Itinerary

1. Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Lake Mburo national park

   • Our guide will pick you up, brief you about the safari and transfer you to Lake Mburo national park taking about 3-4 hours. You will stop at the equator for memorable photo shoots and have the water experiment, then continue with our journey to the park.
   • On arrival, check-in and settle for lunch, then embark on a walking safari in the park exploring wildlife and nature. Look out for animals like zebras, giraffes, impalas, Uganda kobs’ buffaloes. Return to the lodge for relaxation, lunch and dinner.

2. Day 2: Morning game drive and a launch cruise

   • Start the day with a delicious breakfast and embark on a morning game drive; this is the most rewarding game drive, where you have opportunities to sight animals when they are most active. While on the drive, look out for animals like topi, elands, bush back, warthogs, leopards, and jackals. Retire from the activity for relaxation and lunch.
   • In the afternoon, undertake a relaxing launch cruise on Lake Mburo; you will see different animals like crocodiles, hippos and bird species. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: Transfer to Mgahinga national park

   • After breakfast, check out and embark on a journey to Mgahinga national park. The drive is scenic, with views of rolling mountains, kigezi highlands, local homestays, local markets, and banana plantations. 
   • On arrival, check in and settle for lunch, then prepare for the Batwa forest experience taking you through their history, their transition over time, and caves. Starting from Garama cave, a petrified piece of the Batwa history where they used to hide from the Bantu invasion many years back. 
   • The ease with which they bustle through the forest and glide uphill will amuse you—a retreat from the activity for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4: Gorilla tracking in Mgahinga national park

   • After breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the ranger, then embark on a gorilla tracking encounter in the forest; when the gorillas are sighted, you will spend one hour will they enjoying views of them playing, breastfeeding, males marking their territories, you will take photo shoots of the gentle apes when the camera flash light is off. 
   • Retreat from the activity for a late lunch and relax. In the evening, have dinner and overnight.

5. Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park and have an evening game drive

   • After having breakfast, check out and embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth national park, located on the floor of the Albertine rift valley, enclosed by the valley’s bounding escarpments, the Rwenzori Mountains and lakes Edward and George. Have lunch en route. And proceed with the journey. 
   • On arrival, check-in and embark on an evening game drive in the park; look out for animals like giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and Uganda kobs. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

6. Day 6: Undertake a morning game drive and a launch cruise on Kazzinga channel

   • Start the day with tea and embark on a morning game drive in the kasenyi plains. Look for animals like lions, leopards, antelopes, buffaloes, elands, and warthogs. The drive is so rewarding, with scenic views of landscapes and wildlife. Return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch.
   • Undertake a boat ride on the mighty 40km Kazinga channel with the highest concentration of hippos; you will sight crocodiles, hippos, elephants cooling off and different birdlife. Return to the lodge for relaxation dinner and overnight.
   • Accommodation; luxury Mweya safari lodge/ elephant plains safari lodge.

7. Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala

   • After having breakfast, check out and embark on a journey back to Kampala through the fort portal, where you will have a stopover for lunch and proceed with the journey back to Kampala. With scenic views of tea plantations and mountains of the moon.