and this will pay you a lot despite the strenuous activity. Retreat to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
In the morning, you will hike to Karisoke research center, established by Dian Fossey, who spent many years researching about the mountain Gorillas and conserving them before she was killed, and is buried there. You will learn much about the gorillas’ history and their behavior.
In the afternoon, drive to Lake Kivu in Gisenyi, where you will have a boat cruise on the lake with view of surrounding islands and hills. Relax on the beautiful beach on the shores of the lake. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kivu serena hotel.
End of tour.