Itinerary
- Day 1
Entebbe
You'll arrive at Entebbe International Airport and head to the Boma Hotel, a luxury colonial property with a pool and restaurant on the grounds. Settle into your room and get comfortable before joining the welcome dinner that kicks off your trip.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at Boma Hotel
Landmarks/POIs Entebbe International Airport - Day 2
Entebbe to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you'll travel to Kibale National Park and check in at Ndali Lodge for the next three nights. The afternoon is yours to spend however you like, whether that means relaxing on your veranda, wandering the lodge grounds, or taking a swim before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Homecooked, candlelit dinner)
Included Activities
- Travel to Kibale National Park
- Homecooked candlelit dinner
Optional Activities
- Walk around the lake
- Swim in the pool
- Relax on mountain-view veranda
Landmarks/POIs Kibale National Park - Day 4
Kibale National Park
You'll start early for chimp tracking in Kibale National Park with an expert guide leading the way. You'll observe a chimp family going about their day, watching them forage and move through the trees. Back at the lodge by lunchtime, you'll have the afternoon free to rest.
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Chimpanzee tracking with expert guide in Kibale National Park
Landmarks/POIs Kibale National Park - Day 5
Kibale National Park
This morning you'll visit a local school that Ndali Lodge supports to learn about their education work. In the afternoon, you'll head out to coffee plantations in the area and talk with farmers about how they grow and harvest the crop.
Included Activities
- Visit local community school supported by Ndali Lodge
- Explore coffee plantations and meet farmers
Landmarks/POIs Kibale National Park - Day 6
Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You'll leave Ndali Lodge and drive south, with views of the Rwenzori Mountains along the way, heading to Mazike Valley Lodge. After lunch, you'll head into Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive where you might see lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and hyena.
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Drive alongside Rwenzori Mountains
- Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Landmarks/POIs Rwenzori Mountains Queen Elizabeth National Park - Day 7
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Starting early, you'll track tree-climbing lions and their cubs resting on high branches using tracking equipment to locate them. Later in the day, you'll take an open-air boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel where you can spot crocodiles, hippos, and various birds along the water.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tree-climbing lion tracking with sophisticated tracking devices
- Open-air boat cruise on Kazinga Channel to view crocodiles, hippos, and birds
Landmarks/POIs Queen Elizabeth National Park Kazinga Channel - Day 8
Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi National Park
After breakfast you'll continue south to Mahogany Springs Lodge, a luxury property with thatched bungalows located inside Bwindi National Park. You'll have dinner and an early night since tomorrow requires an early start for gorilla tracking.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel to Bwindi National Park
Landmarks/POIs Bwindi National Park - Day 9
Bwindi National Park
Gorilla tracking day starts before dawn with a moderate hike through Bwindi, home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas. You'll trek with a guide and veterinarian who collects health samples from the troop. That evening back at the lodge, you'll help analyze the samples in their lab to monitor the gorillas' wellbeing.
Included Activities
- Mountain gorilla tracking with guide and veterinarian
- Stool sample collection by veterinarian
- Lab analysis of gorilla health samples at lodge
Landmarks/POIs Bwindi National Park - Day 10
Bwindi National Park
You'll visit a community charity that helps women dealing with poverty, HIV, and domestic violence. You can learn basket weaving and try making your own souvenirs like purses or bandanas on a pedal sewing machine. There's an optional traditional dance you can participate in before your farewell dinner at the lodge.
- Meals
- Dinner (Farewell dinner)
Included Activities
- Visit to community charity project supporting women
- Basket weaving activity
- Pedal sewing workshop to create souvenirs
- Farewell dinner at Mahogany Springs Lodge
Optional Activities
- Traditional dance participation
Landmarks/POIs Bwindi National Park - Day 11
Bwindi to Entebbe
After breakfast you'll catch a domestic flight back to Entebbe. If you have a longer wait for your connecting flight home, you can return to the Boma Hotel to relax and enjoy one last dinner before heading to the airport.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- One-way domestic flight from Bwindi to Entebbe
Optional Activities
- Relax at Boma Hotel and enjoy final dinner (for passengers with longer layovers)
Landmarks/POIs Entebbe International Airport
