8 days Uganda safari from Kigali
8 days Uganda safari from Kigali will start from Kigali the capital city of Rwanda where you will have a city tour and have an overnight. The following day, you will transfer to Uganda via Lake Mutanda for boat cruise then connect to Rushaga sector for gorilla trekking, Queen Elizabeth national park for tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector, launch cruise on kazinga channel and game drive in kasenyi plains. You will later on transfer to Kibale for chimpanzee trekking and end up in Kampala for departures at Entebbe international airport. This entire 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali includes 8 days and 7 nights.
Highlights of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali
- Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and Kigali city tour
- Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mutanda Resort for a boat cruise and Transfer to Rushaga sector
- Day 3: Gorilla trekking in the Rushaga sector
- Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha sector
- Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
- Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest national park
- Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi nature walk
- Day 8: Transfer to Kampala for departures
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and Kigali city tour
- Arrival in Kigali: On day 1 of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali, you will be picked from Kigali international airport upon arrival and be transferred to your lodge. During the drive to the lodge, you will be briefed about the expectations in this 8 days safari. Once you arrive at the lodge, you will check in, have a meal depending on your arrival time.
- Kigali city tour: you will then have a city tour in the evening where you will visit some genocide memorial sites, market places and craft shops then be driven back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mutanda Resort for boat cruise and Transfer to Rushaga sector
- Transfer to Lake Mutanda: On day 2 of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali, you will have to wake up in the morning, have breakfast at the lodge in Kigali and then check out of the lodge to meet your drive for a ride to Uganda direct to Lake Mutanda which is about 3 hours’ drive from Kigali. Once you reach Lake Mutanda, you will check-in at the lodge, have a meal and then take part in some activities such as boat cruise and swimming within this fresh water lake free from Bilharzia.
- Transfer to Rushaga sector: In the evening you will then be transferred to Rushaga sector the only sector in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park where gorilla habituation is carried out. This will take you 2 hours’ drive from Lake Mutanda so expect to arrive late in the evening for check-in, Dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in the Rushaga sector
- Gorilla trekking in Rushaga sector: On the 3rd day of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali, you will have to enjoy your heavy breakfast at the lodge then be transferred to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. In the process of gorilla trekking, you will be allowed to hire a porter, obtain a hiking stick and then enter into the forest to search for the habituated mountain gorilla families in the jungle. You will spend just one hour taking photographs of the gorillas in close vicinity then return to the lodge for evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha sector
- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park: On day 4 of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali, you will wake up on relaxed breakfast then check out of the lodge and embark on the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha sector. You will have an enroute lunch and then proceed with the journey to Ishasha where you will have a game drive amidst tree-climbing lions and other mammals that occupy the Ishasha sector. After the game drive you will then proceed to the lodge for check in, dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
- Morning game drive: On day 5 of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali after breakfast, you will meet your driver who will drive to kasenyi plains a sector that hs a high concentration of wildlife for a game drive. You will be in a position to spot lions, buffaloes, elephants, and lots of bird species. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch,
- Afternoon Launch cruise: After lunch, you will embark on an afternoon launch cruise on the kazinga channel where you will spot Hippos, and other mammals such as buffaloes, elephants among others as they flock the kazinga channel to quench their thirst. After the boat cruise, you will drive within the park as you return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest national park
- Transfer to kibale forest national park: On day 6 of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali, you will wake up on relaxed breakfast then check out of the lodge and have a drive with in the park as you exit to embark on the ride to Kibale forest national park best known for harboring 13 primate species including our closest relatives the chimpanzees. You will have an enroute lunch and expect to arrive in the evening for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi nature walk
- Chimpanzee trekking: this is the 7th day of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali, you will wake up in the morning, as usual, have breakfast, pack some snacks and water then be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing before setting off to trek the habituated chimpanzees in their natural habitat in kibale forest. Chimpanzee habituation lasts between 2-6 hours and only one is allowed to spend with the chimpanzee in the jungle taking photographs and learning their manners then return to the lodge for lunch.
- Bigodi nature walk: late in the afternoon, you will then have a guided nature walk with in bigodi wetland sanctuary where you will encounter more species of primates, mammals, birds, and the botanical plant species. After the walk, you will return home for dinner and have an overnight stay.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8: Transfer to Kampala for departures
- Transfer to Kampala: this is the last day of your 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali. On this beautiful day, you will wake up on a breakfast meal, then check out of the lodge and embark on the journey to Kampala the capital city of Uganda where you will arrive in the afternoon, enjoy your late lunch at the hotel and then have a brief city tour before proceeding to Entebbe international airport for departures.
End Of 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali
Inclusive in this 8 days Uganda safari from Kigali
- Airport pick-ups and drop-offs
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- All activities as stated in the Itinerary
- Accommodations will be as per Itinerary
- Park entrance fees
- A 4×4 safari vehicle throughout the safari
- An English speaking guide
- Enough bottled drinking water
Exclusives
- Life insurance
- Visa and air ticket
- Laundry fees
- Porter fees
- Tips
- Souvenirs
- Alcoholic drinks and other beverages
