ITINERARY IN DETAILS

Day 1: Pick up from Kigali International Airport, brief city tour and transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Your driver-guide from Safari Vacations and Travel Services will welcome you at your hotel or at the airport in Kigali. After a brief introduction, you will set off for Volcanoes National Park. Along the way, you may visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial to gain insight into Rwanda’s history, where hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives to the 1994 Genocide. Upon arrival at the park, you will check in at your lodge, enjoy dinner, and settle in for an overnight stay.

Dinner and an overnight stay at Karisimbi Cave Resort

Day 2: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

On this day, you will rise early, enjoy breakfast, and proceed to the headquarters of Volcanoes National Park for a briefing on golden monkey trekking. You will then enter the forest to track these playful primates, often seen leaping through tree branches or feeding in nearby potato fields. After spending an hour with them, you will return to the lodge for lunch before crossing the Rwanda–Uganda border to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the next leg of your journey. Bwindi is home to almost half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas. Upon arrival, you’ll check in at the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Dinner and an overnight stay at Bweza Gorilla Lodge

Day 3: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation

On this day, you will wake up early for breakfast before driving to the headquarters of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with your packed lunch for a briefing on gorilla trekking guidelines. You will be assigned to a group of eight and guided into the forest to track a gorilla family. Once located, you will spend one unforgettable hour observing these gentle giants in their natural habitat.

After the trek, you will return to the starting point and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, a stunning lava-dammed lake dotted with 29 islands. Upon arrival, you will check in at your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Dinner and an overnight stay at Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel and an evening game drive

You will depart early in the morning and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, renowned for its remarkable concentration of hippos. Along the shores, you may also spot crocodiles, buffalo, elephants, and warthogs gathering to drink.

After lunch and some relaxation, you will head out for an evening game drive across the savannah plains, searching for buffalo, elephants, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, antelopes, leopards, lions, hyenas, and numerous bird species. Later, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Dinner and an overnight stay at Kikorongo Safari Lodge

Day 5: Brief morning game drive and transfer to Kibale National Park for Chimpanzee trekking

After breakfast, you will set out for a morning game drive across the savannah plains to spot wildlife you may have missed the previous day. Later, you will journey to Kibale National Park, famously known as the primate capital of the world.

Upon arrival, you will have lunch before proceeding to the park headquarters for a briefing on chimpanzee trekking. You will then be grouped and guided into the forest to track the chimpanzees. After locating them, you will spend one hour observing their behaviour, taking pictures, and recording videos before returning to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Dinner and an overnight stay at Guereza Canopy Lodge

Day 6: Transfer to Entebbe or back to Kigali to end the tour

After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and board your vehicle for your onward journey to Entebbe or back to Kigali, with lunch served en route. Your driver-guide from Safari Vacations and Travel Services will bid you farewell at the end of the trip.

This will mark the conclusion of your 6-day safari featuring Volcanoes National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Lake Bunyonyi, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Kibale National Park.