6-Day Gorilla Trekking and Wildlife Safari in Uganda and Rwanda

• Pick up from the airport and briefing about the safari.
• Stop at Kayabwe for the Equator experience.
• Lunch stop in Mbarara.
• Continue to Bwindi and arrive in the evening.
• Check in at the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Enjoy an early breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing.
• Trek to locate a mountain gorilla family with a ranger guide.
• Spend one hour observing and photographing the gorillas.
• Return to the lodge to freshen up.
• Visit the Batwa community for a cultural tour including traditional dances and storytelling.

Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

• Breakfast and check out from the lodge.
• Enjoy a scenic transfer to Akagera National Park in Rwanda.
• Lunch en route.
• Arrive in the evening, then check in for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Enjoy early morning coffee before a game drive in search of the Big Five.
• Spot buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, giraffes, and antelopes.
• Return to the lodge for lunch.
• Take an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema with opportunities to view hippos, crocodiles, and birds.

Dinner and overnight stay.

• Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and check out.
• Visit Iby'iwacu Cultural Village, also known as the Gorilla Guardian Village.
• Learn how former poachers were rehabilitated and introduced to wildlife conservation initiatives.
• Experience traditional dances, cultural performances, and insights into the local way of life.
• Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park, home to chimpanzees and diverse primates.
• Arrive in the evening, check in at your lodge, have dinner, and enjoy an overnight stay.

• Wake up early and enjoy breakfast at the lodge.
• Meet your driver guide and transfer to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing.
• Receive guidelines on trekking rules and safety measures.
• Enter Nyungwe Forest National Park with an assigned ranger guide to track chimpanzees.
• Spend one hour observing and photographing the chimpanzees in their natural habitat.
• Return from the forest and bid farewell to Nyungwe.
• Transfer to Kigali.
• Optionally visit local markets for souvenir shopping.
• Proceed to the airport for your departure flight.