Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your Engeya Tours and Travel professional driver-guide. After a short safari briefing, you will be transferred to your hotel in Entebbe where you can relax after your flight. Depending on your arrival time, you may enjoy lunch or dinner before settling in for the night.

Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, begin your scenic drive to Kibale National Park, the primate capital of East Africa. The journey passes through beautiful countryside, tea plantations, rolling hills, and traditional villages.

Enjoy a lunch stop in Fort Portal, one of Uganda's most beautiful towns. If time allows, you can visit the Amabere ga Nyina Mwiru Caves, Nyakasura Waterfalls, or the Tooro Kingdom Palace before continuing to Kibale National Park.

Arrive at your lodge in the evening, check in, relax, and prepare for the next day's chimpanzee trekking adventure.

Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Wetland Walk

After an early breakfast, head to the Kanyanchu Visitor Centre for a briefing before entering Kibale Forest with experienced park rangers.

Walk through the rainforest while searching for habituated chimpanzees. Along the way, you may also see black-and-white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, olive baboons, colourful butterflies, and many bird species.

Once the chimpanzees are located, spend one magical hour observing them as they feed, groom, communicate, and play in the forest canopy.

Return to the lodge for lunch before visiting the nearby Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. This guided nature walk offers excellent birdwatching opportunities, including the Great Blue Turaco, and chances to spot monkeys, butterflies, and other wildlife.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park & Evening Game Drive

Enjoy breakfast before driving to Queen Elizabeth National Park, taking in spectacular views of the Rwenzori Mountains.

After checking into your lodge and having lunch, head out for an exciting evening game drive across the Mweya Peninsula. Look out for elephants, buffaloes, lions, Uganda kobs, hyenas, waterbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs, and, if lucky, the elusive leopard.

Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, enjoy one of Africa's finest wildlife boat cruises along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward and Lake George.

Watch large schools of hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, monitor lizards, and numerous bird species gathering along the shoreline.

After lunch, depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Drive through the scenic Kigezi Highlands, often called the "Switzerland of Africa," with breathtaking mountain views and terraced hillsides.

Arrive at your lodge in the evening.

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Rwanda

Wake up early for breakfast before heading to the park headquarters for a briefing.

Your gorilla trekking adventure begins as experienced guides lead you through the dense rainforest in search of one of Bwindi's habituated gorilla families.

The trek may take between two and six hours depending on the gorillas' location. Once found, spend one unforgettable hour watching these gentle giants interact naturally in their forest home.

Return to the lodge for lunch before crossing into Rwanda and continuing to your lodge near Volcanoes National Park.

Day 7: Golden Monkey Trekking & Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village

After breakfast, report to Volcanoes National Park headquarters for a briefing before beginning your golden monkey trekking experience.

Follow experienced guides into the bamboo forests where these colourful and energetic primates live. Spend one hour observing their playful behaviour and taking memorable photographs.

Later in the afternoon, visit the Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village for an authentic Rwandan cultural experience featuring traditional dances, music performances, storytelling, local crafts, and cultural demonstrations.

Dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Transfer to Akagera National Park

Enjoy breakfast before driving to Akagera National Park, Rwanda's only savannah national park and home to the Big Five.

Upon arrival, check into your lodge and have lunch.

Later in the afternoon, enjoy an evening game drive where you may encounter elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, antelopes, lions, rhinos, and numerous bird species.

Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Game Drive and Boat Cruise on Lake Ihema

After breakfast, enjoy an extended morning game drive through Akagera National Park in search of more wildlife.

Later, enjoy a relaxing boat cruise on Lake Ihema, where you can see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, water birds, African fish eagles, herons, kingfishers, and many other species.

Spend the evening relaxing at your lodge.

Day 10: Departure to Kigali

After breakfast, check out of the lodge and enjoy a scenic drive to Kigali.

Depending on your flight schedule, you may have time for a brief Kigali city tour, including the Kigali Genocide Memorial or local craft markets.

Your driver-guide will then transfer you to Kigali International Airport for your departure flight, marking the end of your unforgettable Uganda and Rwanda Signature Safari.