Itinerary
- Day 1
Hotel to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, you'll get picked up from your hotel and head to Murchison Falls National Park. On the way, there's a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking. Then you'll continue into the park to see the top of the falls where the Nile forces through a narrow 7m gorge before dropping 43m into what's called the devil's cauldron. Check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Start point
- Entebbe, Wakiso, Uganda (Entebbe Airport)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Visit to Murchison Falls top viewpoint
Landmarks Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Murchison Falls - Day 2
Murchison Falls National Park
Start early with a game drive on the Pakuba plains where you'll look for lions, buffalo, waterbuck, hartebeest, and giraffes. After lunch back at the lodge, take a boat cruise on the Nile to see hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, and water birds including the shoebill stork. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive on Pakuba plains
- Boat cruise on the Nile River
Landmarks Pakuba Plains Nile River - Day 3
Murchison Falls National Park
Rise early for another morning game drive on the Pakuba plains searching for lions, buffalo, waterbuck, hartebeest, giraffes, and oribi. You'll move through this section of the park looking for varied wildlife. Head back to your lodge for meals and rest.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive on Pakuba plains
Landmarks Pakuba Plains - Day 4
Murchison Falls to Fort Portal (Kibale National Park)
After early breakfast, you'll drive through the Albertan Escarpment along the western arm of the East African Rift Valley with views of Lake Albert, traditional homesteads, and the Mountains of the Moon. You'll arrive in Fort Portal in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Landmarks Lake Albert Albertan Escarpment Mountains of the Moon - Day 5
Kibale National Park
After breakfast, head to the rangers' point for a briefing on chimpanzee trekking rules. You'll trek with chimpanzees in Kibale National Park with an experienced guide and spend a full hour observing them once located. Return for lunch and rest. Later, explore the crater lakes and hike to Lake Nkuruba, seeing different primates and birds while walking through local villages. Return for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park
- Crater lakes exploration
- Hike to Lake Nkuruba
- Local village visit
Landmarks Kibale National Park Lake Nkuruba - Day 6
Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a relaxed breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and arrive early enough to relax and have lunch. In the afternoon, head out for game viewing to spot reedbuck, bushbuck, kob, warthogs, elephants, lions, and buffalo. You can choose the Queen's explosion crater drive instead for spectacular scenery and wildlife. Return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Afternoon game drive at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Optional Activities
- Queen Elizabeth explosion crater drive (scenic route alternative)
Landmarks Queen Elizabeth National Park 
- Day 7
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Rise early for breakfast and head to the Kasenyi plains for a morning game drive. Look for lions, elephants, bushbuck, Cape buffalo, waterbuck, giant forest hogs, and Uganda kob. Return to your lodge for rest and lunch. After lunch, take a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel connecting Lakes George and Edward, where you'll see hippos, elephants, crocodiles, and many bird species. Return for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive on Kasenyi plains
- 2-hour boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
Landmarks Kasenyi Plains Kazinga Channel Lake George Lake Edward 
- Day 8
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Start early with breakfast, then head to the Kasenyi plains for a morning game drive searching for lions, elephants, bushbuck, Cape buffalo, waterbuck, giant forest hogs, and Uganda kob. Return to your lodge for rest and lunch. Spend the afternoon relaxing at your accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive on Kasenyi plains
Landmarks Kasenyi Plains - Day 9
Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth, which is known for tree-climbing lions (about 70% chance of spotting them). Continue to Bwindi, home to roughly 400 mountain gorillas, about half the world's population. Check in at your lodge, relax, and prepare for gorilla trekking tomorrow.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Tree-climbing lion spotting in Ishasha sector
Landmarks Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Ishasha Sector 
- Day 10
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early breakfast and ranger briefing, enter the gorilla sanctuary for trekking. The rainforest is dense but crossed by animal trails. How long the trek takes depends on gorilla movement and terrain. Once you locate a gorilla group, you'll spend a full hour observing them. Return to your lodge for rest and lunch.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Landmarks Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Day 11
Bwindi to Kisoro (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park)
After breakfast, experience the Batwa Trail with the indigenous Batwa people, traditional hunter-gatherers who lived in Mgahinga Forest for generations. They'll guide you through their ancestral forest home, teaching you about their survival techniques, culture, and historical connection to the land. Return to your accommodation for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Batwa Trail experience with indigenous guide
Landmarks Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Day 12
Mgahinga to Lake Bunyonyi
Start with a ranger briefing, then trek to track golden monkeys, the second-most interesting attraction in Mgahinga after mountain gorillas. Return for rest and lunch. Later, drive to Lake Bunyonyi, surrounded by lush, green-terraced hills reaching 2,200-2,478 meters high and scattered with 29 islands. Check in at your lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Landmarks Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Lake Bunyonyi - Day 13
Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, choose between visiting and interacting with the local community around Lake Bunyonyi, or going on a canoe trek exploring the major islands in a traditional dugout canoe while learning their history. Return to your accommodation for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Local community visit and interaction
- Canoe trek on Lake Bunyonyi with island exploration
Landmarks Lake Bunyonyi - Day 14
Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park, passing intensely terraced Kigezi hill slopes and through Mbarara town. You'll arrive early afternoon and rest before heading out for late afternoon game viewing. Spot gigantic eland antelopes, zebras, topis, impalas, warthogs, Uganda kob, and Cape buffalo. Return to your lodge for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Late afternoon game drive at Lake Mburo National Park
Optional Activities
- Mburo night game drive (cost excluded, payable on ground)
Landmarks Lake Mburo National Park 
- Day 15
Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe
Enjoy an early breakfast, then go for a guided nature walk in Lake Mburo with an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger. You'll often encounter hyenas returning from night hunting, plus zebras, giraffes, eland, topi and other antelopes, and Cape buffalo at close range. Trek to hilltops for views of Lake Mburo and surrounding lakes. Return to lodge for checkout, then drive to Entebbe airport with a photo stop at the Equator.
- End point
- Entebbe, Wakiso, Uganda (Entebbe Airport or any Hotel in Entebbe)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Guided nature walk in Lake Mburo National Park
Landmarks Lake Mburo National Park Equator
