7 Day Small Group Budget Tour To Burundi, Rwanda & Uganda

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali

Pass By: Kigali International Airport, KN 5 Rd, Kigali, Rwanda
Arrival in Kigali, check in​ at Chez Lando Hotel and relax to get ready for the next day of the safari. Overnight at your hotel.

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Chez Lando Hotel

Day 2: Kigali City Tour And Transfer To Bwindi National Park

Stop At: Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda
After breakfast, Kigali City tour: The City tour includes a visit to Gisozi genocide memorial, Presidential Palace Museum, former state house with exhibits on Rwandan history & debris from a presidential plane crash before the genocide starts in 1994.
In the afternoon, transfer to Bwindi National Park. Overnight at Bakiga Lodge.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Bakiga Lodge

Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park

Stop At: Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda
In the morning after breakfast, we head to the Bwindi National Park Headquarters where we will be allocated groups of gorillas to be visited.
The gorilla trekking will lead you through Bwindi Mountain forest, and this may take 1-4 hours. The maximum time to spend with the gorillas is one hour.
After the trekking, we drive back to Kigali for overnight at Chez Lando Hotel.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Chez Lando Hotel

Day 4: Historical & Cultural Visit

Stop At: National Museum of Rwanda, RN1/Road to Nyanza The museum actually is situated in the town of Nyanza, Butare Rwanda
After breakfast, transfer to Nyanza King’s Palace, located at 88 km south of Kigali City. This was the residence of King Mutara III Rudahigwa and the Royal Palace that was traditionally built. And, this Palace offers a detailed look into Rwandan traditional seat of their monarchy. It is an impressive museum, restored to its 19th-century state. It is made entirely with traditional materials. The visit will continue to Butare Ethnographic Museum, formerly the National Museum of Rwanda. Overnight at Credo Hotel.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Credo Hotel

Day 5: Bujumbura

Stop At: Livingstone-Stanley Monument, Mugere, Bujumbura Burundi
After breakfast transfer to Bujumbura.
Visit “Place de independence”, mausoleum of Prince Louis Rwagasore, a hero in the independence of Burundi, located in the “Belvedere” which is a dominating point of Bujumbura and offers a unique view over Lake Tanganyika; visit “La Pierre de Stanley et Livingstone”, the commemorating stone of the place where the famous explorers Stanley and Livingstone rested during their attempt to find the source of Nile.
Overnight at Safari Gate Hotel.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Safari Gate Hotel

Day 6: Gishora drum Sanctuary and Karera Waterfalls

Stop At: Gishora Drum Sanctuary, Rn 15 Gishora, Gitega Burundi
After breakfast at 7:00 A.M, drive to the Source of the Nile. Afterward, head to the stunning “Karera Falls”. In the afternoon drive to Gitega to visit the Burundi National Museum and enjoy a cultural visit to Gishora hill and drum performance before transfer back to Bujumbura. Overnight at Safari Gate Hotel.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Safari Gate Hotel

Day 7: Bujumbura, Burundi

Stop At: Rusizi National Park, Gihanga, Bujumbura Burundi
After breakfast, you will have a half-day city tour of Bujumbura before your departure.
The tour will include a boat trip to Rusizi National park to explore closer the hippos and birds then visit Albert’s crocodiles and the Sion market (optional).
Lunch and airport transfer
End of the tour.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.