This 7 Days Rwanda Uganda safari involves taking park in several interesting activities. The package is designed for visitors who are interested in going for gorilla tracking in either the Volcanoes national park in Rwanda or Bwindi impenetrable forest in Uganda and also taking part in a real wildlife safari in one of the best tourism destinations in Uganda – Queen Elizabeth national park. We have chosen Kibale Forest in Uganda because it is the most reliable place to track chimpanzee in East Africa. It is also the perfect place to go and experience the chimpanzee habituation process which is not part of this package. Apart from Kibale and Queen Elizabeth National Park, this tour will also take you to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda for golden monkey trekking. While in the park, you will have an opportunity to visit the Iby’iwacu Cultural Village for a truly amazing cultural experience. Let’s discuss a little bit about each of the National Parks.
To begin with Kibale. Kibale National Park is one of the best places to view primates in Africa. About 13 species can be spotted. Kibale is home to about 1500 chimpanzee and four communities are habituated. While in Kibale, tourists can also spot other mammals and birds. Some of the wildlife in Queen Elizabeth (like lions) visit Kibale forest during certain periods of the year. The Bigodi Wetlands Swamp is found at the edge of the park and is excellent for primates viewing and birdwatching. The park also has several crater lakes and beautiful views of the Rwenzori mountains. Queen Elizabeth National Park also has chimps at the amazing Kyambura Gorge but what really separates it from others is the beautiful scenery and landscape which are home to tree climbing lions, elephants, buffaloes and leopards to mention but a few. Queen Elizabeth remains relatively green throughout the year compared to the Masai Mara and Serengeti providing amazing views for nature lovers. You can spot all of the park animals on a standard game drive or while on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel.
The 7 days Uganda Rwanda tour also takes you to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. It is the most visited national park in the country because of the 370 mountain gorillas found there. The park is also home to 5 volcanoes, golden monkeys, hyenas, forest buffaloes, elephants, smaller primates and birds. While visiting the park, you will also get an opportunity to visit the Iby’iwacu Cultural Centre and the Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. This tour package can be changed in many ways. It can start from Uganda instead. You can also choose to do gorilla trekking in Uganda to cut down on costs. There is even a possibility of doing the whole tour in Rwanda and going for chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest. If you think this tour is short, then check out our 10 days Rwanda Uganda tour or the 14 days Uganda Rwanda wildlife safari package. If you find the number of days too long, then you see that our 5 days Rwanda Uganda safari package is more interesting.
The main activities are:
- Tour of Kigali city (The genocide memorial site, city markets, artisan shops and presidential palace museum)
- Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park
- Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale national park Uganda
- 2 Game Dives in Queen Elizabeth National park
- Launch Cruise at the Kazinga Channel
- Golden Monkey Tracking
- Visiting the beautiful twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera
- Visiting the Iby’iwacu Cultural Village