8-Day Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Uganda Wildlife Adventure

Arrive at Kigali International Airport, where you will be warmly welcomed by your private safari representative and transferred to your hotel in a comfortable private vehicle.

As you make your way into Kigali, enjoy your first impressions of Rwanda’s clean, green and beautifully organized capital. Depending on your arrival time, you may have the opportunity to see parts of the city before settling into your accommodation.

The remainder of the day is intentionally unhurried. Relax at your hotel, enjoy the facilities, or simply recover from your international journey ahead of the exciting experiences to come.

Your safari officially begins with a relaxed evening in Kigali.

Accommodation: Kigali
Meal Plan: Dinner

Discover Kigali before heading through Rwanda’s famous rolling hills and beautiful countryside.

Continue to the Cyanika border, cross into Uganda, and journey to Kisoro beneath the dramatic Virunga Volcanoes.

Today’s Adventure: Kigali experience • Rwanda countryside • Cyanika border crossing • Virunga Volcano views

Overnight: Kisoro

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

This is the moment many travelers dream about.

Enter the rainforest and trek in search of endangered mountain gorillas. Once your assigned gorilla family is located, spend an unforgettable hour observing them in their natural habitat.

After the trek, the adventure continues on Lake Mutanda.

Enjoy a scenic boat ride across the lake and visit Art Island, surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery.

Today’s Adventure: Mountain gorilla trekking • Lake Mutanda • Boat excursion • Art Island

Overnight: Kisoro

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Leave Kisoro and journey through the landscapes of western Uganda toward Rubirizi.

Explore the spectacular Bunyaruguru Crater Lakes, where volcanic history has created dramatic lakes, rolling hills, and breathtaking viewpoints.

It’s wild, beautiful, and a side of Uganda many travelers never experience.

Overnight: Rubirizi

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

It’s time for a classic African safari.

Head into Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive in search of elephants, buffalo, lions, Uganda kob, warthogs, and other savannah wildlife.

Later, board a boat for a cruise along the famous Kazinga Channel.

Watch hippos fill the water, crocodiles rest along the banks, and elephants and buffalo gather near the shoreline.

Today’s Adventure: Safari game drive • Savannah wildlife • Kazinga Channel • Hippos • Elephants • Incredible birdlife

Overnight: Rubirizi

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Journey through the Ishasha Sector in search of Uganda’s famous tree-climbing lions.

Continue through western Uganda toward Fort Portal, with a stop at the Equator for photos and time to enjoy the moment.

Today’s Adventure: Ishasha • Tree-climbing lion search • Equator experience • Western Uganda road trip

Overnight: Fort Portal

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Hit the road for Kampala with a stop in Mubende along the way.

Arrive in Uganda’s energetic capital and settle into your hotel before experiencing Kampala after dark.

Music. Food. Entertainment. Nightlife.

Experience a completely different side of Uganda.

Overnight: Kampala

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Spend part of your final day exploring Kampala before heading toward the shores of Lake Victoria.

Relax at a boutique lakeside hotel during your day stay. Freshen up, unwind, and enjoy your final hours in Uganda beside Africa’s largest lake.

Later, transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your international departure.

The excursion ends. The stories don’t.