Rwanda Uganda Road Trip itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 3: Wildlife watching and Boat cruise
Day 4: Transfer to lake Mburo National Park via Mirama Hills border
Day 5: Game drive and boat cruise
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park via Rushera Road
Day 7: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi
Day 8: Crater Exploration and Cultural Experience
Day 9: Transfer to Rwenzori Mountains and enjoy cultural visit
Day 10: Nyakalengija to Omukakiizi
Day 11: Omukakiizi to Mahoma lake
Day 12: Mahoma Lake To Nyakalengija
Day 13: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 14: Game drive and boat cruise
Day 15: Game drive in Ishasha Sector
Day 16: Transfer to Buhoma Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 17: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 18: Transfer to Lake bunyonyi
Day 19: Boat Cruise and relax on Lake Bunyonyi
Day 20 : Transfer to Kisoro Town & Engage in Coffee experience
Day 21: Exploring the Batwa Trail
Day 22: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 23: Visoke Hike in Volcanoes
Day 24: Golden Monkey Tracking & Visit Musaze Cava
Day 25: Transfer to Kivu and enjoy Boat Cruise
Day 26: Kayaking on Lake Kivu
Day 27: Relax on the beach and transfer back to Kigali
Day 28: Kigali City tour and Transfer to the airport.

 

AN ITINERARY FOR A TWENTY DAY KIGALI RWANDA AND UGANDA.

You’re about to embark on a 28 day safari from Kigali to Uganda designed to immerse you in the natural wonders, cultural experiences, and diverse wildlife starting in Kigali Rwanda and takes you through Uganda’s most iconic destinations showcasing the country’s rich biodiversity and vibrant heritage .Get ready for an epic journey through the heart of East Africa.

Day 1 .Arrival at Kigali.

Your journey begins in Kigali Rwanda, on arrival at the airport you will be welcomed by the local guide who will take you through the 28 days   and then brief you on what to expect along the way and transport you to a comfortable lodge which Five to Five and is near the Amahoro stadium take time to relax and then prepare for the next day.

Day 2.Transfer at Akagera National Park.

In the morning after breakfast you will check out of the lodge and then head to the park and at around 1 pm you can have lunch at the local restaurant and then proceed to the park and on arrival you can do an end game drive then check in at the hotel or lodge, have dinner the rest.

Day 3.Wildlife watching and boat cruise.

You will have breakfast in the morning then check out of the lodge and then head for the activities in the park where you will do a game drive then head for lunch at a local re and do a boat cruise then head to Lake Mburo.

Day 4.Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park via Mirama Hills border.

After you have had breakfast you will check out of the lodge and proceed to cross the border out of Rwanda to Uganda through the Mirama hills boarder and then transfer to Lake Mburo through and on arrival you will do an end game drive, check in at the hotel and then proceed to have dinner then rest.

Day 5.Game drive and boat cruise.

You will have breakfast in the morning then proceed to head for the park and you will do an early morning game drive since most of the animlas are active during this time and at around 1pm you will have lunch and head for the boat cruise .After you will transfer to Kibale national forest via the Rushera road and then proceed to rest at the lodge after having dinner.

Day 6.Transfer to Kibale national forest via Rushera road.

In the morning after breakfast you will head out to check out of the hotel then proceed to for the park then have an end game drive then proceed for the lodge check in and head for the dinner then rest.

Day 7.Chimpanzee tracking and bigodi.

You can have breakfast and then head for the chimpanzee trekking which can take about 2 to 4 hours depending on the family that your tracking on that day have lunch after the track then head for the bigodi for a a swamp walk, nature walk and cultural walk and so much then head to the lodge and then have dinner and rest.

Day 8.crater exploration and cultural experience.

After breakfast in the morning then head for the crater exploration which can take about 3 to 4 hours depending on the weather, at mid-day have lunch then head for the cultural experience which can take into interference with the local people and immerse yourself with their livelihoods and their way of scope of life and also participate in their local dances and enjoy a cultural experience and then rest at the lodge after dinner.

Day 9.Transfer to Rwenzori mountains and enjoy a cultural visit.

In the morning after you have had breakfast you can check out of the lodge and then proceed to the park and head off for the Rwenzori mountains and on arrival at the lodge which is Equator snow you will be welcomed by the staff ,have dinner then rest .

Day 10.Nyakalengija to Omukakizi.

After breakfast in the morning, you will have to be briefed at the entrance of the park and how the trek will go and everything about the whole process of the mountain and start the trek from the gate of Nyakalengija which can take about 4 hours depending on the physique of the person and take a rest to Omukakizi camp, dinner then rest.

Day 11.Omukakizi to Mahoma Lake

From the Omukakizi camp ,after breakfast one will hike through the Rwenzori Mountain go head to the Lake Mahoma  enjoy the view of the mountain plus take pictures of the lake have lunch during a short break, then head for the camp and rest there after having dinner.

Day 12.Mahoma Lake to Nyakalengija.

In the morning after breakfast one will get back to hike back out of the park and then head out after you can have lunch then head out of the park and cross the Lake Mahoma to the Nyakalengija which is the way out .After arrival  at the lodge which is  Equator snow since its  near the park, have can  dinner then rest.

Day 13.Trasnfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will have breakfast in the morning, head to check out of the park and embark to the road for Queen Elizabeth and you will pass through small towns where children will be waving at you , do an end game drive to the  on arrival to the park and check into the lodge for a more spectacular adventure  have dinner then rest.

Day 14.Game drive and boat cruise.

After a heavy breakfast you will head for an early game drive and this is the best time to see the animlas in full spring the birds and so much more .Then during mid-day you can opt to eat lunch which may have been packed form the lodge where you stayed at or a local restaurant then head for a boat cruise across the Kazinga Channel which has a lot of sceneries and is best for photographers then head to the lodge and get dinner then rest.

Day 15.Game drive in Ishasha sector.

In the morning after you have had a heavy breakfast you will check out of the hotel then proceed to the head for Ishasha sector for a game drive and you will reach at around 10am if u set off early form the lodge .You will do an evening game drive then head to check into the lodge  have dinner then rest.

Day 16.Groilla trekking in Buhoma

You will have breakfast and  head out of the hotel start  the journey for the Buhoma sector and u will set off at 7 am and then reach at around 10 am get briefed about what is to be done while the trek  takes  around 2 hours to find the gorillas according to the weather, have your packed lunch  then after head to the lodge get dinner then rest.

Day 17.Gorilla trekking in Bwindi.

In the morning after breakfast you will have to head out of the hotel , start on the road to  Nkuringo and on arrival you will be briefed on what is to happen at  and then have  a packed lunch during the rest and then proceed to the hotel and then get the dinner and rest .

Day 18.Trasnfer to Lake Bunyonyi.

After the early heavy breakfast you will have to check out of the hotel and then proceed to head for Lake Bunyonyi and it will take about 3 hours to reach there and one can do bird watching and then photography and swim then head to the lodge to have dinner and  rest .

Day 19.Boat cruise and relax on Lake Bunyonyi

In the morning after a heavy breakfast you can head for the boat cruise and then take pictures ,view birds and other small islands that are near there then have lunch at the a nearby restaurant and then rest at the lake Bunyonyi then head to the lodge and have dinner then rest .

Day 20. Transfer to Kisoro town and engage in coffee experience.

After breakfast you will head out of the hotel and then head for Kisoro district and along the way the children will always be waving at you along the way and at 1pm you will have lunch and head for the coffee experience at the Gorilla highlands coffee shop and the coffee volcano then proceed to head for the lodge, have dinner then rest.

Day 21.Exploring the Batwa trail.

In the early morning you will have breakfast and then head to check out to the hotel then head to the Batwa trail where you will experience how they lived their lives and then to get to know how they engaged in their nature with the forest and have lunch and also rest back at the loge .

Day 22Transfer to Volcanoes national park.

In the morning after the heavy lunch you will have   to check out of the lodge then proceed to head for volcanoes national park where on arrival you can check into the lodge and then proceed for the lodge after checking in you can have dinner then rest .

Day 23.Bisoke Hike in Volcanoes.

In the morning after the heavy breakfast you will head for the Bespoke hike where you will spot the grave of Dian Fossey who cared about the gorillas so much and during the hike you can do bird watching along the hike and afterwards head for lunch then take a drive through the park then head to the lodge for dinner then rest.

Day 24.Golden Monkey tracking and visit Musanze Cava.

You will have breakfast in the morning ,check out of the lodge then proceed to head for golden monkey trekking which can take about 2 to 3 hours depending on the weather and how fast you see the golden monkeys .At noon proceed to have lunch then visit the Musanze caves where one will get to know of its history ,formation and additionally visitors can participate in the cultural activites of learning the local cosine and then traditional crafts not to mention you can also take photographs then proceed to the lodge ,have dinner then rest .

Day 25. Transfer to Kiva and enjoy boat cruise.

 you win the morning you will have an early breakfast, checkout of the lodge and transfer to Lake kiva which will take about 3 hours to arrive there, you can check in at the lodge have lunch there then proceed to enjoy a boat cruise where you can take pictures and enjoy the scenery of the place then head back at the lodge, have dinner then rest.

Day 26.Kayaking at Lake Kivu.

After you have had your breakfast in the morning, you can go for a series of activities at the Lake kiva where you can do Kayaking at the lake then do fishing the throwing it back in the lake though supervised with a permit and then head for lunch at the lodge, take a walk at the shores of the lake head back to the lodge then have dinner then rest.

Day 27.Relax on a beach and then transfer back to Kigali.

After breakfast in the morning you will head to relax at the beach, swim and enjoy the view or even take pictures for the photograph lovers and afterwards transfer to the Kigali which can take about 4 hours to arrive to the boarder and head out through the Cyanika boarder and head for the Kigali .You can check into the lodge then have dinner then rest.

Day 28.Kigali city tour and transfer to the airport.

In the morning after breakfast you will have a short city tour around where you can visit the local Nyamirambo women’s local market which has crafts and art pieces and then head for the genocide memorial then head for the airport and back home the trip ends.