15 Days Uganda Rwanda Burundi Congo Safari

15 Days Safari to Uganda Rwanda Burundi and Congo starts at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where you leave from to fly to Entebbe International Airport. You shall meet the driver guide who briefs you about the 15 Days Safari to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo then later, he shall transfer you to check-in your hotel/ lodge. The next day, he shall take you to Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Kahuzi Biega National Park then to Bujumbura Burundi.

Safari Overview

Day 1: Arrive in Kenya, catch a flight to Entebbe (Uganda)
Day 2: Kampala-Murchison
Day 3: Morning game drive and boat cruise on Victoria Nile
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest national park
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and drive to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 6: Game drive in Kasenyi and boat cruise
Day 7: Drive from Queen Elizabeth to Volcanoes national park Rwanda
Day 8: Golden monkey tracking and cultural experience
Day 9: From Volcanoes to Bukavu
Day 10: Gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega
Day 11: Bukavu – Kigali Rwanda
Day 12: Flight from Kigali-Bujumbura Burundi
Day 12: Flight from Kigali-Bujumbura Burundi
Day 14: Cultural and traditional encounter
Day 15: Fly from Burundi to Nairobi and then to Doha

Day 1: Arrive in Kenya, catch a flight to Entebbe (Uganda)

On this day, you will arrive in Kenya very early in the morning and catch flight to Uganda’s Entebbe international airport. Upon the arrival, you will go through the migration procedures and later check out of the airport the arrivals where you will meet your driver guide for the transfer to the lodge of your booking for breakfast. After that, you will have a city tour within Kampala – Uganda’s capital where you will visit destinations like Uganda national museum – East Africa’s oldest museum, which displays antiquities belonging to Uganda’s history and traditional culture. In the afternoon, you will enjoy your tasty lunch in the city and later visit other important places like Uganda mansion, Kampala’s most magnificent building with classic Western Architecture, Kasubi tombs and others. Later in the evening, drive be to the lodge for refreshment, dinner and overnight. Bush pig backpackers.

Day 2: Kampala-Murchison

Have breakfast at the restaurant and check out for your transfer Murchison falls national park. During the transfer, you will have different stopovers for some activities like en-route lunch in Masindi, at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking and others. Arrive at the park in the late afternoon hours and proceed to the top of the falls where you will witness a 7- meter gap where water pressures itself to form powerful waterfalls. After, you will drive back to the lodge of your booking, relaxation and dinner. Overnight at Sambiya lodge

Day 3: Morning game drive and boat cruise on Victoria Nile

Enjoy your tasty breakfast at the lodge and meet your guide for your transfer to the game drive trails where you will spot a number of wildlife species including the Oribi antelope, Rothschild giraffe, lion, African buffalo, eland, waterbuck, Bohor reedbuck, hyena, bushbuck and Leopard.

If you are lucky, you will witness with your own eyes the extremely spectacular hunting of leopards with dramatic chases. After the game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for lunch as you prepare for the boat cruise experience on Victoria Nile.

The boat cruise will expose you to different aquatic species and birds living on both banks. You will be extremely surprised with the teeth of hippopotamuses that appear and disappear, or the notoriously ferocious Nile crocodiles and many rare birds such as Goliath storks, Egyptian geese, African finches, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant, stork. After, return to the lodge for refreshment and overnight dinner. Overnight at Sambiya lodge.

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest national park

Have your breakfast at the lodge and check out of the lodge for the long drive to Kibale forest national park – home to the largest population of primate species. During the transfer, you will have some stopovers including in Fort portal for lunch, at tea plantations and along the roadside valleys.

Arrive at the park in the late evening, check in at the lodge of your booking for dinner and overnight stay. Overnight at Chimpanzee Capital lodge

Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and drive to Queen Elizabeth national park

Have early breakfast at the resort and drive to the park headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts during the chimpanzee tracking experience. After, you will move through the park rainforests in search of the chimpanzees and once found, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in their presence as you learn more about their lifestyles like playing, feeding, protecting each other and others. Later after the experience, drive back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you prepare for your checkout to Queen Elizabeth national park– a large nature reserve with more
than 600 species of birds; habitats like elephants, antelopes, buffalos, zebras, etc. Arrive at the lodge in Queen in the evening, check in for refreshment and overnight dinner. Overnight at Eshama lodge.

Day 6: Game drive in Kasenyi and boat cruise

Before sunrise, start our trip to Kasenyi sub-area to explore wildlife with your packed breakfast. Early morning weather is the most suitable time for animals to be most active during the day. A series of other animals such as giraffes, buffalos, antelopes, hyenas, zebras, birds gather to search for food. Besides, the image of a female lion lying on a tree branch, looking into the distance to determine the best prey. After the encounter, drive back to the lodge for lunch and later drive to Kazinga channel for boat cruise experience. During the experience, you will spot a number of aquatic animals like hippos, crocodiles and several water birds. Later in the evening, drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.  All create an extremely vivid and interesting natural picture. Dinner and Overnight at Eshama lodge.

Day 7: Drive from Queen Elizabeth to Volcanoes national park Rwanda

Have breakfast at the lodge and meet your guide for the transfer to Volcanoes national park – located in northwestern part of Rwanda also known as the homeland of mountain gorillas, golden-haired monkeys, black-faced Duiker antelopes, buffalo, along with 178 species of birds and at least 16 species other endemic. animal subspecies. During the transfer, you will have an enroute Batwa cultural experience in Bwindi Impenetrable national park. The Batwa are known as hunter-gatherers who have lived alongside the wildlife of the ancient for some years. The culture encounter exposes you to different enjoying activities like traditional dances, songs and poems.

After the experience, continue with your drive to Volcanoes national park where you will arrive in the early evening hours. Check in at the lodge of your booking for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Five Volcanoes lodge.

Day 8: Golden monkey tracking and cultural experience

Have your breakfast at the lodge and meet your guide for the transfer to the park headquarters for pre-trek golden monkey tracking experience. The experience exposes you to the shy and beautiful golden monkeys that will be seen swinging from one tree branch to another. From the experience, you will drive back to the lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon, go for cultural experience in Gorilla Guardian Village. Overnight at Five Volcanoes lodge.

Day 9: From Volcanoes to Bukavu

Have early breakfast at the resort, and check out for your transfer to Bukavu town of Congo. The journey to Congo is long but if you love nature, you will be impressed with the beautiful rolling hills of Rwanda, the beautiful forests along the way and primates along the road while passing through Nyungwe national park. You will then cross into Congo using the Bunagana border and go all the way to Bukavu town which is close to Kahuzi Biega national park. Go through all the immigration procedures, arrive at the park and check in at the lodge of your booking for dinner and overnight. Accommodation at Hotel Horizon.

Day 10: Gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega

Have your breakfast at the lodge and drive to the park headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking experience. A Gorilla, also known as Gorilla, is a genus of primates in the human family, this is the largest primate genus in existence. Their DNA is 98% – 99% similar to humans. To be more precise, Gorillas are distant relatives of humans and have long been considered intelligent and agile animals no different from humans. Adult gorillas can be 1.7 – 2 meters tall and weigh up to 200 kg. They walk on all fours and only walk on two when preparing to fight. After, drive back to the lodge for lunch and then have some relaxation at the swimming pool. Accommodation at Hotel Horizon.

Day 11:  Bukavu – Kigali Rwanda

After breakfast, check out the lodge and meet your guide for the transfer back to Rwanda after crossing Bunagana border. You will have to go through the immigration procedures and drive to Kigali – Rwanda capital. You will have your enroute lunch and later visit some places like the Amahoro stadium, Kigali genocide memorial and others. Overnight at Peponi living Spaces.

Day 12: Flight from Kigali-Bujumbura Burundi

Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge and meet your guide for the transfer to Kigali International airport where you will catch a flight to Bujumbura – Burundi’s capital city. Upon the arrival at Bujumbura airport, you will meet your driver guide who will transfer you the lodge of your booking after enroute lunch and city tour. Overnight at Tanganyika Hotel.

Day 13: Drive from Bujumbura-Gishora

Have breakfast at Hotel and meet your guide for the transfer to Gishora, the home to different drums. During the transfer, you will enjoy amazing roadside views and en-route lunch. Expect to arrive in the town in the evening hours, have your dinner, refreshment and overnight. Jerusalem Hotel Gitega.

Day 14: Cultural and traditional encounter

Have your breakfast at the lodge and meet your guide for the transfer to Gishora Drum Museum – one of the most famous places for drums in Burundi. Gishora Drum museum houses two sacred drums that have never been played: Ruciteme (symbolizing the forest) and Murimirwa (symbolizing plowing). Therefore, the Gishora drum is considered a symbol of agricultural life and the dream of the Burundian people of a prosperous, happy life filled with nature. You will have your lunch with the locals and later in the afternoon, enjoy the fun Gishora drum performance and beautiful acrobatic performances by the artists. After, drive back to Bujumbura for dinner and overnight. Jerusalem Hotel Gitega.

Day 15: Fly from Burundi to Nairobi and then to Doha

On this day, have your breakfast at the lodge and meet your guide for the transfer to Bujumbura Melchior Ndabaye International airport for your flight to Nairobi International airport where you will book a connecting flight to Doha.

Inclusions

• Accommodation
• Transportation in 4×4 wheel vehicle
• Park entrance Fees
• Gorilla trekking permits
  Golden Monkey Tracking Permits
• Cultural Experiences
• Meals & bottled Water
• Guides & Support

Exclusions

• Visas
• International Flights
• Travel Insurance
• Personal Expenses
• Tips & Gratuities
• Optional Activities

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