Often referred to as “the Land of a thousand hills” and “the Pearl of Africa” respectively, Rwanda and Uganda Combo Safaris offer the best holiday packages where you stunning natural beauty, take on adventure and immerse in ancient culture. Uganda and Rwanda boast a pleasant equatorial weather, uncrowded wilderness parks that offer exclusive wildlife experiences, bustling cities and friendliest populations with a renown hospitality. Often called the Great Lakes region, the two destinations are known for their robust conservation success of the big apes notably the mountain gorillas where three quarters of the world population across pristine rainforests in Rwanda and Uganda.
Safari and Adventure Highlights while on a Rwanda and Uganda combo Safari
Often tailored together, these highlights explores the natural beauty, cultures and adventure that abounds here.
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Trek along the Mountain gorilla and Chimpanzee
Rwanda and Uganda hosts three quarters of global population of mountain gorilla in their pristine rainforest homes. In rwanda, mountain gorillas are protected with Volcanoes NP while in Uganda they occur on Mgahinga Gorilla National park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP. Chimpanzee on the other hand are trekked in Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest NP while in Uganda, chimpanzee are tracked in Kibale NP, Kyambura Gorge, Budongo forest, Kalinzu and a few more places. A combined primates tour is a lifetime expereince to encounter these man’s closest relatives in their dwindling rainforest homes.
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Wildlife Safaris
While on tailored Rwanda and Uganda Combo explore the wilderness parks to come close to iconic wildlife across a plethora of habitats protected in these countries. Although lagging behind the two East african neighbors in popularity on wildlife safaris, Rwanda and Uganda protects the most diverse and pristine wilderness parks on the continent. Uncrowded and authentic, these savanna parks offer the most exclusive and true African wilderness expereince. Activities include game drive expereince to encounter Africa’s Big 5 and other game, while boat safaris will take you to excluded waterways to encounter hippos, nile crocodile and excellent birdlife. Walking safaris will bring you even closer to nature as you explore far and across a diversity of habitats on foot. Tailored wildlife safaris feature Uganda’s Kidepo National Park named Africa’s best wilderness all the way to Rwanda’s Big 5 stocked wilderness park.
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Take rewarding Birding safaris
Rwanda and Uganda combo Safaris include tailored rewarding birding expereince where you explore the bird-rich habitats that overlap in these countries. The two countries which lie within the equatorial Africa, protect an outstanding checklist of over 1120 bird species across a diversity of continental habitats that overlap here. These include rainforests, extensive wetlands, lowland forests, woodlands and open water.
Among these continental biodiversity hotspots is the Albertine Rift which run along the western regions of rwanda and Uganda. The two countries offer the safest access to exploit the bird-rich Albertine Rift known for its endemic flora and fauna. But elsewhere the expansive wetlands host the elusive Shoebill, biome restricted specialists awhile tropical forests host the rare Congo Forest specialists coming here on their eastern range limit. Rwanda and Uganda boasts an excellent connectivity between birding hotspots, a variety of accommodation options and excellent local guides that enhance the birding experience.
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Adventure Experience
Rwanda and Uganda combo Safaris packages excellent and top adrenaline adventure including white water rafting on the Nile, Mountaineering on Rwenzori, Hiking in Virunga Mountain ranges, biking tours and kayaking on Africa’s most scenic lakes. These experiences can be tailored along your main safari or explore on multi day safari plan.
Getting Here and Around
Rwanda and Uganda are well connected to the rest of the world and to each other along well gazetted border crossing with quality road networks, top notch accommodations. Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport and Uganda’s Entebbe Airport are served by most International flights offering smooth connections to major hubs.
Visas and Vaccination Cards
Visitors to both Rwanda and Uganda require One single East African Visa to visit two destinations. This can be acquired upon arrival at Kigali Airport but when beginning in Uganda, visitors are advised to acquire the Visa online as no visa issued upon arrival at Entebbe airport. Visitors are also required to have valid yellow fever card when visiting these two amazing destinations.