Day 1: Arrival Entebbe

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda and after all the formalities, you shall be welcomed by our safari guide, who will then drive you to your hotel for an overnight. Depending on the time you arrive, you may choose to go for an optional sunset cruise on Lake Victoria, from Entebbe late afternoon you will cruise by boat out towards the equator line or local islands to view the sun over the horizon. Watch the fishermen cast their nets and enjoy the snacks and drinks provided on board.

Hotel No.5

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary - Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Today you will officially begin the fun of your safari; you will drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary located in Nakasongola along the way to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have a walking safari to the Southern white Rhinos that have been reintroduced in Uganda and were facing extinction, thereafter, continue to Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for the famous Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop. Murchison Falls is a home to different wildlife species; over 76 mammal and 451 bird species including the Buffaloes, Jackson hartebeests, Antelopes, Lions, Kobs, Giraffes, Hyenas, Bushbucks, Warthogs and chimpanzees in the Kaniyo Pabidi mahogany forest. The Lake Albert Delta is home to rare shoebill storks. The park is also bisected by the renowned River Nile into two parts such as the Northern bank and the Southern bank.

Nile Safari Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Game Drive and Boat Ride on the Nile

Today you will go for a beautiful morning game across the savannah, Borassus Palm Forest and grassland down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. Drive in the open African savanna in search for Lions, Jackson Hartebeest, Leopard, Hyena, Buffalo, Elephant Oribi, Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs, and enjoy spotting various Bird species such as the Secretary Bird, Black Chested Snake Eagle, Tawny and Marshal Eagles Carmine and Swallow Tailed Bee-Eaters, and many more. The animals are widely spread all over the Savannah grasslands, grazing or hunting for prey. This makes the park’s landscape so amazing for game viewing/game driving. In the afternoon, you will go for an exciting boat ride on the Nile to the bottom of the falls where the park derives its name. You will see a number of hippos, crocodiles basking by the river banks, other animals like the Elephants, Waterbucks, Buffaloes, kobs and rarely the Giraffe gather by the banks of the river to drink water.

Nile Safari Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Drive to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park is situated in the western part of Uganda and covers an area of about 795km it’s acknowledged to have one of Uganda’s most gorgeous tropical forests, and the park’s highest point is at 1590m above sea level. It is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore. The park is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of primate including the chimpanzee. It also contains over 375 species of birds. Along the way you will pass many tea plantations, you will arrive later in the afternoon, stopover in Fort Portal town, and then proceed to your accommodation for an overnight. Depending on the time you arrive, you may visit the nearby crater lakes, or visit the King's Palace in Fort Portal; otherwise, you will relax at the lodge.

Chimpundu Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After an early breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters for briefing about the does and don’ts while trekking chimpanzees thereafter proceed for chimpanzee tracking. Led by an experienced ranger guide, trekking the chimpanzees might take about 2 to 6 hours depending on the location of chimpanzees. You will also be able to see different birds, monkeys like the black and white colobus, grey cheeked Mangabey, golden monkeys among others, and various trees species as you walk through the forest. After lunch you drive to Queen Elisabeth National Park, enjoy a game drive on your way in. Named after her Majesty the Queen of England, the park is Uganda’s most famous national park and traveler’s destination. The park’s sites include several beautiful crates lakes that winding through the rolling hills, the panoramic display of the Kazinga Channel. The park stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Rwenzori range in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward.

Katara Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Game Drive, Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel

Today you will head out for an early Morning Game Drive in the park, there are over 100 mammal species in the park that include Lions, Spotted Hyenas, Elephants, Hippos, Buffaloes, the elusive Giant Forest Hog, and Leopard. The Primates include Chimpanzees, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Red tailed monkeys, and Olive Baboons. In the afternoon, you shall have a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel, you will enjoy the fresh river breeze whilst observing a large selection of animals and views of numerous flora and fauna while on the launch cruise. The shores of this channel attract a great number of wild animals like hippos, elephants, crocodiles, antelopes, and others which makes the channel a marvelous place that draws many visitors on a wildlife safari in Uganda. The boat cruise takes about 2-3 hours and is a spectacular experience along the channel as you explore more about African wildlife like birds, animals, and reptiles among others.

Katara Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Game Drive in Ishahsa - Drive To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you will depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Along the way, you will have an en-route game drive in the Ishasha sector, the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, only here the lions have a habit of climbing trees and it is one of the few places in Africa where lions are found in Fig trees preying on other animals like the Uganda Kobs and Topi. Thereafter continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the home to endangered mountain gorillas which lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.

Buhoma Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Gorilla Trekking

After an early morning breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters and meet with excellent local ranger guides and trackers who will brief you about the etiquette of gorilla trekking. Thereafter head off to the forest for Gorilla trekking in the company of an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. Trekking the Mountain Gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences, although the hike is physically demanding the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery makes the trekking worthwhile. The trek will take between 2 and 6 hours, but is well worth the effort and such an amazing experience. As an alternative to gorilla trekking, you could choose to take a guided forest walk in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A forest walk in Bwindi rewards the travelers with an exclusive feeling of a natural virgin forest, sweet melodies of birds singing up in the trees as well a close encounter with wild animals.

Buhoma Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park, Evening Game Drive

Today, drive to Lake Mburo National Park. You will have a game drive as you enter the park. Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks and it is home to 350 bird species including flame head Barbet, Long-tailed Zitting Cisticola (Tabora), African Bins Rail, Collared Barbet, binding Bush singer among others, as well as Zebra, Impala, Eland, Buffalo, Orbi, Defassa waterbuck, Topi, Leopard, Hippo, Hyna, Reedbuck and many more. The park forms part of a 50 km-long wetland system linked by a swamp. Once covered by an open savanna, Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. Once you have settled in and time allows, you will visit cattle-keeping family nearby, get to learn more about their way of life, participate in milking of the cow, and learn how to make local butter.

Mihingo Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10: Nature Walk and Game Drive to Entebbe and Depart

You will get up early morning for a guided nature walk and game drive in the park, and thereafter return to the hotel for breakfast. In the afternoon you will proceed to Kampala crossing the equator along the way, you will have time to take photos and later drive to Entebbe to the Airport to catch your flight back home.

None / On Request

Breakfast & Lunch