Uganda Rwanda Safari
Uganda Rwanda safaris famously know safari packages among the travellers to Africa, especially the primate lovers. Uganda is bordered by Rwanda in the south western rocky regions of the virunga mountain ranges extension into Uganda. The Uganda Rwanda safari offers you a chance to enjoy and discover the richest parts of Africa, in terms of wildlife such as birds, primates and other wildlife species, plus great cultural encounters. The most famous primates of Africa include the mountain gorillas and the endangered chimpanzees, the safari to Uganda and Rwanda, offers you a chance to have both the chimpanzee trekking, and mountain gorilla trekking in one packaged safari. Uganda Rwanda safaris offer you a real deal to enjoy one of the most interesting national parks in Africa, volcanoes national park and bwindi impenetrable national park.
The Uganda Rwanda safari is another east African combination and marks the highlight of almost all the African wildlife safaris. Most of the travellers may start with Uganda for the game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park, the boat cruise in Murchison falls national park, walking safaris in Lake Mburo national park, chimpanzee trekking in kibale national park, then to Bwindi impenetrable national park for the great mountain gorilla trekking. The gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park is combined with the gorilla trekking in Rwanda, in volcanoes national park, and then you can also enjoy some time in nyungwe national park for chimpanzee trekking, or visit a kagera national park for game viewing and birding among others. There after you can enjoy the land of a thousand hills and the beauty of Kigali city before you board your flight back home from Kigali international airport.
But still, you can start your Uganda Rwanda safari from Rwanda, starting with Kigali city tour, which offers you a chance to visit the genocide memorial grounds, the new conventional centre of Rwanda, visit beaches on Lake Kivu, among others. Rwanda has a few national parks, so you can exhaust them in a few days. The main activity is gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park, which is mainly combined with gorilla trekking in bwindi impenetrable national park; to really exhaust the beauty and wonders of bwindi impenetrable national park, it is good if you stay, for mountain gorilla trekking, for at least 3 days. Then you can go ahead and tune all the stones when discovering the magical wild places of the pearl of Africa.
All you have to know is, gorilla trekking is the highlight for all the vistas to Uganda, actually, most of the travellers here, come for majorly mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda. Rwanda gorilla trekking permit is the most expensive in East Africa; perhaps, it is due to the conservation policy of the few mountain gorillas in Rwanda. The mountain gorilla trekking permit to bwindi impenetrable national park is currently sold at $700, especially starting from July 2020; this is just the new mountain gorilla trekking permit fee for Uganda.
What is the best time to enjoy the Uganda Rwanda safari?
The fact is, you can enjoy your mountain gorilla trekking from Rwanda or Uganda any time of the year. Tracking mountain gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda is so much possible all through the year; however, you have to consider the dynamics of weather during specific periods of the year. Rwanda and Uganda experience the same kind of weather all the yearlong, the damp rain seasons from march to May and October to November hinder many travellers from enjoying mountain gorilla trekking to the fullest. Despite, the wet season sometimes comes with goodies such as the discounted mountain gorilla trekking permits in Uganda and reduced accommodation rate in bwindi impenetrable national park, plus a lot of free space among others.
Even though the wet season is time for discounts in bwindi impenetrable national park, most of the travellers do not mind about the discounts but rather trek for the mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda during the dry season, also the peak tourism season, in Uganda and Rwanda. June is a month if the dry season in both Uganda and Rwanda, and majority gorilla trekking safaris happen in June to September, and from December to February. Therefore, if you do not mind about the crowds, then book your gorilla trekking permit in advance, however, if you are the kind who loves a little wetness and rain, then the wet season does not prevent you from enjoying your visit to Uganda and Rwanda.
What else to expect for a Uganda Rwanda safari?
This is kind of safari, Uganda Rwanda safari, is one of the most booked east Africa combined safari, definitely it is because of the mountain gorilla of volcanoes national park and bwindi impenetrable national park in Rwanda and Uganda respectively, but both taking part of the vast virunga conservation area. But, there is a lot of other interesting items to add on to you incredible mountain gorilla trekking to make it the best of all safaris you have ever had in Africa; this is much dependent on the tour operator you choose to use.
Besides mountain gorilla trekking in bwindi and volcanoes national parks, you can also enjoy tracking the golden monkeys in mgahinga national park. Tracking the golden monkeys is a springing up activity for the travellers to east Africa, it is only in mgahinga national park that you can find the golden monkeys in Africa, and therefore, it is such a peculiar primate species. You can also enjoy the striking features of mgahinga national park like the volcanic cones, the gorges scenery from the verdant forests, the streams, and the tweets from the birds, makes golden monkey tracking more epic. You can as well enjoy watching the chimpanzees from a raised trail in nyungwe national park in Rwanda, visit the genocide memorial grounds, and enjoy the beautiful people of Rwanda from the different hotels and restaurants you eat from, among others.
The Uganda Rwanda safari is mainly highlighted by mountain gorilla trekking, but Uganda safari got you covered for the big dame drives in queen end Murchison falls national park, birding and chimpanzee trekking in kibale national park, Murchison falls boat cruise and a lot more interesting things. To note, book your gorilla trekking permit to Uganda in advance, about 3 month prior the real trekking day, to avoid inconveniences.
