Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival

   • On your arrival at Entebbe international airport, our guide will be waiting to warmly welcome the pearl of Africa, brief you about the safari, and then transfer you to your hotel, where you will relax, have dinner and prepare for the next day's journey.

2. Day 2: Transfer to Kibale national park with a stopover at fort portal

   • After breakfast, you will embark on a 358km drive to Kibale national park in southwestern Uganda, taking 5-6 hours. Have a stopover at fort portal, Uganda’s tourism city; for a delicious lunch, you must visit Amabele GaNyina Mwiru caves (breast-like features). The breasts are believed to have belonged to a king’s daughter named Nyina Mwiru, who refused to marry a spouse her father (the king) had chosen for her. The king decided to cut off her breasts. They have been dripping milk since that day. From this, the locals called this place AmabeleGaNyinaMwiru, loosely translated as “Breasts of NyinaMwiru”. After the caves, you will continue your journey to Kibale national park arriving in the evening for check-in, dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

   • After breakfast, transfer to the Kanyachu visitors centre for a briefing from the park ranger about the chimpanzee trekking experience. He will then lead you through the trails, look out for white and black colobus, red tailed monkey or the grey cheeked mangabey, the ranger will also give you details on the traditional of the plant species within the forest. When the chimps are sighted, your given one hour to spend with them watching them in their natural habitat, watch them play, eat, feed and watching them marking their territories. Chimps are our closest living relatives sharing 98.7% of our DNA. After the trekking, you will return at the lodge for lunch and embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth national park a 59.8km drive taking you about 1hour and 25mints. Arriving in the evening for check in, dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4: Morning game drive and a launch cruise at Kazzinga channel

   • After having breakfast, undertake a 2-4hours morning game drive in the kasenyi sector of the park which is filled with a wide variety of animals, such 4 as the big 5 mammals, which include cape buffaloes, lions, leopards and the African elephants, other mammals include topi, giraffes, antelopes among others. Retreat from the activity for lunch.
   • In the afternoon, gather at Paraa jetty for a boat ride on the 40km Kazzinga channel that connects Lake George to Lake Edward this cruise gives you the opportunity to see at a closer range the highest concentration of water submerged hippos in the world, surrounded by different species of birds plus crocodiles basking on the water banks. The cruise also offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. Retreat from the activity for relaxation at your lodge, have dinner and overnight.

5. Day 5: Ishasha game drive and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.

   • After breakfast, check out from your lodge and embark on a game drive as you exit the park. You will have the game drive in the far southern part of the park in the Ishasha plains for the tree-climbing lions, topis, warthogs, and buffalos, among others. You will exit the park and start a 175.2km journey of about 5 hours and 45 minutes. Arriving at the park in the evening for check-in, relaxation, dinner and overnight.

6. Day 6: Gorilla tracking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

   • After breakfast, have your lunch packed and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the park ranger about the gorilla tracking experience; he will then lead you to where the gentle gorillas are. The tracking takes from 2-8 hours. When they are contacted, you will spend one hour with them, learning about their way of living, watching them feed their young ones, and eating, among others. Retreat from the activity for relaxation and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, the second deepest lake in Africa and the first in Uganda.

7. Day 7: Canoeing and nature walk and zip lining

   • After breakfast, undertake a canoe on the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi. It has 29 islands, including the upside-down island and Akampane Punishment Island. You will be taken through the history behind the several islands and the sight of different bird species—a retreat from the activity for lunch and relaxation. And undertake a nature walk where you will explore the surrounding areas with the company of the guide. You can visit communities around, pass through terraces and farmlands, listen to the sweet sounds of different bird species, enjoy the cool breeze, and take beautiful pictures. Return to the lodge for relaxation and have an exciting, fun activity of zip lining on the beautiful lake—a retreat from the activity for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

8. Day 8: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park and cultural tour

   • After breakfast you will embark on a 272.2km drive to lake Mburo taking you about 5hours 13mints. You will have clear views of rolling hills, local markets, and local homesteads among others. You will arrive in the late afternoon for lunch, check in then have a cultural tour watching the herd’s men milking their cattle, you will see the long-horned cattle of the Ankole region, and you will hear different historical stories of the Ankole community. Return to your lodge for diner and overnight.

9. Day 9: Walking safari and a boat ride

   • After breakfast, you will go for a walking safari in the park. Lake Mburo national park is the only park were one can track different animals on foot since there are no lions and elephants. You will see animals like zebras, Uganda kob, impala, and antelopes among others. Return for lunch.
   • In the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride on the lake. Lake Mburo forms part of a 50km long wetland system linked by a swamp together with 13 other lakes in the area, 5 of these lakes lie within the parks boarders. The park is also blessed with over 315 bird species and probably the best place to see acacia-associated birds like black billied bustard, bare faced-go away bird, mosque swallow, and Ruppell’s starling. Retreat from the activity for dinner and overnight.

10. Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala and a stopover at the equator

    • After breakfast, check out from your hotel and embark on a 3-4-hour journey to Kampala. You will have a stopover at the equator for snap shots, a water experiment and a delicious lunch, then continue with the journey to Kampala, arriving in the evening, then transfer back to your hotel.