7-Day Rwanda and Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorillas and Chimps

• On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be picked up by a Msafiri company driver-guide.
• You will then be transferred to your booked accommodation to rest.
• This service is optional and can be arranged at an extra cost depending on your time of arrival.

• Wake up to an early morning breakfast.
• Later, transfer to Kigali for a city tour.
• You will visit the Genocide Memorial Center at Gisozi, which holds collections showing the consequences of the 1994 genocide.
• From there, return to your hotel for a relaxed overnight stay.

Accommodation: Okapi Hotel, budget hotel in Kigali.

Meals: Half board.

• After breakfast at 6:00 am, you will be transferred to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
• On the way to the park, visit the old palace in Nyanza.
• In the afternoon, go for a canopy walk. The canopy walkway in Nyungwe Forest National Park in southwestern Rwanda is 50 m above ground level and 90 m long. This dizzying platform stands above a steep and deep valley stretching across massive forest. The 200 m walkway with three towers is the biggest in East Africa.
• Spread over hundreds of square meters, Nyungwe is said to be the largest and most ancient afro-montane forest remaining in East and Central Africa, dating back to the last ice age.

Accommodation: Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel, a mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps, Rwanda).

• Have an early morning breakfast, then proceed to Nyungwe Forest at 6:00 am to search for chimpanzees.
• You will also track the Colobus monkeys in the forest and have a chance to view other forest inhabitants such as birds, reptiles, and butterflies.
• Chimpanzee tracking will enable you to meet man's closest cousins in the wild. You will be amazed to see these primates as they play, swing on tree branches, and fight for food, making this an amazing experience.

Accommodation: Gorilla Solution Lodge, a mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda).

Meals & Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water provided (Other drinks not included).

• After breakfast, transfer to Kinigi, the briefing point, at 7:00 am with your hiking gear and assigned rangers.
• Mount Bisoke stands at 3700 m, with the typical conic shape of a "perfect" volcano, and a deep crater lake lies in its crater.
• For those interested in climbing Mount Bisoke, the volcano does not present an exceptionally demanding climb, but it is nevertheless still a tough hike.
• The high elevation demands extra strength from climbers, and the whole excursion can take between 5 hours and a full day depending on walking speed and the frequency of stops. The ascent typically takes around 3 hours.
• During the climb, you will cross a series of different vegetation habitats, starting with bamboo forests, then moving into Hagenia-Hypericum forest, and finally passing through Seneci-Lobelia bush near the summit.
• You will then descend and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the western part of Uganda.

Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp, a mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda).

• After breakfast and a briefing by park ranger guides, depart with picnic lunch boxes to begin the trek.
• The activity can last up to 4 hours or more as you hike up and down slippery slopes through dense, mist-covered vegetation in search of the mountain gorillas.
• For this reason, you will have a packed lunch for the activity.
• This active quest will eventually bring you face-to-face with one of the most sought-after creatures, the mountain gorillas.
• Upon reaching them, you will have a full hour to observe them, learn about their behavior, and take photos.
• Later, transfer to Lake Mburo National Park for your overnight stay just outside the park.

Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock Lodge, a mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP (Uganda).

• After an early breakfast, go for a morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park.
• This park is famous for zebras, impalas, giraffes, elands, Cape buffaloes, and many tropical bird species.
• Check out of the hotel and transfer to Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight home in the evening.
• We recommend booking an evening flight as you say farewell to the Pearl of Africa.
• Along the way, you will make a stop at the Equator line to enjoy the authentic feeling of standing at Latitude 00.

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour).

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch provided (Dinner not included). Drinking water provided (Other drinks not included).