10 Days Combined Adventure Safari
This is a 10 days combined adventure safari to Rwanda and Uganda to places like Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe National Park. You will conduct numerous activities in these places and acquire different experiences in these places.
Highlights
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe Airport to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 2: Morning game drive and a boat cruise
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 4: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 6: Gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural experience
Day 7: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 8: Gorilla trekking and Hike to Dian Fossey Tomb
Day 9: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park for a canopy walk
Day 10: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kigali Airport
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe Airport to Murchison Falls National Park
Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be picked up by a guide, and you will head to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and see the rhinos. You will then continue to Masindi town, where you will have lunch. You will then proceed to Murchison Falls National Park, and you will check into a lodge. You will have dinner and retire to bed
Accommodations
Luxury: Paara safari lodge
Midrange: Pakuba safari lodge
Budget: Red chilli rest camp
Day 2: Morning game drive and a boat cruise
On your 10 Days Combined Adventure Safari, you will have breakfast and then go for a briefing. You will then go for a morning game drive while on a Uganda safari. After conducting the morning game drive of about 3 to 4 hours, you will return to the lodge and be served lunch.
After lunch, you will go for an afternoon boat cruise at the bottom of the falls. You will see several birds and animals. After the boat cruise of about 2 hours, you will return to the lodge and relax. You will then have dinner and go to bed.
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will have breakfast, and then you will check out of the lodge. The guide will transfer you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have an enroute lunch. When you arrive at Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will check into a lodge, refresh yourself, have dinner and then retire to bed.
Accommodations
Luxury: Ishasha wilderness camp
Midrange: Enganzi game lodge
Budget: Pumba safari cottages
Day 4: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise
You will have breakfast, and then you will go for a morning game drive after the briefing. You will be able to spot a variety of wildlife species during the morning game drive, and some of the animals that you will spot include the lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, leopards and many more. You will then be returned to the lodge, and you will have lunch.
You will have an afternoon boat cruise that will take approximately 2 hours along the Kazinga channel. You will spot animals like the hippos and crocodiles, and others along the water banks. You will then be returned to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and your night’s rest.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will have breakfast and then check out of the lodge. You will then be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will check into the lodge upon arrival, and you will have lunch. You will remain at the lodge for the rest of the day. You will be served dinner, and then you will retire to bed
Accommodations
Luxury: Buhoma lodge
Midrange: Rushaga gorilla camp
Budget: Buhoma community rest camp
Day 6: Gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural experience
You will have breakfast and then go for a briefing at the park headquarters. After briefing and getting a guide to escort you, you will then start the search if which takes you approximately 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on their location. You will then spend one hour with the gorillas after spotting them. You will then return to the lodge and have lunch.
After lunch, you will have a Batwa cultural experience, which will be conducted in the Batwa community. You will meet the Batwa, who will be eager to teach you about their lifestyle, culture and traditions. After learning all that, you will be returned to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 7: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
You will have breakfast and then check out of the lodge. You will be transferred to Volcanoes National Park via the Cyanika border. You will arrive at Volcanoes National Park, and you will check into a lodge. You will be served lunch, and after that, you will relax at the lodge. You will later in the evening have dinner and then retire to bed.
Accommodations
Luxury: Bisate lodge
Midrange Le Bambou gorilla lodge
Budget: Kinigi lodge
Day 8: Gorilla trekking and Hike to Dian Fossey Tomb
You will have breakfast, and then you will go for a briefing. After that, you will head to the forest for gorilla trekking. You will be escorted by an armed ranger guide. You will spend 30 minutes to 7 hours finding the gorillas, and after finding them, you will return to the lodge after spending one hour with them in their natural habitat. You will have lunch at the lodge.
After lunch, you will go for a hike to Dian Fossey’s Tomb. The hike to Dian Fossey’s Tomb will take about 1 and a half hours. You will see the Tomb of Dian Fossey and where other gorillas were laid to rest. You will see where Digit, the most beloved gorilla of Dian Fossey, was buried. You will come across other wildlife species on your hike to Dian Fossey’s Tomb. After the hike, you will be returned to the lodge. You will have dinner at the lodge, and you will retire to bed.
Day 9: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park for a canopy walk
You will have breakfast and then check out of the lodge. The guide will transfer you to Nyungwe National Park. You will check into a lodge upon arrival, and you will be served lunch. After lunch, you will go for a canopy walk.
The canopy walk in Nyungwe National Park takes approximately 2 hours, and the bridge on which you will carry out this activity is 70m high and about 160m long. You will spot several wildlife species while at this suspended bridge, and then after this activity, you will be returned to the lodge. You will have dinner at the lodge, and then you will retire to bed
Accommodations
Luxury: One and only Nyungwe house
Midrange: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
Budget: Gisakura guest house
Day 10: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Kigali Airport
You will have an early morning breakfast, and then you will go for a briefing at the park headquarters. After the briefing, you will go for chimpanzee trekking while on a Rwanda tour. You meet the chimpanzees for only one hour, and you will monitor how they feed, play and much more. Getting to where the chimpanzees are may take you 30 minutes to 4 hours. After chimpanzee trekking, you will go back to the lodge.
After having lunch at the lodge, you will check out. The guide will then transfer you to Kigali Airport, and you board your flight.
End of the 10 Days Combined Adventure Safari
Adventure Includes
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Pick up and drop off
- Meals
- Accommodation
- English-speaking driver guide
- Park entrance fees
- Mineral-bottled water
- Gorilla trekking permits
- 4 x 4 safari vehicle
Adventure Excludes
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Life insurance
- Visa fees and air ticket fees
