7 Day Rwanda Uganda Safari Tour for Primates

Tour Company: Dav safaris
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This 7-day Rwanda Uganda safari tour offers a well-balanced primate adventure across two countries, combining cultural insights with wildlife encounters. Starting in Kigali with a city tour, the itinerary builds gradually from golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park to gorilla tracking in Bwindi and chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest.Each day is carefully structured with either a trek or a transfer, ensuring travelers experience golden monkeys, mountain gorillas, and chimpanzees without rushing. By the end of the safari, visitors gain a deep appreciation of East Africa’s landscapes, conservation efforts, and primate diversity, making this tour one of the most comprehensive ways to enjoy Rwanda and Uganda in a single trip

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and Kigali City Tour
Your Rwanda Uganda safari tour starts when you land at Kigali airport. Your guide meets you and takes you for a city tour. You visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn how the country rebuilt after 1994. Then you drive through clean streets past the dome-shaped convention center. Stop at Kimironko Market to see daily life and buy crafts. The guide also takes you to Mount Kigali viewpoint for a full view of the city. After the tour, you drive two hours north to your lodge near Volcanoes National Park. This first day of your Rwanda Uganda safari tour has no trekking, so you rest and eat dinner. Having a city tour on day one helps you understand local culture before you head into the forest for primate tracking.

Day 2: Golden Monkey Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You wake early and eat breakfast before going to the park headquarters. On your Rwanda Uganda safari tour, this is your first primate trek. Rangers give a short briefing about rules and safety. You enter the bamboo forest with a guide who knows where the golden monkeys feed. The trek takes 30 minutes to four hours depending on where the monkeys moved overnight. Golden monkeys are small with bright orange fur on their backs and black limbs. They jump between bamboo stalks and play constantly. Once you find them, you spend one full hour watching. The permit for this activity costs USD 100. A successful Rwanda Uganda safari tour includes seeing these active monkeys, and this day delivers that. After trekking, you return to the lodge for lunch and rest.

Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
After breakfast, your guide drives you from Rwanda into Uganda. This Rwanda Uganda safari tour crosses the border at Katuna or Cyanika. The drive takes you through rolling hills, tea plantations, and rural villages on both sides. Total travel time from Volcanoes National Park to Bwindi is about four to five hours depending on border speed. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a UNESCO site that protects nearly half of the world's remaining mountain gorillas. You arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon. This day has no trekking activities so you save energy for the gorilla trek tomorrow. The transfer day on your Rwanda Uganda safari tour gives you time to see countryside views and prepare your gear. Eat a good dinner and sleep early.

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
This is the main day of your Rwanda Uganda safari tour. You wake early and go to the park headquarters for a briefing. Rangers explain the rules: keep 7 meters from the gorillas, no flash photos, and stay with your group. Minimum age is 15 years. You enter the dense forest with a ranger guide. Bwindi's terrain is steep, muddy, and covered with thick plants. The trek takes one to six hours depending on where the gorilla family moved overnight. You follow tracks, broken branches, and fresh droppings to find them. Once located, you spend one hour watching silverbacks rest, mothers carry babies, and young ones play. The permit costs USD 800. After the hour, you hike back and get a trekking certificate. Your Rwanda Uganda safari tour now includes the most important primate sighting of the whole trip.

Day 5: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, your guide drives you from Bwindi to Kibale Forest. This Rwanda Uganda safari tour takes you north through western Uganda for about five to six hours. The route passes small towns, farmland, and forest patches. You stop for lunch at a local restaurant along the way. Kibale Forest is the best place in Africa for chimpanzee trekking, with over 1,500 chimps and 12 other primate species. You arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon. This day has no trekking so you arrive rested. Use the evening to check your camera batteries and pack your daypack for the chimp trek tomorrow. A good Rwanda Uganda safari tour builds in travel days like this one so you do not rush between activities. Eat dinner and sleep well.

Day 6: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest National Park
You start with breakfast before heading to the Kanyanchu Visitor Center. On your Rwanda Uganda safari tour, this is your third primate trek. The briefing starts at 8:00 AM. Rangers split trekkers into groups of up to eight people per chimpanzee community. You enter the forest with a ranger to find a habituated chimp group. Chimps are most active in the morning when they leave their night nests. The trek takes one to four hours. You hear them first—loud pant-hoots and drumming on tree trunks. Once located, you spend one hour watching them feed, groom, and swing through branches. The permit costs USD 250. Chimps share 98 percent of human DNA, so their behavior feels familiar. After trekking, you return to the lodge for lunch. Your Rwanda Uganda safari tour now includes gorillas, chimps, and golden monkeys across two countries.

Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe Drop Off
This is your final day. After breakfast, your guide drives you from Kibale Forest to Entebbe. Your Rwanda Uganda safari tour ends with a five to six hour drive through Fort Portal, Mubende, and Mpigi. You stop for lunch along the way. The target is to reach Entebbe International Airport or your hotel by late afternoon. Your guide drops you off at the airport for your departure flight. If you prefer to stay another night, ask your guide to drop you at a hotel instead. This Rwanda Uganda safari tour covered three primate species across two countries without combining any days. Each day had its own drive and its own activity. Now you head home with clear memories of golden monkeys, mountain gorillas, and chimpanzees in their natural homes.