Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe

   • On your arrival at Entebbe international airport, our guide will be waiting to welcome you to the pearl of Africa, brief you on how your safari will be and then transfer you to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

2. Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

   • After having breakfast, you will embark on a 164.1km journey to Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will drive for almost 3 hours. The journey is so scenic; you will have clear views of local homesteads, banana plantations, and local markets among others. Making a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary. The sanctuary is Uganda’s only home of rhinos in the wild, it’s home to 32 southern white wild rhinos located in the Nakasongola district. 
   • You will then go for white rhino tracking where the guide will take you on a 7m foot close to the rhinos. You will enjoy watching these endangered animals continuously feeding on fresh vegetation without being bothered by your presence. 
   • After this experience, you will have lunch en-route at Kabalega’s dinner in Masindi town and then embark on a 68.7km journey to Murchison falls national park reaching in the evening for check-in, relaxation, dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: Game drive, launch cruise and hiking on top of the falls

   • After breakfast, you will connect with the park ranger and embark on a 3-4-hour breathtaking morning game drive towards the park's northern section. You can see animals like buffaloes, leopards, giraffes, antelopes, and Rothschild, among others.
   • Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation as you prepare for the afternoon launch cruise. After lunch, you will gather at Paraa jetty for a 3hours stunning launch cruise on the world’s longest river to the bottom of the falls. You will see water animals like crocodiles, hippos, elephants cooling off, and water birds. 
   • After the launch cruise, you will go for a hike on top of the falls where you will see where the Nile squeezes itself in an 8m wide gorge cascading 120m long with a thunderous roar into the “Devil's Cauldron”, creating a trademark rainbow. You will return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park

   • After breakfast, embark on a 214 km to Kibale national park with a stopover at fort portal known as the tourism city of Uganda. Upon arrival, you will visit the Amabele caves, the breast-like features believed to have belonged to NyinaMwiru the daughter to a king of Bachwezi who denied her the chance to feed her child Ndahura to avoid possibilities of being over thrown from the throne. After the caves you will have lunch and visit the crater lakes field and traverse the challenging slopes of kyengegwa hills surrounded by a range of crater lakes offering views of Rwenzori Mountains.
   • You will then proceed your journey to Kibale national park reaching in the evening for check in, relaxation, dinner and overnight

5. Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking

   • After breakfast, you will drive to Kanyanchu Visitor’s Centre and connect with the ranger for briefing; he will then lead you to the magnificent rain forest of Kibale, home to 1500 chimpanzees. The trekking takes from 2-5 hours. When the chimpanzees are sighted, you can spend one hour with them. Kibale national park has half the world’s population and is the best place to trek the chimpanzee. It is quite an exciting and adventurous experience one shouldn’t miss in a lifetime.
   • You will return to your lodge for lunch and enjoy relaxing for the rest of the day. You will then have dinner and overnight.

6. Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

   • After breakfast, you will embark on a 59.8km drive to Queen Elizabeth national park. The park is considered one of Uganda’s most scenic destinations; it occupies a significant level of terrain on the floor of the Albertine Rift Valley. The drama derives from the surrounding mountains that encircle the park. On reaching the park, you will check in to your lodge, have lunch and relax.
   • In the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise on the 40kmkazzinga channel; you will sight animals like crocodiles and African hippos (Kazzianga channel has the largest population of hippos in the world), elephants cooling off, you will also sight different bird species like the grey crowned-crane, hamerkop, flocks of African skimmers, gull-billed tern among others. The park has over 600 bird species.
   • After the launch cruise, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight

7. Day 7: Morning game drive and nature walk

   • After breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive in the kasenyi plains; this is the most awarding game drive where you see animals when they’re most active. You will see animals like leopards, African buffaloes, lions, Uganda kobs, African elephants, and different bird species. The game drive takes from 2-4 hours.
   • You will return to your lodge for lunch and relax after you go for a nature walk where you will visit the Bakonzo farmers, the traditional Banyaraguru hut, and agricultural villages where you will be led by the guide who knows the best local community members and lake katwa were you will see people harvesting salt on the lake. You will return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

8. Day 8: Morning game drive in the Ishasha plains and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

   • After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and embark on a game drive while exiting the park. This game drive is always conducted in the Ishasha plains, the far southern part of Queen Elizabeth national park, where you will see the tree-climbing lions, topi, buffalo and elephants. 
   • After the game drive, you will exit the park heading to Bwindi's impenetrable national park, a 175.2km drive taking you 5hrs 43mints. 
   • You will have lunch en route, reaching the park in the evening for check-in, dinner and overnight. Bwindi's impenetrable national park is home to half the world’s remaining gorillas. It’s on the edge of the Albertine rift valley the western branch of the east African rift. The park is known for its exceptional biodiversity of mountain gorillas and 120 mammals, including several primate species with more than 160 tree species, over 100 fern species, 220 butterfly species and over 347 bird species.

9. Day 9: Gorilla tracking

   • After breakfast, you will have your lunch packed and then drive to the park headquarters for a briefing from the ranger; he will guide and lead you through the activity. It takes from 2-8 hours. The trekking requires hiking through the thick, triffid-like tangles of vegetation, muddy hills and craggy valleys. Once the gorillas are sighted, you have one hour to spend with them, seeing them in their natural habitat, seeing them wander and play; the calls, whistles and whoops of thousands of animal species from miles around provide the perfect soundtrack, the verdant forest providing the perfect backdrop. It’s truly a breathtaking experience. You will return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

10. Day 10: Transfer to Mgahinga national park

    • After breakfast, you will embark on a 49.3km journey to Mgahinga national park, taking you about 2hrs 23mints. Upon arrival, you will check in to your lodge, relax and have lunch.
    • After lunch, you will go for the Batwa trail, allowing you to explore more about the Batwa pygmy cultures and traditions. The Batwa are famous forest dwellers who lived in the jungles for more than 500000 years while hunting and gathering but left without any negative impact. They were evicted from the forest and now have been marginalized around the park areas. You will enjoy their traditional music, dance and drama. You will then return for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

11. Day 11: Golden monkey tracking and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

    • After breakfast, you will go to park headquarters for a briefing from the park ranger; he will then lead you into the tracking. The golden monkeys in Mgahinga are found on Mount Gahinga and Muhavura; these two volcanoes have the highest concentration of golden monkeys worldwide. After this experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch and check out.
    • You will embark on a 294.6km drive to Lake Mburo national park; it will take you 5hrs 55mints. You will have clear views of local homesteads, local markets, banana plantations, rolling hills and many more. You will arrive at Lake Mburo in the late evening; you will check in to your lodge, relax, have dinner and overnight.

12. Day 12: Walking game safari and afternoon launch cruise

    • After breakfast, you will go for a walking game safari in the park. Lake Mburo national park is the only park where one can see animals on foot since the park doesn’t have elephants and lions. On this walking safari, you will see animals like zebras, impalas, and Uganda kobs. You will then return for relaxation and dinner.
    • In the afternoon you will go for a boat ride on the lake. You can site animals like crocodiles, buffaloes, and different bird species. 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 park's borders. It is the best place to see acacia-associated birds like black-bellied bustards bare-faced-go away birds, mosque swallow, Ruppell’s starling and many more.

13. Day 13: Transfer to Kampala with a stopover at the equator

    • After breakfast, you will embark on a 253km journey to Kampala, taking you about 2-3 hours. 
    • You will stop at the equator at Kayabwe Masaka road for the water experience and snapshots at the line separating the world into two hemispheres, the southern and northern hemispheres. 
    • You will have lunch en route arriving in Kampala in the late afternoon, then transfer to your hotel for relaxation, have dinner and overnight.

14. Day 14: Departure

    • After breakfast, you will check out from your hotel and be transferred to Entebbe international airport for your flight. With all the memories and experiences derived from the safari, you will say goodbye to the pearl of Africa.