Immersive Rwanda & Uganda - Behind the Scenes

You may see an elusive African leopard while out on a game drive this morning. In the afternoon, a ranger will take you on a 'Walk the Line' excursion. During this seven-kilometre walk, you'll head into the hills following the fence along the outside of the park. Learn about how park staff safeguard wildlife and what measures are in place to mitigate human-wildlife conflict.

From the top of the ridge where you walk to, you'll enjoy superb views over the national park. Overnight in Karenge Bush Camp, with all meals included.

Depart after breakfast to the Rwanda/Uganda border, from where you'll head up to the scenically spectacular Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

This afternoon, you'll be taken on an authentic experience to meet the resident Batwa community. With a mediator between the lodge management and the Batwa community and a translator, you're invited to have a dialogue with the Batwa, which can be a very moving experience. The experience isn't staged - you can often expect very direct answers to challenging questions.

Enjoy an overnight stay in the very comfortable Mount Gahinga Lodge, with all meals included.

After breakfast, set off to visit the rare golden monkeys, which enjoy bamboo groves in their rainforest habitat. Then travel to the Kisozi Caldera for a walk. Afterwards, take a short canoe trip on picture-postcard-perfect Lake Mutanda. Drive on to Nkuringo in the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

Stay for three nights at the comfortable and very well-run Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, with all meals included.

After an early breakfast, you'll be taken to the park office for your briefing on conduct during gorilla tracking.

Set off with scouts and porters to seek one of the resident, habituated family groups of mountain gorillas. Your golden hour with these remarkable primates is something you'll cherish for the rest of your life - something with which very few wildlife experiences can compare.

You have three wonderful alternatives to choose from today:

First, you could do a second gorilla trek (please let us know as long in advance as is possible if you select this option, because oftentimes gorilla permit availability is outweighed by demand).

Alternatively, you could do the four-hour 'Gorilla Habituation Experience' (price of a permit for this activity is US$1,500).

Lastly, there's an option to make the very scenic 'Top of the World' rainforest walk in the Nkuringo sector of Bwindi. During this walk, you can take in more spellbinding scenery and seek abundant birds and small rainforest wildlife.

Depart Bwindi this morning to scenic Lake Mutanda, where you'll enjoy an early lunch at the scenically appointed Chameleon Hill Lodge. You'll then be transferred over the Uganda/Rwanda border and south to Kigali Airport in time to check in for the KLM flight departing tonight to London Heathrow (or selected other UK airports) via Amsterdam.

On your early morning arrival into Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, connect with the KLM flight back to London Heathrow (or selected other UK airports). You'll be home by mid-morning the next day after a wonderful holiday.