Day 1: Kigali city tour and transfer to Volcanoes national park
Pick up from your hotel in Kigali and start your adventure with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn about Rwanda and its evolution to one of the fastest growing economies on the African continent. Depart from Kigali for a scenic road trip to Volcanoes national park in the Virunga Mountains. The journey takes about 4 hours, offering picturesque views of the Virunga massive mountains. Check into your lodge for a delicious dinner and rest for an exciting day of gorilla tracking the next day.
Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Half board
Day 2: Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes and transfer to Bwindi
After an early breakfast, we drive to the visitor center to attend gorilla tracking briefing session. Once you have been allocated a gorilla family, you will be accompanied by experienced trackers to this tropical rainforest. Once gorillas have been located, you will spend a magical hour observing them up close. Enjoy Late transfer to the boarder of Uganda where you will continue to drive to Bwindi for your second gorilla tracking. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Please note that we will book you Dian Fossey tour at no extra cost in case you don’t do gorilla tracking which is not part of the cost.
Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 3: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi impenetrable forest
After your early breakfast (7:00am), you will have short drive to the UWA briefing center where you will be taken through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. After you have been allocated a gorilla family in a group of 8 Pax, you will be led by the armed ranger guides off to the forest to search for the gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. After gorilla tracking, we drive to lake Bunyonyi for a night on the terraces of lake Bunyonyi. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: Transfer from Bunyonyi to Kigali.
After a relaxed morning with optional lodge activities on the lake, we will depart from lake Bunyonyi to Kigali for your international flight. End of our 4 days double gorilla tracking (Rwanda-Uganda).
Accommodation: None
Meal Plan: None
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport
Upon Arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will go through the emigration process that always takes between thirty minutes to two hours depending on your arrival time. Exiting through arrivals you will meet a representative from Hooves of Africa Safaris for a short meet and greet then transfer to your hotel in Kigali overnight on Bed and Breakfast arrangement.
Accommodation: Chez Lando Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Pick up and embark on a journey to Akagera national park about 110 km (3-hour drive) east of Kigali capital city. You will stop along the way at Imigongo Art café for refreshments. Proceed via the Kiyonza southern entrance gate to the lodge overlooking the swamp fringed Lake Ihema, the park’s largest lake. Hippos tend to graze around the tents and the sounds of nature provide a perfect setting for wild nights.
Accommodation: Akagera Rhino Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 3: Full Day Discovering Akagera National Park
The game drive experience in Akagera involves a lot of driving from south to the northern open plains of Kilala. There it is less bushy and you may spot more wildlife and also get out of the car and have picnic in the wild. Seeing all the Big 5 can be challenging due to low numbers, however the zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, and antelope species like Impala, Topi are abundant. The bird life of 480 species of birds in the park is also another highlight of your safari. We have this full day dedicated to game viewing and we will sleep in the northern part of the park. Dinner and overnight in the park.
Accommodation: Karenge Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, we drive back to Kigali where we will have lunch and later proceed to Volcanoes national park in the norther part of Rwanda. The drive to Volcanoes national park is scenic and will introduce you to the land of 1,000 hills. Volcanoes is famous for mountain gorillas and golden monkeys and tomorrow you have an option of choosing what primates you would like to visit.
Accommodation: Da Vinci Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 5: Optional Golden Monkeys or Gorilla Tracking and Transfer to Lake Mutanda, Uganda
After an early breakfast, you’ll drive to the visitor center to attend a briefing session conducted by park rangers about the guidelines to follow for this adventure. Once you have been allocated a gorilla family, you will be accompanied by experienced trackers to this serene tropical rainforest. Once gorillas have been located, you will spend a magical hour observing them up close. You’ll learn about their behavior, social structure, and conservation efforts to protect them.
You’ll enjoy a packed lunch amidst the forest, savoring the unique experience of dining in the gorilla’s natural habitat. Later, you’ll transfer via Cyanika border town of Rwanda to southwest Uganda where you will continue to drive to Lake Mutanda for a sumptuous dinner at your lodge, sharing stories and memories with fellow travelers or guides.
Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi With Community Tour in the Evening
After a relaxed morning, take on optional activities on the lake and then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Lake Mutanda is very scenic and calm which means a dugout canoe or any other activity is recommended. After you optional activities and magical views from the lake, we drive to Bwindi for lunch and evening community to visit the Batwa communities. Dinner and overnight at the edge of the forest.
Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
After your early morning breakfast at 7:00 am, you will have a short drive to the UWA briefing center where you will be taken through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. After you have been allocated a gorilla family in a group of 8 pax, you will be led by the armed ranger guides off the forest to search for the gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. After gorilla tracking, you’ll drive back to your lodge for overnight.
Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 8: Transfer to Ishasha – Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, drive from Bwindi to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth National Park is undoubtedly Uganda’s most visited park, and the Ishasha sector is famous for its tree-climbing lions. This day is dedicated to exploring the vast plains of Ishasha which borders with Rwindi Plains of Virunga National Park in DR Congo. Keep an eye out for elephant herds, bushbucks, Topi herds, a mix of cape and forest buffaloes, and Kobs, among other wildlife. Dinner and your overnight stay will be in the Ishasha sector.
Accommodation: Topi Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 9: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Kazinga Community Boat Trip
After breakfast, you will have a final game drive as you depart to Kasenyi plains, the northern section of the park. Check in at your lodge, have a hot lunch, and prepare for the afternoon community boat cruise on Kazinga Channel.
The 32 km tropical channel is famous for its hippo population, which is said to be the highest on the African continent. Other wildlife can be sighted here, including African elephants, Cape buffaloes, waterbucks, a variety of birds, and reptiles like the Nile crocodiles. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the edge of the park.
Accommodation: Enshama Game Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 10: Morning Game Drive and Evening Crater Driver
After breakfast, you will embark on a final game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park as you transfer further to Kibale Forest National Park. After lunch, you will drive towards Fort Portal town, where, if time allows, you can enjoy a drive around the explosion volcanic crater lakes. The craters are part of the beautiful scenery of the region, and a walk to the top of the world is an experience that will blow your mind away. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the edge of Kibale Forest.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 11: Am chimpanzee Trekking and Afternoon Bigodi Walk
After breakfast, you will drive to Kanyanchu to join others for a briefing before heading into the forest with rangers in search of chimpanzees, following their calls and tracks. Once the chimpanzees are located, you will spend one hour with them, learning more about their behavior and habits. Chimps share 98% DNA with humans and they’re man’s closest relatives.
In the afternoon, take a walk in Bigodi Wetlands, a community project aimed at improving the lives of the communities. There are 8 primates and 200 bird species in Bigodi swamp, offering you primate and bird watching opportunities. Look out for olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys and various bird species such as the Great blue turaco. Enjoy a cultural encounter with the local communities. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 12: Scenic Drive to Murchison Falls Park with an Evening Game Drive
After breakfast, we will transfer to Murchison Falls National Park, starting with a tour to the top of the falls and ending the day with an evening game drive. There is also an optional night game drive to experience the park under the stars and see the other side of wild Africa after dark. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the edge of the park.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 13: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Waterfall Boat on River Nile
After breakfast at 6:30am, we will head out for a game drive in search of cats that might still be busy with a kill or avoiding the wet grass. Keep an eye out for lions, leopards, elephants, spotted hyenas, African serval cats. Among the herbivores include Cape buffaloes, Nubian giraffes, baboons, monkeys, and more.
In the afternoon, we will take a shared boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, searching for animals that come to drink and cool off along the banks of River Nile, such as elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, buffaloes, Nile crocodiles, monitor lizards, hippos, and many bird species. After your boat cruise on the mighty Nile River, you will have another game drive before heading back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 14: Ziwa Rhino Tracking and Transfer to Entebbe
After breakfast, we will transfer to the Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch, where you will have the opportunity to track rhinos on foot with the help of armed rangers who will guide and protect you throughout the experience. You may also see giraffes, zebras, hartebeests which were recently introduced to the sanctuary. After a hot lunch, we will drive to Entebbe for your flight back home. End of your 14 days best of Rwanda and Uganda classic tour.
Accommodation: None
Meal Plan: Lunch
Day 1: Track Southern white rhinos on foot
Pick up from your guest house and transfer to Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will be able to track rhinos on foot with the help of armed rangers who are there to guide and protect you throughout the experience.
After a hot lunch, we drive to the park gate for clearance and then proceed through Budongo forest to the top of the falls as your first activity in the park. After top of the fall’s photographic moments, drive to your lodge which is located in the middle of the park as you enjoy wildlife.
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Tent)
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 2: Full day Murchison Falls
After breakfast (6:30) we head out for a drive-in search of cats which might still be busy with a kill or running away from the wet grass. Watch out for leopards, elephants, cape buffalo, giraffes, baboons, monkeys etc.
In the afternoon, we a take a shared boat cruise to the bottom of the falls in search of animals that come to drink and cool off on the banks of the Nile River such as elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, buffaloes, Nile crocodile, the monitor lizard, hippos and many birds.
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Tent)
Day 3: Scenic road trip and evening Bigodi community Walk
After breakfast, we will have short game drive as we head out of the park. we drive further to the southern parts of Uganda with a hot lunch en route to Kibale forest. After check in, we take a walk in the famous Bigodi wetlands, a community project managed by the community aimed at changing and improving the lives of the host communities. Watch out for olive baboons, red-tailed, black and white colobus monkey, bird species, cultural encounter with the local communities. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodations: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse
Day 4: Chimpanzee habituation and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to kanyanchu to join others for briefing before you head to forest with rangers in search of chimps following their calls and tracks. Once chimps have been located, you will spend four hours with them as you learn more about them.
Afternoon/Evening, we take a boat cruise on Kazinga channel famous for high density of hippos and to discover more about the water species or meet those that come to relax or drink water in the afternoon. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodations: Enshama Game Lodge
Day5: Morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi
After you breakfast, we will depart from Queen Elizabeth national park and drive towards the southern most parts of Uganda. Before departure to Bwindi we will have a morning game drive to explore Queen Elizabeth park which is gifted with 90 species of mammals, 600 bird species which makes it ideal for the big game. To increase our chances of wildlife sightings, we start our game drives at 06:30am and hope to meet lions, leopards, elephants, cape buffaloes among others on this quest. Late we transfer to Bwindi with lunch stop en route. Dinner and overnight in Bwindi.
Accommodations: Enshama Game Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 6: Optional Carnivore monitoring and transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, you will depart from Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive towards the southernmost parts of Uganda. The road trip is both scenic and wild as you traverse through the rural villages of the Kigezi region. Depending on where your gorilla permits have been booked, you will have lunch en route and proceed to overnight at the edge of the forest.
There is an optional lion monitoring program before departing to Bwindi at 200$ per person not included in the cost. This is to give you a chance to follow cats as one of the routine procedures in monitoring and caring for these big cats.
Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp/Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Meal Plan Full board
Day 7: Iconic gorilla trekking and transfer to lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, you will have a short drive to the UWA briefing center where you will be taken through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. After you have been allocated a gorilla family in a group of 8 pax, you will be led by ranger guides off into the forest to search for the gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour of viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. Later, you’ll transfer from Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi for an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meal: Half Board
Day 8: Depart from Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe/Kigali
After a relaxed breakfast and optional activities on the lake, we will depart from lake Bunyonyi and transfer back to Kampala to drop off at Entebbe International airport or guest House in Entebbe or transfer to Kigali airport via Cyanika Rwandan border town. End of 8-day Uganda classic budget safari.
View also our 4 day double gorilla tracking (Rwanda Uganda)
Accommodation: None
Meal Plan: Breakfast Only
Day 1: Arrival Entebbe International Airport
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will go through the emigration process which takes about an hour or two depending on your arrival time, you meet the team leader or safari guide who will transfer you the guest house in Entebbe for overnight.
Accommodation: Boma Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Full day Mabamba Wetlands Photographing the prehistoric Shoebill
We will pick you up from your hotel in Entebbe at 06:30hrs and drive to Nakiwogo landing site where we will take a motorized boat to the wetlands. The boat transfer to the wetlands takes about 35 minutes on the lake. When we get into the wetlands, we change onto the small boat which is convenient for maneuvering into the wetlands. (each small boat not more than 3 photographers)
Mabamba Wetlands is a unique and vital ecosystem situated within the Lake Victoria Basin that has diverse range of flora and fauna that hosts the rare and endangered Shoebill, African Fish Eagle, the Papyrus Gonolek, and various species of herons, kingfishers, and among others.
After the shoebill has been sighted, we will approach the location with caution, maintain minimum silence in order to observe how the shoebill hunts. Shoebill feeds on lung fish and other aquatic animals. One of the most impressive traits of the shoebill is it hunting technique where it can stay motionless for hours, when it looked onto prey, it uses its massive shoe like bill to stealthily strike at prey and with its sharp curved bill, help it to grip and hold onto its prey before its swallowed as whole in just a matter of seconds.
After your encounter with the prehistoric shoebill, you can go on looking for other birds and later get onto the big boat and then drive back to Nakiwogo where you will connect with the vehicle to transfer back to your guest house.
Accommodation: Boma Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
We will pick you up from your guest house/hotel in Entebbe and transfer to Kibale national park. We recommend you have breakfast 6:30am – 7:00am so that we set off at 7:30am for the primate capital. The transfer is about 6 hours meaning that you will be arriving at your lodge in the afternoon. Un pack and we take a walk in the famous Bigodi wetlands, a community project managed by the community aimed at changing and improving the lives of the host communities.
On this walk, you might be able see some primates such as olive baboons, red-tailed/White nosed monkeys, black and while colobus monkey, several bird species and cultural encounter with the local communities will brighten your day. Later drive back to lodge for dinner and overnight at the forest edge.
Accommodations: Isunga Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: AM and PM chimpanzee tracking (Second Trek is optional )
After an early breakfast, you will drive to kanyanchu to join others for briefing before you head to forest with Uganda wildlife authority rangers. This is a half day activity and as your trying to locate the chimps following their calls with the help of rangers and trackers, you might also be able to find other primates such as l’hoests monkey, Red Colobus monkey, Black and white colobus monkeys and other mammal that maybe be found in this tropical rainforest.
Once chimps have been located, you will spend one hour with them which is thrilling and memorable at the same time. These primates have been said to use tools to get food, survive in the wild and your ranger guide will explain more on other behaviors. Later return to the lodge for a hot lunch as you prepare for your second trek in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Kibale
Accommodations: Isunga Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After you breakfast, we will depart from Kibale national park and drive towards the southern most parts of Uganda. The road trip is both scenic and wild as you traverse through the remort villages of Kigezi region. Depending on where you gorilla permits have been booked, you will have lunch en route and proceed to overnight at the edge of the forest.
Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 6/7: Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience
Today we will offer you that golden chance to trek these mountain gorillas. After your early breakfast, you will have short drive to the UWA briefing Centre. The rangers will take you through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. The trekking may take 2-5 hours depending on he movements. We recommend that you to carry enough drinking water, lunch, and rain gear.
You will be led by the armed ranger guides off the forest to search for the gorillas. Once gorillas have been located, you will have 1 hour to watch their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. Use your camera and phones for photography. but keep them in silence and remove the flash. After the one hour, your will trek back to the vehicle and return to lodge. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Note: Optional second gorilla trekking in the same sector but different gorilla family. Or transfer to Mgahinga and stay in Kisoro for golden monkey tracking. (second trek and golden monkey trekking not included on the cost). See all our Uganda tours
Day 8: Transfer from Bwindi to Entebbe (optional domestic flight about 2 hours get to Entebbe)
After Breakfast transfer back to Entebbe through the rolling hills of Kigezi, endless plains of Ankole region. Several scenic stopovers along the way. including lunch en route Igongo restaurant in Mbarara city town.
Accommodation: None
Meal: lunch
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale Forest with optional evening Bigodi community Walk
We will pick you up from your guest house in Entebbe and transfer to Kibale national park the home of chimpanzees and the primate capital of the world. The transfer is about 6 hours through the rural areas of central and western Uganda, look out for open market, grocery stores along the road. The drive is scenic and active meaning that you will be arriving late afternoon at the lodges that’s at located near the park.
Time allowing, you can organize with your guide for Bigodi community walk or Bigodi swamp walk which is managed by the community and the walk boosts consecration of the wetland the Kibale forest the home of chimpanzees. On this walk, you will have a chance to interact with local communities and understand how they live socially, economically. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodations: Isunga Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation and Private Kazinga Boat cruise
After breakfast, you’ll drive to Kanyanchu for a briefing before heading into the forest with experienced rangers to track chimpanzees. Following their calls and tracks, you’ll embark on an exciting adventure to locate the chimps, where you’ll spend an unforgettable hour observing them and learning about their behavior and social structures. After a delicious hot lunch at the lodge, we drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, where we check in and prepare for an afternoon game drive. We’ll head to the famous Kasenyi Plains, renowned for its rich wildlife, including elephants, lions, leopards, antelopes, and a variety of bird species. While on our game drive, keep your eyes peeled for the “Big Four” (excluding white rhinos), as this area is known for frequent sightings of these iconic animals. In the evening, we return to the park lodge for a delicious dinner and a restful overnight stay.
Accommodations: Marafiki safari lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Morning Game drive and Transfer to Ishasha Sector (Home of tree climbing lions)
After breakfast, we’ll set off for a thrilling morning game drive across the vast Kasenyi Plains, renowned for its rich wildlife. Our journey then takes us to the Ishasha Sector, famous for its unique tree-climbing lions. Spending the night here provides a fantastic opportunity to witness these incredible lions lounging in the trees—a rare and unforgettable sight.
In the evening, enjoy a leisurely dinner at the lodge, where you can unwind and reflect on the day’s adventures. For a truly magical experience, we can arrange an evening sundowner at an additional cost, offering stunning views of the park as the sun sets over the savannah. Your overnight stay will be in Ishasha, where you’ll fall asleep to the soothing sounds of the African wilderness.
Accommodation: Embogo Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, enjoy one final game drive through the Ishasha sector, where you’ll search for a variety of wildlife, including elephants, leopards, herds of topi, Cape buffaloes, and lions, among others. This is a fantastic opportunity to capture those last memorable moments in the wild.
Following the game drive, we’ll transfer to Bwindi, with lunch en route, depending on where your gorilla permits have been booked. Upon arrival, check into your lodge at the edge of the forest, where you’ll unwind and prepare for the incredible gorilla trekking experience ahead. Spend the evening relaxing in this peaceful setting, surrounded by the sounds of the forest, as you look forward to the adventure that awaits.
Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 5: Gorilla Habituation Experience
After breakfast, we take a short drive to the UWA briefing center, where you’ll receive an informative session on the dos and don’ts of gorilla tracking, ensuring you’re fully prepared for the adventure ahead. Once assigned to a gorilla family, you’ll join a small group of up to 8 people and head into the forest with experienced ranger guides to track down these magnificent creatures. Upon locating the gorillas, you’ll spend a full hour observing them from a respectful distance of 7-10 meters, witnessing their natural behaviors as they go about their daily routines in the wild. It’s an unforgettable experience to watch them interact in their habitat. Later transfer back to Lodge for a relaxed evening.
Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
Meal: Full board
Day 6: Domestic flight from Kisoro to Entebbe
After an early breakfast, you’ll be picked up for your domestic flight from Kisoro to Entebbe, arriving by mid-morning on the only available morning flight. If your international departure is later in the day, we can arrange a day room upon request or organize an optional excursion to the Mabamba wetlands for a chance to spot the rare shoebill stork.
Accommodation: None
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Pick up from your Guest House in Entebbe and transfer to Nakiwogo landing site and take motorized boat to the Mabamba Wetlands
Your day begins with an early 06:00 hrs pickup from your guesthouse in Entebbe. From there, you’ll be transferred to the Nakiwogo Landing Site, where you’ll board a motorized boat for a scenic 45-minute ride across Lake Victoria to reach the Mabamba Wetlands. Upon arrival, you’ll switch to a smaller paddle-powered boat—ideal for quietly navigating the narrow water channels and getting closer to the incredible birdlife that calls this wetland home.
The Mabamba Wetlands, nestled within the Lake Victoria Basin, is a thriving ecosystem renowned for hosting the rare and endangered Shoebill—a must-see for bird enthusiasts and photographers alike.
As we move deeper into the swamp, you’ll also have the chance to photograph species like the African Fish Eagle, Papyrus Gonolek, various kingfishers, and herons. The highlight of the day is a respectful, close-range encounter with the Shoebill, whose prehistoric appearance and precise hunting style make it one of Africa’s most fascinating birds.
After the morning session, we’ll return by boat to the landing site and drive to Nkima Lodge, where you can recharge your camera batteries, transfer image files, or simply take a short break. Afterward, we embark on a second photography session in the late afternoon, giving you a chance to explore the wetlands under different lighting conditions. This time of day offers unique photo opportunities and an excellent chance to spot the Shoebill again, along with other wetland species in action. As the sun begins to set, we’ll board the boat once more for the return journey across Lake Victoria to Nakiwogo Landing Site.
Your driver will be waiting to transfer you back to your guesthouse in Entebbe, concluding a truly immersive and rewarding bird photography experience in one of Uganda’s most treasured wetland habitats.
Day 1: 3rd June 2026, Kigali city tour and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Your adventure begins with a pick-up from your hotel in Kigali, followed by a brief orientation on the safari ahead. Before crossing into Uganda, take a moving and informative visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a powerful tribute to the country’s history. Afterwards, continue your journey with scenic stops and enjoy a delicious hot lunch along the way. In the evening, you’ll arrive at a charming lodge on the edge of the forest, where you’ll enjoy a restful dinner and overnight stay, preparing for the exciting days ahead.
Accommodation: Bweza Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board
Day 2: 2nd June 2026 Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After an early breakfast at 7:00 AM, you’ll embark on a short drive to the UWA briefing centre, where you’ll receive an essential orientation on the dos and don’ts of gorilla tracking. Once you’re divided into groups of 8 and assigned to a specific gorilla family, you’ll be led by expert armed ranger guides deep into the forest in search of these magnificent creatures. Once the gorillas are located, you’ll have an unforgettable hour to observe them in their natural habitat, maintaining a respectful distance of 7-10 meters. After this extraordinary experience, we’ll drive to the serene shores of Lake Bunyonyi, where you’ll spend the night at a scenic lodge overlooking the lake. Enjoy a delicious dinner and unwind for the night, surrounded by the area’s beauty.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3:4th June 2026 Transfer from Bunyonyi to Kigali.
After a relaxed morning at Lake Bunyonyi, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy optional activities such as a canoe ride, a nature walk, or simply soaking in the peaceful ambience of the lake — often referred to as “the Switzerland of Africa.” Later, you’ll begin your scenic journey back to Kigali, travelling through rolling hills and picturesque countryside. Upon arrival in the city, you’ll be transferred to the airport for your international departure flight.
As your safari comes to a close, take with you unforgettable memories of Uganda’s breathtaking landscapes, incredible wildlife, and warm hospitality.
Accommodation: None
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast