Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Uganda
You'll land in Uganda where your tour rep meets you at the airport and arranges transport to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to settle in or walk around the neighborhood on your own. You'll connect with your tour leader at 6 pm to go over what's ahead.
- Day 2
Entebbe to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, you're heading out for roughly 7 hours of driving to reach Kibale Forest National Park. The route takes you through rolling hills, tea plantations, and traditional Ugandan villages, so you'll get a real sense of the country. Once you arrive at your accommodation, you'll have the evening to get settled.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Kibale Forest National Park - Day 3
Bigodi Swamp & Chimpanzee Tracking
This morning starts with a walk along the wooden boardwalk through Bigodi Swamp where you can watch for monkeys, baboons, and birds like the Blue Turaco. Later, you'll have traditional food at Tinka's homestead with a local family. The afternoon takes you to Kanyachu Tourist Centre to track chimpanzees through the forest.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional fare at Tinka's homestead), Dinner
Included Activities
- Bigodi Swamp Walk
- Traditional meal at Tinka's homestead
- Chimpanzee Tracking at Kanyachu Tourist Centre
Landmarks Bigodi Swamp Kanyachu Tourist Centre - Day 4
Game Drive & Boat Cruise
Starting early after breakfast, you drive through the wildlife corridor into Queen Elizabeth National Park. A 4-wheel drive game drive gets you looking for buffalo, lions, elephants, and leopards. You'll break for lunch back at camp, then take a boat ride down the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon to see hippos, elephants, buffaloes, and water birds.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
Landmarks Queen Elizabeth National Park Kazinga Channel - Day 5
Queen Elizabeth National Park (Ishasha) to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You'll be up early for a game drive in the Ishasha sector hunting for tree-climbing lions, antelopes, buffaloes, and elephants. After lunch, it's a drive northeast to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you'll stay the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game Drive in Ishasha sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Landmarks Ishasha sector Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Day 6
Gorilla Family Tracking
Following breakfast, you head to park headquarters for your gorilla family assignment. From there, you trek through rainforest trails with thick undergrowth, listening to forest sounds around you. The main event is your face-to-face encounter with mountain gorillas in their natural setting, something that takes real effort but stays with you.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Packed lunch)
Included Activities
- Gorilla Family Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Landmarks Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Day 7
Bwindi to Lake Mburo National Park
You leave Bwindi early and drive northeast about 7 hours to Lake Mburo National Park. After grabbing lunch, you check into your lodge and head out that evening for a game drive. As dusk comes on, you're watching for impala, zebras, Rothschild Giraffes, eland antelopes, and maybe a leopard or two.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Evening Game Drive in Lake Mburo National Park
Landmarks Lake Mburo National Park - Day 8
Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe
An early morning guided nature walk brings you closer to wildlife on foot, where you can spot barbets, lapwings, snipe, zebras, elands, and impalas. Back for breakfast, you check out and drive to Entebbe. Day rooms are waiting for you to use until it's time to head to the airport.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided Nature Walk in Lake Mburo National Park
Landmarks Lake Mburo National Park
