This 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari will give you the opportunity to enjoy a number of different activities visiting the national parks. When you visit Nyungwe National Park, you will participate in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda, you will also get to enjoy the canopy walk in Rwanda which will give you rewarding aerial views of the park, you will also visit Akagera National Park where you will participate in the game drives in Akagera national park which will give you access to the big five animals in Rwanda, you will also get to participate in the night game drive and also get to visit Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will participate in gorilla trekking in Uganda which will give you access to half of the worlds remaining mountain gorillas. Interesting about this safari experience, you will also participate in gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park which will give you the chance to participate in double gorilla trekking. There’s more to watch in the parks continue with this detailed itinerary for more detailed information about the safari experience.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and coffee tour
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Day 3: Isumo waterfalls hike and transfer to Kigali city
Day 4: Full-day game drive
Day 5: Hot air balloon safari and departure
Day 6: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 7: Gorilla trekking in Uganda
Day 8: Transfer back to Kigali
Day 9: Transfer to Akagera National Park, boat cruise, and a night game drive
Day 10: Full-day game drive and departure
Day 11: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 12: Golden monkey trekking
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park and coffee tour
On day 1 of the 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari, upon your arrival, you will be picked up by the driver from your hotel in Kigali and drive southwards to Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will have a stopover in Butare, where you will visit the National Museum of Rwanda and the king’s palace in Nyanza with lunch en route. Before you make your way to the Park you will have a stopover at the Huye women’s Coffee cooperative which will take you on a 2 hour’s safari at the coffee plantation understanding more about the coffee-making process from harvesting, sorting, and cleaning until it is processed. You will also get to watch how coffee has improved the livelihoods of the neighboring communities through women’s empowerment for an amazing safari experience. After the safari experience, make your way to the park and check in your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe hill top view.
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
On day 2 of the 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari, enjoy breakfast and go for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your hotel to freshen up, have lunch check out, and later in the afternoon participate in After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk-a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you and thereafter connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure as the night before.
Day 3: Isumo waterfalls hike and transfer to Kigali city
On day 3 of the 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari, after an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by your guide to transfer you to the park to participate in the Isumo waterfalls hike. While hiking to the falls you will watch a number of rewarding attractions like the different bird species in the wild, you will enjoy the walk through the forest hearing the birds chirping. When you get to the falls, you will have the chance to enjoy rewarding views of the falls, you will watch a number of different bird species like; the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long-tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola and many more. After the safari experience, get ready to embark on your back to Kigali city. Upon reaching the city, You will go for a city tour where you will visit the Kimironko market and the Kigali genocide memorial site to understand more about the dark period of time during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. After having your lunch, you will be dropped at the hotel at Hotel des Mille Collines
Day 4: Full-day game drive
On day 4 of the 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari, after an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will make your way to Akagera National Park. Rise up early in the morning have breakfast and go for a morning game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals that rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill, especially the big cats like the leopard, lions, and many other carnivores. You will get to watch a number of herbivores like the rhinos grazing within the plains, elephants, gazelle, oribi and many other rewarding game animals. After the morning game drives, you will head back to your hotel for refreshments and later in the afternoon transfer to take part in the evening game drive. Get ready to watch how the park comes to life as the sunsets with a number of predators coming from their hiding spots to catch prey, the herbivores catching their last bite for the day, the crocodiles can be seen sun-basking, elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks which will make your safari quite memorable. After the experience, you will head back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay at Karenge Bush Camp (budget) Akagera Game Lodge (mid-range)
Day 5: Hot air balloon safari and departure
On day 5 of the 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari, as early as 5:00 am you will make your way to the starting point for your hot air balloon flight which will give you rewarding aerial views in the park as fly over the savannah plains and the different drainage features in the wild. Some of the different activities that you will get to watch the buffaloes, Uganda kobs, and impalas as they graze within the plains and if you’re lucky enough, you will get the opportunity to watch a number of carnivores catching their prey as you enjoy the cool breeze. After the safari experience, you will then make your way to enjoy the bush breakfast soaking in the beauty of the wild for a memorable safari experience. after you will have a rewarding safari experience. you will then make your way to Kigali city where you will embark on your Kigali city tour where you will get to visit the Kigali genocide memorial museum in Rwanda, the kimironko market, and many other rewarding attractions.
Day 6: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On day 6 of the 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari, depending on your location in Kigali, our guide will pick you up and brief you on your 2 days gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali safari, and after you will embark on your journey through the Cyanika border. On your journey to the park, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest lake in Uganda where you will take part in canoeing at the lake. at the lake, You will see a number of fishermen trying to catch fish and you will also get the chance to visit and see the different islands with their unique history within the Lake.
After the thrilling adventure at the lake, you will carry out the Batwa experience where you will have cultural encounters with an interesting group of people known as the Batwa who have a unique way of living. The Batwa are forest dwellers who depend on forest products like fruits and small creatures that they hunt for food. Interesting about the Batwa is the fact that they live harmoniously with forest creatures like elephants, monkeys, antelopes, and so on. After the encounters with the Batwa community, you will proceed to Kisoro town for lunch and then transfer to your lodge near the sector where you will carry out gorilla trekking.
Day 7: Gorilla trekking in Uganda
After an early morning breakfast and packed lunch, you will embark on their journey to carry out gorilla trekking the activity. Depending on your permit, you will transfer to the sector where the gorilla family you’re going to trek is. The activity will involve you hiking through the rugged terrain and it can take a given amount of time approximately 2-8 hours but with the help of the guide, it will be easy to locate the gentle giants.
On locating and coming into contact with the gorillas, you will spend one hour with them and here you can take pictures of them, and watch how they groom one another, and how they live amongst one another which is quite interesting to watch. After the exciting experience, you will head back to your hotel for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Day 8: Transfer back to Kigali
After an early morning breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and you will embark on your journey back to Kigali city. It will take approximately four hours to reach the city which will be the beginning of another adventure. A city tour will be carried out and you will be able to visit a number of attractions for instance the Kigali genocide memorial museum where different displays are showcased, the memorial museum will take you back to the time of the brutality where a number of Tutsis were killed. The trip to the museum will be heartbreaking but will in the end restore hope in the people.
Lunch will be served in Kigali and after You will also visit the Kimironko market where a number of African crafts and arts are sold which you can buy as souvenirs, the market is another cultural encounter that will be exciting while on the safari because in the market, different traders from Uganda, Congo, Rwanda and other countries come together to participate and showcase different arts and crafts, food products, vegetables, household necessities, shoes among others can be bought. After the trip to the Kimoronko market, our driver/ guide will drop you at your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 9: Transfer to Akagera National Park, boat cruise, and a night game drive
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will transfer to Akagera National Park to take part in a short game drive which will give you the chance to watch a number of animal species like the early risers grazing and enjoying the morning sun. After the morning game drive, you will head to your hotel for relaxation, lunch and you will take part in the boat cruise of Lake Ihema which will give you access to a number of rewarding views and attractions like the endangered shoebill stork you will access to a number of carnivores like the lions, leopards, and many more species or stay at your hotel to participate in a night game drive which will give you the chance to watch how the park comes to life when the sun sets. During the safari experience, you will get to watch carnivores like the lions and leopards hunting which is quite a memorable safari experience you should not miss out on. After the experience head to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay
Day 10: Full day game drive and departure
Rise up early in the morning have breakfast and go for a morning game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals that rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill, especially the big cats like the leopard, lions, and many other carnivores. You will get to watch a number of herbivores like the rhinos grazing within the plains, elephants, gazelle, oribi, and many other rewarding game animals. After the morning game drives, you will head back to your hotel for refreshments and later in the afternoon transfer to take part in the evening game drive. Get ready to watch how the park comes to life as the sunsets with a number of predators coming from their hiding spots to catch prey, the herbivores catching their last bite for the day, the crocodiles can be seen sun-basking, elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks which will make your safari quite memorable. After the experience, you will make your way back to Kigali city to Kigali city for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 11: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After the tour you will make your way to Volcanoes National Park, having a stopover in Kigali for lunch. You will reach the park in the afternoon/evening check in at your hotel for refreshments and transfer to the park for a rewarding nature walk (optional) where you will get to see a number of bird species, and primate species swinging within the tree branches after the among experience, transfer back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay as you await the next day’s activities. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Muhabura(budget) Da Vinci hotel (mid range)
Day 12: Golden monkey trekking
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, your guide for the safari will pick you up and transfer you to Volcanoes National Park where you will take part in the memorable golden monkey trekking safari in Rwanda. At the park entrance, you will take part in the briefing session of the memorable activity which is the rules and the regulations to follow for an amazing time during the activity. During the transfer to the habituated gorilla family, you will see a number of primate species like the dent’s monkey, vervet monkey and the black and white colobus monkeys among other monkey species swinging in the tree branches as you get to the habituated golden monkey troop, you will have the chance to see a number of rewarding aspects of the golden monkeys observing a number of features that you will find fascinating about the primates, for instance, their feeding patterns, the co-existence with one another among other memorable aspects. At the climax of your time with the gorillas, you will take pictures with and after you will transfer back to your park headquarters where you will be transferred to Kigali City where you will be dropped off at a location of your choice in Kigali City or Kigali International Airport.
End of your 12 Days Nyungwe, Akagera, and gorilla trekking in Uganda Safari
Quotation Includes:
- Airport Pick up and drop off
- Activities as indicated on the itinerary
- 4X4 Safari land cruiser vehicle and fuel
- Full-time English-speaking Guide/Driver.
- All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals are as indicated in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water while on safari.
Not included:
- Air tickets.
- Visa fees
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage, and wait staff gratuity.
