14-Day Ultimate Uganda & Rwanda Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe – Welcome to Uganda

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, your Nkuruba Community Tours guide will warmly welcome you and brief you on your upcoming adventure before transferring you to your hotel.

Depending on your arrival time, relax after your journey or enjoy an optional evening drive through Kampala to experience Uganda's energetic capital.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Le Petit Village

• Mid-range: Cassia Lodge

• Budget: Savannah Suites

Meals: Dinner

Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

After breakfast, travel north towards Uganda's largest national park.

Along the way, enjoy a guided rhino tracking experience at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary—the only place in Uganda where wild rhinos can be tracked on foot.

Continue to Murchison Falls National Park and later visit the breathtaking Top of the Falls, where the Nile forces itself through a dramatic seven-metre-wide gorge.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Kabalega Wilderness Lodge

• Mid-range: Pakuba Safari Lodge

• Budget: Red Chilli Rest Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Game Drive & Nile Boat Safari

Begin with an early morning game drive across the northern plains, home to:

• Lions

• Elephants

• Giraffes

• Buffaloes

• Leopards

• Uganda kobs

• Jackson's hartebeests

• Hyenas

In the afternoon, cruise along the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls, where hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and countless birds gather along the riverbanks.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Journey to Kibale Forest via Fort Portal's Crater Lakes

Travel south through changing landscapes of rolling hills, tea plantations, and traditional villages.

As you approach Fort Portal, enjoy scenic views of the famous crater lake region—a landscape that inspired the beginnings of Nkuruba Community Tours. Depending on timing, stop for photographs overlooking these beautiful volcanic lakes before continuing to Kibale Forest.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Crater Safari Lodge

• Mid-range: Turaco Treetops

• Budget: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi Wetland

After an early breakfast, head to Kanyanchu Visitor Centre for your chimpanzee briefing before entering Kibale Forest.

Watching wild chimpanzees feed, communicate, and swing through the forest canopy is one of Uganda's greatest wildlife experiences.

Later, explore Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a community-run conservation project famous for birds, monkeys, butterflies, and lush vegetation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park & Kazinga Channel

Travel through western Uganda's spectacular scenery towards Queen Elizabeth National Park.

In the afternoon, enjoy one of Africa's finest boat safaris along the Kazinga Channel, where enormous concentrations of hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and buffaloes gather beside the water.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Katara Lodge

• Mid-range: Enganzi Lodge

• Budget: Park View Safari Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Sunrise Game Drive

Rise early for a game drive across the Kasenyi Plains, searching for predators and grazing wildlife.

Possible sightings include:

• Lions

• Leopards

• Hyenas

• Elephants

• Buffaloes

• Uganda kobs

• Waterbucks

The afternoon is free to relax or join an optional chimpanzee trek in Kyambura Gorge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Ishasha & Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Travel through the famous Ishasha Sector, renowned for its remarkable tree-climbing lions.

Continue through the beautiful Kigezi Highlands before reaching Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Mahogany Springs Lodge

• Mid-range: Bwindi Lodge

• Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9: Gorilla Trekking

Today's adventure is the highlight of your safari.

Following a ranger briefing, begin your trek through Bwindi's ancient rainforest in search of a mountain gorilla family.

The trek can take between two and eight hours, but spending one precious hour with these gentle giants is an unforgettable experience.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10: Cross into Rwanda

After breakfast, cross through Cyanika Border into Rwanda and continue to Volcanoes National Park.

Enjoy stunning views of Rwanda's famous rolling green hills before relaxing at your lodge.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge

• Mid-range: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

• Budget: Muhabura Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 11: Golden Monkey Tracking & Kigali

Begin the day by tracking Rwanda's playful golden monkeys in the bamboo forests of Volcanoes National Park.

Later, transfer to Kigali, with an optional city tour if time allows.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Kigali Serena Hotel

• Mid-range: Five to Five Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 12: Akagera National Park

Travel east to Akagera National Park, Rwanda's only savannah park and home to the Big Five.

In the afternoon, enjoy a peaceful boat cruise on Lake Ihema.

Expect sightings of:

• Hippos

• Crocodiles

• Elephants

• Waterbirds

Accommodation

• Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Mid-range: Akagera Game Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 13: Full-Day Wildlife Safari

Spend the day exploring Akagera's diverse ecosystems of savannah, woodland, wetlands, and lakes.

Possible wildlife includes:

• Lions

• Leopards

• Rhinos

• Elephants

• Buffaloes

• Giraffes

• Zebras

• Elands

• Topis

• Hyenas

Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing your adventure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 14: Kigali Departure

After breakfast, return to Kigali.

If your flight schedule allows, visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial or local craft markets before your transfer to Kigali International Airport.

Your unforgettable Uganda and Rwanda adventure comes to an end.

Meals: Breakfast