This document provides information about Umubano Tours and Intercultural Expedition, a tour company operated by two brothers in Rwanda, DR Congo, Burundi and Uganda. It offers 11-day tours of Uganda that include visits to national parks like Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see wildlife like gorillas. The tours also allow visitors to experience the cultures and landscapes of multiple countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa while visiting lakes, waterfalls and museums.

2. UMUBANO as a Rwandan word means
“Cooperation” Cooperation is the process of groups of organisms
working or acting together for their common/mutual benefit, as
opposed to working in competition for selfish benefit.
Umubano - Tours and Intercultural Expedition also known as the
two brothers business is a successful and reputable tour company
operated by two bothers GAKURU Peter and GATO Herbert,
involving in some other local members who shares 20% of the
business and employing a team of professional tour guides and
local Guides in Rwanda, DR Congo, Burundi and Uganda.

3. After an earlier morning breakfast at around 5:30AM,
our English / French speaking guide will meet you at
your hotel or elsewhere in Kigali – short briefing and
drive to the Eastern part of this country to the
Akagera National Park. Arriving in the Akagera
National Park (125 km/2.5 hrs) we proceed on a
morning game viewing drive in this African savannah
park.
“Elephants in Akagera”

4. Day 1: Arrive at Kigali International
Airport – Transfer to the Volcano NP
Meet and greet our tour guide/ driver who will shortly
brief you about your tour in Rwanda and immediate
transfer to the volcanoes National Park in the
northwest part of this country.
If time allows you can short visit Kigali and after all,
visit the genocide memorial site, a grim reminder of a
senseless massacre of innocent’s lives in 1994.

5. 11 Days Uganda Adventure Safari
This Uganda tour has been designed to cater for the interests
of those that wish to do birding, general wildlife and gorilla
trekking as their highlight. Visit Uganda’s major national
parks including the Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national parks. All these
activities can ably be carried out throughout the year with
minimum difficulty during rainy seasons.
“ Mountain gorilla In Bwindi ”

6. You will be met by our representative at the Airport transfer to
your hotel for an overnight. The following morning, set off for
the safari heading to south western Uganda with a stop at the
drum maker then at Equator of Uganda for snaps and
breakfast. After breakfast, drive through twisted, winding
roads and lake dotted countryside, before getting into the lower
thorn and Savannah scrub lands of Lake Mburo National Park,
the long drive between the main road and park entrance is an
excellent opportunity to see the flora and fauna, including
monkeys, impala and a huge variety of birds.

7. Arrive in Gisenyi, Rwanda and transfer to Goma, DRC
and drive to the Nyiragongo Volcano trail head in
Virunga National Park. The climb up Nyiragongo takes
around five hours, is strenuous and often in hot and
uncomfortable conditions, but the path is relatively easy
and not excessively steep; there are also a lot of rare
birds and small mammals along the trail and the view,
when you reach the top, is stunning and other.
“ Lava Lake In Nyiragongo Volcano
Crater “

8. Arrival
Arrive at Goma from Kisoro Uganda or Kigali Rwanda.
You will be welcomed by our company safari guide who will
transfer you to your hotel – Briefing and Overnight in
Goma.
“ Eastern Low land Gorilla in
Kahuzi Biega National park “

9. Burundi is geographically at the heart of Africa but,
sadly, has also been at the heart of African horrors in
recent years. Here is a country of wonderful landscapes,
from mountaintops to forests, huge lakes to tropical
plateau. Burundi’s situation is improving. The
democratically elected government in 2005 is engaged in
peace talks and has announced applauded measures, such
as that of introducing free education and tourism
promotion.

10. If you are really wanting to experience what the great lakes region of
Africa have to offer, it is recommended to embark on this tour. This is the
ultimate tour that allows you to visit 4 different countries of Africa.
You will see 5 different lakes, (lake Tanganyika, Lake Kivu, Lake
Victoria, Lake Edward and Bunyonyi,) Two different waterfalls, and 3
different museums Including the Kigali genocide memorial center where
you will get to know what happened in Rwanda during the Genocide of
1994 ayear in Which 1 million people was killed within 100 days.

11. TEL +250782175174
+250788757937
SKYPE: umubanotoursbest
Email: umubanotours1@ gmail.com
info@umubanotours.com
Po Box 23534 Musanze RWANDA