18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari

18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari is one of the biggest African safaris that involves exploration of Uganda the pearl of Africa and Rwanda the land of a thousand hills taking adventurous travelers in the most exciting destinations within these two countries. This 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari includes 18 days and 17 nights experience as travelers enjoy the gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, wildlife viewing during game drives, boat cruise, cultural tours, nature walks among others. The safari will start from Entebbe international airport, connect to Murchison falls park via Masindi for white rhino trekking, then to Kibale for chimpanzee trekking, connect to Queen Elizabeth national park a home to tree-climbing lions as the major attractions in Ishasha, head to Bwindi a home to mighty gorillas for gorilla trekking, cross the border to Kigali Rwanda and enjoy another gorilla trek in Volcanoes national park, trek the golden monkey and connect to Nyungwe national park for chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk, and finally visit Akagera national park for the game drive before connecting to Kigali for a city tour and departures.

Highlights of 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari

Day 1: Airport arrival and pick up
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest national park
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and nature walk
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park, delta launch cruise
Day 7: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 8: Tree climbing lions and connect to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 9: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Day 10: Transfer to Rwanda Uganda border and connect to Ruhengeri
Day 11: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes
Day 12: Golden monkey trekking and Transfer to Kibuye
Day 13 Transfer from Kibuye to Nyungwe forest national park
Day 14: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Day 15: Transfer to Akagera national park
Day 16: Full day in Akagera national park
Day 17: Transfer to Kigali, Kigali city tour and relaxation
Day 18: Transfer to the airport for departures

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Airport arrival and pick up

Airport Pick up: On the first day of your 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari, you will arrive at Entebbe international airport in Uganda where you will be picked by achieve global safaris representative and transferred to Kampala. Once in Kampala, check-in at the lodge, enjoy your late lunch and embark on an evening Kampala city tour where you will be in a position to visit shops, markets, religious sites, etc. return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Transfer to Murchison falls national park: on the second day of your 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari, you will have a drive towards the northeastern part of Uganda. Wake up in the morning on a served breakfast then check out of the lodge and meet your driver to start the journey to Murchison falls national park. Have a stop in Masindi for white rhino trekking at Ziwa sanctuary and an enroute lunch then enter the pack via the top of falls. Once on the lodge check-in for dinner and overnight sleep.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner

Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Game drive: on the day 3 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will have breakfast served and meet your driver for an early morning game drive to watch different wildlife species including mammals, where you will sum up a big 5 game and other mammals such as Uganda kob, lions, elephants, buffaloes, and bird species. Return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise: after lunch head to the Nile River for a breath taking boat cruise to encounter Hippos, crocodiles and other wildlife as thy flock the shores to quench their thirst. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight rest
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest national park

Transfer to Kibale: On day 4 of 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari, you will be served with breakfast then check out of the lodge to exit Murchison falls and transfer to Kibale forest national park. Upon arrival, check in at the lodge for lunch and have a visit to the crater lakes and the caves then proceed to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and nature walk

Chimpanzee trekking: on day 5 of your 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will have an early breakfast and drive to the park headquarters for briefing about do’s and don’ts while trekking chimpanzees. After the briefing, your will trail into Kibale forest for a chimpanzee trekking adventure. Once you are done, return to the office where you will meet your driver and return to the lodge for lunch.
Bigodi nature walks: after you are done with lunch, embark on an evening nature walk in Bigodi wetland where you will sight out different primate species, mammals, birds and plant species. Then return to the lodge for dinner and have an overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner

Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park: on the 6th day of your 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will wake up on a relaxed breakfast at the lodge then check out of the lodge and meet your drive to embark on the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park. Have a stopover at the caves (Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru) and visit the crater lakes. Enjoy an enroute lunch and proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park for check-in dinner & overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive: On day 7 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will enjoy an early breakfast and meet your drive to enjoy the game drive in Kasenyi plains where you will sport the king of the jungle, and other wildlife in the park. Return to the lodge and enjoy your hot lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise: once you are done with lunch, transfer to the stating [point of the boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. The boat cruise setts o at 2:00 pm and you will spot crocodiles, hippos and other mammals along the shores as they quench the thirst. Return to the lodge for dinner and have an overnight sleep.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Tree climbing lions and connect to Bwindi impenetrable national park

Tree Climbing Lions: On the day 8 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will wake up in the morning, enjoy your breakfast, pack some lunch (if you feel like), check out of the lodge and meet with your driver to embark on the journey to ishasha sector where you will encounter the tree climbing lions as they overlook Uganda kob.
Transfer to Bwindi: After enjoying the game drive in the ishasha sector, enjoy your lunch and exit the queen for Bwindi impenetrable national park home of the biggest population of mountain gorillas in the wild. Once you reach in Bwindi, check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight sleep.

Day 9: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

Gorilla trekking: on day 9 of 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari, you will have to arise early in the morning, enjoy your breakfast and meet your driver for a ride to park headquarters for a breath about the dos and don’ts while in presence of mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking lasts between 2-8 hours depending on the trekking speed. After trekking gorillas, return to the lodge for relaxation. In case you are still feeling strong, you may have an evening Batwa experience and then close your day with dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10: Transfer to Rwanda Uganda border and connect to Ruhengeri

Transfer to Rwanda: on day 10 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will wake up on a served breakfast at the lodge, then check out of the lodge and meet the driver to embark on the journey to Rwanda via Cyanika border. Once in Rwanda, enjoy your enroute lunch and transfer to Ruhengeri for clearances and pick your gorilla permits then have a drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 11: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes

Gorilla trekking: on day 11 of the 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will spend a full day trekking mountain gorillas in volcanoes national park. All you need is to be at the headquarters for a briefing before setting off to spend an hour with gorillas. After trekking gorilla return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner

Day 12: Golden monkey trekking and Transfer to Kibuye

Golden monkey trekking: on your 12th day of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you are expected to wake up on breakfast at the lodge then head to the forest to trek the most beautiful and cheerful primates. This will take 2-5 hours since golden monkeys are easy to trace as compared to mountain gorillas.
Transfer to Kibuye: After trekking golden monkeys, return to the lodge, enjoy your lunch, and then check out of the lodge to embark on the journey to Kibuye. Upon arrival, you will check-in at the lodge, have dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 13 Transfer from Kibuye to Nyungwe forest national park

Transfer to Nyungwe: on day 13 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, enjoy your morning breakfast, check out of the lodge and head to Nyungwe forest national park a home to 13 primate species. You will have an enroute lunch and arrive in the evening to check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 14: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk

Chimpanzee Trekking: On day 14 of 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari you will wake up on breakfast, pack your lunch box filled with snacks and meet the driver to transfer to park headquarters for a mini briefing then head to the forest to trek chimpanzees in their natural habitat. This will last from 2 to 6 hours. After trekking chimpanzees return to the lodge and freshen up.
Canopy walk: once you are done taking a rest, transfer to Nyungwe forest again for a breathtaking canopy walk which is a 160m length walk at an elevation of 50m above the ground. You will spot different wildlife species including some primates (some of these primates could be semi habituated or not yet habituated so do not interrupt them), spot different mammals, birds and plant species all in the forest. After the canopy walk, return to the lodge, enjoy your dinner and take a rest.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner

Day 15: Transfer to Akagera national park

Transfer to Akagera national park: on day 15 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will enjoy breakfast, then check out of the lodge to meet with your driver and embark on a journey to Akagera National Park. This is a long drive taking roughly 9-10 hours but it’s worth a drive as you encounter a lot of things along the ways including the locals, wildlife, water bodies such as lakes, swamps and the beautiful hills covered with green vegetation cover. Have an enroute lunch and arrive late in the evening at the lodge, check-in, enjoy your dinner have a good night.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 16: Full day in Akagera national park

Morning game drive: on day 16 of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will wake up on a cup of coffee/tea then meet your driver for an early morning game drive in the park where you will encounter lots of wildlife including Giraffes, and different species of birds. After the game drive has a lunch break at the lodge.
Boat cruise: after enjoying your lunch, meet your driver for a ride to Lake Ihema where you will cruise while watching over the Hippos, crocodiles and other mammals along the shore drinking water on a hot afternoon. Once you are done with the cruise, return to the lodge for dinner and sleep.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner

Day 17: Transfer to Kigali, Kigali city tour and relaxation

Transfer to Kigali: On the 17th day of 18 Days Combined Uganda & Rwanda Safari, you will wake up on a relaxed breakfast, pack all your belongings at ease and meet your driver to transfer to Kigali. This journey will take about 3 hours.
Kigali city tour and relaxationArrive in lunch hours for lunch then check-in at any lodge and embark on an evening city tour where you will visit Kigali Genocide memorial sites, and visit some markets and coffee shops then return to the lodge for dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 18: Transfer to the airport for departures

Departures: This is your last day of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, all you need is to sleep as much as you can keeping in mind that you have a flight. Depending on your flight time, wake up on a relaxed breakfast and have some leisure around the city, check out of the lodge and transfer to Kigali International airport which is about 15 minutes’ drive from Kigali city for departures.
Meal plan: Breakfast, and Lunch (in case you are departing in the afternoon or night)

End of 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari

This 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari includes;

Park entrance fees
Airport pick up & drop-off
A 4×4 safari vehicle with fuel
A Ugandan Chimpanzee trekking permit
A Ugandan gorilla trekking permit
A Rwanda chimpanzee trekking permit
Rwanda gorilla trekking permit
Canopy walk
Golden monkey trekking permit
All activities included in itinerary
All meals as per itinerary
All accommodations as [per itinerary
A 24 hours English speaking guide
Enough drinking water throught the 18 days safari

18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari excludes;

Travel documents such as Visa and air ticket
Tips to the guides and porters
Laundry fees
Personal needs such as Airtime
Life insurances
Other drinks and beverages
Exclusive activities
Domestic flights
Souvenirs

Conclusion: By the time you complete this 18 days combined Uganda and Rwanda safari, you will have full explored more than enough in both Uganda the pearl of Africa and Rwanda the land of a thousand hills. Sightings during the safari include Primate Species such as gorillas in both two countries, Chimpanzees in both countries, golden monkeys in Rwanda, different mammals including big5, lots of bird species, and the local communities in both Uganda and Rwanda .plan your safari now with “ACHIEVE GLOBAL SAFARIS” and you won’t regret it.