For a chance to capture the thrill of an African jungle, a Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking safari is worthwhile. Have you ever imagined how best you can meet these endangered creatures in style? Rwanda is a small landlocked country offering luxury primate tracking adventures and tours. Rwanda has become a popular destination for high-end and luxury Gorilla trekking safaris and Chimpanzee tracking tours.
The Volcanos National park is Rwanda’s most popular tourist destination offering signature gorilla trekking adventures. It has a collection of luxury accommodations which include local, regional and international brands. These accommodations depending on the level of luxury, they offer mouthwatering experiences to safari makers who look to trek the mountain Gorillas in Rwanda. Some of the luxury accommodations you will find include Singita Kwitonda lodge, One and Only Gorilla Nest, Wilderness Bisate lodge and Volcano lodge. Each of these luxury accommodations has its own level of luxury and ambience.
In the southwest of the country is Nyungwe forest national park, a biodiverse forest sheltering a variety of primates. Nyungwe is popular for its impressive Chimpanzee tracking tours and adventurous canopy walk. More to its Chimpanzees are other primates which are over 12species. So for those going to Nyungwe forest on a luxury safari, One and Only Nyugwe house offers high-end accommodation.
So at ATW Holidays we design luxury primate tracking safaris and experiences in Rwanda and on this 6-days luxury gorilla and chimpanzee tracking safari package, you will visit Rwanda’s two top destinations. In addition to staying in high-end accommodations during the trip, you will transfer in 4×4 safari vehicles.
Therefore if you’re in search of a luxury gorilla and/or a chimpanzee tracking package and experience in Rwanda talk to our destination travel designer.
So What are Rwanda’s luxury experiences that can compliment your Gorilla trekking and Chimpanzee adventure.
- Scenic luxury helicopter experiences by Akagera aviation
- More to the accommodations is the private meet and transfers.
- Transfers in luxury suv vehicles
Uganda by far offers some of the most impressive birding tours and safari experiences. Going for Uganda birding tours and packages will reward you with an astonishing display of Avian species.
On this 12 Day Uganda Birdwatching safari tour package, you will witness the avian life (bird-life) of Bwindi Impenetrable forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kibale forest. During your birding trip and quest in Uganda’s Bwindi forest and Kibale forest national parks, expect to encounter mainly the forest bird species.
These two forest parks have a combined count of more than 700 bird species, Kibale having more than 370 bird species with 23 Albertine Rift Endemics while Bwindi Impenetrable forest has over 350 species also with 23 endemics of the Albertine rift. So be sure on this birdwatching Uganda tour and safari package you’ll have a blast.
On this 12-day Uganda birding safari tour package you’ll also explore the ecologically diverse Queen Elizabeth national park. So during your birdwatching experience in this Uganda park, you’ll mainly witness the open savanna bird species. There’s over 600 bird species in Queen Elizabeth and this therefore makes it have the highest concentration of birds of any protected reserve in East Africa.
So prepare for a thrill of a birding safari and tour in Uganda on this trip. You will witness both open savanna and forest bird species on this avian tour led by avid birdwatching guide.
For the few destinations in Africa which have more than 1000 birds, Uganda offers seamless birdwatching experiences. Most of Uganda’s birding safari tour packages would include sites like Bwindi Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Mabamba wetland. However, these would differ depending on the interest of the visitor. So whatever ones interest would be for making a bird watching safari in Uganda, the country has it all.
You can seamlessly book your next Uganda birdwatching tour and safari package through contacting our experienced travel designer. Uganda offers paramount and all year round birding programs to avian enthusiasts.
Explore the alluring beauty and diversity of Uganda’s marshes on this 14 Days Uganda Shoebill birdwatching Safari and tour package with Chimpanzees. The Pearl of Africa “Uganda” is home to an impressive range of marshes that are home to the Shoebill Stork. So on this Shoebill Birding safari package and tour, you’ll explore majority of the country’s swamps known for hosting this pre-historic looking bird.
The Shoebill Stork is a pre-historic looking bird also known as “Whale-headed” Stork. It has a shoe shaped beak hence its name the Shoebill Stork. Its an endangered type of bird which mainly spends most of its time in marshes around Africa.
Ardent birders who make it to Africa basically find it an interesting species they must look out for. So during this Shoebill birdwatching safari in Uganda, you’ll explore some of the country’s marshes known for hosting this bird. On this birding safari package you’ll explore Mabamba wetland on the shores of Lake Victoria near Entebbe and Lugogo swamp in Zziwa Rhino sanctuary. You will go birding to see the Shoebill around the Nile Delta on the Victoria Nile in Murchison Falls national park, River Semliki and Lake Albert in Semliki Wildlife Reserve.
During this 14-Days Shoebill birding Uganda safari tour package, expect to see other bird varieties. You will also take on a Chimpanzee tracking safari in Kibale forest.
Mabamba wetland, Lugogo Swamp and the Nile Delta are some of Uganda’s best spots for tracking the Shoebill. So most of your birdwatching time on this safari will be mostly spent on canoes paddles by local skipper.
So where to see the Shoebill in Uganda on birding safari package?
Uganda is not a seasonal birding destination in Africa. Birdwatching safaris are possible almost every part of the year and Uganda birding tour packages range from short 1-Day excursions to multi day excursions. Mabamba wetland is Uganda’s premier site for Shoebill birding tour packages. It can be explored alone on a short 1-Day tour package or in circuit with other sites.
Some sites known for the Shoebill which you can consider on a birding safari package include;
- Mabamba Wetland and its the most famous Shoebill birding spot in Kasanjje along Lake Victoria
- Lugogo Swamp in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district
- The Nile Delta in Murchison Falls National Park
- Semliki National Park around the Albert area
- Lake Mburo National Park
So for a chance to see this bird, join our 14-Day Shoebill birdwatching safari package.
Uganda is a paramount birding safari destination that has attracted a number of birdwatching enthusiasts over the years. Uganda’s avian life is more than 1000 bird species with mainly open savanna and forest species.
For whatever interest you have to take on a birding safari and tour package in Africa, Uganda is the perfect place to go.
On this 20 day Pearl of Africa| Uganda birdwatching safari package, you will take on a birding journey through the country’s wilderness to explore its avian life. This is a core birdwatching tour safari package and during the trip, you will explore some of Uganda’s evergreen forests and marshes, undulating golden-yellow savannas and mountain ranges. So some of the places you will go birding on this Uganda safari include, Mabamba wetland popularly known for the endangered Shoebill Stork. You will see forest species in Budongo forest, Kibale forest, Semliki, Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga national park.
You will as well go birdwatching around Uganda’s Rwenzori ranges and also visit Murchison falls and Queen Elizabeth national parks for the savanna species. Therefore, on this 20 days of your Uganda birding safari and tour package, expect to see a variety of bird species including common and endangered species, restricted range species, endemics and many others.
So for any reasons, one wishing to take on a birdwatching safari and tour package in Africa or East Africa in particular, Uganda would be the absolute answer. The wealth of Uganda’s birding sites offers a great menu of places to include in birdwatching tour package.
What would be the top birding sites in Uganda to include in a birdwatching package itinerary?
- Bwindi Impenetrable forest
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Kibale Forest national park
- Mabamba Wetland known for the Shoebill Stork
- The Botanical Gardens Entebbe
On this Tanzania wildlife safari and tour pacakge, you’ll explore the jewels of Africa, the Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro Conservation area. These two natural reserves are UNESCO heritage sites and Tanzania’s most remarkable wildlife safari destinations. But more to being world heritage site, they’re also among the 7 wonders of Africa.
So a wildlife safari in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro and Serengeti is one of the best African safari and tour packages you can ever have for holiday. The country brags about its vastness and wildlife diversity and its reason every year wildlife enthusiasts go for a quest to meet its wildlife. A wildlife safari in Tanzania is incomplete without meeting the African Big Five and it offers such remarkable encounters on the African continent. On the other hand, safari goers to this extraordinary country go on safari to see the great wildlife migration in the Serengeti on packaged safari tours.
During this wildlife safari and tour pacakge in Tanzania, you’ll browse the roughly 15,000 Sq.km Serengeti national park. Its dotted golden savanna plains host over 5000 Lions, 1000 Leopards, 500 Cheetahs and others species of Predators as well as those of prey. A balloon safari over the rustic plains of Serengeti and sights of the wildebeest migration will highlight this safari.
You’ll also trail through the nearly 8,300 sq.km, beautifully woven Ngorongoro known for its stunning scenery. Here you’ll see lots of wildlife species like the Big cats of Africa. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is known for the scenic craters which host a great count of wildlife, the Olduvai Gorge and other remarkable wildlife / tourist landmarks. The highlight of safaris is the Ngorongoro Crater.
So more to this wildlife safari and tour package in Tanzania will be the wildlife experience in Lake Manyara National Park where you will end the safari.
Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s best adventure, hiking and mountaineering destination. Every year a number of adventure enthusiasts embark on an epic trip to trek or hike the Kilimanjaro which is Africa’s highest mountain. So various trekking adventure packages are available with different durations depending on route used. From 6day to 8day with varying levels, moderate and challenging treks.
On this Tanzania Kilimanjaro trekking adventure safari and package, you’ll hike the great summit of Africa, to the Uhuru peak on Kibo which is at a height of 5’890 meters above sea level. Kilimanjaro sits high in the clouds and therefore capped by snow. It rises gently from the open plains to set a glorious view towering in the milieu of northeastern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is the most popular mountaineering and hiking site across the Africa continent and therefore draws a number of hikers ever year.
Mountain Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano believed to have last erupted 1’000s of years back. It has 3 volcanic peaks that’s; Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira and its base covers about 64 Km. The mountain is one of Africa’s natural wonders and ranks among the top three and its also a UNESCO heritage site.
On this 8 day Kilimanjaro mountaineering and hiking safari package, you will follow the footsteps of Ludwig Purtsceller and Hans Meyer, who were the first ascenders, to take on a challenge to the summit (Uhuru Peak) of this great African mountain. You’ll spend 7 days of hiking along Mount Kilimanjaro’s Machame route.
At ATW Holidays Africa we design Kilimanjaro trekking and hiking adventures depending on your safari time in Tanzania. Explore our various Mountain Kilimanjaro hiking, mountaineering tour packages and choose the suitable one or talk to our expert to design your own Kilimanjaro trekking adventure safari in Tanzania.
