10 Days Uganda & Rwanda Luxury Safari Escape

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, where your personal safari guide will warmly welcome you to Uganda. You’ll be transferred to your luxury hotel for rest and relaxation after your flight. Depending on your arrival time, you may enjoy a visit to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens or take a serene sunset stroll along the shores of Lake Victoria.

Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Hotel No.5 / Protea Hotel Entebbe
Meal Plan: Dinner

After breakfast, take a scheduled flight to Kasese Airstrip, followed by a scenic drive to Kibale National Park, home to the largest variety and concentration of primates in East Africa. En route, enjoy picturesque views of crater lakes, tea plantations, and the Rwenzori foothills.

After checking in at your luxurious lodge, visit the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a community-run project rich in birdlife and monkeys, including red colobus and L’Hoest’s monkeys.

Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Primate Lodge Kibale / Ndali Lodge / Turaco Treetops
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy an early breakfast before heading to the park headquarters for your chimpanzee trekking experience. Led by experienced rangers, you’ll hike through dense rainforest alive with birds, butterflies, and playful monkeys until you locate a troop of chimpanzees. Spend an hour watching them groom, feed, and interact in their natural habitat — a truly heartwarming experience.

Return to your lodge for lunch and a relaxing afternoon, or take an optional visit to a nearby crater lake or local coffee farm.

Accommodation: Primate Lodge Kibale / Ndali Lodge / Turaco Treetops
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s most scenic and biodiverse reserve. The journey passes through the Rwenzori Mountains and fertile valleys, offering breathtaking photo stops along the way.

Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge and an afternoon game drive in the Kasenyi Plains, where lions, elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes roam freely. End your day with a sunset drink overlooking the park’s endless savannah.

Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge / Elephant Plains Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Wake up early for a morning game drive, capturing the golden hues of sunrise as wildlife awakens. Watch for leopards returning from their night hunt, elephants heading to the water, and colorful birds soaring above.

In the afternoon, take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, where hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and elephants congregate at the water’s edge. The channel is also one of the best birding spots in Africa, home to kingfishers, pelicans, and African fish eagles.

Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge / Elephant Plains Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, drive through the Ishasha sector, famous for its rare tree-climbing lions, a phenomenon unique to this region. Continue through rolling hills and lush farmland to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to almost half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

Arrive at your luxury lodge nestled in the forest and enjoy a peaceful evening surrounded by the sounds of nature.

Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge / Bwindi Lodge / Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After an early breakfast, report to the park headquarters for a briefing before embarking on your gorilla trekking adventure. Accompanied by experienced guides and rangers, venture deep into the jungle to locate one of Bwindi’s habituated gorilla families.

Once found, spend an unforgettable hour observing their behavior — mothers nurturing their young, juveniles playing, and the dominant silverback keeping a watchful eye. This powerful encounter will stay with you forever. Return to your lodge for lunch and relaxation, or enjoy a forest-view spa treatment.

Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge / Bwindi Lodge / Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, cross the Chanika or Cyanika Border into Rwanda. The drive offers breathtaking views of terraced hills and the Virunga Volcanoes. Continue to Volcanoes National Park, home to Rwanda’s population of mountain gorillas.

Arrive at your luxury lodge with panoramic views of the misty volcanoes and enjoy the afternoon at leisure, perhaps with a fireside drink or cultural performance.

Destination: Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Accommodation: Bisate Lodge / Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge / Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, you may choose between two incredible experiences: a second gorilla trek (optional) for those who wish to encounter another family group, or a golden monkey trek, where you’ll watch these playful primates dart through the bamboo forests.

In the afternoon, visit the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village to learn about Rwandan traditions, music, and dance. Spend your evening relaxing at your lodge, reflecting on your remarkable journey through East Africa.

Accommodation: Bisate Lodge / Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge / Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Kigali, Rwanda’s clean and vibrant capital city. Depending on your flight time, enjoy a Kigali city tour, visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial, local craft markets, and a coffee roastery before your transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

Your 10 Day Uganda & Rwanda Luxury Safari Escape ends with extraordinary memories — from the soulful gaze of gorillas to the golden sunsets over the savannahs, all wrapped in comfort and world-class hospitality.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch