Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel  in Kampala – Cassia Lodge BB.

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- Red Chillis camp BLD

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile Red Chillis Camp  BLD

Day 4- Chimpazee tracking in Budongo forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk – Hoima Kontik Hotel BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi BLD

Day 7- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Np- Visit the Crater lakes and Katwe salt mines BLD

Day 8- Wildlife watching safari in Queen Elizabeth have lunch, Boat ride along the Kazinga Channel BLD

Day 9 – Game watching tour in Ishasha sector Transfer to Bwindi Np –  Buhoma Bandas- Evening community walk BLD

Day 10 Optional Gorilla Tracking at an extra cost( must be booked in  at the time of booking the tour with an extra US$ 500 together with the booking feed BLD

Day 11-  Transfer to  Kabale -  Village walk – Take an evening  canoe Ride – Dinner and over night at Arcadia cottages

Day 12-  Transfer to Lake Mburo Np- nature walk to the salt lick area.  Evening game drive

Day 13-   Morning  canoe ride and then transfer to Kampala – then to Entebbe for your flight back home

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel. BB.

A tours representative from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will pick you up from the airport, brief you about the tour and transfer you to your hotel in either Kampala or Entebbe.  You will be briefed about the package after which you will be left to rest as you enjoy and rehearse for your Uganda and Rwanda gorilla safari.

Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Sheraton Hotel and Serena Hotel/  Imperial Botanical Beach hotel In Entebbe

Mid range accommodation: Grand Imperial Hotel/ Cassia Lodge / The Boma Guest house

Budget accommodation: Holiday Express hotel/ Central Inn Hotel .

N.B – Remember to ask for an early morning call because the next day requires an early morning start .

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Take your early morning breakfast . Your guide from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will meet you at your hotel and  transfer  you to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you via Kawempe  or Kasubi  through the Luwero or Hoima road to Masindi. Take a stopover  at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary  for  Rhino Tracking  . After have lunch and then proceed  to the   top of the Murchison  falls – a beautiful view for those who love taking pictures! View how the longest river Nile  explodes through a narrow ravine from a 100 metre gorge to a 35 metres wide gorge.

Murchison falls National Park is one of Uganda’s Largest National game  parks and the only  one where the River Nile – Longest river in Africa runs . It was launched  under the British Colonial rule  in 1952  and was renamed by  the Late Idi Amin Dada {ruling president of Uganda between 1970-1979 } as Kabalega National park .  He named it so because he never wanted  it to have its colonial name  “Murchison falls “   for since he had taken power, he was insecure that any place with a colonial name would be re taken by colonialists  so he renamed it Kabalega Falls.  It was safe to visit until in the 1990s when Kony rebels attacked the northen Part of Uganda . However , since their siezure of fire, Murchison falls Np has for the last 8 years been safe to visit  and it is one of the commonly visited places amongst  Uganda’s wildlife national parks only second to Bwindi Impenetrable national park .

The park is a home to over 76 kinds of mammals and coommonly seen are Girraffes, Elephants , Buffaloes, Warthogs, spotted Hyenas, leopards, side stripped Jackals, a pride of Lions if the savannah grass is  not very high among others.  Above 450  Bird species  have been recorded in Murchison falls  that include water bird, raptors and the legendary shoebill stork. While Reptiles include,snakes which are usually see in bird beaks when they fly, huge nile Crocodiles and savannah Monitors. Murchison falls Np is also home to  primates and monkeys that can be found in Budongo forest . These include;Chimpanzees, Bush babies,  Al hoest Monkeys, Black and WHite Colobus Monkeys, red tailed monkeys among others.

You will later transfer to your lodge for dinner and over night at ;

Budget – Red Chillis

Standard -  Sambiya River lodge or Budongo Eco lodge

Luxury – Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile  BLD

Arise early , prepare your selves and drink  a warm cup of coffee or tea in order to warm your body up  for the morning game watching safari in search for the early riser.  You will search for buffaloes, elephants, Rothschild giraffes, Kobs, waterbucks,  oribi, lions, hyena, a leopard if lucky and the birds. Returns to the lodge relax until lunch time. After lunch, head for a Boat ride along Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls.  The Boat ride along the River nile takes three hours. The Murchison Falls are an astounding flaunt of the supremacy of scenery.  Expect to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos, bird species and buffaloes, elephants drinking along the Nile. Return to the lodge of dinner and overnight.

Day 4- Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk BLD

After breakfast,head to Kanio Papidi for briefing about chimpanzee tracking in Budongo forest.you will walk under mature old tree species and you will be able to view a number of bird spcies like puvel’s illadopsis, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher which cannot be found anywhere else in East Africa. Have breakfast and transfer to Hoima.Dinner and overnight at

Budget Hoima Kolping Hotel

Standard- Hoima Kontik Hotel / African Village Hotel

Day 5: Transfer to Fort Portal and a city tour

Have breakfast and head to Fort Portal. Go for a city tour and visit the Amabere Ganyinamwiru which is a limestone place full of stalagmites and stalactites. These are traditionally known as the breasts of Nyinamwiru the mother of the first king of Bachwezi. Visit also the crater lakes in the area. Dinner and overnight at

Budget -Primates Lodge cottages/ Rwenzori View Guest house

Moderate - Nyinabilitwa Country resort

Luxury – Kyaninga Lodge / Primates Lodge Tents / Ndali lodge/ Mountains of the moon Lodge

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi

After breakfast, head to Kibale National park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee tracking and then slope into the forest and start looking for the chimpanzees. While looking for the chimpanzees, you will be able to view other primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’hotst.View how the chimpanzees jump from one tree to another and how they pick fruits from trees. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for a swamp walk and view the different primates and bird species. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for a number of wildlife like the hippos, buffaloes, elephants, kobs and a number of bird species. Visit the crater lakes like Lake Katwe famous for salt and continue for lunch. Have lunch at the lodge then head to the Kazinga channel for the boat cruise that may give you the opportunity to see Crocodiles, Hippos, water birds and land mammal at the waters edge. Dinner and Overnight at

Budget   – Simba safari  lodge / Bush Lodge

Moderate -  Ihamba Lodge / Hippo Hill camp

Luxury -Mweya safari Lodge / Katara Lodge

Day 8:  Game drive and launch cruise

Early morning, after breakfast, go for a game drive and view the early raisers like the lions, water bucks,warthogs,buffaloes,Hippos  and birds  mostly those that are found mainly in the Albertine  rift valley. The park boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open Savannah to Rain forest, dense swamps. Return to the lodge and have breakfast. In the afternoon, go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel and view a number of water birds, elephants, buffaloes drinking from the shores of the lake. Dinner and overnight

Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Np

Early in the morning after breakfast, transfer to Bwindi National Park famous for the rare mountain gorillas. The park has 8 habituated groups which visitors are allowed to visit and one for scientists and researchers. Pass through the Ishasha sector which is found in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for the tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at your lodge depending on the gorilla group to be tracked.

Budget accommodation package- Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- accommodation package- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Upmarket accommodation package- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodg

Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge  or Gahinga VolcanoesLodge , or Volcanoes Bwindi  safari Lodge

Day 10 Gorilla Tracking  or Village walk to the Batwa area.

After breakfast and with packed lunch, go for briefing by park ranger guides about gorilla tracking at the park headquarters. Hike into the forest and start looking for the gorillas starting from where they were last seen the previous day. When you come across them, spend one hour with the gorillas and see how they feed, play with each other. Gorilla trekking can take 8 hours depending on the kind of weather and where the gorillas are. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 11-  Transfer to   Lake Bunyonyi Kabale  

Lake Bunyonyi is not only the deepest Lake in Uganda but the most beautiful I should admit. One is simply mesmerized by its striking supernatural beauty as it snakes along Uganda’s scenery by rings of terraced farms only to realize foliage  enunciating  this awesome lake  as a gorgeous  outskirt.  Lake Bunyonyi which gets its name Bunyonyi from  a local word which means “place of bird” is a bracing place  of solace , comfort, reflection name it. It was named Bunyonyi because it is a home to so many ird species .  It is no doubt a good idea to stay here after your days of Uganda gorilla safari in  Bwindi Impenetrable Np . Enjoying the beauty

Day 12-  Transfer to lake Mburo Np

Take your breakfast  on time and head to Lake Mburo National Park.  This park is a famous home to a large population of Zebras and impalas. The park also has a number of Uganda kobs, impalas, bushbucks, dickers and antelopes.  Have lunch and then in the afternoon , you will indulge in a nature walk to the  salt lick lake area and view a number of wildlife licking salt from the lake.  Then in the evening , you will indulge in a canoe ride .Dinner and overnight at  Rwonyo bandas.

Day 13-  Game  and bird watching safari in Lake Mburo Np and then transfer to Kampala.

Having enjoyed Uganda safari hights , pack your things so well and head to the wilderness for an early morning game viewing safari in Lake Mburo National park . You will search for the early risers in lake Mburo national park . Lake Mburo national park is the perfect national park for bird watchers .    In this small savannah wildlife safari national park ,  your  bird searching safari dreams will be fulfilled . Its landscape is beautiful and it includes; lakes, savannah , wetlands, Acacia tree all   favoring the perfect home for bird species.  Lake Mburo Np is a home to over 313 different types of birds which include; the Shoebill stork ,see the White -Winged Warbler, the Nubian Woodpecker, the Coqui Francolin,find the Black- billed barbet,Black Bellied Bustard and Flappet larks,  spot the Brown parrot, search for the crested Francolin,  common Quails, the Barefaced Go-away bird, the Greenwood Hoopoe,  the Barefaced Go-away bird,  the Nubian Woodpecker, the African-grey Hornbill,Trilling Cisticola, the Lilac-breasted Roller, Black Bellied Bustard, the Red necked spur fowl,African-Wattled Plover Rufous napped,  Southern Red Bishop,  Rufous chested Swallow and Yellow-throated Long claw   to mention but a few.

QUOTE BASED ON 6-12 people

US$ 2199 per person sharing based on budget accommodations

US$ 2995 per person sharing based on Standard  accommodations

Any of the above rates includes;

• Park entrance fees
• Full board accommodation
• Zziwa Rhino sanctuary walk
• Visits to the top of the falls
• Game viewing safari
• The  boat ride along the river Nile
• The boat ride along the Kazinga channel
• Chimpanzee tracking permit
• Nature walks
• Boot ride along lake Bunyonyi
• Services of a full time English speaking driver guide
• Ground transfers in a 4×4 land cruiser Ideal for game viewing

The price excludes; gorilla permit at US$ 500 , tips , visa fees , flights and any other personal expenses.

Budget accommodation package quote is based on

1. Red Chillis camp in Murchison falls Np
2. Hoima Kontik Hotel  in Kibale Np
3. Primates lodge cottages in Kibale Np
4. Mweya Hostel in Queen Elizabeth NP
5. Buhoma Bandas in Bwindi NP
6. Bushara Island camp  in Kabale
7. Rwonyo bandas in lake Mburo Np

The Standard  accommodation package quote is based on;

1. Paraa Lodge in Murchison falls Np
2. Hoima Kontik Hotel  in Kibale Np
3. Primates Lodge Luxury Tents in Kibale Np
4. Mweya safari Lodge or Katara Lodge in Queen Elizabeth NP
5. ENgagi lodge or Mahogany spring Hotel in Bwindi NP
6. Arcadia Cottages in Kabale
7. Mantana Luxury tents  lake Mburo Np .

Budget accommodations are simple style lodges with simple facilities and amenities. Most of them are usually un self contained and provide bed only services while standard accommodations are 3 star lodges with standard facilities . They are mid range lodges with en suite rooms and full board services.

Booking must be done as soon as possible to enable us secure your reservations before it gets late .

13 Days Uganda highlights safari

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel  in Kampala – Cassia Lodge BB.

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- Red Chillis camp BLD

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile Red Chillis Camp  BLD

Day 4- Chimpazee tracking in Budongo forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk – Hoima Kontik Hotel BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi BLD

Day 7- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Np- Visit the Crater lakes and Katwe salt mines BLD

Day 8- Wildlife watching safari in Queen Elizabeth have lunch, Boat ride along the Kazinga Channel BLD

Day 9 – Game watching tour in Ishasha sector Transfer to Bwindi Np –  Buhoma Bandas- Evening community walk BLD

Day 10 Optional Gorilla Tracking at an extra cost( must be booked in  at the time of booking the tour with an extra US$ 500 together with the booking feed BLD

Day 11-  Transfer to  Kabale -  Village walk – Take an evening  canoe Ride – Dinner and over night at Arcadia cottages

Day 12-  Transfer to Lake Mburo Np- nature walk to the salt lick area.  Evening game drive

Day 13-   Morning  canoe ride and then transfer to Kampala – then to Entebbe for your flight back home

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel. BB.

A tours representative from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will pick you up from the airport, brief you about the tour and transfer you to your hotel in either Kampala or Entebbe.  You will be briefed about the package after which you will be left to rest as you enjoy and rehearse for your Uganda and Rwanda gorilla safari.

Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Sheraton Hotel and Serena Hotel/  Imperial Botanical Beach hotel In Entebbe

Mid range accommodation: Grand Imperial Hotel/ Cassia Lodge / The Boma Guest house

Budget accommodation: Holiday Express hotel/ Central Inn Hotel .

N.B – Remember to ask for an early morning call because the next day requires an early morning start .

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Take your early morning breakfast . Your guide from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will meet you at your hotel and  transfer  you to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you via Kawempe  or Kasubi  through the Luwero or Hoima road to Masindi. Take a stopover  at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary  for  Rhino Tracking  . After have lunch and then proceed  to the   top of the Murchison  falls – a beautiful view for those who love taking pictures! View how the longest river Nile  explodes through a narrow ravine from a 100 metre gorge to a 35 metres wide gorge.

Murchison falls National Park is one of Uganda’s Largest National game  parks and the only  one where the River Nile – Longest river in Africa runs . It was launched  under the British Colonial rule  in 1952  and was renamed by  the Late Idi Amin Dada {ruling president of Uganda between 1970-1979 } as Kabalega National park .  He named it so because he never wanted  it to have its colonial name  “Murchison falls “   for since he had taken power, he was insecure that any place with a colonial name would be re taken by colonialists  so he renamed it Kabalega Falls.  It was safe to visit until in the 1990s when Kony rebels attacked the northen Part of Uganda . However , since their siezure of fire, Murchison falls Np has for the last 8 years been safe to visit  and it is one of the commonly visited places amongst  Uganda’s wildlife national parks only second to Bwindi Impenetrable national park .

The park is a home to over 76 kinds of mammals and coommonly seen are Girraffes, Elephants , Buffaloes, Warthogs, spotted Hyenas, leopards, side stripped Jackals, a pride of Lions if the savannah grass is  not very high among others.  Above 450  Bird species  have been recorded in Murchison falls  that include water bird, raptors and the legendary shoebill stork. While Reptiles include,snakes which are usually see in bird beaks when they fly, huge nile Crocodiles and savannah Monitors. Murchison falls Np is also home to  primates and monkeys that can be found in Budongo forest . These include;Chimpanzees, Bush babies,  Al hoest Monkeys, Black and WHite Colobus Monkeys, red tailed monkeys among others.

You will later transfer to your lodge for dinner and over night at ;

Budget – Red Chillis

Standard -  Sambiya River lodge or Budongo Eco lodge

Luxury – Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile  BLD

Arise early , prepare your selves and drink  a warm cup of coffee or tea in order to warm your body up  for the morning game watching safari in search for the early riser.  You will search for buffaloes, elephants, Rothschild giraffes, Kobs, waterbucks,  oribi, lions, hyena, a leopard if lucky and the birds. Returns to the lodge relax until lunch time. After lunch, head for a Boat ride along Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls.  The Boat ride along the River nile takes three hours. The Murchison Falls are an astounding flaunt of the supremacy of scenery.  Expect to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos, bird species and buffaloes, elephants drinking along the Nile. Return to the lodge of dinner and overnight.

Day 4- Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk BLD

After breakfast,head to Kanio Papidi for briefing about chimpanzee tracking in Budongo forest.you will walk under mature old tree species and you will be able to view a number of bird spcies like puvel’s illadopsis, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher which cannot be found anywhere else in East Africa. Have breakfast and transfer to Hoima.Dinner and overnight at

Budget Hoima Kolping Hotel

Standard- Hoima Kontik Hotel / African Village Hotel

Day 5: Transfer to Fort Portal and a city tour

Have breakfast and head to Fort Portal. Go for a city tour and visit the Amabere Ganyinamwiru which is a limestone place full of stalagmites and stalactites. These are traditionally known as the breasts of Nyinamwiru the mother of the first king of Bachwezi. Visit also the crater lakes in the area. Dinner and overnight at

Budget -Primates Lodge cottages/ Rwenzori View Guest house

Moderate - Nyinabilitwa Country resort

Luxury – Kyaninga Lodge / Primates Lodge Tents / Ndali lodge/ Mountains of the moon Lodge

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi

After breakfast, head to Kibale National park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee tracking and then slope into the forest and start looking for the chimpanzees. While looking for the chimpanzees, you will be able to view other primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’hotst.View how the chimpanzees jump from one tree to another and how they pick fruits from trees. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for a swamp walk and view the different primates and bird species. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for a number of wildlife like the hippos, buffaloes, elephants, kobs and a number of bird species. Visit the crater lakes like Lake Katwe famous for salt and continue for lunch. Have lunch at the lodge then head to the Kazinga channel for the boat cruise that may give you the opportunity to see Crocodiles, Hippos, water birds and land mammal at the waters edge. Dinner and Overnight at

Budget   – Simba safari  lodge / Bush Lodge

Moderate -  Ihamba Lodge / Hippo Hill camp

Luxury -Mweya safari Lodge / Katara Lodge

Day 8:  Game drive and launch cruise

Early morning, after breakfast, go for a game drive and view the early raisers like the lions, water bucks,warthogs,buffaloes,Hippos  and birds  mostly those that are found mainly in the Albertine  rift valley. The park boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open Savannah to Rain forest, dense swamps. Return to the lodge and have breakfast. In the afternoon, go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel and view a number of water birds, elephants, buffaloes drinking from the shores of the lake. Dinner and overnight

Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Np

Early in the morning after breakfast, transfer to Bwindi National Park famous for the rare mountain gorillas. The park has 8 habituated groups which visitors are allowed to visit and one for scientists and researchers. Pass through the Ishasha sector which is found in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for the tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at your lodge depending on the gorilla group to be tracked.

Budget accommodation package- Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- accommodation package- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Upmarket accommodation package- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodg

Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge  or Gahinga VolcanoesLodge , or Volcanoes Bwindi  safari Lodge

Day 10 Gorilla Tracking  or Village walk to the Batwa area.

After breakfast and with packed lunch, go for briefing by park ranger guides about gorilla tracking at the park headquarters. Hike into the forest and start looking for the gorillas starting from where they were last seen the previous day. When you come across them, spend one hour with the gorillas and see how they feed, play with each other. Gorilla trekking can take 8 hours depending on the kind of weather and where the gorillas are. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 11-  Transfer to   Lake Bunyonyi Kabale  

Lake Bunyonyi is not only the deepest Lake in Uganda but the most beautiful I should admit. One is simply mesmerized by its striking supernatural beauty as it snakes along Uganda’s scenery by rings of terraced farms only to realize foliage  enunciating  this awesome lake  as a gorgeous  outskirt.  Lake Bunyonyi which gets its name Bunyonyi from  a local word which means “place of bird” is a bracing place  of solace , comfort, reflection name it. It was named Bunyonyi because it is a home to so many ird species .  It is no doubt a good idea to stay here after your days of Uganda gorilla safari in  Bwindi Impenetrable Np . Enjoying the beauty

Day 12-  Transfer to lake Mburo Np

Take your breakfast  on time and head to Lake Mburo National Park.  This park is a famous home to a large population of Zebras and impalas. The park also has a number of Uganda kobs, impalas, bushbucks, dickers and antelopes.  Have lunch and then in the afternoon , you will indulge in a nature walk to the  salt lick lake area and view a number of wildlife licking salt from the lake.  Then in the evening , you will indulge in a canoe ride .Dinner and overnight at  Rwonyo bandas.

Day 13-  Game  and bird watching safari in Lake Mburo Np and then transfer to Kampala.

Having enjoyed Uganda safari hights , pack your things so well and head to the wilderness for an early morning game viewing safari in Lake Mburo National park . You will search for the early risers in lake Mburo national park . Lake Mburo national park is the perfect national park for bird watchers .    In this small savannah wildlife safari national park ,  your  bird searching safari dreams will be fulfilled . Its landscape is beautiful and it includes; lakes, savannah , wetlands, Acacia tree all   favoring the perfect home for bird species.  Lake Mburo Np is a home to over 313 different types of birds which include; the Shoebill stork ,see the White -Winged Warbler, the Nubian Woodpecker, the Coqui Francolin,find the Black- billed barbet,Black Bellied Bustard and Flappet larks,  spot the Brown parrot, search for the crested Francolin,  common Quails, the Barefaced Go-away bird, the Greenwood Hoopoe,  the Barefaced Go-away bird,  the Nubian Woodpecker, the African-grey Hornbill,Trilling Cisticola, the Lilac-breasted Roller, Black Bellied Bustard, the Red necked spur fowl,African-Wattled Plover Rufous napped,  Southern Red Bishop,  Rufous chested Swallow and Yellow-throated Long claw   to mention but a few.

QUOTE BASED ON 6-12 people

US$ 2199 per person sharing based on budget accommodations

US$ 2995 per person sharing based on Standard  accommodations

Any of the above rates includes;

• Park entrance fees
• Full board accommodation
• Zziwa Rhino sanctuary walk
• Visits to the top of the falls
• Game viewing safari
• The  boat ride along the river Nile
• The boat ride along the Kazinga channel
• Chimpanzee tracking permit
• Nature walks
• Boot ride along lake Bunyonyi
• Services of a full time English speaking driver guide
• Ground transfers in a 4×4 land cruiser Ideal for game viewing

The price excludes; gorilla permit at US$ 500 , tips , visa fees , flights and any other personal expenses.

Budget accommodation package quote is based on

1. Red Chillis camp in Murchison falls Np
2. Hoima Kontik Hotel  in Kibale Np
3. Primates lodge cottages in Kibale Np
4. Mweya Hostel in Queen Elizabeth NP
5. Buhoma Bandas in Bwindi NP
6. Bushara Island camp  in Kabale
7. Rwonyo bandas in lake Mburo Np

The Standard  accommodation package quote is based on;

1. Paraa Lodge in Murchison falls Np
2. Hoima Kontik Hotel  in Kibale Np
3. Primates Lodge Luxury Tents in Kibale Np
4. Mweya safari Lodge or Katara Lodge in Queen Elizabeth NP
5. ENgagi lodge or Mahogany spring Hotel in Bwindi NP
6. Arcadia Cottages in Kabale
7. Mantana Luxury tents  lake Mburo Np .

Budget accommodations are simple style lodges with simple facilities and amenities. Most of them are usually un self contained and provide bed only services while standard accommodations are 3 star lodges with standard facilities . They are mid range lodges with en suite rooms and full board services.

Booking must be done as soon as possible to enable us secure your reservations before it gets late .

13 Days Uganda highlights safari

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel  in Kampala – Cassia Lodge BB.

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- Red Chillis camp BLD

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile Red Chillis Camp  BLD

Day 4- Chimpazee tracking in Budongo forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk – Hoima Kontik Hotel BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi BLD

Day 7- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Np- Visit the Crater lakes and Katwe salt mines BLD

Day 8- Wildlife watching safari in Queen Elizabeth have lunch, Boat ride along the Kazinga Channel BLD

Day 9 – Game watching tour in Ishasha sector Transfer to Bwindi Np –  Buhoma Bandas- Evening community walk BLD

Day 10 Optional Gorilla Tracking at an extra cost( must be booked in  at the time of booking the tour with an extra US$ 500 together with the booking feed BLD

Day 11-  Transfer to  Kabale -  Village walk – Take an evening  canoe Ride – Dinner and over night at Arcadia cottages

Day 12-  Transfer to Lake Mburo Np- nature walk to the salt lick area.  Evening game drive

Day 13-   Morning  canoe ride and then transfer to Kampala – then to Entebbe for your flight back home

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel. BB.

A tours representative from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will pick you up from the airport, brief you about the tour and transfer you to your hotel in either Kampala or Entebbe.  You will be briefed about the package after which you will be left to rest as you enjoy and rehearse for your Uganda and Rwanda gorilla safari.

Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Sheraton Hotel and Serena Hotel/  Imperial Botanical Beach hotel In Entebbe

Mid range accommodation: Grand Imperial Hotel/ Cassia Lodge / The Boma Guest house

Budget accommodation: Holiday Express hotel/ Central Inn Hotel .

N.B – Remember to ask for an early morning call because the next day requires an early morning start .

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Take your early morning breakfast . Your guide from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will meet you at your hotel and  transfer  you to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you via Kawempe  or Kasubi  through the Luwero or Hoima road to Masindi. Take a stopover  at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary  for  Rhino Tracking  . After have lunch and then proceed  to the   top of the Murchison  falls – a beautiful view for those who love taking pictures! View how the longest river Nile  explodes through a narrow ravine from a 100 metre gorge to a 35 metres wide gorge.

Murchison falls National Park is one of Uganda’s Largest National game  parks and the only  one where the River Nile – Longest river in Africa runs . It was launched  under the British Colonial rule  in 1952  and was renamed by  the Late Idi Amin Dada {ruling president of Uganda between 1970-1979 } as Kabalega National park .  He named it so because he never wanted  it to have its colonial name  “Murchison falls “   for since he had taken power, he was insecure that any place with a colonial name would be re taken by colonialists  so he renamed it Kabalega Falls.  It was safe to visit until in the 1990s when Kony rebels attacked the northen Part of Uganda . However , since their siezure of fire, Murchison falls Np has for the last 8 years been safe to visit  and it is one of the commonly visited places amongst  Uganda’s wildlife national parks only second to Bwindi Impenetrable national park .

The park is a home to over 76 kinds of mammals and coommonly seen are Girraffes, Elephants , Buffaloes, Warthogs, spotted Hyenas, leopards, side stripped Jackals, a pride of Lions if the savannah grass is  not very high among others.  Above 450  Bird species  have been recorded in Murchison falls  that include water bird, raptors and the legendary shoebill stork. While Reptiles include,snakes which are usually see in bird beaks when they fly, huge nile Crocodiles and savannah Monitors. Murchison falls Np is also home to  primates and monkeys that can be found in Budongo forest . These include;Chimpanzees, Bush babies,  Al hoest Monkeys, Black and WHite Colobus Monkeys, red tailed monkeys among others.

You will later transfer to your lodge for dinner and over night at ;

Budget – Red Chillis

Standard -  Sambiya River lodge or Budongo Eco lodge

Luxury – Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile  BLD

Arise early , prepare your selves and drink  a warm cup of coffee or tea in order to warm your body up  for the morning game watching safari in search for the early riser.  You will search for buffaloes, elephants, Rothschild giraffes, Kobs, waterbucks,  oribi, lions, hyena, a leopard if lucky and the birds. Returns to the lodge relax until lunch time. After lunch, head for a Boat ride along Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls.  The Boat ride along the River nile takes three hours. The Murchison Falls are an astounding flaunt of the supremacy of scenery.  Expect to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos, bird species and buffaloes, elephants drinking along the Nile. Return to the lodge of dinner and overnight.

Day 4- Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk BLD

After breakfast,head to Kanio Papidi for briefing about chimpanzee tracking in Budongo forest.you will walk under mature old tree species and you will be able to view a number of bird spcies like puvel’s illadopsis, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher which cannot be found anywhere else in East Africa. Have breakfast and transfer to Hoima.Dinner and overnight at

Budget Hoima Kolping Hotel

Standard- Hoima Kontik Hotel / African Village Hotel

Day 5: Transfer to Fort Portal and a city tour

Have breakfast and head to Fort Portal. Go for a city tour and visit the Amabere Ganyinamwiru which is a limestone place full of stalagmites and stalactites. These are traditionally known as the breasts of Nyinamwiru the mother of the first king of Bachwezi. Visit also the crater lakes in the area. Dinner and overnight at

Budget -Primates Lodge cottages/ Rwenzori View Guest house

Moderate - Nyinabilitwa Country resort

Luxury – Kyaninga Lodge / Primates Lodge Tents / Ndali lodge/ Mountains of the moon Lodge

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi

After breakfast, head to Kibale National park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee tracking and then slope into the forest and start looking for the chimpanzees. While looking for the chimpanzees, you will be able to view other primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’hotst.View how the chimpanzees jump from one tree to another and how they pick fruits from trees. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for a swamp walk and view the different primates and bird species. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for a number of wildlife like the hippos, buffaloes, elephants, kobs and a number of bird species. Visit the crater lakes like Lake Katwe famous for salt and continue for lunch. Have lunch at the lodge then head to the Kazinga channel for the boat cruise that may give you the opportunity to see Crocodiles, Hippos, water birds and land mammal at the waters edge. Dinner and Overnight at

Budget   – Simba safari  lodge / Bush Lodge

Moderate -  Ihamba Lodge / Hippo Hill camp

Luxury -Mweya safari Lodge / Katara Lodge

Day 8:  Game drive and launch cruise

Early morning, after breakfast, go for a game drive and view the early raisers like the lions, water bucks,warthogs,buffaloes,Hippos  and birds  mostly those that are found mainly in the Albertine  rift valley. The park boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open Savannah to Rain forest, dense swamps. Return to the lodge and have breakfast. In the afternoon, go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel and view a number of water birds, elephants, buffaloes drinking from the shores of the lake. Dinner and overnight

Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Np

Early in the morning after breakfast, transfer to Bwindi National Park famous for the rare mountain gorillas. The park has 8 habituated groups which visitors are allowed to visit and one for scientists and researchers. Pass through the Ishasha sector which is found in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for the tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at your lodge depending on the gorilla group to be tracked.

Budget accommodation package- Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- accommodation package- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Upmarket accommodation package- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodg

Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge  or Gahinga VolcanoesLodge , or Volcanoes Bwindi  safari Lodge

Day 10 Gorilla Tracking  or Village walk to the Batwa area.

After breakfast and with packed lunch, go for briefing by park ranger guides about gorilla tracking at the park headquarters. Hike into the forest and start looking for the gorillas starting from where they were last seen the previous day. When you come across them, spend one hour with the gorillas and see how they feed, play with each other. Gorilla trekking can take 8 hours depending on the kind of weather and where the gorillas are. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 11-  Transfer to   Lake Bunyonyi Kabale  

Lake Bunyonyi is not only the deepest Lake in Uganda but the most beautiful I should admit. One is simply mesmerized by its striking supernatural beauty as it snakes along Uganda’s scenery by rings of terraced farms only to realize foliage  enunciating  this awesome lake  as a gorgeous  outskirt.  Lake Bunyonyi which gets its name Bunyonyi from  a local word which means “place of bird” is a bracing place  of solace , comfort, reflection name it. It was named Bunyonyi because it is a home to so many ird species .  It is no doubt a good idea to stay here after your days of Uganda gorilla safari in  Bwindi Impenetrable Np . Enjoying the beauty

Day 12-  Transfer to lake Mburo Np

Take your breakfast  on time and head to Lake Mburo National Park.  This park is a famous home to a large population of Zebras and impalas. The park also has a number of Uganda kobs, impalas, bushbucks, dickers and antelopes.  Have lunch and then in the afternoon , you will indulge in a nature walk to the  salt lick lake area and view a number of wildlife licking salt from the lake.  Then in the evening , you will indulge in a canoe ride .Dinner and overnight at  Rwonyo bandas.

Day 13-  Game  and bird watching safari in Lake Mburo Np and then transfer to Kampala.

Having enjoyed Uganda safari hights , pack your things so well and head to the wilderness for an early morning game viewing safari in Lake Mburo National park . You will search for the early risers in lake Mburo national park . Lake Mburo national park is the perfect national park for bird watchers .    In this small savannah wildlife safari national park ,  your  bird searching safari dreams will be fulfilled . Its landscape is beautiful and it includes; lakes, savannah , wetlands, Acacia tree all   favoring the perfect home for bird species.  Lake Mburo Np is a home to over 313 different types of birds which include; the Shoebill stork ,see the White -Winged Warbler, the Nubian Woodpecker, the Coqui Francolin,find the Black- billed barbet,Black Bellied Bustard and Flappet larks,  spot the Brown parrot, search for the crested Francolin,  common Quails, the Barefaced Go-away bird, the Greenwood Hoopoe,  the Barefaced Go-away bird,  the Nubian Woodpecker, the African-grey Hornbill,Trilling Cisticola, the Lilac-breasted Roller, Black Bellied Bustard, the Red necked spur fowl,African-Wattled Plover Rufous napped,  Southern Red Bishop,  Rufous chested Swallow and Yellow-throated Long claw   to mention but a few.

QUOTE BASED ON 6-12 people

US$ 2199 per person sharing based on budget accommodations

US$ 2995 per person sharing based on Standard  accommodations

Any of the above rates includes;

• Park entrance fees
• Full board accommodation
• Zziwa Rhino sanctuary walk
• Visits to the top of the falls
• Game viewing safari
• The  boat ride along the river Nile
• The boat ride along the Kazinga channel
• Chimpanzee tracking permit
• Nature walks
• Boot ride along lake Bunyonyi
• Services of a full time English speaking driver guide
• Ground transfers in a 4×4 land cruiser Ideal for game viewing

The price excludes; gorilla permit at US$ 500 , tips , visa fees , flights and any other personal expenses.

Budget accommodation package quote is based on

1. Red Chillis camp in Murchison falls Np
2. Hoima Kontik Hotel  in Kibale Np
3. Primates lodge cottages in Kibale Np
4. Mweya Hostel in Queen Elizabeth NP
5. Buhoma Bandas in Bwindi NP
6. Bushara Island camp  in Kabale
7. Rwonyo bandas in lake Mburo Np

The Standard  accommodation package quote is based on;

1. Paraa Lodge in Murchison falls Np
2. Hoima Kontik Hotel  in Kibale Np
3. Primates Lodge Luxury Tents in Kibale Np
4. Mweya safari Lodge or Katara Lodge in Queen Elizabeth NP
5. ENgagi lodge or Mahogany spring Hotel in Bwindi NP
6. Arcadia Cottages in Kabale
7. Mantana Luxury tents  lake Mburo Np .

Budget accommodations are simple style lodges with simple facilities and amenities. Most of them are usually un self contained and provide bed only services while standard accommodations are 3 star lodges with standard facilities . They are mid range lodges with en suite rooms and full board services.

Booking must be done as soon as possible to enable us secure your reservations before it gets late .

ACROSS BORDERS GORILLA TREKKING TOUR

UGANDA AND RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI IN BRIEF

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel . BB.

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- BLD

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile  BLD

Day 4- Chimpazee tracking in Budongo forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi BLD

Day 7- Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Np- Visit the Crater lakes and Katwe salt mines BLD

Day 8- Wildlife watching safari in Queen Elizabeth have lunch, Boat ride along the Kazinga Channel BLD

Day 9 – Transfer to Bwindi Np – BLD

Day 10 Gorilla Tracking   Tour in Uganda BLD

Day 11- Transfer to Kigali and then later transfer to Ruhengeri- Musanze BLD

Day 12- Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda  if tracking ends early ,  visit to the twin Lakes of Ruhundo and Bulera BLD

Day 13- Transfer to Kabale, Visit the local museum, afternoon Canoe ride to the punishment Island  BLD

Day 14- Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and nature walk in the salt lick area BLD

Day 15- Game drive  in lake Mburo Np – There is an optional horse riding safari at an extra cost  – Transfer to Kampala

 Detailed itinerary

Day1- Arrive at Entebbe International Airport- Pick up and drop off at Hotel. BB.

A tours representative from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will pick you up from the airport, brief you about the tour and transfer you to your hotel in either Kampala or Entebbe.  You will be briefed about the package after which you will be left to rest as you enjoy and rehearse for your Uganda and Rwanda gorilla safari.

Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Sheraton Hotel and Serena Hotel/  Imperial Botanical Beach hotel In Entebbe

Mid range accommodation: Grand Imperial Hotel/ Cassia Lodge / The Boma Guest house

Budget accommodation: Holiday Express hotel/ Central Inn Hotel .

N.B – Remember to ask for an early morning call because the next day requires an early morning start .

Day 2-Travel to Murchison falls Np , Visit the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary Have lunch  and the top of the falls- BLD

Day 5 – to Fortportal-Visit the Tooro Palace and Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru- Have lunch Visit the crater lakes BLD

Take your early morning breakfast . Your guide from AA SAFARIS & TOURS LTD will meet you at your hotel and  transfer  you to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you via Kawempe  or Kasubi  through the Luwero or Hoima road to Masindi. Take a stopover  at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary  for  Rhino Tracking  . After have lunch and then proceed  to the   top of the Murchison  falls – a beautiful view for those who love taking pictures! View how the longest river Nile  explodes through a narrow ravine from a 100 metre gorge to a 35 metres wide gorge.

Murchison falls National Park is one of Uganda’s Largest National game  parks and the only  one where the River Nile – Longest river in Africa runs . It was launched  under the British Colonial rule  in 1952  and was renamed by  the Late Idi Amin Dada {ruling president of Uganda between 1970-1979 } as Kabalega National park .  He named it so because he never wanted  it to have its colonial name  “Murchison falls “   for since he had taken power, he was insecure that any place with a colonial name would be re taken by colonialists  so he renamed it Kabalega Falls.  It was safe to visit until in the 1990s when Kony rebels attacked the northen Part of Uganda . However , since their siezure of fire, Murchison falls Np has for the last 8 years been safe to visit  and it is one of the commonly visited places amongst  Uganda’s wildlife national parks only second to Bwindi Impenetrable national park .

The park is a home to over 76 kinds of mammals and coommonly seen are Girraffes, Elephants , Buffaloes, Warthogs, spotted Hyenas, leopards, side stripped Jackals, a pride of Lions if the savannah grass is  not very high among others.  Above 450  Bird species  have been recorded in Murchison falls  that include water bird, raptors and the legendary shoebill stork. While Reptiles include,snakes which are usually see in bird beaks when they fly, huge nile Crocodiles and savannah Monitors. Murchison falls Np is also home to  primates and monkeys that can be found in Budongo forest . These include;Chimpanzees, Bush babies,  Al hoest Monkeys, Black and WHite Colobus Monkeys, red tailed monkeys among others.

You will later transfer to your lodge for dinner and over night at ;

Budget – Red Chillis

Standard -  Sambiya River lodge or Budongo Eco lodge

Luxury – Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp

Day 3- Game Watching safari drive  Have lunch – Indulge in an afternoon Boat ride along the River Nile  BLD

Arise early , prepare your selves and drink  a warm cup of coffee or tea in order to warm your body up  for the morning game watching safari in search for the early riser.  You will search for buffaloes, elephants, Rothschild giraffes, Kobs, waterbucks,  oribi, lions, hyena, a leopard if lucky and the birds. Returns to the lodge relax until lunch time. After lunch, head for a Boat ride along Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls.  The Boat ride along the River nile takes three hours. The Murchison Falls are an astounding flaunt of the supremacy of scenery.  Expect to see the Nile crocodiles, hippos, bird species and buffaloes, elephants drinking along the Nile. Return to the lodge of dinner and overnight.

Day 4- Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest –Kaniyo Pabidi and transfer to Hoima- Village walk BLD

After breakfast,head to Kanio Papidi for briefing about chimpanzee tracking in Budongo forest.you will walk under mature old tree species and you will be able to view a number of bird spcies like puvel’s illadopsis, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill, the chocolates-backed Kingfisher which cannot be found anywhere else in East Africa. Have breakfast and transfer to Hoima.Dinner and overnight at

Budget Hoima Kolping Hotel

Standard- Hoima Kontik Hotel / African Village Hotel

Day 5: Transfer to Fort Portal and a city tour

Have breakfast and head to Fort Portal. Go for a city tour and visit the Amabere Ganyinamwiru which is a limestone place full of stalagmites and stalactites. These are traditionally known as the breasts of Nyinamwiru the mother of the first king of Bachwezi. Visit also the crater lakes in the area. Dinner and overnight at

Budget -Primates Lodge cottages/ Rwenzori View Guest house

Moderate - Nyinabilitwa Country resort

Luxury – Kyaninga Lodge / Primates Lodge Tents / Ndali lodge/ Mountains of the moon Lodge

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk in Bigodi

After breakfast, head to Kibale National park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee tracking and then slope into the forest and start looking for the chimpanzees. While looking for the chimpanzees, you will be able to view other primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’hotst.View how the chimpanzees jump from one tree to another and how they pick fruits from trees. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for a swamp walk and view the different primates and bird species. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for a number of wildlife like the hippos, buffaloes, elephants, kobs and a number of bird species. Visit the crater lakes like Lake Katwe famous for salt and continue for lunch. Have lunch at the lodge then head to the Kazinga channel for the boat cruise that may give you the opportunity to see Crocodiles, Hippos, water birds and land mammal at the waters edge. Dinner and Overnight at

Budget   – Simba safari  lodge / Bush Lodge

Moderate -  Ihamba Lodge / Hippo Hill camp

Luxury -Mweya safari Lodge / Katara Lodge

Day 8:  Game drive and launch cruise

Early morning, after breakfast, go for a game drive and view the early raisers like the lions, water bucks,warthogs,buffaloes,Hippos  and birds  mostly those that are found mainly in the Albertine  rift valley. The park boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open Savannah to Rain forest, dense swamps. Return to the lodge and have breakfast. In the afternoon, go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel and view a number of water birds, elephants, buffaloes drinking from the shores of the lake. Dinner and overnight

Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Np

Early in the morning after breakfast, transfer to Bwindi National Park famous for the rare mountain gorillas. The park has 8 habituated groups which visitors are allowed to visit and one for scientists and researchers. Pass through the Ishasha sector which is found in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park famous for the tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at your lodge depending on the gorilla group to be tracked.

Budget accommodation package- Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- accommodation package- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Upmarket accommodation package- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodg

Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge  or Gahinga VolcanoesLodge , or Volcanoes Bwindi  safari Lodge

Day 10 Gorilla Tracking

After breakfast and with packed lunch, go for briefing by park ranger guides about gorilla tracking at the park headquarters. Hike into the forest and start looking for the gorillas starting from where they were last seen the previous day. When you come across them, spend one hour with the gorillas and see how they feed, play with each other. Gorilla trekking can take 8 hours depending on the kind of weather and where the gorillas are. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 11- Transfer to Kigali and Ruhengeri

Have breakfast and head to Rwanda through Kabale.View the beautiful hills and head to Kigali for a city tour. Visit the genocide Memorial centre and see some of the remains of the people that were killed in Kigali in 100 years. You will be given information about what took place and then transfer to Ruhengeri where Par des Volcanoes famous for gorilla tracking activity is found.Dinner and overnight at

Budget accommodation in Muhabura Lodge / Kinigi guest house.

Moderate accommodation in GORILLA NEST LODGE or Mountain gorilla view

Up market accommodation in Volcanoes Lodge or Sabinyo Silver Back lodge

Day 12- Gorilla Tracking

After a warm breakfast, head to the ORTPN for briefing about gorilla tracking. Mountain Gorillas are some of the endangered prehistorically mammals that are currently found in Uganda Rwanda and Congo. They live in families and each has a dominant male called the silver back. At the moment, they are approximated to be 720 that still exist in the entire world. The guide will lead you into the luxuriant ever green forest to begin the search. You are advised to wear hiking shoes and long trousers because the forest is always damp and there may be some stinging insects. The time you get to see these apes is unpredictable so your patience is required. This search is between 2 to 8 hours. When you get to meet them, you will be filled with excitement to the extent of forgetting the tedious journey. Spend an hour with them, take there photographs and watch the young ones as they play from the vines. After tracking, visit the twin lakes Ruhundo and Bulera.Dinner and overnight at the lodge of your budget.

Day 13: Transfer to Kabale

Have breakfast and head to Kabale .Visit the local museum and view the different art and crafts sold and if interested, get information about the area. Have lunch and then go for a canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi the second deepest lava damned lake in Africa with 24 small islands. The lake hqas anumber of bird species like  cranes, cattel egrets, pink-backed pelican, papyrus gonolek, black rumped buttonquail and is free from bilharzia.Dinner nad overnight at

Bushara Island Camp – Budget

Moderate – Bunyonyi Ovverland camp / Arcadia Cottages

Luxury – Heritage lodge

Day 14- Transfer to Lake Mburo Np – nature walk in the salt lick area

In the morning, have breakfast and head to Lake Mburo National Park famous for the large population of Zebras and impalas. The park also has a number of Uganda kobs, impalas, bushbucks, dickers and antelopes. Visit the salt lick lake area and view a number of wildlife licking from the lake. Dinner and overnight at

-Budget- Rwonyo bandas

Moderate – Arcadia cottage Lake Mburo

Luxury – Mihingo Lodge / Mantana Luxury camp

Day 15- game drive and then transfer to Kampala

Wake up in the morning and have breakfast then transfer to Kampala. Have a game drive enroute and stop at the equator for some beautiful pictures then continue to Kampala heading straight to the airport reaching in time for your departure flight.

RED CHILLI REST CAMP.

This is situated at the southern part of the river in the heart of the park  therefore offering the best experience of nature to the guests and it’s the best place for the budget traveler who want have the best while on their safari at Murchison National park

The camp offers budget accommodation facilities in well furnished tents for the low budget guests or any one who enjoys camping and bandas that are grass thatched composed of the single, twin, triple and family self contained rooms, as well as morden camping facilities with all the amenities like the morden showers, toilets, morden cooking area and those wish to carry their person camping equipments are also welcome and can also use the bar and the restaurant or if they have their own cooking equipments, are free to use the barbecue area. All the en-suite and family Bandas have got power sockets but those in the standard bandas use the sockets in the bar to charge their cameras however, all bandas have got mosquito nets, fans and electricity supply. The tents are got beddings but no towels and electricity supply therefore light in the tents is supplied using the paraffin lanterns, candles and a camp fire that gives you the warmth that you may need especially during the cold evenings and nights.

There is a well furnished restaurant offering the best local and international dishes to the customers which are well prepared by the best chefs and then served b those warm waiters who are around to serve you with whatever you may need. The bar is thatched also fully stocked with all kinds of spirits and wines that you may need up to midnight when it closes but before that time, guests can enjoy themselves around the bonfire that is lit every evening so as to have the real safari experience.

While staying at red chilli, you can always enjoy watching the Hippos graze, the baboons which frequently come to the camp, warthogs  and many other animals and birds in the park.

Activities to get in while at the camp.

ü  Chimpanzee tracking.

ü  Water falls.

ü  Beautiful scenery of the River Nile.

ü  Launch trip to the falls

Rates for the accommodation

Camping is for USD 5 per person

A furnished twin safari tent US$20 per person
A twin tent Banda USD25 per person

A twin Banda en-suite USD 40 per person

Afamily Banda en-suite is for USD70 per person

THE SAMBIYA RIVER LODGE.

This is a mid-range accommodation facility in Murchison national park just 15 minutes from the top of Murchison falls and it is the perfect place to stay if you wish to have a chance to watch the unspoiled tourism attractions. This place has got a comfortable environment charming to the guests with lots of intimacy.

The accommodation is in form of family and individual grass thatched cottages consisting of 26 double rooms with all the facilities including the en-suite bathroom, large verandahs for relaxing especially during the hot days or in the evening and mornings when taking a cup of coffee/tea as you view the vegetation in the surrounding areas, rooms have fans, screened doors and window to match to up to the morden standards like in all the other lodges so you can have a luxury experience on sight and the sound of the Africa wild life.

There are also ten bandas available to guests for accommodation with shared bathrooms and mosquito nets in all the rooms that provide the budget facilities to those who wish to have the real experience of Murchison and one camp bed or baby cot can be provided but on request thus making it the perfect place for the holiday travelers. Light is provided with the help of a generator, rechargeable lights and a solar heater to provide hot water in the bathrooms, a clean swimming pool to cool of the heat especially on the hot days and exercises is available as well close to the dinning area.

Children are also welcome to the lodge and those who are still below the age of 4 years share rooms with their parents and only pay for the food, those between 4-7 years sharing with their parents pay 50% of their parents while those between 8-12 years pay 75% of the adults and those above 13 years pay full rate.

While staying at Sambiya, you can get involved in activities like;

• Boat cruise and hiking to the top of the falls.
• Game drives.
•  Go for chimpanzee tracking and forest walks.
• Birding since there are over 50 species of birds.
• Safaris walks and fishing

Rates for Sambiya River lodge

A single cottage is US $135Per person on full board

A double or a twin cottage is US $100 per person on full board

Sambiya River bandas

The lodge has bandas for clients that want low budget accommodation. There are 10 thatched bandas one self contained and others no self contained. The food is prepared from the dinning area in the lodge.

Rates for Sambiya River Bandas

These rates are in Uganda shillings and

A non self contained single is USH 90,000 per person

Anon self contained double/twin is USH 75,000 per person

A self contained single Banda is USHS 100,000 per person

A self contain double/twin Banda is USHS 155,000 PER PERSON

A self contained triple Banda is USHS 155,000 per person

The rates in Bandas are for bed and breakfast only

Kolping Hotel

This is located in Hoima town with s 20 beautiful rooms with a single and double bed. There is a bar, restaurant and a conference.

The gardens are used for parties and meetings.All rooms are self contained with hot water.

Rates for the hotel

Asingle room is at UGX 94,000

Double/twin at UGX  143,000

Tripple room at  UGX 186,000

All the  rooms are on bed and breakfast.

Accommodation in Kibale National Park

Rwenzori guest house

This is located in the suburb of Fort Portal town near a local market, town centre and post office. The lodge has beautiful gardens.

There are six self contained rooms and one family room with solar panels and a private verander.

Rates of the lodge

A double/twin is for USH 121,000 per night.

A single at UGX 88.000 Ush per night

A family for UGX 171,000 per night

The non  self contained rooms ,

A double/twin is at UGX 75,000 per night

All the rooms are  on bed and breakfast.

SIMBA SAFARICAMP

Simba Safari lodge is a budget accommodation located outside Queen Elizabeth National Park at the hills. The lodge has beautiful views of Lake George and Lake Kikoronko.

The camp has a family cottage, twin, double rooms, a campsite and dormitories for backpackers. There is a restaurant where delicious foods are served and a well stocked bar.

The family cottage has two bedrooms, a bathroom, a private veranda and a living room with an extra bed. The cottage can accommodate a maximum of 5 people.

The dormitories are for in number and each has five or six deckers with mosquito nets and the toilet and bathroom are outside.

The en suite rooms include eight rooms and a triple room with single beds and mosquito nets. The bathroom has hot running water and a flushing toilet. Every room has a primate verandah where one can relax.

For those interested in camping, the camp has a well maintained campsite with two furnished tents and one can come with his own tent.

BUSH LODGE

Bush lodge is located in the centre of Queen Elizabeth National Park facing the Kazinga channel which makes it convenient for wildlife viewing like the elephants and rhinos.

The lodge has 6 self contained rooms built from local materials and canvas. Every room has an inside bathroom, an eco toilet and an outside shower big enough to accommodate two people at once. 

Things to do while at the lodge

Game drive

Chimp tracking

Maramagambo forest walk

Boat cruise

Visit the crater lakes

Rates for the lodge

A single room is at $105 on full board

A double /twin is at $150 on full board

An extra bed is at $45 on full board

IHAMBA SAFARI LODGE

Ihamba Safari Lodge is located on the shores of Lake George in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The lodge is constructed in thatch and stone and the lounge and dinning room have been constructed out of stones.

There are 10 cottages all with inside bathroom and private verandah. The family cottage can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children.

The lodge has a swimming pool, laundry services, WIFI in all public areas and a standby generator

Activities at the lodge

Launch cruise

Game drive

Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge

ACCOMMODATION IN Bwindi National Park

Buhoma Community Bandas

This is located inside the park with two self contained cottages facing the forest and five non self contained bandas built with local materials.

The dormitory has six beds with out side toilets and a camping site.

Activities at the lodge

Gorilla trekking

Bird watching

Community walk

Visiting the Batwa

Visiting the witch doctor

Rates for the lodge

A single self contained is $96 on full board

A double/twin self contained room is $120 per night on full board

A single non self contained room is $78 on full board

A double/twin non self contained room is $78

A dormitory is $48 on full board

Camping is $10 for bed only

Bwindi View Bandas

This is located in Bwindi National Park making it easy for gorilla trekking it is mostly for backpackers. There is a dinning room where all meals are served. They have three big bandas with four beds and 2 bandas with 2 beds together. So of the rooms are self contained and others are not.

There is a restaurant, a bar and international and traditional meals are prepared.

The accommodation has pit latrines, heated showers and storage facilities.

A self contained single banda is $30

A self contained double/twin room is $60

A self contained triple Banda is $90

A non self contained single is $25

A non self contained double/twin banda is $50

A non self contained triple banda is $75

Camping is at $7 per person

All the rooms are on bed only

Accommodation in Lake Bunyonyi

ARCADIA COTTAGES.

These cottages are located on the beautiful Crater Lake Bunyonyi in the western part of Uganda set between the terraced hills and can clearly see Mount Muhavura on clear days and all the islands.

All the rooms are self contained with a beautiful clear view of the lake from all the windows of the rooms at the cottage and are provided with computers and internet access to the guests who may wish to use it.

There is a well furnished restaurant with well trained chefs who prepare delicious local and international dishes, served warm by those friendly waiters to help you enjoy your meals. The restaurant is set on an open terrace which is a strategic location with beautiful views as you relax sipping a drink served from our bar that is well stocked all the wines, spirits and beers that are imported and some from the local brewers within the country.

Among other services they provide includes the ample parking space for the guests’ vehicles while staying with them, a well equipped conference room which can accommodate a reasonable of number of people ad DSTV provisions for entertainment.

Activities at Arcadia cottages.

Bird watching.

Nature walks.

And the canoe trips on the lake.

Rates for the lodge

A single room is at UGX  162,000

A double room is at  UGX 202,000 USHS

All the room rates are on bed and breakfast

BUSHARA ISLAND CAMP

This is located at the Kabale ridge and have both furnished tents and cottages and all are self contained.

There are four cottages where by one is a family cottage and the three have one queen bed, two single or double beds.

The camp has a restaurant and a conference

While at the camp, activities that can be done include

Swimming

Bird watching

Canoe ride

Cultural dance performances

Nature walks

NKURINGO SAFARI LODGE

This is located at the shores of Lake Mutanda facing the beautiful Virunga Volcanoes and is located near Bwindi National Pak and Mgahinga National Park famous for gorilla trekking.

Activities at the lodge

Sun Downer Cruise.

Lake Canoe Safari

Walking safari

Forest walk

Gorilla trekking

Bird Watching

Engagi lodge

This is a modern lodge outside Bwindi National Park  built with local materials, rocks, eucalyptus trees and the roof is built from banana fibre .the lodge has a bar, and a restaurant .

The lodge has eight en-suite cottages and each cottage has a double or twin beds, a bathroom, flushing toilets and a private verandah where can have a cup of tea.

The lodge runs on solar power, electricity and a back up generator.

 Attractions at the lodge

Gorilla tracking

Visiting the Batwa community

Bird watching

Accommodation in Volcanoes National Park

Kinigi guest house

This is located in Kinigi town and it is the best accommodation for back packers. It is built at the bottom of Sabinyo Volcanic mountain and can accommodate 40 people .All the rooms have hot water and electricity.

It has conference halls where meetings are held, a bar, gardens and a restaurant.

ACTIVITIES

Gorilla tracking

Bird watching

Village walk

Golden monkey trekking

Rates for the lodge

A single is $40 per night

A double is $50 per night

All rates are on bed and breakfast

LE BAMBOU HOTEL

Le Bambou Hotel is   situated in Kinigi town near Volcanoes National Park and has 9 rooms with a private verandah, a fire place, a bathroom, mini refrigerator. All furniture in the lodge is made in bamboo.

It has a restaurant where both local and continent foods are served and a bar.

There is a camping site and it has a dinning area where meals are served.

Activities

Gorilla and golden monkey trekking

Visiting the cultural visit

Visit the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo

Visit the local market

Room rates

Single room $150

Double room $250

The above rates are on bed and breakfast

MOUNTAIN GORILLA VIEW LODGE

This is a mid range lodge and is well located for gorilla tracking in Rwanda. The 30 self contained cottages have been built on the slopes of Mt Sabinyo. It has stone and thatch cottages and each one of them has ensuite facilities, a small lounge with a fire place and a private veranda. The cottages are of a better size and are well positioned to provide them privacy from each other. There is a restaurant and bar area where meals are served to the visitors. Mountain Gorilla View Lodge is cheap and has access to Parc National des Volcans

Activities at the lodge

Gorilla tracking

Golden monkey tracking

Mountain climbing

Visiting the twin lakes Ruhondo and Bulera

Rates for the lodge

Half board

Double room- $270

Twin room-$270

Single room-$220

Triple room-$440

Full board

Double room- $320

Twin room-$320

Single room-$250

Triple room-$550

Rwonyo bandas

This is basic accommodation managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. There are bandas, tents with shared bathrooms.

They have pit latrines and a restaurant which is a 1km walk. This is best for back packers

Rates for the lodge

A single room at UGX 15,000

A double room at UGX 25,000

All rates are for bed only

You will be met by a guide from AA SAFARIS AND TOURS who will transfer you to your hotel room in Kampala but if you arrive in the morning, our guide will take you to interesting places around for a City tour in the land of the 7 hills Kampala. These include Kasubi Tombs, Uganda Museum, African Craft Market, Namirembe Cathedral, Mandela stadium, among others. You will not be able to visit many places though because you will not have enough time and the given the traffic conditions in the country. You will sleep ate either of these depending on your budget.

Budget – Holiday Express Hotel / Tourist Hotel

Standard - Speke Hotel / Cassia Lodge

Luxury Kampala Sheraton Hotel / Kampala Serena Hotel / Grand Imperial Hotel

(Bed and breakfast)

Day 2; Transfer to Murchison falls national park.  

Take your breakfast and then meet the guide you will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala and drive through the famous Luwero triangle or Hoima towards Masindi. Proceed through the park stopping at the top of the falls which is a fantastic sight.  At the top of the falls, you will see the longest river in the world forcing its self through a narrow gap in the rock (only 7 meters wide), before ferociously plunging down 43 meters. From here we will continue Game viewing on the way is very good; look out for hippos, elephants, buffalos and many other animals, seen grazing on the banks of the river. You can also to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary but it is optional.

Budget – Red Chillis

Standard -  Sambiya River lodge or Budongo Eco lodge

Luxury – Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp

Day 3 GAME DRIVE AND BOAT RIDE ON THE VICTORIA NILE.

After a cup of tea, go for the early morning game drive on the northern bank where your guide will help you spot elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, rothchild’s giraffes, hartebeasts, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, bohor reed bucks, hyenas, and on rare cases leopards. Return to the lodge for mid morning breakfast and relax at the lodge as you wait for lunch. After lunch, you will take an afternoon boat ride to the bottom of Murchison Falls which is normally the highlight of a trip to Murchison given the fact that give you an opportunity to view the animals at a close range. Like the thousands of hippos as well as high population of Nile crocodiles, lots of birds like the brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. If lucky, you may see the rare and prehistoric looking shoebill, which is a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which only adds to their impressiveness.

Dinner will be back at your lodge.

Budget: Red Chilli Rest Camp (RO)

Luxury: Paraa Lodge (FB)

Standard - Sambiya River lodge or Budongo Eco lodge

Day 4; another day in Murchison Falls

You will go for another early morning adventure on the Nile to the delta where you will have the opportunity to watch variety of wildlife including the Nile crocodiles and many other water animals. Later in the after noon, you will go for an afternoon  Game drive to see the animals that you were not able to see the previous evening and return to your lodge for dinner and spending an over night

Day 5; Murchison Falls – Hoima.

Three different guided walks can be undertaken from the visitors center at Maramagambo. The most straightforward loop around the forested shore of lake Kyasanduka, and should not take much longer than an hour, depending on the how interested you are in profile of bird life. A more popular walk, of roughly 90 minutes` duration, leads to a large cave where significant concentrations of bats are.

For the birdwatchers, the most interesting walk is likely to be the one around the back of Lake Nyamusingiri and this may take the half a day, which typically takes half a day but will be a rewarding safari as you will be able to see the scaly-breasted illadopsis, snowy-headed robin-chat and chestnut wattle-eye. Later we drive to Hoima Town where you will sleep at either.

Budget: Kontiki Hotel (BB) but can be FB on a high budget.

Standard: African village Guest farm

Day 6; Hoima – Kibale Forest

After breakfast early morning, you will drive to Kibale Forest National Park a home to the highest population of chimpanzees and lots of other primates compared to all East Africa countries. You will have a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest evergreen looking out for the Hot springs, black white colobus monkeys, wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, butterflies of different species and many others. After your lunch, you will go to the Crater Lake region and see the various Crater Lakes. Your dinner and overnight will be at either,

Budget – Chimps Nest Camp

Mid range – Rujuna guest house / Rwenzori view Guest

Luxury – Primates Lodge / Ndali lodge / Mountains of the Moon Lodge (Break fast Lunch and Dinner- BLD)

Day 7 CHIMPANZEE TREKKING AND VISIT THE BIGODI WETLAND SANCTUARY.

Take breakfast an then have your driver take you to Kanyankyu tourist centre for some briefing before 8 am, you will get arranger who will guide you in the jungle  as you do the Chimp Tracking. Kibale forest has over 13 species of primates including the rare L’Hoest, red Colobus monkey, blue monkey, pottos, grey mangabeys, baboons, black faced vervet monkeys, bush babies and many more.  There are lots of tree species which will be very much interesting to watch more so for the botanists and lots of butterfly for those who love them as well as the birders as the forest houses over 335 species. There are forest elephant which are smaller in size and with less hair than the savannah elephants and the other terrestrial mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species. You will return to the lodge or the center for lunch and then after go for a nature walk to Bigodi swamp for primates and bird watching evening but your night will be spent at . Dinner at,

Luxury. Ndali Lodge

Mid range: Rwenzori View Guest House

Budget: Kanyankyu Ecological site (FB)

 Day 8; KIBALE FOREST TO SEMLIKI NATIONAL PARK.

You will early after breakfast for the crown and hot springs and you will go to the pygmy villages situated near the Ituri Rainforest which will give an interesting cultural experience. You will have packed lunch and have it in some way of a Picnic while you experience the African tour. After lunch, in the afternoon, you will Visit some of the hot springs in Semuliki National Park, you can also visit the Sempaya Hot Springs in the afternoon before driving back to Fort Portal. You will arrive in the evening then take dinner and an overnight at your lodge,

.Day 9; TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK.

You will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park; go for a morning game drive in search of the wild game view a beautiful panorama of the great lakes of Lake Edwards and Lake George, then also their gutter the great Kazinga channel. Expect to see the elephants, lions, buffaloes, kobs, the Python, hyenas, warthogs, birds’ hippos etc.  you will have a buffet lunch at Tembo Restaurant after which you will go for a boat -cruise along Kazinga Channel which is the natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George and here you expect to see lots of  birds, highest population of hippos, crocodile and then return to the lodge for a night and dinner.

Luxury; Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge

Mid range; Institute of Ecology.

Budget; Simba safari lodge

Day 10; NATURE WALK

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will go for a walk to the ground of the Uganda Kob. Looking out for the lions in their natural habitat, elephants, buffaloes, you can also visit the bat cave and hunters cave, rock python and forest cobras. The same walk will provide a chance of seeing birds, primates, tree species etc. Dinner and overnight will be back at your lodge.

Day 11; CHIMPANZEE TRACKING

After breakfast, you will go for briefing, get a ranger and then proceed for man’s closest cousin which is the chimpanzee in the Kyambura River Gorge. These are terrific animals, very interesting to watch, experience hiking chimpanzees but they will not be the only one that you will see but so many other primates in the jungle like various types of monkeys, lots of birds, butterflies among so many other things.  It’s so remunerative to see the ravishing river valley, home of many birds and butterfly species. Take your lunch as you prepare for a drive to Bwindi for dinner and overnight at your lodge;

Day 12; Ishasha – Bwindi Impenetrable

You will go for a drive through the Ishasha sector where you will encounter the tree climbing lions and other primates. You will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable and spend a night at,

Budget- Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Up market- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodge/ Gorilla safari lodge/clouds lodge

Luxury – Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge or Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge, or Volcanoes Bwindi safari Lodge

Day 13; Gorilla tracking in Bwindi

You will go for briefing at the headquarters and registration before you cab start on your gorilla tracking which is unpredictable therefore, it is difficult to foresee how long you will be in the forest. The adventure of tracking the gorillas in the superb ecosystem of the park will be passionate for the adventurous tourists and may take up to 10hours thus the reason why you have to be ready to a walk long distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. “The excitement of seeing the gorillas makes it all worthwhile and will be given an  hour o stay with them before you go back to the lodge.

Day 14; another day in Bwindi Impenetrable

You may chose to for a guided nature walk through the national park, go for a primate or bird watching walk, or visit the local people in their communities however you can also chose to g for a second gorilla tracking on this day.

Day 15; Bwindi Impenetrable – Kisoro

Transfer to Kisoro and refresh at the lodge and later visit the pygmies’ communities and can alternatively go for a walk to Lake Mutanda.

Budget:  Tourist Hotel (BB), travelers rest hotel

Mid range; 3 way Gorilla resort

Luxury: clouds lodge (FB) /Mt Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge

Day 16; Kisoro – Mgahinga National Park

Wake up relatively early for a cheerful breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla trekking in Africa.  Before 8:00 am report to the ranger station for registration and a briefing by one of the rangers who will also guide you through the bush to track the gorillas in Mgahinga national park which may also take as long as the one in Bwindi that is about half an hour to 10  hours . On encounter , you will see the Mountain gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silver back. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. Return for dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 17; Kisoro- Lake Bunyonyi

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi on of the deepest and among the most beautiful lake in Uganda. You go for a nature walk, go for a birding walk, go for canoeing to the Island in the lake, take a swim or visit the local community. Will spend the night at Bunyonyi

Luxury; Heritage lodge on Habuharo Island

Midrange; Bunyonyi overland camp/ Arcadia cottages.

Budget; Bushara Island

Day 18; LAKE BUNYONYI– LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK.

Very early in the morning after breakfast, drive for about 4 hours to Lake Mburo National Park for your game drive so that you can see the zebras, topes, elephants, elands, impalas, buffaloes, antelopes, etc. In the afternoon go for a boat trip and retire from.

Luxury; mantana luxury tented camp

Mid range; Arcadia cottages.

Budget; Rwonyo rest camp

Day 19; LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK- JINJA

After breakfast, we transfer to Kampala and make a city tour, do some shopping and then late transfer to Jinja and along the way will make a stop over at the Mabira forest and once in Jinja, you will spend a night at Nile resort as well as the meals.

Day 20; Jinja

Take a walk along the Nile, do White water-rafting along the Nile, kayaking, quad biking or horse riding; we visit the Source of the River Nile. Places to visit are Bujagali Falls, the Source of the Nile and a number of fishing villages. Dinner and overnight at,

Luxury; Nile Resort Jinja.

Midrange; Gately on the Nile

Budget; Kingfisher

Day 21; Jinja – Entebbe

Drive back to Kampala. It is also possible to visit the Botanical Gardens in Entebbe for bird watching, to visit Mabamba Swamp to see the Shoebill Stork (optional activities). Transfer to the airport for your departure.

Day 1 – Travel to Lake Bunyonyi.

Immediately after your breakfast at your hotel in Kampala, you will meet a tour guide from AA safaris and tours who will brief you about the long trip that you will be about to start before you start on your Kabale. You will have your lunch from Mbarara and dinner at the lodge of your choice.

Budget -Bushara Island Camp

Moderate- Arcadia Cottages/ Bunyonyi Overland Camp

Luxury; Heritage lodge on Habuharo Island.

Day 2 – Transfer to Rwanda – Volcanoes

You will be picked up by your guide after your breakfast and drive to Rwanda, you be crossing the boarder, clear visas at the border. It is therefore very important for you to check with your Rwanda embassy so that you get a confirmation letter of your Rwanda visa to avoid being inconvenienced at the boarder. You will have a lunch en route but your dinner will be at;

Budget; Muhabura Lodge / Kinigi guest house

Moderate; GORILLA NEST LODGE /Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.

Up market; Volcanoes Lodge / Sabinyo Silver back lodge .

Day 3- Gorilla trekking in Rwanda

After break fast, you will be transferred to the park Headquarters for registration and briefing by the ranger before you start tracking. Gorilla tracking may take some hours therefore you have got to be fit for the tracking and once you meet the gorillas, you will have just one hours to spend with them, you may sit in the jungle with them as you watch the way they look after their young ones, play around which will give you the best memories. You will return to the lodge for dinner and sleep as you will have to carry your lunch boxes with you in the morning.  .

Day 4- Transfer to Bwindi forest

After your breakfast, you drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park in Uganda. This is an ancient equatorial forest and has the highest number of mountain gorillas in Uganda; it has over 90 mammal species among which are 11 primates’ species like the prominent black and white colobus. Lunch will be an en route one but dinner will be at your lodge;

Budget; Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas/ Virunga Hotel / Nkuringo safari Centre

Moderate – Lake Kitandara Lodge / Wag tail Eco Camp / Nkuringo camp site

Up market: Buhoma Lodge / Gorilla resort camp / Engagi lodge/ NKURINGO Safari Lodge / Gorilla safari Lodge

Luxury: Clouds Lodge /Gorilla Forest Camp / Mt Gahinga Lodge / Virunga Volcanoes Lodge

Day 5 GORILLA TRACKING

Immediately after your breakfast, you will go straight to the park headquarters for briefing and then go for gorilla tracking. This is also the starting point of gorilla trekking which might take you 2-7 hours before you can see any gorilla but an encounter with them will be an amazing experience. Your dinner and over night will be back at your lodge.

Day 6 Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park

Early in the morning you will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park with your packed lunch. You will go through the Ishasha sector in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth which is famous for the tree climbing lions which will also give you a memorable experience. Dinner and overnight at

Budget; Institute of Ecology/ Simba safari Camp / Bush lodge

Moderate; Hippo Hill Lodge / Ihamba Lodge

Luxury; Mweya safari lodge / Jacana safari lodge/ Kyambura Game lodge

Day 7- The game drive and Launch cruise

Wake up early in the mornings and take cup of tea or coffee. Go for a game drive along Kasenyi track to search for Buffalos, Elephants, and Warthogs, the elusive leopard, hyenas and Lion. The search may take 3-4 hours. you will go back for mid morning breakfast at your lodge and then after your lunch , you will go for a launch cruise along the Kazinga channel from where you can be sure of seeing a huge number of  hippos and lots of bird species like about 550 species for those who love watching birds. Dinner and overnight will be back at your lodge.

Day 8 Transfer to Kibale National park Chimp Tracking

Take your breakfast and proceed to Kibale national park for Chimpanzee tracking. Kibale has the highest number of Chimpanzees. You will have lunch before preceding to Kanyankyu for the trek the gorillas in the after noon. Dinner and overnight at

Budget – Chimps nest / Rujuni Guest house

Moderate – Rwenzori Vies guest house or its similar

Luxury – Ndali lodge/ Mountains of the moons lodge or you may stay at the Primates lodge

Day 9 Travel to Murchison Falls National park

After breakfast, you will head to Murchison falls National Park passing via Hoima.  you will stop at the top of the falls to have to clear view of the falls ad see as the Nile follows down, forcing its way through.   You will sleep and have dinner at either,

Budget – Red Chillis Camp / Budongo Eco lodge

Moderate - Sambiya River Lodge

Luxury:  Paraa Lodge or Nile safari Camp

Day 10 the game drive and Launch cruise

Wake up early morning for a cup of coffee or tea then set off for a 3-4 hours game drive on the northern Bank of the Nile River. . Expect encounters of Game in this park that include Rothschild Giraffe, Elephant, Jackson Hartebeest, Lions, Waterbucks and a variety of Savannah woodland birds. Return to your lodge. Have a mid morning breakfast and relax as you wait for lunch. IN the afternoon, you will go for your reserved private boat ride along the Nile to view aqua game and avian species at close proximity. This is a unique encounter with a family of hippos, crocodiles, among other animals. For those interested in birds, watch out for the legendary shoe Bill stork if you are lucky and many other bird species. Then take dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 11 Return to Kampala

After breakfast you will start on your journey back to Kampala but you may visit the Ziwa rhino sanctuary if you wish but will have to pay extra fee for that.

Day 1; Arrival and Airport pick up.  

You will meet a representative from AA safaris and tours who will also drive you to any hotel of your choice in Kampala where you will have your dinner from and spend the night as you wait start your trip the next day. A tours representative from AA safaris and tours Ltd will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel in Kampala.

Budget – Holiday Express Hotel / Tourist Hotel
Standard – Speke Hotel / Cassia Lodge
Luxury Kampala Sheraton Hotel / Kampala Serena Hotel / Grand Imperial Hotel

Day 2   KAMPALA CITY AND JINJA TOUR

After breakfast, you will go for a Kampala city tour before you can proceed to Jinja.  You may visit places like historical and Cultural sites which include the Kasubi Tombs, Namugongo shrine, Ssezibwa fall and will be lunch along the way to Jinja were you will visit the source of the Nile and you can also go for boat ride to the source of the Nile, visit the Bujagali Falls and then come back to Kampala for dinner.

Budget – Holiday Express Hotel / Tourist Hotel
Standard – Speke Hotel / Cassia Lodge
Luxury Kampala Sheraton Hotel / Kampala Serena Hotel / Grand Imperial Hotel (Bed and breakfast)

DAY 3. Transfer to L. MBURO NATIONAL PARK.

You will have to wake up early enough, take breakfast and then start on your journey Lake Mburo national park. You may stop at the Equator in Masaka before you continue to Park to enjoy your   game drive en route where you will see herds of zebras, antelopes, Topis, Elands, the Uganda Kob among other animals. You will go for the after noon boat ride after your lunch after which you will go straight to your lodge for dinner.

Dinner and over night at;

Budget; Rwonyo Bandas
Mid range – Arcadia Cottages
Luxury – Mantana Luxury tented camp or Mihingo Lodge.

Day 4 Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.  

After your breakfast, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth. You will enjoy an en route game drive en route and see animals like Elephants, Buffaloes, mongoose among so many others. After your lunch, you will for a lunch cruise along the Kazinga channel where you will have the opportunity to see a number of water animals like the hippos, crocodiles and later go to your lodge where you will have dinner from.

Budget – Institute of Ecology / Simba safari lodge
Mid range – Hippo Hill Camp or Ihamba Lodge
Luxury –Mweya safari lodge/ Jacana lodge / Katara Lodge or Kingfisher resort.

Day 5 GAME DRIVE THEN TRANSFER TO L. BUNYONYI

You will have breakfast very early and then go for an early morning game drive to look out for the Lions, leopards, and hyenas among others. You may not have time to return to the lodge therefore will just grab your packed lunch and then proceed to Kabale passing through Ishasha sector which is famous for tree climbing lions. You will have dinner and over night at

Budget – Bushara Island camp
Mid range- Bunyonyi Over land camp or White Horse Inn.
Up market- Arcadia Cottages. / Habuharo Island camp.

DAY 6-Transfer to Rwanda.

After breakfast, you will transfer to Rwanda driving to Ruhengeri commonly called Musanze which is the Gorilla Trekking base in Rwanda. You will have a lunch en route and then you will have your dinner at the lodge where you will sleep as you wit for the next day’s gorilla tracking.  Dinner and over night at;

Budget – Kinigi Guest House
Standard – Mountain Gorilla Nest Lodge / Mountain gorilla View Lodge/ Hotel Gorillas
Luxury – Volcanoes Lodge / Sabinyo Silver Back lodge

Day 7 GORILLA TREKKING AFRICA

After breakfast, you will go gorilla trekking in Parc National des Volcanoes after briefing at the head quarters. You will be given an hour with the gorillas to sit with them and see how they care for each other before you can return to your lodge for dinner. It is also important for you to remember tat some group of gorillas are very hard to find therefore gorilla tracking can take you the whole day at times. Overnight at Lodge.

Day 8- A BOAT RIDE ON L. KIVU

After breakfast you will drive to L. Kivu situated in Kibuye in the Eastern part and you will have the opportunity to see why Rwanda is called the Land of a thousand hills.  You will have tour on Lake Kivu’s Island called the Napoleons’ Hat and then a boat trip to Gisenyi at the Northern shore of L. Kivu and then later go to your hotel

Midrange; Hotel Mille Des Collines /

Budget; Chez Lando

Luxury; Kigali Serena hotel.

Day 9- Departure.

After your breakfast, you will have some time to go shopping in the city, have your lunch and later be transferred to the Airport to catch your plain back home or you can be dropped at the airport in the morning depending of the time of your flight.

You will be picked from you hotel by a tour guide from AA safaris and tours Ltd who will brief you before you proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You may have to stop over at the Equator or the Mpigi Mpambire drum makers before you proceed.   You also have a game drive en route to look out for wildlife and also will have the chance to see the great lakes of Lake Edwards and Lake George as well as the Kazinga channel. Your dinner and overnight will be at the lodge of your choice;

Budget – Institute of Ecology / Simba safari lodge

Moderate – Hippo Hill Lodge / Ihamba Lodge

Up Market – Mweya safari lodge/ Jacana safari lodge/ Katara Lodge / King Fisher Resort.

DAY 2 GAME DRIVE AND LAUNCH CRUISE

You will have to wake up early enough so that you can go for the early morning game drives from where you will see animals like the lions, buffaloes, kobs, the Python, Elephants, hyenas, warthogs, birds’ hippos and many more savannah wildlife. You will then have your breakfast at mid morning when you go back to the lodge, wait for lunch and after that you will go for an afternoon boat trip along the Kazinga channel, a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George. You will see variety of birds as there are so many of them and the highest numbers of hippos in Africa! Your dinner will be back at your lodge.

DAY 3 CHIMPANZEE TREK IN KYAMBURA GORGE AND TRANSFER TO BWINDI

Immediately after your breakfast, you will proceed to Kyambura Gorge in the southern part of Lake George for chimpanzee trekking which might take about 3-4 hours. Kyambura gorge serves as a bumper for the north-eastern part of Queen Elizabeth National park. After the chimpanzee trekking, you will have your lunch and then continue to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park passing through Ishasha sector where you will have the opportunity to see variety of tree climbing lions. Bwindi has got variety of birdlife and therefore a good place for the bird lovers to visit, high population of mountain gorillas and other primates species, incredible flora, among so many other unique features. Your dinner will be at the lodge of your choice.

Budget – Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Up market- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodge

Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge or Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge, or Volcanoes Bwindi safari Lodge

DAY 4 GORILLA TREK AFRICA

You will have breakfast very early in the morning and then get to the park headquarter before 8 am for briefing with the ranger, registration before you start tracking. You will carry your packed lunch since tracking will take 1-10 hours and then will be given one hour to spend with the gorillas when you encounter them, listen to them grumble to each other and marvel at the sheer size of the silver back which is the dominant male so as to give you the best memories of the Africa gorilla tour.  It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas in the World.  Your dinner will be back at your lodge.

DAY 5   TO RWANDA – VOLCANOES NP

You drive to the boarder of Uganda and Rwanda immediately after breakfast and head straight to Musanze best known as Ruhengeri and hare you will have clear views of Volcanoes National Park, the Virunga Mountains that have four peaks and the twin lakes namely Burera and Ruhondo.

Dinner and over night will be at either;

Budget – Kinigi Guest House

Standard – Mountains Gorilla Nest Lodge / Mountain gorilla View Lodge/ Hotel Gorillas

Luxury – Volcanoes Lodge / Sabinyo Silver Back lodge

Day 6 GORILLA TREKKING AFRICA

You will go for gorilla trekking in Parc National des Volcanoes before 8 am. Have a short briefing about the gorillas and the park then slope and look for the rare mountain gorillas. The rangers will have all the information about the different flora and fauna in the park and he will be telling you about it during the tracking. You have an hour to spend with the gorillas and see how they play and feed each after which you have to go to Kabale where you will send the night and have your dinner from.

Budget – Bushara Island camp

Standard – Bunyonyi Overland camp

Luxury – Habuharo Island Camp/ Arcadia cottages

DAY 7 L. BUNYONYI- KAMPALA

After breakfast, you will go for a canoe dug ride on Lake Bunyonyi so that you will have an opportunity to see various birds and view the different islands. Then you will drive back to Kampala and go straight to the airport to catch your flight back home.

DAY 1- TO BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast at your hotel in Kampala, you will meet a tour guide from AA safaris and tours who will brief you about the tour and then drive you to Bwindi Gorilla National Park.  You may to stop at the Equator if you wish to before you can proceed to Mbarara or Kabale where you will have your lunch from and then continue to Bwindi National park.  Dinner and an over night will be at the lodge of choice in Bwindi depending on your budget.

Budget – Buhoma Community Bandas/ Bwindi View Bandas / Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre/ Ruhija camp   (Full Board)

Mid range; L. Kitandara Luxury Camp/ Nkuringo Campsite/ Nkuringo safari Lodge/ Trekkers’ Tavern

Standard; Engagi lodge / Buhoma lodge / Wagtail Eco lodge / Nkuringo safari Lodge / Travelers’ rest Hotel/ Gorilla safari Lodge/ Gorilla Mist Lodge

Luxury- Gorilla Resort Camp / Gorilla Forest camp/ Clouds lodge/ Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge.

Day 2- GORILLA TRACKING

You will have an early morning breakfast and then go for early in the morning gorilla tracking before 8 am. The guide will drive you to the UWA offices for briefing before you can go for gorilla tracking which might take 2 to 7 hours therefore you have got to be ready for these long hours but an encounter with the gorillas will be worthwhile.  You will have an hour to spend with the gorillas, sit with them in the jungle and see how they take care of their young ones before you go back to your lodge for dinner and over night.

DAY 3- TRANSFER TO VOLCANOS NATIONAL PARK IN RWANDA.

After your breakfast, you will transfer to Rwanda to Park Des Volcano in Rwanda.  You will have to cross the boarder there you will be required to clear and pay your visa fees. (It is very important to remember that you need a confirmation letter to get a Rwanda visa and therefore you are advised to contact the Rwanda consulate in your country to check for procedures of how to apply for Rwanda visas online to acquire a confirmation letter which will enable you get a visa from any Rwanda boarded).  You will drive to your lodge for your dinner and spending the night.

Budget accommodation: Kinigi Guest Hotel, EER Guest house at Ruhengeri Musanze

Mid-range / Moderate / Standard accommodation: Gorilla Nest Lodge, Gorilla Mountain View Lodge/ Gorillas Hotel / Le Bambou Hotel

Luxury accommodation: Virunga lodge or Sabyinyo silverback lodge

DAY 4; GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA

After an early morning breakfast, you will be driven to ORTPN Offices for briefing and registration which is also the starting point of your gorilla tracking.  You will get a trained guide who will guide you through the tracking gorillas with the guidance of well trained rangers who will guide you through the trails and help you search for gorillas because he will know where your group of gorillas that you are tracking might be and where it was the previous day.  After some time with the gorillas, you will return to your lodge for dinner and over night. You will transfer to Kabale if gorilla tracking ends early enough and sleep at

Luxury; heritage lodge on Habuharo island

Midrange; Lake Bunyonyi overland camp, arcadia cottages.

Budget; Bushara

DAY 5.  TRANSFER TO KAMPALA

After breakfast and you will travel back to Kampala and will have a lunch en route.

RATES FOR UGANDA AND RWANDA GORILLA TRACKING TOUR INCLUDE:

• 2 gorilla permits per participant (1 for tracking gorillas in Uganda and another for gorilla tracking in Rwanda).
• Ground transfers and fuel
• Meals
• Services of a full time English speaking driver guide
• Full board accommodation
• Drinking water is a complimentary for all packages while those who will take the Rustic luxury accommodation package will be offered soft drinks, wines, laundry and massage at their respective lodges.

Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

A tour  guide from AA SAFARIS AND TOURS LTD  will pick you up from your hotel or the airport and head for a city tour in Kigali the capital city of Rwanda. Visit the Kigali genocide memorial centre where over 1 million people were killed in 100 days are remembered. The centres do not provides all examples of genocidal slaughter but it give information about the genocide. Have lunch and head to Parc National des Volcanoes famous for the rare mountain gorillas. View the amazing terraced hillside until the bottom of the beautiful Virunga volcanoes. Dinner and overnight at

Luxury: Volcanoes Virunga Lodge or Sabinyo Silver Back Lodge

Standard: Mountain gorilla view lodge/ Mountain Gorilla Nest Lodge/ Hotel Gorillas in Kinigi

Budget: Kinigi guest house/ Hotel Muhabura

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking

Take your breakfast at the lodge and then you will be  driven or escorted to the Volcanoes national  park headquarters by the company guide for a short briefing about your Gorilla Trekking tour  before sloping into the forest to start tracking the gorillas.  The search will depend on where the gorillas were last seen and how near their food is.  The chances of  seeing gorillas are 95% and the 5%   is for your fitness. On encountering the gorillas, you are given  one hour with them. It is an amazing experience to encounter  the only few world’s left mountain Gorillas . You will take pictures of them, see how they play, feed their young ones. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day 3: Golden monkey tracking

Have your breakfast then report at the ranger station for  briefing at the Volcanoes national park headquarters about your  golden monkey trekking tour in Parc Des Volcanoes. With the company of  the park rangers head into the forest and start searching for these beautiful apes. Golden monkey trekking  is an encounter  that one preparing to trek gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda or Congo must deem. Small but great-the golden monkey weighs  about 10-25 pounds and has a golden body, cheeks and tail  and has complementary black limbs, crown and tail-end. Miniature is presently known about the environmental requirements of the golden monkey, and the subspecies populaces have never been determined.  Living in the supercilious montane Virungas forests with its great ape relatives, this primate faces some of the same threats as gorillas, including snares set for small antelopes, human encroachment and people entering their habitat to collect wood. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day 4: OPTIONAL GOLDEN MONKEY TREK OR DIAN FOSEY OR TRANSFER TO KIGALI

One this day before you head to Kigali, you can go Golden monkey tracking if it wasn’t done the day before or visit the Diane Fossey grave. The famous American Gorillas research established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda’s Virungas Mountains in 1967, to guard and study the endangered mountain gorillas. While advocating for protection of the mountain gorillas, she was murdered by an unknown poacher. Although Fossey’s life was cut short, her work has inexorably continued through the Karisoke Research Center and developed into conservation efforts for other wildlife and programs for people who live near the few left mountain gorillas. The Karisoke Research Center has brought international awareness and foundation to the predicament of the mountain gorilla and linked local communities with gorilla conservation through partnerships, education, and health and development projects. Scientist and researcher still have access to a 40-year database of information about gorilla life, conduct, locale and protection, one of the longest-running primate studies. Have lunch and head to the airport reaching in time for the departure flight.

RWANDA GORILLA TRACKING  TOUR RATES INCLUDE;

• Park fees
• 1 gorilla permit
• Ground transfers and fuel
• Golden monkey tracking
• Meals
• Kigali Genocide memorial tour
• Services of a full time English speaking driver guide
• Full board accommodation

The price excludes; tips, optional activities, visa fees, flight and any other personal expenses.

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ACCOMMODATION DESCRIPTION ;

BUDGET ACCOMMODATION IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Budget accommodation  for this  gorilla safari package will be at Kinigi Guest house or Muhabura Lodge.

MODERATE /STANDARD ACCOMMODATION IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Standard accommodation will either be at Gorilla Nest camp  or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

LUXURY ACCOMMODATION IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Luxury accommodation will either be at Virunga Lodge or Sabinyo Silver back lodge.

Day 1:  TRANSFER TO BWINDI.

DISTANCE - 520 KM – 10- 12  Hours Drive from Kampala or Entebbe .

You will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala by a tour guide from AA safaris and tours ltd who will drive you to Bwindi national park situated in the southwestern part of Uganda.

Take your lunch in Mbarara or Kabale  depending on the route that you will be taking to Bwindi before you proceed. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park is the home to the legendary Gentle giant apes the mountain Gorillas –  It is renown to be the home to almost a half of the the few worlds’ left mountain gorillas! The national park Bwindi gets its name from a  local language  because of its thickness even after the ice age. Locally, Bwindi means ‘impenetrable and it is no doubt that stressing the word impenetrable  on the local meaning Bwindi gives emphasis  to any one going to this forest   for Gorilla Trekking . This is because it is one of those unique forests that remained thick even after the ice age had washed away all other forests.

Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge of your own choice.

Budget accommodation package- Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- accommodation package- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar
Upmarket accommodation package- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodge
RUSTIC Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge or Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge, or Volcanoes Bwindi safari Lodge.

Day 2:  Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Immediately after breakfast and transfer to your starting point for briefing and formalities before you can start with the Gorilla tracking in Bwindi which now has 7 habituated Gorilla tracking families. The ranger guide will lead you to track the extraordinary Mountain Gorillas and will also will give you all the information that you may need about the entire flora and fauna that you will encounter along the gorilla trekking.   On encountering the gorillas, you will stay with them for 1 hour and then after return to your lodge for a dinner and overnight  at the end of the Gorilla Trek.

Day 3:  Transfer to Kampala

After a morning breakfast, leave Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and drive back to Kampala, Lunch en route.

RATES FOR THE GORILLA TREKKING TOUR .

SPECIAL NOTE :

Take note that the above rates include;

• 1 gorilla permit at US$ 500
• Ground  transfers and fuel costs
• Services of a  full time English speaking driver guide
• Meals
• Full board accommodation
• Drinking water is a complimentary on all package types whereas we offer  wines and laundry services for the rustic Luxury package  ONLY.

The price excludes;

Tips, flights , visa fees and any other personal expenses.

ACCOMMODATION DESCRIPTION .

Budget accommodation will either be at;

Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View Bandas  if you are tracking gorillas in Buhoma sector

Treker’s Tervan if you are tracking gorillas in Ruhija or Bitukura Sector.

Wagtail Eco Lodge or Enganzi lodge if  you are trekking gorillas in  Nshongi , Kahungye or Mishaya sector

Nkuringo Safari Centre if you are  gorilla tracking in Nkuringo sector .

Moderate accommodation will be at ;

Lake Kitandara Camp  or Gorilla Resort Camp if you are tracking gorillas in Buhoma Sector.

Ruhija Gorilla safari lodge if you are tracking gorillas in either Oruzogu Family or Bitukura Family

Nkuringo Campsite  if you are tracking gorillas in Nkuringo

This package has limited accommodations

Up Market accommodation will be at ;

Buhoma Lodge or Engagi  Lodge  or Silver back lodge if you are tracking gorillas in  Buhoma

Gorillas in The Mist lodge if you are tracking gorillas in Ruhija( Oruzogu or Bitukura).

Gorilla Safari Lodge  if you are gorilla tracking Nshongi Family

Nkuringo Safari lodge if you are gorilla tracking  Nkuringo Family

RUSTIC LUXURY  ACCOMMODATION WILL BE AT ;

Sanctuary Gorilla Forest camp if you are gorilla tracking in Buhoma Side

 Clouds Lodge if you  are tracking gorillas in Nkuringo or Nshongi Family .

Other details of these accommodations will be give to you on request .

We do have scheduled  or group gorilla tours that leave every weekend though we mostly tailor make our tours  to our private tour  clients’ needs.

BUDGET ACCOMMODATIONS

BUHOMA COMMUNITY BANDAS

Buhoma Community Rest Camp is situated at the border of Bwindi impenetrable National Park at the Buhoma side and it was set up to provide accommodation to the budget travelers who may visit the area. The lodge has got 6 safari tents, self-contained and are over looking the forest. There are also 2 cottages, self-contained too and facing the forest and while here, you may have an opportunity to see the gorillas when they drop by at the lodge. More to those are the five twin cottage bandas, these are non-self-contained and are built with local materials with African materials which makes them look real unique from the rest. While the dormitory can accommodate 6 beds depending on the clients’ interest and there are also camp sites all throughout the camp and are surrounded by green grass and thick tropical forest. This is good for the adventurous travelers.

Self Contained Rooms

Go for US$110 per person (full board)

US$140 for two people (FB)

US$90 for one person (bed)

BWINDI VIEW BANDAS

This is at the edge of Bwindi forest just a few meters away from the entrance of the forest at buhoma side and it is a good place for the budget travelers. They have got the self contained and the non self contained single, twin and triple rooms as well as bandas and camping facilities.

The single rooms are @ USD 30 (bed only)

The win/ double@ $60(bed only)

And a triple @$90(bed only). And the meals are @ $10 per meal while breakfast goes for $5

 TRAKKERS TERVAN COTTAGES

The cottages are built on the hill in Ruhinja in the neighborhood of Bwindi national park with a very friendly environment and provide first class service to its guests. This is the best place for the budget travelers who would wish to enjoy the comfort of the cottage.

There are 5 cottages, spacious enough, with comfortable beds, the rooms have got en-suite bathrooms, flush toilets and cold water flowing. You can also have the opportunity to see the Virunga especially on the sunny days and also enjoy watching the beauty of the sun as it rises in the morning. There is also room service on request and you can enjoy the balcony bird watching especially in the evening after your day’s activities among which may be forest/ primates walk among others.

You can also expect to get the best meals prepared by expert chefs and will include both the local and the international dishes since they receive guests from all over the world.

WAGTAIL ECO LODGE

Wagtail Lodge is built with local material like the banana fibers as the ceiling, stones on the floor which makes it real natural and it is situated in Rubuguri village in the southern part of Bwindi, a budget travelers’ accommodation facility and it’s strategically located for the tourist who track the Nshongi and Nkuringo Gorilla groups and it is also close to Rwanda and DR Congo in that you need just an hour and a half to be in Rwanda.  It is owned by a local investor and has bandas and tents with electricity 24 hours and private bathrooms as well as flush toilets but the single rooms have got shared bath rooms. They have two double rooms, two twin rooms in a self contained bandas and four single rooms with shared bathroom especially for those who may want to spend stingy as well as a Campsite for those who may want to camp.

Their restaurant prepares and serves both the local and the international foods for lunch, dinner and breakfast as well and you cam expect some entertainment in the evening from the local people around the campfire and enjoy the sound of the birds in the night as you try to catch some sleep which gives you the real experience of spending the night in the jungle.

Self contained bandas and tents go for $ 100 per person

NKURINGO CAMPSITE

This is set on the hill with a clear view of Bwindi national park. The campsite has got accommodation facilities for the midrange spenders too but these tents are fro the budget travelers who may wish to spend the night there especially those tracking the Nkuringo group of Gorillas. They have got 6 rooms for the budget travelers in the cottages and the bathrooms are shared.

A single room is @$ 67 while a twin @$84 per night

They also make camping arrangement for those who are interested in camping in

Single occupancy @ $ 30 per night.

While a twin @$45 per night.

7 DAYS   Chimpanzee and gorilla Tour. (Uganda and Rwanda)

Note  that we have a group tour for this package  leaving  in May,  October , November and December  . Check below the itinerary for our special rates  for any one booking   not later than  March 2011. You should book with a partner to share a room with if you have no partner, then you will have to pay the single supplement fee .

DAY 1 TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

You will be picked from you hotel by a tour guide from AA safaris and tours Ltd who will brief you before you proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You may have to stop over at the Equator or the Mpigi Mpambire drum makers before you proceed.   You also have a game drive en route to look out for wildlife and also will have the chance to see the great lakes of Lake Edwards and Lake George as well as the Kazinga channel. Your dinner and overnight will be at the lodge of your choice;

Budget – Institute of Ecology / Simba safari lodge

Moderate – Hippo Hill Lodge / Ihamba Lodge

Up Market – Mweya safari lodge/ Jacana safari lodge/ Katara Lodge / King Fisher Resort.

DAY 2 GAME DRIVE AND LAUNCH CRUISE

You will have to wake up early enough so that you can go for the early morning game drives from where you will see animals like the lions, buffaloes, kobs, the Python, Elephants, hyenas, warthogs, birds’ hippos and many more savannah wildlife. You will then have your breakfast at mid morning when you go back to the lodge, wait for lunch and after that you will go for an afternoon boat trip along the Kazinga channel, a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George. You will see variety of birds as there are so many of them and the highest numbers of hippos in Africa! Your dinner will be back at your lodge.

DAY 3 CHIMPANZEE TREK IN KYAMBURA GORGE AND TRANSFER TO BWINDI

Immediately after your breakfast, you will proceed to Kyambura Gorge in the southern part of Lake George for chimpanzee trekking which might take about 3-4 hours. Kyambura gorge serves as a bumper for the north-eastern part of Queen Elizabeth National park. After the chimpanzee trekking, you will have your lunch and then continue to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park passing through Ishasha sector where you will have the opportunity to see variety of tree climbing lions. Bwindi has got variety of birdlife and therefore a good place for the bird lovers to visit, high population of mountain gorillas and other primates species, incredible flora, among so many other unique features. Your dinner will be at the lodge of your choice.

Budget – Buhoma Community bandas or Bwindi View bandas or Nkuringo campsite tents or Virunga Hotel or Nkuringo safari centre

Moderate- Lake Kitandara camp or Nkuringo camp site or Wagtail Eco lodge or similar

Up market- Engagi lodge or Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp or Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodge

Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge or Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge, or Volcanoes Bwindi safari Lodge

DAY 4 GORILLA TREK AFRICA

You will have breakfast very early in the morning and then get to the park headquarter before 8 am for briefing with the ranger, registration before you start tracking. You will carry your packed lunch since tracking will take 1-10 hours and then will be given one hour to spend with the gorillas when you encounter them, listen to them grumble to each other and marvel at the sheer size of the silver back which is the dominant male so as to give you the best memories of the Africa gorilla tour.  It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas in the World.  Your dinner will be back at your lodge.

DAY 5   TO RWANDA – VOLCANOES NP

You drive to the boarder of Uganda and Rwanda immediately after breakfast and head straight to Musanze best known as Ruhengeri and hare you will have clear views of Volcanoes National Park, the Virunga Mountains that have four peaks and the twin lakes namely Burera and Ruhondo.

Dinner and over night will be at either;

Budget – Kinigi Guest House

Standard – Mountains Gorilla Nest Lodge / Mountain gorilla View Lodge/ Hotel Gorillas

Luxury – Volcanoes Lodge / Sabinyo Silver Back lodge

Day 6 GORILLA TREKKING AFRICA

You will go for gorilla trekking in Parc National des Volcanoes before 8 am. Have a short briefing about the gorillas and the park then slope and look for the rare mountain gorillas. The rangers will have all the information about the different flora and fauna in the park and he will be telling you about it during the tracking. You have an hour to spend with the gorillas and see how they play and feed each after which you have to go to Kabale where you will send the night and have your dinner from.

Budget – Bushara Island camp

Standard – Bunyonyi Overland camp

Luxury – Habuharo Island Camp/ Arcadia cottages

DAY 7 L. BUNYONYI- KAMPALA

After breakfast, you will go for a canoe dug ride on Lake Bunyonyi so that you will have an opportunity to see various birds and view the different islands. Then you will drive back to Kampala and go straight to the airport to catch your flight back home.

QUOTE Minimum of 4  people – Maximum of 12 people

Budget accommodation package- US$ 2380 per  person sharing( staying at Simba safari lodge / Institute of Ecology , Buhoma  bandas / Nkuringo safari  centre or similar and Kinigi Guest house or Muhabura lodge)

Mid range accommodation package- US$ 2790 per person sharing ( Staying at  Hippo  Hill Camp or Ihamba lodge ,  Nkuringo  Campsite / Travelers’ rest camp and Mountain Gorilla Nest Lodge /Mountain gorilla View Lodge )

Standard  Luxury accommodation package- US$  2980 per person sharing( staying at Mweya safari lodge / Jacana safari lodge/ Katara Lodge, Buhoma Lodge /  Traveler’s rest / Gorilla safari Lodge  /  Wagtail Eco lodge and Mountain Gorilla Nest Lodge /Mountain gorilla View Lodge )

Super Luxury accommodation package – US$ 4185 per person sharing ( staying at Mweya safari lodge / Jacana safari lodge/ Katara Lodge ,  Gorilla Forest Camp or Clouds Lodge  and Volcanoes Lodge or Sabinyo Silver back lodge )

• Park entry fees
• Full board accommodation
• 2 gorilla tracking permits per person
• Ground transportation in a 4×4 land cruiser
• Meals
• Drinking water is a complementary
• Queen Elizabeth Safari
• services of a full time English speaking driver guide and all their personal expenses

The price excludes; tips , visa fees,  laundry , drinks and any other personal expenses.