Safari Overview
This Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari is aimed at giving you the best of Uganda as it exposes you to the best wild encounters Uganda has to offer. While on this Ugandan odyssey, expect to enjoy memorable encounters with Uganda’s wild mammals as you are set to visit national parks such as Murchison falls National park and Queen Elizabeth park which are home to a myriad of these mammals such as 4 of Africa’s big five which include lions cape buffaloes, leopards and the African elephants. Further still you have will have a chance to enjoy a close encounter with chimpanzees as you are set to visit Kibale national park which is the primate capital of the world with 13 primate species calling this park their home. The epitome of this safari will be a memorable encounter with the gentle giants the mountain gorillas as you will get to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National park which is home to these shy primates.
Safari Highlight
Day 1: Arrival and Pick up from Entebbe airport
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls Park with a visit to Ziwa rhino sanctuary and a hot lunch at Kabalega dinners
Day 3: Engage in a morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise with a hike to the top of the falls
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park with a hot lunch in Hoima
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park
Day 6: Moring game drive and an afternoon boat cruise
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha for possible sighting of the tree climbing lions
Day 8: Enjoy gorilla sightings as you do gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 9: Morning boat cruise and transfer to Kampala or Entebbe with an enroute lunch at Igongo cultural center and an equator experience at Kayabwe
Detailed safari itinerary
Day 1: Arrival, Meet and greet and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
Arrival and pick up from either Entebbe or bus terminal in Kampala then transfer to lodge
Accommodation: Papyrus Guest house
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls Park with enroute stop at Ziwa sanctuary for rhino trekking
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park which promises to give you thrilling encounters with a myriad of Uganda’s wildlife. Along your journey, you will make a stop over at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where an encounter with the rhinos is assured as this sanctuary is home to an ever-growing number of rhinos. You will have an enroute lunch at Kabalega dinners.
Accommodation: Murchison River Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Enjoy a morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls
Today you will engage in a stunning morning game drive in Murchison falls National Park and this will give a face to face encounter with the dwellers of this park such as 4 of the Africa’s big five lions, African elephants, leopards and cape buffaloes among many others like giraffes and a multitudes of birds. In the afternoon you will enjoy a mind-blowing boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison falls and the thunderous roar from these falls will surely let you know why they are referred to us the world’s strongest water falls. From here, you will hike to the top of these magnificent falls where you will be able to take numerous pictures in order to immortalize your visit forever.
Accommodation: Murchison River Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Park
This day will see you transfer to Kibale National park. Kibale Park lies about 310km or 6-7 hours’ drive through rural Uganda which makes this journey quite fascinating for a first-time traveler in this country. You will have a lunch stop in Hoima. Along the way to Kibale, look out for beautiful sightings of large tea plantations which cover the gentle hills of Fort portal and Kibale. You can take a moment to pose for photos here. If you visit coincides with the harvesting period, you will be mesmerized by the tea harvesting process which involves laborers carry large baskets over their backs which they fill with the tea leaves plucked at a lightning speed.
Accommodation: Isunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Trek the Chimpanzees of Kibale and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park
On this day, you will have a chance to have an upclose encounter with the man’s closest wild cousin the chimpanzees as you engage in an exciting chimpanzee trekking experience as Kibale national park is home to these humbling primates. In the afternoon you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth park. Upon your arrival here, you will engage in an enroute game drive to your lodge.
Accommodation: Marafiki safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel
This day will see you being exposed to what Queen Elizabeth national park has to offer. You will kick off with an early morning game drive where you meet more of Uganda wildlife mammals which include lions, Cape buffaloes African elephants Topis Bush bucks. In the afternoon enjoy another round of thrilling boat ride as you get to cruise the Kazinga channel and this comes with numerous encounters with hippos, more grassland wild animals and a myriad of bird species as this park is home to 600 bird species
Accommodation: Marafiki Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Park with an enroute game drive in Ishasha
Day 7 will have you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable park which is home to the biggest primates on earth the giant mountain gorillas. Enroute to the Bwindi you will have a chance to see the famous tree climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth that are usually sighted in the Ishasha sector.
Accommodation: Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Enjoy a gorilla trekking expedition and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
This day you will get to actually meet the gorillas as you engage in a memorable gorilla trekking experience which will have you meet these gentle giants in their natural habitat. You will spend an hour observing these majestic creatures in order to to have an understanding their habits which aren’t far from our own. In the afternoon after returning from the trek, you will depart from Bwindi and then transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation: Birdnest Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe with an enroute stop at the Equator
This day has you waking up at the soothing twittering of some of the numerous birds that call this lake their home as it has its name Lake Bunyonyi derived from hundreds of bird species. You will enjoy a boat ride to the tranquil waters of Bunyonyi which is also holds the position of being deepest lake with an estimated depth of close to 900m which makes it the second deepest lake on the African continent beaten to the top spot by Lake Tanganyika in Western Tanzania. During this cruise expect to visit some of its numerous islands such as Akampene island (punishment island) and Bucuranuka (upside down island) which have mind blowing folklore stories to match their names. After this boat ride you will embark on your return journey to Kampala. On the way back to Kampala you will enjoy an enroute lunch at Igongo cultural hotel. After which you will have another stop at Kayabwe for the Equator experience before you finally reach Kampala/ Entebbe where your safari with us will come to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Tour Inclusions
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