Because of the different habitats of the lakeshores and the broadSavannah, the variety seems endless. Catch a glimpse of water birds diving for fish, the Marabou stork, bee-eater and cheeky bronze-tailed starling as well as the majestic crowned crane. You will have your picnic lunch and then proceed toQueenElizabethNational Park. As you descend to the park stop for good scenery point of the rift valley and Rwenzori mountains. Arrive in the evening and check in at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute Hostel for budget options for dinner and overnight.

Day 2

Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After breakfast, you will go for Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge where you will see not only the chimpanzee but also other primates like the colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys plus baboons. Return to the lodge for lunch and after you will take an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel where you will see a variety of game mostly marine animals. This waterway joins Lake Edward andLake George and it is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes, with elephants at the banks. QueenElizabeth National Park is one of the most outstanding treasures ofUganda, and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for Humanity under UNESCO auspices. If time allows take an evening game drive to the crater area. Retire to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Day 3

Queen Elizabeth Park – Kampala

Begin with early morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators – lion, leopard, returning to their hideouts. Your likely to meet grazing, elephants, spotted hyenas and leopards, bushbucks, water buck and stripped jackal, and of-course the several warthogs. After late breakfast proceed toKampalawith packed stopping at tea estates in Bushenyi and continue toKampala. END OF SAFARI.

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Day 1: Airport Transfer
Morning will drive from Kampala and  Transfer to  Ruhengeri where yolu will start  tracking gorillas.

Pass through magnificent views of the hilly countryside which give Rwanda its stature as “a country of a thousand hills” Check in at the Mountain Gorillas Nest hotel dinner and overnight or stay at budget facility Kinigi Guest House. (B, L, D)

Day 2: 1st Day of Gorilla trekking in Park National des Volcanoes
Early morning drive to park headquarters  pre-Mountain Gorilla visit briefing for all guests. After the gorilla trek there will an opportunity to explore other community-based tourism attractions. Depending on the time you will be back from the forest can visit Ruhengeri Market, providing you with an opportunity to see and buy local Rwandan fabrics and to see how local markets are organized. Or visit local projects, to see how your travel with us contributes to making a difference in local people lives and interact with project members. Or attend traditional dance lessons, to see and have a taste of local culture and how it is embedded in the tradition. Or Visit the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo and marvel at the views of the Virunga mountain chain.  Overnight at the Mountain Gorillas Nest or Kinigi Guest House for Budget or Hotel Muhabura in Ruhengeri. (B, L, D)

Day 3: 2nd Day of gorilla trekking and Explore the Mountain Gorilla habitat
Clients  will trek gorillas   second time in the park to explore more of the Mountain Gorilla habitat. This can be done by having another gorilla trek permit/s at the time of the booking. The second time gives chance to visist another family and habitat to be sure of the life style of the forest giants. OR will carryout golden monkey trek, mountain hiking, nature walks to crater lakes on top of the volcano, bird safaris, and/or visiting the Dian Fossey tomb at Karisoke Research station which Diana Fossey started and hence the survival of gorillas today will be arranged where you can listen to a presentation by the researchers on the ongoing Mountain Gorilla Conservation work.
Overnight at Mountain Gorillas Nest Hotel or Kinigi Guest House or Hotel Muhabura in Ruhengeri. (B, L, D)

Day 4: Transfer to Kigali or Kampala 
Clients have choice to end trip at Kampala or Kigali. Clients ending safari at Kigali will have an opportunity to have city tour of Kigali before dropping  at the airport. Clients returning to Kampala will be driven direct back to Kampala.

  Kigali City the  main administrative and economic centre of Rwanda. With an ever green feel of fresh air, it is the cleanest and safest city in the region. Kigali’s face is dramatic beautiful from which its name is derived. There are, however, other factors; Kigali is a city that delights the mind as well as the eye of any visitor. It is the city where the past lives comfortably with the present. You will have the opportunity to see the following : Visit an artisan shopping centre for local arts and crafts shopping. Visit the Kigali Museum and learn the history of Kigali’s and Rwanda’s pre-colonial and colonial period as well as the colonial masters in Rwanda. Visit the city and see first hand the post genocide development and expansion of Kigali. Visit the 1994 Kigali Genocide Memorial site.

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The Safari cost Includes:
3 nights accommodation and meals at full board
nature walks and Park fees, 1 gorilla permit and the second permit is optional and cost USD 500 per permit to be paid at the time of booking if you will be trackingh twice
4x 4 WD vehicle with fuel and driver/guide

Gorilla tracking and other notes on this tour:
Safari can be booked privately for daily departures

Add on safaris (Optional)
1 Day visit to golden monkeys trails
1 Day visit to the Dian Fossey Karusoke Research Center
1 Day climbing the volcanoes

Excludes:
Drinks, bar bills, phone calls, personal insurance, and expenses of personal nature like souvenirs, tips laundry etc.

Accommodation: 
Accommodation available can be grouped as upmarket, medium class and low cost budget   accommodation facilities. We can book you in luxury at your request but Upmarket, medium and low cost budget facilities depending on your choice and budget have been used. However in few cases, upmarket facilities may not be available and medium facilities have been used where medium facilities are not available we have used low cost as the only alternative.

Day 2 : Jinja- Murchison falls
Drive to Kampala lunch and proceed to Murchison Falls via Masindi town arriving in the evening to overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge, Sambiya or Nile Safari Camp -Fullboard for upmarket and Red Chilli Bandas for Budget.

Day 3: Murchison Falls
Start the day with an early morning game drive on the Buligi, Albert or Queens tracks north of the river Nile. You are able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, antelope, lion, Elephant, and the Uganda kob.
After lunch, you will go for a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise takes to the bottom of the thundering falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, fish eagle and the rare shoebill. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Murchison falls Bundongo Kampala
On this day before you leave the park, you take a drive to the “Top of the falls” for a breathtaking sight of the raging Nile as it forces it’s way through a rocky gap barely six meters wide. This is the point where the Nile River explodes through a narrow gorge and cascades down to become a placid river.

Proceed on your packed lunch passing through Bugungu gate to Budongo forest a dense natural forest. Take a simple natural walk seeing different species of primates –chimps, monkeys etc. then proceed to Kampala arriving in the evening. Check in at Grand Imperial Hotel or Holiday Express. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 : Aiport Transfer
After breakfast transfer to Kampala or to the airport for your home bound Flight.

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Day 2: Murchison Falls Park
Start the day with an early morning game drive on the Buligi, Albert or Queens tracks north of the river Nile. You are able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like lion, leopard, giraffe, antelope, elephant, and many warthogs.

After lunch, you will go for a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise takes to the bottom of the thundering falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, fish eagle and the rare shoebill. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Murchison falls to Kampala
On this day before you leave the park, you take a drive to the “Top of the falls”( if you did not go through it on the 1st day)

Proceed on with packed lunch passing through  Budongo forest a dense natural forest. Take a simple natural walk seeing different species of primates –chimps, monkeys etc. then proceed to Kampala arriving in the evening.

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Day 2: Jinja/Kampala/ to Lake Mburo National Park
Jinja/Kampala drive to Lake Mburo National Park,(3-5 hours) drive. Boat ride in the evening dinner and overnight at Mantana Tented Safari Lodge or Mihingo Luxury Lodge or Rwonyo Bandas camp for Budget.

Day 3: Wildlife seeing lake Mburo to Queen Elizabeth Park
Morning will be driven to Queen Elizabeth National Park stopping at Equator for lifetime photo taking while standing in the two hemispheres, Proceed to Mbarara for lunch break , then to Queen Elizabeth national park , Dinner and overnight at Mweya/Jacana Safari Lodges or Institute Hotel.

Day 4: Wildlife Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning take game drive looking for wildlife, lion elephant leopard, hyena, Uganda cob, buffalo, in the afternoon take boat cruise on Kazinga channel to view different game and wildlife that include schools of hippos and crocs plus plenty of bird life. Mecca is pupularly known as mecca for birders. Over 500 bird species have been indetified here and some are endemic . Evening game drive or enjoy your evening at the lodge, dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Primate Safari In Kyambura and Head to Kampala
Will be driven to Kyambura gorge for Chimpanzee tracking in the morning after your breaksat. Proceed to Kampala or to the airport for a home bound flight with lunch stop on the way. END OF SAFARI.

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Day 1 : Kampala Jinja White Water Rafting
Kampala – Jinja full day white water rafting overnight Jinja or Kampala. Alternatively visit source of the Nile River, Bujagali falls and relax at one of the hotels in Jinja if your will not be doing white water rafting. Enjoy the World’s longest river roars. The riiver thunders between heavily forested islands and then leaps wildly into series of spectular drops. The roar of rapids drift upsttream and plunge into maelstron and mountanious waves downstream. Enjoy a barbeque at the end of the rafting. dinner and overninght in Jinja or Kampala.

Day 2: Jinja/Kampala to Murchison Falls
Morning drive to Murchison falls, stop for lunch in Masindi town, after lunch visit the top of the falls where a million gallon of water squeeze in hardly 7 meter gap before it plunders into thenderous roars forming placid river. Enjoy the spetcular ever rainbows that shaft with your movements while at the top. Proceed to check in and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Nile Safari Camp/Sambiya River Lodge/Red Chili Camp. 

Day 3: Wildlife tour Murchison Falls National park
Early morning take game drive looking for wildlife. Murchison Falls is the largest national park in the country and harbors different flora and fauna. Your game drive in the morning with a local guide who will assist you to sight wild game in the northern bank of River Nile where concentrations of game are in common sight of elephants, giraffes, antelopes, lions leopards hyenas and many bird species are a common sight.

After lunch in the afternoon go for a boat cruise on the famous River Nile up to the bottom of falls viewing variety of game that throng along banks of the river. Chances of sighting the shoe bill stork are many though not a guarantee and many more bird species continue up to the bottom of the falls where you will see animals like schools of hippos, crocodiles and many species of birds dinner and overnight.

Day4: Murchison Falls Budongo Forest Chimpanzee tracking
At your leisure in the morning visit Budongo forest for chimpanzee viewing and tropical forest experience. View one of the tallest trees and alot of bird species, picnic lunch and proceed to overnight Masindi Hotel or Kolping /Court view Hotels.

Day 5: Masindi to Kampala
Visit Nakasongora White Rhino farm for Rhino viewing and later transfer to Kampala or to the airport for your home bound Flight.

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Day 2: Day for Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
Morning after breakfast with packed lunch, you will be driven to the to the starting point for briefing. You will be allocated different families to track. Your will then be off from the park offices to begin your adventure. A briefing from your local guide and then it’s off! The time taken and the terrain varies (2- 8 hours) this depends on the movement of these gentle giants. The thrill of meeting face to face takes away the pain of some times long and arduous trek.  Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in delightfully playful manner.  Return to your Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3 :Bwindi Ishasha Climbing Lions Queen Elizabeth Park
After breakfast, drive to QENP through Ishasha looking for climbing lions,have a picnic lunch and aafter proceed to dive to Mweya Peninsular and check in at Mweya Safari Lodge / Jacana Safari Lodge /Institute Hostel for budget.

Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning take game drive adventure looking for wildlife, lion elephant leopard, hyena, Uganda cob, buffalo, in the afternoon take boat cruise on Kazinga channel other game  schools of hippos and crocs plus plenty of bird life.   Dinner and overnight Mweya safari lodge/Jacana safari Lodge/Institute Hostel.

Day 5: Chimpanzee Primate Safari – to Kampala
Early morning chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge with packed breakfast. with packed lunch lunch return to Kampala. End of safari.

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Day 1: Kampala to Bwindi Gorilla Impenetrable Forest
Morning will be picked from your hotel in Kampala and be driven to Bwindi, with stopover at the Equator for lifetime photograph taking while standing in the 2 hemispheres. View Banana Plantations, Ankole long-horned cattle. lunch enroute in Mbarara town . Proceed to Bwindi national park Dinner and overnight Gorilla Forest cam/ Gorilla valley Lodge/Kitandara camp/ Buhoma Homestead/Community Bandas / Travelers Rest Hotel in Kisoro/ Kisoro Guest House.

Day 2: Day for Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
Morning after breakfast with packed lunch, you will be taken s for briefing. You will be allocated different family to track.   Your will then be off to begin your adventure. A briefing from your local guide and then it’s off! The time taken and the terrain varies (2- 8 hours) this depends on the movement of these gentle giants. The thrill of meeting face to face takes away the pain of some times long and arduous trek.  Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in delightfully playful manner.  Return to your hotel dinner and overnight stay.

You will need to carry long pants like jean type, sturdy shoes to help you hiking  steep and slippery slopes, long sleeved shirts and blouses to protect your bodies from thorns and itching plants. You may not rule out raining on you and at least a rain coat is needed to protect your bodies and any equipment carried along with like cameras. Also carry insect repellants and sun cream

Day 3: Bwindi to Kampala
Morning after breakfast return to Kampala at your leisure with lunch stop on the way.

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During any season, rain gear, good sleeping bags, warm hat, gloves, heavy shocks, gumboots, gaiters and a walking steak for balance (and to probe the mud) are recommended. A basic first Aid kit is a necessity.

Porters will be carrying your heavy equipments and food, leaving a small pack with rain gear, warm cloths (on higher sections), cameras, water bottle, snacks and lunch. Purchase your own food (in Kasese or Kampala). Rwenzori Mountaineering Service (RMS) can provide cooking utensils and cooks.

The central Circuit Trail

Day One:
Plan to arrive at Rwenzori mountains national park and the Rwenzori mountaineering services (RMS) offices at Nyakalengija in the morning so as to have apple time to arrange equipments and be availed with guides and porters. Hiking begins from the park headquarters 5400 ft (1646meters), walking past typical ‘mud and wattle Bakonzo homes and gradually moving up ward through elephant grass and garden plots. It takes approximately 40 minutes to reach the park boundary. The trail then follows the Mubuku River, Crossing recent landside areas (to be negotiated carefully), and involves climbing over rocks and bluff before reaching the Mahoma River in about two and a half hours. After crossing the River, there will be a stiff climb through open bracken fern slopes and podorcarpus up to Nyabitaba hut 8700ft (2652 meters). Total time for an average hiker from Nyakalengija to Nyabitaba is about 5-7hours, and total elevation gained is 4000 ft (1200 meters). Slower hikers could take considerably longer, so insist on leaving park headquarters before noon to avoid being on the trail after dark.

During this part of the trip you may be able to hear chimpanzees and sometimes you can see black and white colobus and blue monkeys behind the hat, and catch glimpses of brilliant colored Rwenzori turaco (a bird of the tree tops). Across the valley to the north of Nyabitaba lies the rocky and largely unclimbed bottles peaks, which rise above 14000 ft (4627meters).

Day Two:
From Nybitaba hut the trail leads west wards for a half a kilometer, then drops steeply to Kurt Shaffer bridge crossing below the confluence of the Bujuku and Mubuku Rivers. By turning right to the bridge you will begin to climb a simply circuit anti clock wise since the clockwise direction is much more difficult and adds considerable danger for you and your porters. After crossing the Kurt Shaffer Bridge, the muddy, slippery trail climbs steadily up through bamboo forest. After one and a half hours you encounter an area of slippery boulder hopping which some hikers consider the most difficult and dangerous footing of the circuit.

After 5 hours of travel from Nyabitaba, you reach the hut at Nyamuleju and its accompanying rock shelter. If you had a late start or know that there is a large group ahead of you at the next hut you might consider spending the night here. On a rare clear day Mts. Stanley and Speke can be seen from the top of the rock near the hut. Nyamuleju also marks the start of the giant lobelia and groundsel zone, this remarkable vegetation type is found nowhere else in the world except high-altitude tropical African mountains. The one hour walk to John matte hut (11200ft/ 3414meters) is through a challenging bog, full of extra ordinary plants and the slow pace can be a delightful chance to examine and photograph this unique environment. Typical time to reach John Matte from Nyabitaba is about 7 hours. Some hikers consider this to be the most tiring and longest day of the circuit, so an early start is important. The loss of altitude to cut Shaffer Bridge mean the total elevation to be gained on this day is about 3000 ft (915meters). Hikers who feel they have reached their limits by this point should consider John Matte a reasonable stopping point. You can just enjoy the unique vegetation in the bog and the great views then the following day begin your return to Nyabitaba.

Day Three:
Leave John matte hut to cross the Bujukiu iver and enter the lower Bigo

Bog, where your first real experience of jumping from tussock to tussock on a grassy bog begins. The trail is muddy and flows the left (southern) edge of lower Bigo bog until eventually it reaches the round metal ‘unipot’ the Bigo hut and its rock shelter. A steep section passed the hut leads to upper Bigo bog. In the last half of this bog, a boardwalk has been constructed. Though some may think it’s an ugly intrusion, it makes walking easier and prevents the hiker from damaging the bog. A beautiful narrow stream at the upper end of this bog makes a good lunch break. An hour and a half beyond the upper bog and after climbing through drier ground and criss-crossing the river, you reach lake Bujuku. The southern end of the lake is in a majestic setting, with Mt Baker to the south, Mt Stanley to the west and Mt Speke to the north. The trail route along lake’s north eastern shore crosses the worse mud on the trip. Beyond the north end of the lake is a rock shelter called cooking pot and a short distance further is Bujuku hut 1300ft (3962 meters), favorably located for parties climbing Mt Speke (which requires technical skills and special equipment). Time to reach Bujuku from John matte is typically 3-5hrs, and the elevation gained is 1800ft(560m). But the long stretches of bog, and the mud along the lake makes this another challenging day. The shaded location and frequent mists can Bujuku hut quite cold.

If one moved around on a nature walk, the chances of seeing Red duikers are high and at night colds of the rock hyraxes are common.

Day Four:
From Bujuku hut leave directly to newer trail, which rises and falls twice before finally climbing steeply through magical moss draped groundsel vegetation 14345ft (4372m) to Scot Elliott pass. At the steepest section is a short strong ladder after which a right hand branch will lead to Elena hut 14700ft (4430m). This is a steep, rocky trail which when wet or icy can be slippery. Continuing straight, and a few steps below the pass there a sheltered spot for a break, from here, there a second trail to the right Elena hut. Elena is the best camp for climbing 16763ft (5109m) to Margherita peak in the Mt. Stanley complex, which requires an additional day or two and can only be attempted with an ice axe; mountain boots, crampons, ropes and prior arrangements with RMS guides. The circuit trail continues to the left over Scot Elliott pass and enters an alpine zone of sparse low vegetation and stark rough boulders more familiar to high altitude climbers from northern latitudes. If the weather is bad here (rain, snow and wind can occur in any season) the conditions for ‘hypothermia’ are ideal. Do not delay your descent towards lake Kitandara as you leave the pass, you may enjoy spectacular views northward of Margherita peak, Elena and Savoia glaciers, and Mt Baker 15889ft (4843m) towering above you to the east (left) of the trail. Having dropped a few hundred feet in elevation from the pass, you cut below massive rock walls at the base of Mt Baker. Here, dramatic ‘impact craters’ have been caused by large rocks falling from above, and your guide may caution you against loud noises! Rising and falling, the trail descents passed upper lake Kitandara through thick mud to lower lake and Kitandara hut 13200ft(4023m), this lovely site is surrounded by towering peaks, but the sun sets early and the nights can be very cold. Time to reach Kitandara hut from Bujuku hut usually take 3-5hrs. The elevation gain to the pass from Bujuku is 1400ft (425m), and because Scot Elliott is the highest point so far, some hikers will be slower due to greater effort required at these altitudes watch carefully for signs of altitude sickness.

Day Five:
An early start is advisable to avoid over heating on the steep but lovely hour-long climb from the lake Kitandara which is 14050ft (4282m) to the fresh field pass. Viewing westward on clear days leads into neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and northward, Margherita and its glaciers still dominate the horizon. Fresh field is a long flat traverse through beautiful high alpine mossy glades (and more mud) until after a half- hour, when the trail begins the circuit’s long two-day descent. Mist or rain can make tracing the trail difficult and the one-kilometer here can be very slippery. Rock shelters at Bujongolo and Kabamba are optional over-night stopovers but it is best to push on through the seemly endless mud to newly constructed Guy Yeoman hut 10700ft (3261m) some hikers make the Kitandara- Guy Yeoman trip in 5 hours, but any stops to enjoy the pass but weather on descent and slow conditions in the last two hours of deep mud can make this a much longer day, which some visitors consider as difficult as day two.

Day Six:
Hikers should begin their journey back early, so as to get to Nyabitaba hut before dark. In any case the path from the Guy Yeoman is quite difficult in some spots. Helping each other and descending very slowly facing the slope instead of facing outward is recommended, especially as you approach Kichunchu where the trail parallels and twice crosses the Mubuku River mostly in deep mud until the last few kilometers of good dry trail. This follows the ridge down Nyabitaba, which completes the circuits. Typical hikers make Guy Yeoman to Nyabitaba in 5 hours. Should you decide to continue to Nyakalengija, which is another 2 or 3 hours depending on the conditions of your knees and your desire to reach a comfortable bed and bath! Be especially careful about vines and brush and resist the urge to hurry out of the mountains. Late even walking can be good for watching birds and you may sight the occasional blue tailed monkeys. Sharp eyes can catch a glimpse of the brilliant green but changeable rhinoserous chameleon.

Day Seven:
Descend to park headquarters. It can take 2- 3 hours

Access
By road: from Kampala via Mbarara to Kasese, or from Kampala through fort portal and then 75km south on the fort portal/Kasese road, the park is 25km from Kasese town.

By Air:
Chartered planes are available from Entebbe/Kampala to Kasese and then by road.

Accommodation
There are a variety of accommodation facilities in Kasese town (both upper and lower market). RMS operates accommodation facilities-huts with bunk beds along the central circuits.

Health and safety on the trail
The high altitude and cold wet conditions of the Rwenzori Mountains can adversely affect unexperienced visitors. The following are ailments, which may occur:

•  Hypothermia, dehydration, altitude sicknesses, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), and High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)

Good behavior at the hut and on the trails appreciated
•  Accept the parks limits for fifteen persons per hut per night. Delaying your first departures a day may mean less congestion at huts and a much more pleasant trip.
•  Don’t litter the park with non-burnable or biodegradable items like tins, plastic and silver foil. Personally collect these things and make sure you or your porters take them out of the park.
•  Please use the latrines for all body wastes
•  Respect others in the huts by sharing space, stoves, talking quietly (no radios). Crowded huts can be much more pleasant if basic courtesy and politeness is expressed.
•  Observe the prohibition of wood fire. Making fires using local wood is prohibited in the park. Use your own paraffin stove or gas or charcoal provided. Please be considerate to your own porter by bringing the minimum equipment. Extra personal gear means heavier loads or extra porters, which is bad for the porter but also for the environment.
•  Minimize damage on trails by following your guide closely-avoid make new paths. Each time a hiker makes a new route, the paths get wider and more vegetation turns to mud.
•  Ask your guides on how to conduct your self