8 Days Uganda & Rwanda Highlights

Trip Duration

3 Days, 2 Nights

Starting Point

Entebbe International Airport

Group Size

1-5 people (Private)

Fitness Level

Moderate to high (2-7 hours Trek)

Discover the ultimate East African adventure with our 8 Days Rwanda and Uganda Highlights package. Tailored for travelers from Europe, Asia, and the USA, this cross-border tour blends thrilling primate encounters with classic wildlife safaris and cultural insights. Experience gorilla trekking in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, chimpanzee tracking in Kibale, and game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park. With seamless airport pickups from Entebbe and hotel bookings in both countries, we handle the logistics for a hassle-free journey across borders.

INCLUSIONS

  • Accommodation (7 nights) You stay in beautiful accommodations that we have personally tested for you.
  • We are happy to adapt the offered lodges and camps to your individual wishes as listed and stated above.
  • All transfers between hotel and airport
  • All game drives and game viewing
  • Licensed drivers/guides, English speaking
  • All Park entry fees

Full Itinerary

Day 1:
Arrival in Kigali - Rwanda

Meet and Greet with BIC Tour’s staff at the Airport. Have a city tour of Kigali, visit the Genocide Memorial Center and the new Kigali city, and experience the Rwandan culture in this city together with the livable community that supports a sense of belonging. Evening: Drive back to the hotel and relax as you wait for dinner.

Overnight at Hotel Des Milles Collins F/B

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Day 2:
Golden Monkey Trekking enroute to Uganda

Breakfast at the lodge and checkout, transfer to RDB Kinigi office for briefing about the golden monkey, and allocate guides to the different groups formed going to track. Proceed for Golden Monkey Trekking.

Afternoon:
Come back from the trekking, relax as you have lunch at the lodge, and later transfer to Ruhija via Chanika and Kisos,o where you will be able to see the beautiful plateau cover and the mountain around the area.

Evening:
Transfer to the Lodge and relax as you wait for dinner.
Overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge F/B

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Day 3:
Gorilla Tracking In Bwindi

Breakfast at the Lodge and then transfer to Bwindi southern sector of Rushaga or Nkuringo, meeting at the park headquarters for a briefing on Gorilla trekking Rules and procedures, and allocation of guides to the different groups trekking. Proceed for Gorilla Trekking.

Afternoon: Have a packed lunch in the jungle from the lodge

Evening: Relax after Gorilla Trekking and transfer back to Lake Mutanda. Relax at the lodge as you wait for dinner.
Overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge F/B

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Day 4:
Queen Elizabeth National Park

Morning: Breakfast at the Lodge and check out. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ntungamo Kagamba – Ishaka – kyambura expecting to see some beautiful tea plantations and the hilly scenery and some wild animals as you drive to the lodge.

Afternoon: Arrive at the Lodge just in time for lunch, free time at the Lodge relaxing by the swimming pool.

Evening: Relaxing at the lodge as you wait for dinner

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Overnight at:
Mweya / Paraa safari lodge
Day 5:
Game Drive Kasenyi & Boat Cruise

Morning: Breakfast at the Lodge and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park Kasenyi gate. Enjoy a morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector savannah plains expecting to see wild animals like elephants, buffalos, warthogs, bushbucks, lions and many others.
Afternoon: Transfer to Mweya peninsula for lunch and after enjoy a breath taking boat cruise on the kazinga channel expecting to see wild animals like the hippos, buffalos, water bucks, elephants, crocodiles and a variety of bird species.
Evening: Have another Game Drive enjoying a wildlife and scenery viewing on your way to the lodge. Relax at the lodge as you wait for dinner.

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Overnight at:
Mweya / Paraa safari lodge
Day 6:
Chimpanzee Tracking enroute to Kampala

Morning: Breakfast at the Lodge and check out, have a Game Drive as you leave the Lodge, and transfer to Kalinzu Forest or Kyambura Gorge for Chimpanzee Trekking. Chimpanzee Trekking. Relax after trekking and transfer to Mbarara for lunch at a selected restaurant.

Afternoon: Proceed to Kampala via Masaka with a brief stopover at the equator, where you will experience the amazing flow of water in the different hemispheres.

Evening: Arrive in Kampala, drive straight to the hotel, and relax as you wait for dinner.

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Overnight at:
Speke Resort Munyonyo
Day 7:
Full Day relaxation in Kampala

Breakfast at Cottages
Relax at the cottages
Enjoy FREE Kibira Country club Swimming and Health club
Lunch at the Restaurant (Included)
Afternoon/evening take a walk to enjoy the city
Evening enjoy Ugandan traditional Music performance
Diner at selected restaurant (Included)

Meals:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Overnight at:
Speke Resort Munyonyo
Day 8:
Airport dropoff for departure flight

Breakfast at Hotel
Visit Gadafi Mosque to view Kampala city from its 333 steps tower Or just a local market
Lunch at a Selected restaurant in Kampala/Entebbe (Included)
Transfer to Entebbe Airport for outbound Flight
Check-in for outbound Flight at (TIME & Flight Number to be advised)

END OF OUR SERVICE

Meals:
  • Breakfast

From
USD 1200
Per Person

This is a base price, and it may change depending on booking date, group size, and current accommodation rates.