This 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari itinerary will take place in Rwanda and Uganda. Arriving in Rwanda via Kigali International Airport and departing through Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. In Rwanda you will visit Akagera, Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Parks having helicopter transfers from one destination to another and in Uganda you will visit Bwindi Impenetrable and Queen Elizabeth National Parks.
In Rwanda you will enjoy game drives, a boat ride on Lake Ihema and a community visit in Akagera, Chimpanzee trekking, Canopy walk and Colobus Monkey trekking in Nyungwe, Gorilla and Golden Monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park. In Uganda you will trek the Gorillas in Bwindi and enjoy a game drive and a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park. At the end of the tour you will take a domestic flight enjoying the beautiful aerial views from Mweya Airstrip to Entebbe International Airport to catch your departure flight.
After you arrive Kigali International Airport, clear with immigration and proceed to the arrivals where you will meet your 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari driver guide who will transfer you to your hotel for overnight stay.
- Accommodation: The Retreat by Heaven (High-end Accommodation) or Onomo Hotel Kigali (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,-,-
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Kigali International Airport to take your helicopter flight to Akagera National Park, where you will meet your 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari driver guide who will transfer you to your lodge for check in. After lunch at the lodge relax and in the evening you will go for a game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
- Accommodation: Magashi Camp (High-end Accommodation) or Ruzizi Tented Camp (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
On this day after breakfast, you will proceed for a boat ride on Lake Ihema and have a chance to visit an Island which inhabits a variety of bird species. After lunch you will enjoy a game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
- Accommodation: Magashi Camp (High-end Accommodation) or Ruzizi Tented Camp (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge proceed for a morning community visit. During this 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari you will experience the basic lives of the community living around this park. You will learn their culture, practices and how they go about their normal activities daily. After lunch at the lodge you will have an evening game drive in the park.
- Accommodation: Magashi Camp (High-end Accommodation) or Ruzizi Tented Camp (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After breakfast at your Lodge proceed to take your helicopter flight to Nyungwe National Park where you will be picked up by your 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari driver guide and transferred to the lodge. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Accommodation: One and Only Nyungwe House (High-end Accommodation) or Mantis Kivu Marina Bay (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
On this day you will depart the Resort with packed breakfast and drive to the park headquarters for briefing then proceed to the starting points into the forest. During this trek you will see a variety of bird species and the Primates. You will be allowed to stay in the presence of the
Chimpanzees for an hour as you enjoy watching them go about their normal day. You then return to the lodge to rest and have lunch.
In the afternoon, you will once again proceed to the park headquarters for canopy walk briefing. Experience the forest from a dazzling perspective on the canopy walkway the only one of its kind in East Africa. Dinner and overnight stay.
- Accommodation: One and Only Nyungwe House (High-end Accommodation) or Mantis Kivu Marina Bay (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After breakfast at the Resort, proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and start your Colobus Monkey trek. These Primates are Old World Monkeys of the genus Colobus native to the African continent. They are black with white fur on their necks and backs. As you walk through the rainforest you will be amazed how large they are in number; about 400 individuals in a group comprising the largest group of the Angolan Colobus Monkeys in Africa.
This trek isn’t as tiresome as the Chimpanzee trek tends to be. You will see a good number of them at the tree tops as they swing from one tree branch to another. Return to the Resort in time for lunch. Then spend the rest of the day relaxing at the Resort and enjoying its facilities.
- Accommodation: One and Only Nyungwe House (High-end Accommodation) or Mantis Kivu Marina Bay (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After breakfast at the lodge, you will take your helicopter flight to Musanze, where you will meet your 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari driver guide who will drive you to your lodge. Lunch and dinner at the Lodge.
- Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest (High-end accommodation) or Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (Medium accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After a very early breakfast at the lodge, you will proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and thereafter drive to the trail heads the start point for your amazing adventure.
You will be trekking the Great Apes, the Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. This activity could take between 2-6 hours. Rwanda has 12 habituated groups of Mountain Gorillas scattered all over the Park. You will spend an hour watching the habituated group going about their normal day playing, eating… etc
Upon return from your trek, you will be driven back to the lodge where you will have lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying the lodge facilities.
- Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest (High-end accommodation) or Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (Medium accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After a very early breakfast at the lodge, drive to the park headquarters for briefing and thereafter drive to the trail heads for another highlight of the Volcanoes National Park, trekking the Golden Monkeys which usually takes 4 hrs. When you encounter the habituated Primates and spend an hour with them as they go about their normal day. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive by nature hence spend their day leaping from bamboo branches. After the trek, you will return to the Resort to have lunch and spend the rest of the day enjoying the lodge facilities.
- Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest (High-end accommodation) or Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (Medium accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After breakfast start your 15 Days Rwanda Uganda Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Safari to Uganda crossing via the Cyanika border. You will proceed to Kisoro town and drive on to your lodge. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
- Accommodation: Clouds Mount. Gorilla Lodge (High-end accommodation) or Chameleon Hill Lodge (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After an early breakfast, you will proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and thereafter go to the start points and off you will proceed into the Impenetrable Forest to enjoy the highlight of the safari. Trekking the Great Apes the Mountain Gorillas is a once in a lifetime and worthwhile experience which takes between 2–6 hours. You will then return to your Lodge for lunch, dinner and overnight stay.
- Accommodation: Clouds Mount. Gorilla Lodge (High-end accommodation) or Chameleon Hill Lodge (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will be assisted with checking out and after settling the bill for extras if any start your drive to the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park. The second most visited Park and the most popular savannah reserve in Uganda. This Park has the highest variety of habitats and wildlife too. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
Meal plan: B,L,D
Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge (High-end Accommodation) or Enganzi Lodge (Medium Accommodation)
After an early breakfast, you will proceed for a game drive; through the Kasenyi and North Kazinga plains where you will see herds of Elephants, Buffalos, Antelopes, etc…
In the afternoon after lunch at the lodge, you will have a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel en-route you will see groups of Hippos and Buffalos a few metres away. You will see some animals coming to drink water at the banks and a various bird species.
- Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge (High-end Accommodation) or Enganzi Lodge (Medium Accommodation)
- Meal plan: B,L,D
After breakfast at the Lodge, you will be assisted with checking out and proceed to Mweya Airstrip and take a domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport to catch your departure International flight.
- Meal plan: B,-,-
Cost Includes
- Uganda Gorilla permits $800 per person
- Rwanda Gorilla permits $1,500 per person
- 14 night’s accommodation with meals as indicated in the itinerary above
- Activities shown in the itinerary
- One way Helicopter flight from Kigali International Airport to Akagera National Park
- One way Helicopter flight from Akagera National Park to Nyungwe National Park
- One way Helicopter flight from Nyungwe National Park to Musanze / Volcanoes National Park
- Park fees
- Boat ride on Lake Ihema
- Community visit in Akagera national Park
- Game drives
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Canopy walk
- Colobus Monkey trekking
- Golden Monkey trekking
- Boat ride on the Kazinga Channel
- One way domestic flight from Mweya Airstrip to Entebbe International Airport
- Services of an experienced English speaking driver guide
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Cost Excludes
- International flights
- Visas
- Insurance
- Optional activities
- Tips
- Drinks
- Items of personal nature


