This 10 Days Uganda and Rwanda Primate Tour and Wildlife Safari combines the highlights of both countries - chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest, big-game viewing and a Kazinga Channel cruise in Queen Elizabeth, mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi, a canoe excursion on Lake Mutanda, and the Virunga volcanoes and Lake Kivu in Rwanda.
Met on arrival at Entebbe International Airport and transferred to your accommodation in Entebbe. Overnight.
Drive west to Fort Portal, base for Kibale Forest National Park, with its varied tropical forest, 70 mammal and 13 primate species. Afternoon crater-lakes walk. Dinner and overnight.
Track chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, learning about the flora and fauna, then drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Dinner and overnight.
A full day in Queen Elizabeth with morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on the wildlife-rich Kazinga Channel. Dinner and overnight.
Drive south through the Ishasha sector, famous for tree-climbing lions, to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Dinner and overnight.
Trek into the ancient forest to spend a magical hour with a habituated mountain gorilla family. Dinner and overnight.
Enjoy a walking safari and a traditional dug-out canoe excursion on scenic Lake Mutanda. Dinner and overnight.
Cross into Rwanda and hike to the Karisoke Research Centre and Dian Fossey's grave on the slopes of the Virungas. Dinner and overnight.
Visit local community projects and continue to Gisenyi on the shores of Lake Kivu to relax. Dinner and overnight.
Transfer to Kigali International Airport for your departure flight.