Gorillas, wild life, chimps and scenery safari, Rwanda loop!

Day 1:  Arrival at Entebbe Airport, We meet our tour guide and transfer to our Hotel for an Over night in Kampala.

Day 2:  City tour in Kampala. You will be amazed with how vibrant the city is from as early as 7am!  Harmonizing with the sights and sounds of Kampala’s. Magnificent million dollar views of our City on 7 hills this is Kampala, visit UNESCO sight Kasubi tombs, Visit Craft villages, Historical cathedrals and many Site running in Kampala during the city tour. Over night in Kampala

Day 3:  Drive day-NW from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park. The Giraffe Paradise!,Just out of Kampala your guide will point out to the Popular Luwero triangle and continue through the Savannah assorted with Acacia and Shrubs- Early Lunch in Masindi Hotel and advance into the Park (Kanio -Pabidi tropical forest) Visit the top of the falls. This is a magnificent classic highlight on our 1st day as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice. Over night Paraa lodge. We have covered between 5-7hours.

Day 4:  An early cup of tea/coffee at 6:00am Ferry crossing, to the Game drive Nile river Bank to the broad savannah for the most likelihood Big cats hunting, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalos, plus more as the checklist of mammals reaches 76 we continue browsing the Drive circuits to the Delta point for a cocktail of Birds and mammals –in the afternoon yet another highlight in the Afternoon-2-5pm a 3hours Boat ride to the base of Falls where you get to see the Hippos, (You have never seen more hippos yawning, Grooming in there Pods anywhere else than here- Believe me you)!  The Nile Crocodiles, Elephants and a variety of beautiful bird species along the falls.  If you are a keen birder this might be your magnet to catch them. Dinner, over night (preferably Hoima- to cut distance tomorrow)

Day 5:  After breakfast transfer It’s a long drive with our target to have lunch in Fort portal as the distance was cut yesterday the pressure and fatigue is lessened, a punctuation of stopovers at sceneries like the Rift valley escarpment on Lake Albert (seen yesterday) - typical African village setup in the far countryside offer us chances of stretching, tea plantations along the drive ways as we check in late afternoon. Over night Travelers rest.
                                                                 
Day 6:  After breakfast to Kibale Forest National Park. Chimp trekking experience,
We stretch out for a walk in Bigodi wetland sanctuary and meet the local birding guides, the wetland is also a home to different monkey species!, (we can have lunch at a local community in a native way of welcome and arranging sitting on mats plus herbal tea and coffee bean snacks is a welcome to visitors here,) Kibale N.P is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees and the only place to see them close and capture close shots of our closet cousins in the Jungle in there frenzy exciting moods grooming! Plus 9 different species of Monkeys- red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies. More in the forest canopy colored aviation creatures-butterflies various Bird species like the native Great blue Turaco, joyful greenbul, olive long tailed cuckoo, the superb black bee eater. Over night Ndali lodge.

Day 7:  Transfer toQueen Elizabeth, after breakfast and drive further southwards with the Rwenzori ranges (Longest in Africa) in View or Drive through the Crater lakes in the Hills through to sample out the surprising Diversity of Savannah trees and wild life!  With your Binoculars along the peninsular you have a magnificent view of Birds, animals like the ever playing African Elephants in Waters as we sigh and reset Fatigue and stress, to point zero (it’s a must on this day). -target at 3pm and get ready for the Classic highlights on the 2hrs Boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel 36kms linking Lake George - lake Edward, land and water Adapted Hippopotamuses Yawning and some slashing canines to each other and the National Geographical society Killing machine the Nile Crocodile gaping along the Banks ! Savannah versions of Pigs the Warthog- Pumba of the award winning Lion King are a hallmark sign in this Animal home! Over night Mweya safari lodge.

Day 8:  After breakfast transfer to Rwanda an early game drive that exposes us to diverse animals, Big 5 members Elephants, Buffalos, big cats- Lions, Leopards more antelopes, warthogs- Hunchback carnivals like Hyenas are spotted along the Circuits as we drive along the and many more bird species that are residents to this park. There is a rich bird life especially our version of storks in the wetland sports as we reach the Flamingoes in the salt lakes. We further drive out to cross the border- enter Kigali a city in a country different from the rest of the great lakes countries (We visit the town life golf club and have tea there if in Time).Over night in Kigali.

Day 9:  Genocide war Memorial- traditions and culture of Rwanda in the crafts villages if need be
a visit to the memorial ground – your guide will be throwing light on this former French –Belgium colony on how the apocalypse started and how it ended with a backup from the video graphic representation of this story- will arrive Parc national de volcans in time for an evening and Dinner overnight at Muhavura Ruhengeri.

Day 10:  We do the Gorilla trekking briefing time is 7 o’clock Rwanda Time at ORTPN office headquarters.  Early breakfast of course; you enter forest for the trekking in search for the Rwandese Version of Gorillas the highlight of the day overnight at Muhavura Ruhengeri.

Day 11:  Transfer to the relaxed border post and drive further north, The scenery is spectacular with meandering terraces with classic sceneries of L. Mutanda to the Switzerland of Africa along Lake Bunyonyi - it has a private 16-hectare island with small Resident and exotic bird species singing in this coolest area in Uganda below 10C some nights! It’s also a rare Bilharzias free lake (You can swim). Dinner and overnight at Bunyonyi overland Camp.

Day 12:  Relaxation day with short list of activities, canoeing and visiting village islands.
Option- hiking on Bushara trail along the lakeshores, returns to the hotel and relax, afternoon canoe ride along the lake, visit local market or climb the hill. Lake Bunyonyi with small Resident and exotic bird species singing is also fine for swimming as it’s a bilharzias free lake. Dinner, over night Bunyonyi overland Camp.

Day 13:  After breakfast transfer to Lake Mburo, the ‘Zebra magnet’
continue driving thru the Hilly areas, out of the vast savannah dotted with acacia and shrubs, Lunch in Mbarara as we game drive for view of Zebras, Topis, Warthogs, cape buffaloes, impalas just in time to Catch the Boat cruise at 4pm yet a great highlight - native birds animals along the banks, Crocodiles, Hippos yawning and more birds on a 1 and1/2 -2 hours private cruise - fishermen along as we sail (Overnight in Mburo Tents or.

Day 13:  Early morning walk, get early up to visit the hyenas den, chance to see Leopards, zebras, waterbucks, birds buffaloes in there day break jungle life! Get back for breakfast and drive out for early Lunch in Masaka 1/2hrs early stop over at equator for poses plus a look for possible souvenirs. Over night in Kampala/ Jinja for source of nile!

Day 14:  Flight Day After breakfast in kampala in the morning, Mabamba swamp in afternoon. We can visit the beach for preparation of flight and have fried fish and chips.
      Bon Voyage ‘In conservation we trust’