Rwanda and Uganda Combo Safaris offer the best holiday packages where you explore the stunning natural beauty, trek upclose the big apes, take on adventure and immerse in ancient cultures across these two great destinations. Often referred to as “the Land of a thousand hills” and “the Pearl of Africa” respectively, 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.
The two countries lie in the Great Lakes region known for their robust conservation success of mountain gorillas where three quarters of the world population across pristine rainforests in Rwanda and Uganda.
Attractions and Activity Highlights on a Rwanda and Uganda combo Safari
A tailor-made Rwanda and Uganda Combo Safari will tailor major highlights across these two destinations and off-the-beaten-paths options to create a holistic and personal holiday adventure. Here are some of the major highlights;
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Mountain Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking expereince in Rwanda and Uganda
Protecting three quarters of the global population of mountain gorillas in their pristine rainforest homes, Rwanda and Uganda are prime destinations for the lifetime trekking expereince alongside these largest apes. A face-to-face encounter expereince up-close these man’s closest relatives is often dubbed a privilege and lifetime adventure. Mountain gorilla trekking in occurs in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park while in Uganda it occurs in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP.
For chimpanzee trekking expereince, Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest NP and Uganda’s Kibale NP offer the best trekking expereince owing to a big number of habituated chimpanzee communities in these forests. Both these rainforests are known as primate capitals supporting the highest concentration of primates on the continent, up to 13 primates in each forest.
Away from these rainforests, chimpanzee trekking expereince occurs in several other Uganda’s forests of; Kalinzu and Kyambura Gorge near Queen Elizabeth NP, Budongo Forest near Murchison Falls NP and a few more places.
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Big 5 Wildlife Safaris
While on tailored Rwanda and Uganda Combo explore the wilderness parks to come close to iconic Big 5 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.
Highlights on wildlife safaris here include; game drive expereince to encounter Africa’s Big 5 and other game, boat safaris to explore 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.
Rwanda and Uganda tailored wildlife safaris feature Rwanda’s Big 5 stocked wilderness park of Akagera NP to Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth NP, Murchison Falls NP all the way to Kidepo National Park named Africa’s best wilderness.
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Birding Safaris for Shoebill, Albertine Endemics and more
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. Elsewhere the expansive wetlands host the elusive Shoebill, biome restricted specialists while tropical forests host the rare Congo Forest specialists coming here on their eastern range limit. Rwanda and Uganda boasts an excellent connectivity and infrastructure 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 explored on multi day safari plan.
Getting Here and Around
Rwanda and Uganda are well connected to the rest of the world where Kigali and Entebbe International Airports are served by most a wide range of international flights offering smooth connections to major hubs. A quality infrastructure which include; smooth land borders, fair quality road network, excellent connectivity, top notch accommodations and excellent security makes travel between Rwanda and Uganda very easy and rewarding.
Visas and Vaccination Cards
Visiting Rwanda and Uganda is even better as one needs One single East African Visa to visit two great 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.