Itinerary
- Day 1
Hotel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Your guide picks you up at 7am from your hotel for the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You'll stop at the equator for photos and a quick experiment, then break for lunch in Mbarara. Driving through the Kabale region (which locals call the 'Switzerland of Africa'), you'll arrive in the evening and get settled in before tomorrow's gorilla trekking.
- Meals
- Lunch (En route lunch in Mbarara)
Included Activities
- Equator stop for photography and experimentation
- Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Landmarks/POIs Equator Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Kabale - Day 2
Gorilla Trekking
Breakfast comes at 6am, then you'll head to park headquarters by 7am for a briefing with the senior ranger. The trek takes you through thick vegetation, hiking up and down slopes as you track mountain gorillas and listen for their vocal calls. You're guaranteed an hour observing and photographing them in their natural setting. Back at the lodge after freshening up, you can choose an evening cultural walk with the Batwa community and local villages if you'd like.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Packed lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Gorilla trekking with senior park ranger guide
- One hour observation and photography with mountain gorillas
Optional Activities
- Cultural walk to Batwa community and neighboring local community
Landmarks/POIs Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Day 3
Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After early breakfast, you'll drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha in the southern sector, where tree-climbing lions and antelopes like kobs and gazelles roam. Lunch happens when you arrive, then at 4pm you'll take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel between Lakes George and Edward. The water brings you close to crocodiles, hippos, buffalos, elephants, and birds like pelicans and African fish eagles. An evening game drive follows before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive to Ishasha southern sector searching for tree-climbing lions
- 4pm boat cruise along Kazinga Channel
- Evening game drive
Landmarks/POIs Queen Elizabeth National Park Ishasha Kazinga Channel Lake George Lake Edward - Day 4
Queen Elizabeth National Park to Entebbe and Kampala
After early morning coffee, you'll drive to Kalinzu Forest for chimpanzee tracking. You'll see other primates including baboons, vervet monkeys, and black and white colobus monkeys during the trek. From there, you head back toward Entebbe with a lunch stop in Mbarara, then continue on to Kampala, arriving late in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Early morning coffee), Lunch (Lunch stop in Mbarara)
Included Activities
- Chimpanzee tracking in Kalinzu Forest
- Primate viewing including baboons, vervet monkeys, and black and white colobus monkeys
Landmarks/POIs Kalinzu Forest Mbarara Entebbe Kampala
