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Combine a three Days of Rwenzori Mountain Climbing, hiking & Trekking with Chimpanzee Trekking, Kibale National Park, Gorilla Trekking Bwindi/Mgahinga gorilla national park & Wildlife Safari, Queen Elizabeth National Park.
You start in Entebbe/Kampala Uganda & end in Kigali, Rwanda with a visit to the kigali genocide museum, a 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi remembrance place.
Packages Starts from $3600
Tour Plan
From your residence in Entebbe, your guide driver meets you, shortly after safari briefing transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. The drive through the tea estates and farmland gives you a glimpse of Uganda's beauty. In afternoon you will do the Bigodi wetlands Community walk. Overnight at Kibale Forest Lodge or similar
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Kanyanchu visitors centre. At Kanyanchu, you will meet with a senior ranger guide who will lead the hike in the forest with searching for a family of Chimpanzees. When you find them, you're permitted to be with them for an hour. Afterwards return back to the starting point for issuance of Trekking certificate. After this amazing adventure transfer to rwenzori Mountains National Park a head of your Rwenzori Mountain hiking & trekking adventure. Overnight at Trekkers hostel.
Start at Trekkers at 1,450 meters and sleep at Sine Hut at 2,596 meters being a height gain of 1,146 meters, or those who are fit and want to proceed to Kalalama Camp at 3,134 metres may do so and apart from the fantastic views of both the cliffs above and views across the lowlands, Kasese town and across Lake Edward in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Start by walking up the valley floor through tall forest trees of the Afro Montane Forest Zone. This is a steady climb for the first six kilometres then after crossing a river it is a steep climb up to Sine Camp. The forest trees are tall with multitudes of birds and a chance of seeing blue monkeys scampering off through the forest. Enock’s Falls are just 200 meters from Sine Hut and offer a splendid opportunity to capture a great screensaver for your memories as brightly clouded green lichen grow on the many lives hanging from the trees with the waterfall as a background.
At Sine Camp 2,596 metres there’s a wooden huts set between tall forest trees on a narrow ridge where you may sit and enjoy the beauty forest while you look down at a long set of rapids and waterfall crashing over the rocks. Some clients prefer to sit outside enjoying the warmth of the campfire and chat with guides about the mountains and life in their community. Sine is bottom edge of the bamboo zone and the area around has many different bird species. 150 meters from the camp is Enock falls which is set in livid green vegetation and hanging vine. Truly beautiful.
During the afternoon you may wish to walk down to Enocks falls where there is many swinging vines covered with bright green lichen and mosses. You may decide to continue down the forest trail about a kilometres to see more of the swinging vines and absorb the beautiful environment before returning to Sine Camp for the night.
Overnight is planned at Sine Camp, or those who are fit and want to proceed to Kalalama Camp at 3,134 metres may do so and experience spectacular views.
From Sine Camp start by climbing up through the bamboo forests which is quite steep but very beautiful and inspiring. AS you climb through the upper part of the bamboo zone there is small patches of mixed forest trees many of which bear fruit and berries and atracts many different types of birds.
You will hear the calls of the Rwenzori Turaco bird which has bright red or crimson wings and a magnificent sight as they fly between trees also during the drier season the female Malicite Sunbird comes down the mountain to feed on nectar producing flowers before heading back to the high altitudes to mate and rear their young. At about 3,000 metres altitude you reach the Heather zone where the Giant Heather trees reach 15 metres in height and are truly magnificent.
At 3,147 metres you find Kalalama Camp which is an alternative to sleeping at Sine camp and has spectacular views. Here you stop for a quick snack and where you have the option to climb further up the mountain towards Mutinda Peaks for about 2km and where you can see the beautiful Giant Lobelia plants and floweres in a vast peat bog. After which you return to Kalalama Camp for lunch before crossing to Samalira Camp at 3,170 metres for the night.
The walk across to Samalira Camp is more or less level as it cuts across the high ridge covered woth Giant Heather trees and an incrediable atmosphere particually in ther fog as you cross beautiful streams which then drop over the edge and away. A beautiful experience indeed!!
At Samalira Camp the dinning hut is perched on the side of the gorge and where you look down on two of the five waterfalls while you enjoy your meal or cup of tea. After a break you can walk down a trail to the base of the waterfalls and look up to see the water tumbling over the falls though the Giant Heather trees. A trully magnificent sight. You may also take a short walk above the camp, although steep up a narrow ridge where the ground and rocks covered with bright green moss and you look down on the camp.
In the morning you descend down through the bamboo forests with fantastic views across the lower hills and valleys to Forest View Camp where you have lunch or a small snack before descending down through the Afro Montane Forest Zone with many birds and primates. At the bottom of the steeper descent you reach Nyamwamba Camp where you may rest again before walking out the final 6km to the park entrance and onwards to Queen Elizabeth National Park ending the 3 Days of Rwenzori Mountain Hiking, climbing & Trekking. Overnight at Bush Lodge or similar.
An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kasenyi for a game drive. Kasenyi plains with highest concentration of prey attracts predators and which creates chances to encounter some of the big cats present in Queen Elizabeth National park while on this game drive adventure. In the afternoon participate on the boat cruise at Kazinga Channel that connects lake Edward and Lake George. During the two hours boat cruise safari, a lot of aquatic, semiaquatic, terrestrial & birdlife will be encountered marking the greatest day in Queen Elizabeth National park. Overnight at Bush Lodge or similar.
After a leisurely morning breakfast transfer to Bwindi Mgahinga Gorilla National Park a head of uganda gorilla trekking adventure. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour & After the experience return back to the lodge. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Ntebeko Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for golden monkey trekking. After the golden monkey trekking experience, transfer to Kigali, Rwanda. Overnight at Hotel Des Melli Collines or similar.
A leisurely morning breakfast, visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respect to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against Tutsi and depending on your outbound flight, this will be followed by a transfer to the airport targeting for your outbound flight marking the end of your trip.
Package Includes
- 1X Uganda Gorilla Trekking Permit
- 3 Days Rwenzori Trekking
- Rwenzori Park entrance fees
- 1X Chimpanzee Trekking Permit
- 1X Golden Monkey Trekking Permit
- Services of English speaking guide driver
- Accommodation listed on the itinerary or similar
- Meals (9 breakfasts, Lunches & Dinners)
- Park entrance fees QE
- Boat cruise Trip QE
- Cross countries transfers in a standard 4X4 Safari van among others