18-Day Immersive Safari Experiences in Uganda and Rwanda

Meet your guide and begin the journey towards Entebbe, allowing time for the main stops on the route. Entebbe is the usual international gateway, so allow space between airport formalities and onward road journeys. Your driver-guide can advise on sensible photography stops and the amount of daylight remaining before check-in.

Leave Entebbe for Gulu, including rhino tracking where the day’s route allows. This stop breaks a long road journey and leaves time to prepare for remote park tracks. If you want a particular optional activity, mention it before departure so permits, travel time and extra charges can be checked.

Leave Gulu for Kidepo Valley National Park, including a wildlife drive where the day’s route allows. The distance from the main western circuit means transfer days should not be rushed. Your guide looks for mammals and birds along permitted tracks, changing the route as light, road conditions and sightings allow.

Continue exploring Kidepo Valley National Park with time set aside for a wildlife drive. Kidepo’s remote plains offer open views and a quieter setting than busier safari routes. When watching wildlife, remain inside the vehicle unless your guide confirms that a supervised exit is permitted.

Continue exploring Kidepo Valley National Park with time set aside for a guided walk. Game drives may explore the Narus Valley and other accessible habitats depending on conditions. Kidepo’s remote plains offer open views and a quieter setting than busier safari routes.

Leave Kidepo Valley National Park for Murchison Falls National Park, including a wildlife drive where the day’s route allows. A visit towards the falls requires time for the road and any short viewpoint walk. The park combines broad savannah with the Nile and its steep-sided waterfall.

Continue exploring Murchison Falls National Park with time set aside for a wildlife drive. The park combines broad savannah with the Nile and its steep-sided waterfall. Your guide looks for mammals and birds along permitted tracks, changing the route as light, road conditions and sightings allow.

Leave Murchison Falls National Park for Kibale National Park, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. Chimpanzee tracking requires a permit and a ranger-led walk; sightings and walking time vary.

Continue exploring Kibale National Park with time set aside for chimpanzee tracking. Rain is possible in the forest, so a light waterproof layer and suitable shoes help.

Leave Kibale National Park for Queen Elizabeth National Park, including a farm visit where the day’s route allows. The Kasenyi plains are a useful area for viewing Uganda kob, elephants and other savannah wildlife.

Continue exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park with time set aside for a wildlife drive. Predators may be present, although sightings depend on weather and animal movements.

Leave Queen Elizabeth National Park for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, including a wildlife drive where the day’s route allows. Follow ranger instructions throughout the permitted observation period and keep noise low.

Continue exploring Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with time set aside for gorilla trekking. Gorilla trekking starts with a park briefing before a guided forest walk.

Leave Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for Volcanoes National Park, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. Trekking is organised through park authorities and departures begin with a briefing.

Continue exploring Volcanoes National Park with time set aside for golden monkey tracking. A museum or local community visit adds context to the wildlife experience.

Leave Volcanoes National Park for Lake Kivu, including a water excursion where the day’s route allows. Lake Kivu has towns and villages along a wooded shoreline in western Rwanda.

Continue exploring Lake Kivu with time set aside for a farm visit. Boat trips depend on weather and the operator’s safety arrangements.

Leave Lake Kivu for Kigali, including the main stops on the route where the day’s route allows. A short guided walk can introduce local neighbourhoods when the schedule allows.