Combing a safari tour in Uganda and Rwanda does presents you huge opportunity to explore different attractions and also experience something unusual from the two East African safari destinations. A combined safari tour allows you incorporate unique experiences from both Uganda and Rwanda on a single trip.
Rwanda and Uganda all have something unique for the world to experience. The combined safaris can be arranged by experts encompassing primate adventures, wildlife tours, cultural safaris and more. Uganda and Rwanda are naturally endowed with diversity of primates and wildlife, unique cultures and traditions.
Primate safaris
A combined primate safari in Uganda and Rwanda perfectly introduces you into the lush tropical rainforest. The beauty about primate adventures in Uganda and Rwanda is that primate enthusiasts get a chance to embark on active foot-walk in search for Africa’s great apes in their natural habitat. The most sought for primates on planet earth live in Uganda and Rwanda including mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys, and others.
With our expertly designed primate safari packages, visitors can have a remarkable combo of primate adventures ranging from mountain gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, golden monkey tracking to colobus monkey tracking.
The captivating primate safari destinations to explore in Uganda include Kibale National Park, Kyambura Gorge, Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and Budongo Forest. In Rwanda, the key primate destinations to consider a must-visit include Volcanoes National Park, Gishwati-Mukura National Park and Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Wildlife safaris
Uganda and Rwanda wildlife safaris offer wildlife enthusiasts a chance to explore the big five game and other mammals. The different wildlife species to expect to see on Uganda and Rwanda wildlife combo include African elephants, cape buffaloes, lions, leopards, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, and antelopes include Jackson’s hartebeest, gazelles, greater kudus, Kobs, topis, oribis, waterbucks, elands, sitatungas, and others.
Birding
Uganda protects a sum of about 1080 species of birds comprising of 50% of the Africa’s bird species and 11% of the bird species of the world. There are diverse endemic species and resident birds. In Rwanda, more than 700 species of birds are supported across different habitats.
The common birds to identify on birding tour in Uganda and Rwanda include shoebill storks, grauer’s warblers, Kivu ground thrush, bar-tailed trogons, papyrus gonoleks, papyrus canary, Abyssinian ground hornbills, Shelley’s crimson wing, standard winged nightjars, Rwenzori batis and more.
Cultural safaris
On Rwanda and Uganda combo safari, visitors enjoy more than mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. These two East African destinations boast of their distinct cultures and traditions. The key areas of interest when it comes to Uganda cultural safaris include Batwa cultural experience, Imbalu circumcision ceremony, Mparo tombs, Kasubi tomb, Bigo Bya Mugenyi, Ssezibwa waterfalls, the IK and Karamojong communities, king’s palace, Nkokonjeru tombs, Karambi tombs, Ndere cultural centre and others.
Cultural experiences in Rwanda are best enjoyed while in Iby’Iwacu cultural village, Azizi home stay experience and others. The Iby’Iwacu cultural village is found right adjacent to Volcanoes National Park in Nyabigoma, Musanze district, the Northern Province of Rwanda.
A visit at Iby’Iwacu allows you appreciate the unique cultures, traditions and other practices of locals, get entertained by the distinct dances and musical performances. Visitors can also pay a visit to the King’s house with the lead from an experienced local guide. A cultural tour in Iby’Iwacu village is best done by guests on gorilla tour. It is the perfect way to end your day after an exhilarating mountain gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park in Northwestern Rwanda.
Azizi home stay experience takes you through the actual rural life experience for you to appreciate it as raw as it is. A good number of activities await you when you have a night stay at Azizi including active participation in traditional cooking day- you prepare your meal; banana juice making, traditional construction, spend a day in the life of an artisan, and so much more.
As you head off to Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimpanzee tracking or canopy walk, it is possible to combine your road trip with a visit to some of the cultural sites including the ethnographic museum, and the King’s palace which is found in Nyanza and more.
What it means to combine a safari tour in Uganda and Rwanda
Uganda and Rwanda combo involves border crossing. The two key border crossing locations for visitors to have access to both Uganda and Rwanda while on vacation include Katuna and Cyanika borders.
Possible options
A visitor can combine different activities from various destinations within one country or cross countries. For instance, a gorilla tour/golden monkey adventure in Volcanoes National Park and gorilla trek in Bwindi or wildlife safaris and primate tours (golden monkey, gorilla, chimpanzee and others) plus cultural experiences. There are multiple hiking opportunities worth considering on a safari package and these are available both in Uganda and Rwanda.
