5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorillas safari from Rwanda
5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorillas safari from Rwanda is a Uganda safari tour that has tourists exploring Uganda’s top tourist destinations but starting from Kigali Rwanda. This 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda safari has tourists enjoying gorilla trekking or gorilla habituation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and the abundant wildlife of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Book this 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda safari for an opportunity to reduce on your driving distances, as well as visit two great African countries.
Tour Summary of 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda Safari
- Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Evening game drive
- Day 2: Morning game drive, boat cruise
- Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha
- Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
- Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Evening game drive
On this 1st day of your 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda Safari, you shall be picked up in Kigali from your hotel/apartment of stay or from the airport by our driver guide. You shall be briefed about your 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda Safari and thereafter proceed for a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You shall drive past great scenic areas in Rwanda coupled by the beautiful rolling hills and plantations with the locals working in them. The stunning views further extend to the Great Rift Valley as you enter Queen Elizabeth National Park. You shall arrive just in time for lunch at the lodge, which you do after checking in.
After lunch and spending some time relaxing at the lodge, you shall head to Kasenyi plains for an evening game drive. During your evening game drive, look out for various wild animals that include among others elephants, buffaloes and antelopes. Return to the lodge thereafter from where you shall relax as you await dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Morning game drive, boat cruise
After breakfast at the lodge, you shall drive to the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park for an early morning game drive for an opportunity to spot those wild animals that you may have otherwise have missed the previous day. You shall return to the lodge, relax as you wait for lunch to be served. After lunch, you shall head out for an afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel that joins Lake George to Lake Edward. The Kazinga channel is considered to have the highest hippo concentration in Africa. Enjoy the afternoon boat safari as you spot hippos, and a number of water birds within, as well as wildlife at the shores taking an afternoon drink say elephants. Return to the lodge thereafter as you enjoy another game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha
On this 3rd day of your 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda Safari, you shall enjoy breakfast at the lodge, check out and then proceed for a transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national Park via Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You shall look out for the famous tree climbing lions and other wildlife species while on a game drive in Ishasha sector. Enjoy your lunch in a selected restaurant here, and then proceed to Bwindi impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site renowned for harbouring more than half the total world population of mountain gorillas. Check in at the lodge, and spend the rest of the evening at leisure. You could take a walk around the lodge, or simply read a book or listen to some good music as you gaze at the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Today, you shall take part in gorilla trekking in Bwindi! Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an activity that thousands of travellers look forward to taking part in sometime in their lifetime. You shall wake up early for breakfast at the lodge, and then head out with your packed lunch to the starting point of your gorilla trekking adventure.
You shall be briefed about the gorilla trekking activity, given rules and guidelines to follow and then allocated a gorilla family to track. You shall embark on the search for the gorillas in their habitat, all the while looking out for other park animals and birds and plant species. You shall spend one hour with the gorillas watching them go about their daily routine of feeding, playing, napping and so much more. Take pictures and videos for your keeps later. After, you shall leave the gorillas trekking back to the starting point. You shall return to the lodge from where you shall relax as you await dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali
On this last day of your 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda safari, you shall enjoy breakfast at the lodge and then check out and proceed with a transfer back to Kigali, making a lunch stop en-route. You shall be dropped off at your hotel/apartment of stay or at the airport for an outbound flight.
End of 5 Days Uganda from Rwanda Safari
