Kigali City Tour—Transfer to Volcanoes National Park—Visit Iby’Iwacu

Wake up at leisure for breakfast, then go for the city tour. The Kigali city tour takes you to the major historical and cultural sites of Rwanda. You will visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial site commemorating the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. What a short video then walks through the exhibition! There are opportunities to visit the craft centers where you can purchase souvenirs from your stay in Rwanda, in turn supporting the families of women who make these items. You will have lunch at the local restaurant, where you will have a taste of the traditional Rwandan food. You are free to choose a cosmopolitan restaurant for a more diverse menu. After your city tour, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park and visit Iby’Iwacu cultural village, one of the few features that make Rwanda safaris exceptional. Iby’Iwacu gives you a rare chance to interact with the local people in their environment with a taste of local culture, history, customs, and traditions of the country. After driving to your lodge for check-in, spend your evening at leisure. Have dinner and overstay at the lodge.

Accommodation: Davinci Gorilla Lodge https://www.davincigorillalodges.com/

Meal Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch and Dinner

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park – Mountain gorilla trekking experience

Today, wake up very early to get your backpack ready. Dress in long trousers, waterproof hiking shoes, a long-sleeved shirt, a waterproof jacket, and heavy-duty gloves for the mountain gorilla trekking experience, as the weather can change suddenly. After breakfast, pack a picnic lunch, meet your safari guide, and drive to the park center for a pre-trekking briefing about the rules and behavior around gorillas. You will be in groups of eight, assigned a gorilla family to track, with guide support. The search can last from 45 minutes to 6 hours, so be prepared for a physically demanding walk. If you feel unfit, choose a nearby family; if fit, a challenging one might be more enjoyable.

During your forest walk in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, you might see various wildlife like chimpanzees, African elephants, and different birds. Your forest guide will share

information about everything you encounter to enhance your experience. When you meet your assigned mountain gorilla family, you will spend an hour with them. Keep your voice low and feel free to take photos and ask questions. Watch for Mr. Silverback, the family leader. It’s best not to look directly into the gorillas' eyes, and if they come close, remain calm and quiet. After your visit, you will receive trekking certificates for helping conserve these endangered animals. You will have lunch and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Check in at your lodge, have dinner, and stay overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge: https://mweyalodge.com/

Meal Plan: Breakfast/Lunch and Dinner

Queen Elizabeth National Park - Drive to Kibale National Park Safari - Afternoon Chimpanzee Tracking

Rise up early for breakfast and transfer to Kibale National Park as you enjoy the beautiful scenery, including the legendary Rwenzori Mountains at a distance. Check in at your booked lodge, relax, have lunch, and prepare for the afternoon chimpanzee trekking experience. Prepare and dress appropriately for the day's highlight (chimpanzee trekking): a long-sleeved shirt, a camera, a rain jacket, waterproof hiking boots, and insect repellent. After meeting your safari guide, drive to the park information center for a briefing on chimpanzee trekking rules. Afterward, begin your forest walk to search for chimpanzees and other primates such as monkeys and baboons, as well as various mammals and bird species. Expect to spend about 30 minutes to 4 hours searching for chimpanzees, and you will spend with them a maximum of 1 hour for photos and videos. Retire and return to the park center for your participation certificate, and after returning to your lodge, relax until dinner and your overnight stay at your lodge.

Accommodation: Turaco Tree Tops https://www.turacotreetops.com/lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast/Lunch and Dinner

Kibale National Park to Murchison Falls National Park.

After your breakfast, check out of the lodge and proceed with the drive to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have an enroute lunch and in the evening, you will visit the Murchison falls to witness the breathtaking view of the falls and also enjoy the verbal burble of the falls as it drops into a pool of water. While at these strongest falls, you will see how the whole river Nile forces itself through a narrow gorge of only 7 meters wide and then drop 43 meters into a pool and then form a strong thunderous sound which is so lovely. After this spectacular experience drive across the bridge to your booked lodge for your evening, relax, have dinner and an overnight.

Murchison Falls National Park is a home to 76 recorded mammal species these include; Jackson’s hartebeest, Waterbucks, Hippopotamuses, Nile crocodiles, some primates like Chimpanzees, Olive baboons, Black and white colobus monkeys, Giraffes, Uganda kobs, Elephants, Caped Buffaloes, Lions, Leopards, Spotted hyenas, Civets, Warthogs, Oribis, Topis among others plus 450 recorded bird species such as the rare shoebill stork, Abyssinian ground hornbill, papyrus Gonolek, marabou stork, black bellied bustard, open billed stork among others. Dinner and an overnight

Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge https://pakubasafarilodge.com/

Meal Plan: Breakfast/Lunch and Dinner

Murchison Falls National Park –Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary –Drive to Entebbe

Rise up very early in the morning to have breakfast (6:30 am), check out of your hotel to start your drive to visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary found in Nakasongola district for the white Rhino tracking experience. Ziwa Rhino sanctuary is one of the destinations in Uganda where you can meet the white rhinos in the wilderness. Once Uganda had an adequate number of Rhinos which were found in Kidepo valley and Murchison Falls national parks but they became nationally extinct due to numerous illegal human activities such as poaching and civil unrest in early 1970s.

Therefore, in 2005 Ziwa Rhino sanctuary was established to re-introduction of Rhinos in Uganda’s wildlife inventory. During Rhino tracking, you will have a chance to see them close to their feet with the help of the local site guide and spend with them a maximum of one hour and you will be allowed to take as many photos as you would want so, you have to keep your camera on standby not to miss any great moment uncaptured. After you have had an unforgettable experience with rhinos, relax with a bottle of water and drive to Kabalega diner to have lunch. Later, proceed with the drive to Kampala City at your booked hotel.

Accommodation: Fair Way Boutique Hotel https://fairwayhotel.co.ug/

Meal Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch and Dinner