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French12Days Uganda-Rwanda gorillas and wildlife safari
Offered by - Epic Uganda Vacation
Tour Features
This trip has been created to see great sites of Uganda and Rwanda such as Ziwa rhino sanctuary, Murchison fall national park, kibale forest national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park, Volcanoes national park & lake bunyonyi. There is a lot to see throughout this phenomena trip
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Shared tour | This tour will be shared with other travelers. |
| Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Walking. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| Day 1-Day 2 | 2frinds beach hotel No images available | Breakfast Included |
| Day 3-Day 4 | Pakuba safari lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 5 | Pakuba Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 6 | kibale forest lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 7 | Kasenyi safari Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 8 | kasenyi safari camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 9 | Bakiga Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 10 | Birdnest resort bunyonyi No images available | Breakfast Included |
| Day 11 | Da vince gorilla lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 12 | Da Vince gorilla lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 13-Day 14 | Akagera rhino camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 15 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day Day 1 - Arrival, Welcome to Uganda “the pearl of Arica’’Arrive through Entebbe international airport of Uganda and be received by safari guide who will then introduce you to the pearl of Africa and be driven to the lodge for relaxation and overnight stay
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
- Day Day 2 - Visit to Mabamba wetland and Entebbe botanical gardens.Today after your morning breakfast, you will visit Mabamba wetland on shore of lake victoria popular for rare and elusive shoebill stork. on arrival, You will use canoe boat through different channels made through papyrus looking for this elusive bird and other many shore birds that inhabits the swamp here. You will be able to see other bird species such black crake, black headed heron, white faced whistling ducks, pied kingfisher and red chested un bird among others After visiting the swamp we drive back to Entebbe for lunch. On this day Afternoon is optional. Entebbe botanical garden or visit Uganda wildlife education Centre (Entebbe zoo)
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 3 - Transfer -Murchison Falls Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuaryAfter breakfast at your accommodation in Kampala, embark on the trip to Murchison Falls National Park in the north of Uganda, a journey of 311km about 5 hours’ drive. You traverse through the undulating hill slopes of Nakasongola before branching off at Nakitoma for 7 km to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary just 176km north of Kampala. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda following their extinction and thus offers an unforgettable Rhino tracking experience. Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to over twenty southern white Rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists who come for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation. After this activity, you will continue on the drive to famous Murchison falls National park. You will visit top of falls on the way reaching your lodge in the late evening
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba safari lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 4 - Morning game drive & boat cruise along the Nile to the bottoYou will wake up very early in the morning to go for a morning game drive where you will have a chance to spot early risers and nocturnal species before they return to their hideouts. This is the most beautiful national park in Uganda and this is because it hosts 4/5 of the big 5 animals and also it also home to one of the most beautiful and powerful falls in the world so far. Traverse the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park before returning later to the lodge for breakfast. The 3,893 sq. km park is home to a range of animals, and you will have a chance of viewing some Park residents including lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeests, antelopes, buffalo, and bird species like Shoebill, Secretary bird, Red-necked Falcon, Heuglin’s Francolin, Denham’s Bustard, Senegal Thick-Knee, Egyptian-plover, Rock Pranticole, Black-headed Plover,African Skimmer, Bruce’s Green Pegion, Vinaceous dove, White-crested Turaco In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small 7 meter gorge plunging 43 meters into the Nile on the way to Lake Albert. Lots of bird diversity can be spotted and numerous animals resting and drinking water along the banks of the Nile. The most common ones being hippos, buffaloes, Nile crocodiles and birds include, the African fish eagle, Yellow billed stork, Egyptian goose, Egrets, Malachite kingfisher among others. The launch cruise will take you close to the falls’ base where you will be shown the spot where Ernest Hemingway’s plane crashed during sightseeing tour to Murchison falls in 1954. Retreat from this activity to your lodge for relaxation
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba safari lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 5 - Game viewing inside the park.Today you will wake up early for early bird coffee and kick start a drive to catch up with early grazers to look out for what we might have missed the previous day, later in the morning we will be served bush breakfast somewhere inside the park. After your hearty breakfast, embark on drive again till lunch time. After your super lunch we can choose to evening game drive again
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 6 - Transfer to Kibale national park.After breakfast, embark on the transfer to kibale park Area traversing through the rural sceneries and traditional homesteads of Kagadi district before suddenly getting into Kyenjojo and eventually Fort Portal town where you’ll have hot lunch. Drive to the lodge and take a rest before you continue to bird along Kibale forest edges that harbors the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa and is famous for its Chimpanzees. Kibale protects a remarkable 13 primate species, including the very localized Red Colobus and L’Hoest’s Monkey, Galagos, Blue monkey, Red-tailed and Vervet Monkeys. You will reach the lodge early in the afternoon. You may choose to visit community or stay at your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: kibale forest lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 7 - Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth N.parkThe Chimpanzee trekking experience tends to last 2 – 4 hours and including one hour of direct encounter with these amazing creatures. In addition to chimps, Kibale forest is home to other primates including the red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabey, blue and red-Colobuses. There are many beautiful birds’ species, butterflies and many small insects as well. After a successful trek, transfer south to Queen Elizabeth National park
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Kasenyi safari Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 8 - Game drive and Boat CruiseToday morning after your early morning breakfast. You will kick start with a game drive looking for early grazers in the kasenyi plains, Kasenyi plains are popular for big game such as Lion, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Uganda Kob, Common Bushbuck, Hippopotamus, Common Warthog and the spectacular Giant Forest-Hog, the largest and undeniably least attractive pig on earth. In the afternoon we take a two-hour boat trip on the Kazinga channel popular for school of hippos. While on this afternoon boat cruise, we expect to see many elephants, hippos, crocodile and many other shore colorful birds Retreat from the 2 hour activity; descend back to your lodge through the park to the lodge for relaxation,
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: kasenyi safari camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 9 - Transfer to Bwindi National ParkAfter breakfast, you embark on the trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south western part of Uganda through Ishasha sector part of Queen Elizabeth Npark. Ishasha sector is well endowed with the infamous climbing lions together with other wild game that dwell in this woodland part of the park. The tree climbing lions prefer to lie flat on fig tree branches in the mid-morning sun while waiting for their prey. You will drive through to find out if there is any luck in the day. After this encounter, proceed on the drive to Bwindi arriving in the evening for relaxation,
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Bakiga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 10 - . Gorilla trekking Bwindi impenetrable N. Park and Bunyonyi.After an early breakfast, you will take a packed lunch, have a briefing by the game guides at the park headquarters and start your gorilla trail. Hiking through the thick, verdant, rainforest to eventually come across the gorillas in their natural habitat, is an amazing and unforgettable experience. This encounter takes between 2 to 9 hours and is the highlight of an Africa exploration safari. You will only have 1 hour of close contact with these calm apes, take pictures and get acquainted to them. You are free to shoot as many photos as you desire before you retreat from the activity to return to the starting point. And then proced to lake bunyonyi for relaxation.
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
- Day Day 11 - Batwa Experience and Transfer to Rwanda.After your breakfast, you will undertake a visit to batwa community (pymies), these are the first people in the forest and they are naturally forest dwellers, fruit gathering, and hunt gatherers. You will learn how they practiced hunting; demonstrate hunting, survival tactics in the forest and their daily life style. A visit to this place would be worth it. Return from the activity and transfer to Volcanoes-Rwanda through Chanika border. Lunch will be on your way to Rwanda,
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 12 - Golden monkey trekking and transfer to kigali airport o RwanAfter a relaxed breakfast, you will assemble at park offices for registration and briefing about your day trek. Golden monkey tracking can may take 2-4hours depending on weather of the day. After a successful trek, descend back to your lodge. Later in the late evening you may choose to visit Ibyiwacu culture centre that showcase cultures of Rwanda. Later descend to your lodge.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 13 - Transfer to Akagera National ParkAfter breakfast, you will be transfered to Akagera National Park for full day gave viewing. You will stopover for lunch in Kigali city, after wards proceed to Ruzizi for a boat ride along Lake Ihema. During the boat cruise, you may encounter different animal species as well as a variety of bird species.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 14 - Game Viewing At Akagera National ParkAfter breakfast, you will set out for a full day game viewing safari within the Park with your packed lunch. Explore the park in search for the big game found only in this park in Rwanda for instance; Giraffes, Elephants, Lions, and Buffaloes and so on. Return in the evening to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 15 - Akagera National Park to Kigali for your connecting flightAfter your hearty breakfast, You may do a short game drive through or just head to Kigali city for city tour with visit to Genocide memorial centre in the heart of Kigali city as you learn more about this beautiful country before your flight. You will fly out through Kigali international airport of Rwanda back home.
Accommodation: 2frinds beach hotel
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Rates Per Person
Apr 19, 2023 - Dec 12, 2023
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Excludes
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Kigali, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Kigali, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
Epic Uganda Vacation
Kenya
Rwanda
Uganda
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