Planning a safari holiday to Uganda and Rwanda for the family or your own has never been easy especially in the midst of varied and numerous options available in these two countries. A few fingertips we give to our clients on our first contact is a reminder and an assurance that: This is their personal Safari! This is to keep them in control and focused as we sieve through vast options to craft that personalized dream safari.
Highlights on a Uganda and Rwanda Safari
The two countries of Uganda and Rwanda share a lot in common from natural beauty to cultural heritage and same geographic location within the great lakes of Africa at the confluence of Africa’s richest biomes/habitats in terms of natural biodiversity. A holiday adventure within these two countries offers a holistic African expereince from vast wildlife, stunning landscapes and Africa’s warmest hospitality. Below are some of the highlights to consider;
- Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda and Uganda
A trek along the mountain gorilla in Uganda or Rwanda is a thrilling adventure and a major highlight to visitors to any of these two destinations. The countries protect over three-quarters of the world’s population of these endangered mountain gorillas with the rest of the population across in the DRC.
- Chimpanzee Tracking in Uganda and Rwanda
A trek along the chimpanzee in the rain forests of Uganda and Rwanda is another incredible adventure and a highlight to most travelers. Smaller and mobile than the larger mountain gorillas, chimpanzee is a closest to human relative ape living in tight and complex communities across a range of forests.
- Take Untamed Wildlife Safaris in Uganda and Rwanda
The savanna parks in Uganda and Rwanda offers a true African wildness experience. These parks protect a diversity of habitats that include excluded lakes, mountain ranges, rivers, vast wetlands, woodlands and game-rich extensive savanna plains. The low numbers that visit these parks ensure the visitor a personal experience up close to a diversity of game with activities including; guided walking safaris, wilderness camping, epic game drives and boat cruise safaris where you get up-close and personal to African Big 5 wildlife.
- Birding in Uganda and Rwanda
Uganda and Rwanda are top birding destinations with a total checklist of more than 1105 bird species! The diversity of bird species across these two countries is due to their geographic location within the the biodiversity-rich Albertine Rift. Personalized birding itineraries to these two destinations offer a rewarding montane birding experience for restricted range endemic birds, high-altitude specialists within the montane forest parks of Nyungwe, Volcanoes and Bwindi Forest. Further north of volcanoes, the great Congo lowland forests extend into Uganda hosting the rare Congo-forest biome restricted specialists that occur at their eastern limit at Semuliki Forest NP. The two countries lie along the major north-south migration corridor where Palearctic migrants wonder through woodlands, forests and savannas boasting the local checklists. The vast and expansive wetlands and swamps host the prehistoric Shoebill and other restricted specialists.
- Explore the Untamed Adventure and Cultural Experience
Spice up your safari experience in Uganda and Rwanda with a variety of family friendly adventure options that abound across these destination. These adventure experiences include mountaineering plans suitable to all adventurers, biking through scenic highlands, cultural visits where you learn on various rich traditions that shaped the great lakes kingdoms and more. Should you choose to relax and unwind on your holiday here, the lakes of Kivu, Bunyonyi and the expansive L. Victoria offer a quite and exclusive ambience and a list of activities to do while here. Elsewhere a variety of family friendly activities include white water rafting on the Nile at Jinja, boat safaris at Kivu, biking canoeing and more.
- Explore the Vibrant City Tours
The vibrant cities of Kigali (Rwanda) and Kampala (Uganda) offer authentic city tours where you learn of recent and ancient history of these nations, diverse culture and also get to interact with the youthful forward thinking young populations.