Itinerary

1. Day 1 – Arrive in Kigali and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

   • Arrive at Kigali International Airport before 14:00 hrs.

   • Complete immigration procedures and meet your professional Tour Driver-Guide.

   • Depart for Volcanoes National Park located in northwestern Rwanda near the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

   • Arrive at your accommodation near Volcanoes National Park and check in.

   • Spend the evening at leisure.

   Optional at extra cost: Visit the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village or take a Twin Lakes excursion if you arrive early.

2. Day 2 – Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Bwindi, Uganda

   • Have early breakfast and proceed to the RDB headquarters for a briefing on golden monkey trekking.

   • Trek the endangered golden monkeys through the bamboo forests of Volcanoes National Park.

   • Return to the lodge for lunch and brief rest.

   • Depart for Cyanika Border Post to cross into Uganda.

   • Meet your Uganda-based Tour Driver-Guide and proceed to accommodation near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

   • Arrive and relax in preparation for the next day's gorilla trek.

3. Day 3 – Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Rushaga Sector)

   • Have breakfast and transfer to the ranger station for a gorilla trekking briefing.

   • Enter the dense rainforest of Bwindi for the trekking experience in search of a habituated gorilla group.

   • Spend one hour with the mountain gorillas once located.

   • Return to the lodge and rest after the trek.

   Optional at extra cost: If you return early and feel energetic, request your guide to arrange an additional activity.

4. Day 4 – Game Viewing in Ishasha and Transfer to North Queen Elizabeth National Park

   • Have breakfast and transfer to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

   • Conduct a game drive in search of the rare tree-climbing lions and other wildlife such as elephants and Uganda kobs.

   • Exit Ishasha and continue north to your accommodation in the northern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

   • Check in and relax.

   Optional: Consider an evening game drive in the Kasenyi plains.

5. Day 5 – Game Drive in Kasenyi Plains and Boat Safari on the Kazinga Channel

   • Enjoy an early breakfast and set out for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains.

   • Look out for wildlife including elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and various antelope species.

   • Return to the lodge for lunch and rest.

   • In the afternoon, take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel connecting Lakes George and Edward.

   • View hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and an abundance of birdlife.

   Optional: After the cruise, you may opt for a short evening game drive before returning to the lodge.

6. Day 6 – Chimpanzee Tracking in Kyambura Gorge and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

   • After breakfast, head to Kyambura Gorge for chimpanzee tracking.

   • Track habituated chimpanzees and encounter other primates and birds.

   • After the tracking activity, drive through Mbarara City and continue to Lake Mburo National Park.

   • Upon arrival, check in to your lodge.

   • Choose to either relax or go for a game drive.

   Optional at extra cost: Consider a night game drive to see nocturnal wildlife.

7. Day 7 – Walking Safari in Lake Mburo and Transfer to Entebbe for Departure

   • Begin the day with an early breakfast.

   • Proceed for a guided walking safari led by an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger.

   • Encounter zebras, giraffes, elands, topis, buffaloes, and other wildlife at close range.

   • Return to the lodge for checkout.

   • Drive to Entebbe with a stop at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe for photos and souvenir shopping.

   • Arrive at Entebbe International Airport in time for your departure flight at 18:00 hrs or later.