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5 Days from$2250 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Rwanda, Uganda,
Tour Type
Guided, Independent, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Budget
Tour Overview
This Uganda safari will allow you to see gorillas and chimpanzees in their natural habitats, plus other savannah animals including four of the Big Five – lions, elephants, leopards and buffaloes. This safari also allows you to view other animals like antelopes, warthogs, deer, hippos, crocodiles, and many others on a game drive and a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. This safari starts in Kigali in Rwanda and ends in Entebbe in Uganda (alternatives available).
General Information
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Safari types:Chimpanzee Safari, Gorilla Safari, Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Kigali Genocide Memorial, Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park
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Wildlife:Mountain Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Lion, Antelope, Birds, Hippo, Warthog, Antelope, Olive Baboon, Leopard, Birds, Mountain Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Antelope, Ugandan Kob, Hippo, Warthog, Olive Baboon
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Activities:Game Drive, Trekking, Boat Cruise
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Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle, Motor Boat
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Start/end:Start in Kigali, Rwanda, end in Entebbe, Uganda
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Minimum age:15
Price Per Person – USD
- From USD 2,890 per solo traveler
- From USD 2,250 per person in a group of 2
- From USD 2,100 per person in a group of 3
- From USD 2,025 per person in a group of 4
- From USD 1,980 per person in a group of 5
- From USD 1,950 per person in a group of 6
- From USD 1,930 per person in a group of 7
Single room supplement is $90 per person opting to stay in a single room
What's Included
- Accommodation & meals
- Gorilla and chimpanzee permits
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Airport transfers
- Drinking water all-round trip
- Game Drive
- Boat cruise
- All park entrance fees
What's Excluded
- Flights & visas
- Pre & post tour accommodation
- Alcoholic drinks & beverages
- Souvenirs, tips and any other form of personal expenditure
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Safari Vacations and Travel Services‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Safari Vacations and Travel Services‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries and services are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
On this day, a guide from Safari Vacations and Travel Services will welcome you at the airport. After warm greetings, you’ll embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Depending on the available time, you may visit the Kigali genocide memorial center, where you’ll learn about the massacre that happened in Rwanda in 1994. After that, you’ll drive to Bwindi. The tropical rainforest is home to half of the remaining mountain gorillas in the world, with 21 gorilla families. You’ll arrive in the evening, and check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Four Gorillas Lodge (Upgrade)
- Meal Plan: Full Board
On this day, you’ll wake up for breakfast and then report to the park headquarters at 7:00 am. You’ll undergo a briefing about the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking. After, you’ll be assigned a gorilla family to trek, with seven other visitors. Then, you’ll be accompanied by a ranger and guide to the forest and start searching for the gorillas, an activity that takes between 3o minutes to 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. After finding the gorillas, you will spend an hour in their presence; taking pictures and monitoring their behavior. Then, you’ll trek back to the starting point to be awarded a certificate for participation in the conservation of these primates. You’ll have lunch and relax for a while. Then, you’ll embark on a 2-hour journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is the most visited national park and the second largest in Uganda. You’ll check in at the lodge for dinner and relaxation.
- Dinner and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge or Buffalo Safari Lodge (Upgrade)
- Meal Plan: Full Board
On this day, you will wake up for a morning game drive after breakfast. You’ll be able to see a variety of animals on a game drive. These include 4 of the big 5 which include leopards, lions, hippos, elephants, and buffalos. You’ll see other animals like Uganda kobs, waterbucks, duikers, antelopes, warthogs, and many others. After that, you’ll head to Mweya Peninsular for a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel. The channel has the highest concentration of hippos in the world. You’ll see other animals cooling off during the hot hours of the day and these include buffalos, elephants, and others. You’ll also see crocodiles basking in the sun and waiting for prey, plus birds such as the white egrets feeding on ticks on the skins of the many animals. After that, you’ll head to the lodge for lunch then embark on a 2-hour journey to the “primate capital of the world” – Kibale National Park – where you’ll check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Camp or Turaco Treetops Lodge (Upgrade)
- Meal Plan: Full Board
On this day, you’ll head to the Kanyanchu Park headquarters for a briefing about chimpanzee trekking. After that, you’ll be divided into groups to track different chimpanzee communities. When you find them, you’ll spend an hour in their presence as you take pictures and take note of their characteristics. Afterwards you trek back to the starting point, from where you’ll drive to the lodge for lunch followed by a nature walk at Bigodi Swamp, an activity overseen by the local community. You’ll be able to see several primates and learn about how local people partake in the conservation of tourism natural resources in the region. After that, you’ll head to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Camp or Turaco Treetops Lodge (Upgrade)
- Meal Plan: Full Board
You’ll wake up early in the morning and drive to Entebbe for your flight back home. This will mark the end of your 5 days Primates and Wildlife Safari.
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