8-Day – Uganda and Rwanda Primate Express

A compact, action-packed tour featuring gorillas, chimpanzees, Big Five, and scenic highlights across Uganda and Rwanda

A compact, action-packed tour featuring gorillas, chimpanzees, Big Five, and scenic highlights across Uganda and Rwanda.

UGANDA • RWANDA • Primates • Big Five • Express

Uganda • Kibale • Queen Elizabeth • Bwindi Rwanda • Volcanoes NP • Iby’Iwacu

GORILLAS x2 CHIMPANZEES BIG FIVE CULTURE

Entebbe

Kibale

Queen E.

Bwindi

Border

Volcanoes

Kigali

Day 1 – Arrival at Entebbe International Airport – Overnight UG Uganda

Arrival at Entebbe International Airport. Meet & greet by our professional safari guide. Transfer to hotel, safari briefing, and leisure time. Dinner and overnight in Entebbe.

Uganda • Arrival • Safari briefing

Day 2 – Transfer from Entebbe – Kibale Forest National Park UG Uganda

Breakfast at 07:00. From 07:30–14:00 drive for about 330 km / 6 hrs with lunch en-route. Afternoon Bigodi Wetland walk (colobus monkeys, birds, community interaction). Dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Drive: 330 km / 6 hrs to Kibale NP

Bigodi Wetland • Colobus monkeys • Birding • Community

Day 3 – Transfer Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park UG Uganda

Early breakfast 06:00. Running from 06:30–09:30 chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest. Return for brunch 10:30–11:30. Then from 12:00–15:30 drive to Queen Elizabeth NP. Then 16:00–17:30 optional evening game drive. Dinner and overnight in Queen Elizabeth NP.

Uganda • Chimpanzee trekking • Transfer to Queen Elizabeth

Kibale • Chimpanzee tracking • Primates of Uganda

Day 4 – Queen Elizabeth National Park UG Uganda

Early breakfast 06:00. Start from 06:30–09:30 morning game drive in Kasenyi Plains (elephants, lions, buffalo). Lunch at lodge. Then from 14:00–16:30 Kazinga Channel boat cruise (hippos, crocodiles, waterbirds). Dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Kasenyi Plains game drive • Kazinga Channel cruise

Queen Elizabeth • Big Five • Kazinga Channel • Hippos

Day 5 – Transfer from Queen Elizabeth – Bwindi Impenetrable NP UG Uganda

Breakfast at 07:00. Start as early as 07:30–13:30 drive via Ishasha sector (tree-climbing lions). Lunch en-route. Afternoon arrival in Bwindi, rest. Dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Drive via Ishasha • Tree-climbing lions • Transfer to Bwindi

Day 6 – Ultimate Gorilla Trekking (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park) UG Uganda

Early breakfast 05:30. From 06:00 transfer to park headquarters. Then starting from 07:00–13:00 gorilla trekking (1–6 hrs depending on family). Packed lunch in the forest. Afternoon rest or optional community visit. Dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Gorilla Trek #1 • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Bwindi • Mountain Gorilla Trekking • Once in a Lifetime Experience

Day 7 – Drive from Bwindi Forest – Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) UG Uganda RW Rwanda

Breakfast 07:00. Start from 07:30–12:30 drive to Cyanika/Gatuna border. Border formalities and immigration. Lunch near Volcanoes NP. Afternoon leisure with volcano views or cultural visit (Iby’Iwacu Village). Dinner and overnight.

Border Crossing: Uganda → Rwanda • Transfer to Volcanoes NP

Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village • Traditional Rwandan Culture

Day 8 – Gorilla Trekking (Volcanoes NP – Rwanda) → Kigali Airport (Departure) RW Rwanda

Early breakfast 05:30. Start at 06:00–13:00 gorilla trekking in Volcanoes NP. Packed lunch. Then from 14:00–16:30 drive to Kigali and upon arrival transfer to Kigali International Airport for your onward flight.

Rwanda • Gorilla Trek #2 • Transfer to Kigali • Departure

Volcanoes NP • Mountain Gorillas • Land of a Thousand Hills

Disclaimer: Exact lodge options will be shared at quotation stage to match availability and travel dates. And once you confirm the option you like, we will then work on a more detailed itinerary.

Uganda ✦ Rwanda

Primate Express • Gorillas • Chimpanzees • Big Five • Culture

Uganda

Kibale Chimps • Queen Elizabeth • Bwindi Gorillas

Rwanda

Volcanoes NP • Gorillas • Iby’Iwacu Village • Kigali

Gorilla Trek x2

Chimpanzee Trek

Big Five Safari

Cultural Visit

8 Days • 2 Countries • 2 Gorilla Treks • Chimpanzees • Big Five • Cultural Immersion

✦ Entebbe • Kibale • Queen Elizabeth • Bwindi • Volcanoes NP • Kigali ✦