This 10 days’ tour will take you to two countries, Rwanda and Uganda, and to four national game parks all famous for their teeming wildlife. In addition to the Kigali City Tour, you will be taken for a game drive in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park; then afterwards you will cross into Uganda where you will visit Lake Mburo National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, as well as Mgahinga National Park for tracking mountain gorillas.

Tour Features

Mid-Range Tour: This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges.
Can be Customized: You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Private Tour: This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
Solo traveller: Solo traveller can book this tour.
Can start any day: If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Minimum age of 3 years: The minimum age for this tour is 3 years.

Accommodation & Meals

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Day Accommodation Meals
1 Five to Five Hotel
Kigali
All Meals Included
2 Rhino Lodge
Akagera National Park
All Meals Included
3 Leopard Rest Camp
All Meals Included
4 Tembo Safari Lodge
Queen Elizabeth National Park
All Meals Included
5 Kazinga Channel View Resort.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
6 Travalers Rest hotel
All Meals Included
7 Travelers Rest Hotel.
All Meals Included
8 Kyahugye Island
All Meals Included
9 Kyahugye Island
All Meals Included
10 No Accommondation
All Meals Included
  • 1
    Arrival at Kigali International Airport

    Our Tour Guide will meet you on arrival at Kigali International Airport. Later in the day, the Tour Guide will take you to Kigali Genocide Memorial a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place in which the bereaved could bury their family and friends. You will spend the night at Five to Five Hotel.

    Main Destination: Kigali

    Accommodation: Five to Five Hotel,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 2
    Travel from Kigali to Akagera National Park

    Travel from Kigali to the Akagera National Park and do an afternoon game drive in Akagera National Park lies in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania. It's characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains and savannah. The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoebill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodiles. In the evening you will proceed to the Lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night at Rhino Lodge.

    Main Destination: Akagera National Park

    Accommodation: Rhino Lodge,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 3
    Travel from Akagera National Park in Rwanda to Uganda Via M

    You will travel from Akagera National Park in Rwanda to Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. Cross into Uganda via Mirama Hills. If time allows you might do an evening game drive and then spend the night at Lake Mburo Lodge, which is situated within scenic Lake Mburo National Park. You will have dinner and spend the night at Leopard Rest Camp camp. If time does not allow for an evening game drive, you will do an early game drive the next day before proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Leopard Rest Camp,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 4
    Travel from Lake Mburo National Park to Queen Elizabeth Nati

    The 2nd Largest National Park in Uganda aften the morning of Day 4, you will travel from Lake Mburo National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park. After arriving in the Park, you will do an afternoon/evening game drive. You will spend the night at Tembo Safari Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park which is the secondr Murchison Falls National Park.

    Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Accommodation: Tembo Safari Lodge,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 5
    Do Am game drive and Pm boat cruise

    In the morning you will do a morning game drive, followed by an afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel is a wide, 32-kilometre (19 mile) long natural channel connecting the two Lakes, Lake George and Lake Edward. This channel is among the most important features in Queen Elizabeth National Park giving a wonderful view of the most important wildlife within the park. Along the natural Kazinga Channel, be ready to watch the largest population of hippos in the whole world as well as plentiful Nile crocodiles, over 380 bird species whistling and winging along all making up the beauty of the Pearl of Africa. The shores of Kazinga Channel draw a large number of wild animals, a myriad of bird species, in addition to reptiles throughout the year, with a large concentration of hippos. You will have dinner and spend the night at Kazinga Channel View Resort

    Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Accommodation: Kazinga Channel View Resort.,

    Meals & Drinks:

  • 6
    From Queen Elizabeth travel to Mt Mgahinga Volcanoes Nationa

    After breakfast you will travel to Mt Mgahinga National Park via the Kitagata Hot springs where you will spend one hour swimming depend on interest. You will spend the night at Travelers Rest hotel ready to do a morning gorilla tracking expedition, which might take up to six hours depending on the location of the mountain gorillas.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Travalers Rest hotel,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 7
    Gorilla Tracking in Mgahinga National Park

    This day will be special for tracking mountain gorillas in Mgahinga National Park. In the morning, you will assemble at the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers about the do's and don’ts when you encounter mountain gorillas. You will then proceed for the memorable adventure hiking through the mountainous thick forest, an activity that may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. You will meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour, then descend to the park headquarters thereafter to Travalers Rest have lunch the Coffe port and relaxation. In the evening you may tour the neighboring Coffee community tour crosser to Cong DRC Border. Again spend the night at Travelers Rest Hotel.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Travelers Rest Hotel.,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 8
    Travel from Mgahinga to lake Bunyonyi in Kabale District

    You will travel from Mgahinga in the morning to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale District. You will spend the afternoon exploring Kabale Town, which is a beautiful colonial town situated in the Kigezi Highlands, then you will proceed to Lake Bunyonyi. Your night will be spent at Kyahugye Island on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Kyahugye Island,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 9
    Visit the islands of Lake Bunyonyi

    You will visit the Islands of Lake Bunyonyi and, if time allows, the Batwa (Pygmies) communities. Lake Bunyonyi is locally known as "a place of little birds"; offering refreshing experiences ranging from canoeing, swimming, and bird watching. The lake lies in the valleys of the Kigezi highlands with a number of terraced hills adding to the scenic beauty of Lake Bunyonyi. There are several bird species that Lake Bunyonyi attracts including herons, weaver birds, and the grey crowned cranes. The temperatures are quite moderate, and it gets really cool in the morning as mist covers the Kigezi highlands. The quietness, serenity and cool atmosphere plus breathtaking sights of the highly terraced hills and the beauty of the lake are quite magical to experience. You will spend the night at Kyahugye Island

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Kyahugye Island,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 10
    From Kyahugye island travel to Kigali International Airport

    From Kyahugye Island travel to Kigali international airport in Rwanda as your return journey back home. End of the trip.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: No Accommondation,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

Includes
  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
  • All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
  • International flights (from/to the client's home country)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips: tipping guideline of 56 per person per day for the guide and crew
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Important to Know

  • This tour is not available to solo travelers or groups larger than 14 people.
  • Rates are per person and exclude the international flightfrom/to your home country.
  • This tour accepts children who are 3 years and older.

Rates Per Person

Start Dates

Solo

1 room

2 people

1 room

3 people

2 room

4 people

2 room

4+ people

3 room
Jan 01 2023 to Dec 31 2023 $4500 $8950 $13350 $17720 $22000

Getting There

Kigali International Airport (KGL), on the outskirts of Kigali, would most likely be your point of entry point into the country. There are currently no direct flights from any North American city to Kigali. All require at least one stop, with most major cities, including New York, Toronto, Sao Paolo and Montreal only requiring one stop. Direct flights are available from Amsterdam and Brussels. There are also direct flights on Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul, and from Dubai on Rwanda Air. There are no direct flights from Doha and Qatar. Flights from major cities in Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, also require one stop. Flights from Sydney, Australia presently require two stops.

Rwanda is quite tiny, and most people travel inside the country by car. Rwanda's speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour on all roads. Akagera Aviation, on the other hand, provides charter helicopter transfers to and from any place in the country.

Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included

No, is not included, but can be arranged for an extra cost

Yes, additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost

Skyway Expeditions Limited

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5/5

(1 Reviews)

  • Offices In :

    Uganda Entebbe
  • Size :

    20
  • Member Of :

  • Tour Types :

    Guided Game Drives, Walking Safaris, Mountain Bike Safaris, Water Safaris, Horseback Safaris and Gorilla & Chimpanzees
  • Destinations :

    Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda
  • Skyway Expeditions is a Ugandan registered tour company, located in Entebbe AT-Plot 7, Mugula Road, Entebbe 3km from Entebbe International Airport. We offer a combination of local and international know how. The Expeditions team is made of Ugandans and experienced expatriates. We will give you the best of both worlds. As of now, many of our clients who have had their tours with us still testify about every experience they had and they have recommended many prospective travelers to come and tour with Skyway Expeditions and you could be one of them. Simply select your destination or choose a package and let us plan for your exciting holiday.

Tour Features

Mid-Range Tour: This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges.
Can be Customized: You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Private Tour: This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
Solo traveller: Solo traveller can book this tour.
Can start any day: If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Minimum age of 3 years: The minimum age for this tour is 3 years.

Accommodation & Meals

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost

Day Accommodation Meals
1 Five to Five Hotel,
Kigali
All Meals Included
2 Rhino Lodge,
Akagera National Park
All Meals Included
3 Leopard Rest Camp,
All Meals Included
4 Tembo Safari Lodge,
Queen Elizabeth National Park
All Meals Included
5 Kazinga Channel View Resort.,
Queen Elizabeth National Park
6 Travalers Rest hotel,
All Meals Included
7 Travelers Rest Hotel.,
All Meals Included
8 Kyahugye Island,
All Meals Included
9 Kyahugye Island,
All Meals Included
10 No Accommondation,
All Meals Included
  • 1
    Arrival at Kigali International Airport

    Our Tour Guide will meet you on arrival at Kigali International Airport. Later in the day, the Tour Guide will take you to Kigali Genocide Memorial a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place in which the bereaved could bury their family and friends. You will spend the night at Five to Five Hotel.

    Main Destination: Kigali

    Accommodation: Five to Five Hotel, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 2
    Travel from Kigali to Akagera National Park

    Travel from Kigali to the Akagera National Park and do an afternoon game drive in Akagera National Park lies in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania. It's characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains and savannah. The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoebill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodiles. In the evening you will proceed to the Lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night at Rhino Lodge.

    Main Destination: Akagera National Park

    Accommodation: Rhino Lodge, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 3
    Travel from Akagera National Park in Rwanda to Uganda Via M

    You will travel from Akagera National Park in Rwanda to Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. Cross into Uganda via Mirama Hills. If time allows you might do an evening game drive and then spend the night at Lake Mburo Lodge, which is situated within scenic Lake Mburo National Park. You will have dinner and spend the night at Leopard Rest Camp camp. If time does not allow for an evening game drive, you will do an early game drive the next day before proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Leopard Rest Camp, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 4
    Travel from Lake Mburo National Park to Queen Elizabeth Nati

    The 2nd Largest National Park in Uganda aften the morning of Day 4, you will travel from Lake Mburo National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park. After arriving in the Park, you will do an afternoon/evening game drive. You will spend the night at Tembo Safari Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park which is the secondr Murchison Falls National Park.

    Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Accommodation: Tembo Safari Lodge, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 5
    Do Am game drive and Pm boat cruise

    In the morning you will do a morning game drive, followed by an afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel is a wide, 32-kilometre (19 mile) long natural channel connecting the two Lakes, Lake George and Lake Edward. This channel is among the most important features in Queen Elizabeth National Park giving a wonderful view of the most important wildlife within the park. Along the natural Kazinga Channel, be ready to watch the largest population of hippos in the whole world as well as plentiful Nile crocodiles, over 380 bird species whistling and winging along all making up the beauty of the Pearl of Africa. The shores of Kazinga Channel draw a large number of wild animals, a myriad of bird species, in addition to reptiles throughout the year, with a large concentration of hippos. You will have dinner and spend the night at Kazinga Channel View Resort

    Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Accommodation: Kazinga Channel View Resort., ,

    Meals & Drinks:

  • 6
    From Queen Elizabeth travel to Mt Mgahinga Volcanoes Nationa

    After breakfast you will travel to Mt Mgahinga National Park via the Kitagata Hot springs where you will spend one hour swimming depend on interest. You will spend the night at Travelers Rest hotel ready to do a morning gorilla tracking expedition, which might take up to six hours depending on the location of the mountain gorillas.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Travalers Rest hotel, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 7
    Gorilla Tracking in Mgahinga National Park

    This day will be special for tracking mountain gorillas in Mgahinga National Park. In the morning, you will assemble at the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers about the do's and don’ts when you encounter mountain gorillas. You will then proceed for the memorable adventure hiking through the mountainous thick forest, an activity that may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. You will meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour, then descend to the park headquarters thereafter to Travalers Rest have lunch the Coffe port and relaxation. In the evening you may tour the neighboring Coffee community tour crosser to Cong DRC Border. Again spend the night at Travelers Rest Hotel.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Travelers Rest Hotel., ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 8
    Travel from Mgahinga to lake Bunyonyi in Kabale District

    You will travel from Mgahinga in the morning to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale District. You will spend the afternoon exploring Kabale Town, which is a beautiful colonial town situated in the Kigezi Highlands, then you will proceed to Lake Bunyonyi. Your night will be spent at Kyahugye Island on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Kyahugye Island, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 9
    Visit the islands of Lake Bunyonyi

    You will visit the Islands of Lake Bunyonyi and, if time allows, the Batwa (Pygmies) communities. Lake Bunyonyi is locally known as "a place of little birds"; offering refreshing experiences ranging from canoeing, swimming, and bird watching. The lake lies in the valleys of the Kigezi highlands with a number of terraced hills adding to the scenic beauty of Lake Bunyonyi. There are several bird species that Lake Bunyonyi attracts including herons, weaver birds, and the grey crowned cranes. The temperatures are quite moderate, and it gets really cool in the morning as mist covers the Kigezi highlands. The quietness, serenity and cool atmosphere plus breathtaking sights of the highly terraced hills and the beauty of the lake are quite magical to experience. You will spend the night at Kyahugye Island

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: Kyahugye Island, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

  • 10
    From Kyahugye island travel to Kigali International Airport

    From Kyahugye Island travel to Kigali international airport in Rwanda as your return journey back home. End of the trip.

    Main Destination:

    Accommodation: No Accommondation, ,

    Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included

Includes & Excludes

  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
  • All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • International flights (from/to the client's home country)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips: tipping guideline of 56 per person per day for the guide and crew
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Rates Per Person

Start Dates

Solo

1 room

2 people

1 room

3 people

2 room

4 people

2 room

4+ people

3 room
Jan 01 2023 to Dec 31 2023 $4500 $8950 $13350 $17720 $22000

Getting There

Kigali International Airport (KGL), on the outskirts of Kigali, would most likely be your point of entry point into the country. There are currently no direct flights from any North American city to Kigali. All require at least one stop, with most major cities, including New York, Toronto, Sao Paolo and Montreal only requiring one stop. Direct flights are available from Amsterdam and Brussels. There are also direct flights on Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul, and from Dubai on Rwanda Air. There are no direct flights from Doha and Qatar. Flights from major cities in Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, also require one stop. Flights from Sydney, Australia presently require two stops.

Rwanda is quite tiny, and most people travel inside the country by car. Rwanda's speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour on all roads. Akagera Aviation, on the other hand, provides charter helicopter transfers to and from any place in the country.

Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included

No, is not included, but can be arranged for an extra cost

Yes, additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost

Skyway Expeditions Limited

Image

5/5

(1 Reviews)

  • Offices In :

    Uganda Entebbe
  • Size :

    20
  • Member Of :

  • Tour Types :

    Guided Game Drives, Walking Safaris, Mountain Bike Safaris, Water Safaris, Horseback Safaris and Gorilla & Chimpanzees
  • Destinations :

    Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda
  • Skyway Expeditions is a Ugandan registered tour company, located in Entebbe AT-Plot 7, Mugula Road, Entebbe 3km from Entebbe International Airport. We offer a combination of local and international know how. The Expeditions team is made of Ugandans and experienced expatriates. We will give you the best of both worlds. As of now, many of our clients who have had their tours with us still testify about every experience they had and they have recommended many prospective travelers to come and tour with Skyway Expeditions and you could be one of them. Simply select your destination or choose a package and let us plan for your exciting holiday.

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