12 Day Guided Motorcycle Tour in Rwanda and Uganda

Overview

Kigali - Musanze - Gisenyi - Kibuye - Huye - Akagera National Park, Rwanda; Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Queen Elizabeth National Park - Kibale Forest - Lake Bunyonyi Shores, Uganda

Highlights

• Starts and ends in Kigali
• Ride through various national parks
• Stop over at Lake Eduard
• Crossing the Equator and riding the crater lakes trail of Uganda
• Boat trip in Kazinga Channel and Lake Kivu
• Safari game drive in the Akagera National Park and Queen Elisabeth National Park
• 11 nights accommodation
• Airport transfers

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   - Arrival and transfer to a hotel in Kigali - Overnight in Kigali city centre

2. Day 2: Departure to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest / Uganda (171 km / 106 miles)

   - Gatuna border crossing / African border crossing experience - Riding to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: a true African Jungle, known for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of trees, vines and other vegetation make it almost 'impenetrable'. And home to the endangered mountain gorilla - Overnight in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

3. Day 3: Departure to Queen Elizabeth National Park (140 km / 87 miles)

   - Riding through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Riding through Queen Elizabeth National Park, afternoon safari game drive - Overnight in Queen Elizabeth National Park

4. Day 4: Departure to Kibale Forest (165 km / 103 miles)

   - Riding through Queen Elizabeth National Park - Stop over at Lake Eduard, meet the local fisher men of this remote village - Crossing the Equator and riding the crater lakes trail of Uganda - Boat trip in Kazinga Channel: one of the world's largest concentration of hippos and numerous Nile crocodiles, birds - Overnight in Kibale Forest adjacent

5. Day 5: Departure to Kanungu, Queen Elizabeth National Park (290 km / 180 miles)

   - Riding through Kibale Forest National Park - Lake George - Ride though Queen Elizabeth National Park and boat trip in Lake Bunyoni (optional) - Overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Shores

6. Day 6: Departure to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda (235 km / 146 miles)

   - Rwanda - Uganda border crossing - Exploring the Rwandan twin lakes (Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo) - Riding the roads adjacent the Chain of Volcanoes in Rwanda - Overnight in Musanze, the home to gorillas

7. Day 7: Departure to Lake Kivu in Gisenyi (130 km / 81 miles)

   - Making Banana Beer Experience with the locals - Lake Kivu: the lake covers a bed of so much toxic methane, which Each eruption of the nearby Nyiragongo volcano raises fears the gas may escape and poison the neighboring towns and cities - Overnight at Lake Kivu Shores / in Gisenyi

8. Day 8: Departure to Lake Kivu in Karongi (135 km / 84 miles)

   - Riding the famous Congo Nile Trail - A relaxed afternoon swimming and boat trip in Lake Kivu and a short hike to Napoleon Island (thousand bats) and monkeys - Overnight at Lake Kivu Shores in Kibuye

9. Day 9: Ride to Explore Nyungwe Forest National Park (245 km / 152 miles)

   - Riding Through Nyungwe Forest National Park: The oldest conserved tropical rainforest in Africa, home to 13 species - World's largest population of monkeys and chimpanzees - Stop over at Uwinka Visitor Centre for a quick coffee and snacks - Overnight in Huye

10. Day 10: Departure to Akagera National Park (220 km / 137 miles)

    - The Akagera National Park is Central Africa’s largest protected wetland and the last remaining refuge for savannah-adapted species in Rwanda - Exploring the south-east wet land of Rwanda: Lake Sake and Lake Mugesera - Overnight in Akagera National Park

11. Day 11: Safari game drive in Akagera National Park (not riding bikes today)

    - Starts from 7:30 a.m. to around 4 p.m. - Safari game drive in Akagera National Park for the African big 5 (lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, and leopard), hyenas, zebras, giraffe, and several antelopes like the bushbucks, impalas - Overnight in Akagera National Park

12. Day 12: Kigali city tour (130 km / 81 miles)

    - The Kigali Genocide Memorial Site and city market, artisan shops - End of the tour and transfer to the airport

Ride Details

Bike

rental bike

Mileage

1,861 kilometers / 1,156 miles

Daily rides

130 - 290 kilometers / 81 - 180 miles

Meals

breakfasts

Accommodation

You will be accommodated in standard hotels, lodges, and camps.

Getting There

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