Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe

   • On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, our company representative will greet you and warmly welcome you to the Pearl of Africa. Depending on your arrival time, you will be taken to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight. You can also opt for a tour around Entebbe.

2. Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park

   • After breakfast, you will start your journey south to fort portal and have lunch en route. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled “mountains of the moon” and is famous for its many tea plantations. 
   • You will then continue to Kibale national park in time for dinner and overnight. Kibale national park is an extensive Biodiversity national park in Uganda. It is also known as the “primate paradise” The park has one of the most incredible varieties and concentrations of primates in Africa, including our famous cousins, the chimpanzee, red colobus monkeys, and vervet monkeys, among others. There is also a wide variety of unique birds, forest elephants (smaller and hairier than the more familiar savannah elephant) and much more.

3. Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking

   • The forests open their doors for a sensational chimpanzee tracking experience. After breakfast, you will meet the park ranger, who will brief you on how to behave with the chimpanzees. After, you will start the unforgettable adventure-hiking in the footsteps of the habituated family of chimpanzees.
   • En route, your guide will enthral you with stories and facts about the forest and other inhabitants, including other species of primates, birds and other big mammals. Upon sighting the chimpanzee, you will spend one unforgettable hour with them as you learn about their life, feeding, playing, grooming, taking care of their ones, howling and screeching in their natural habitat
   • You will return for lunch and have a guided nature walk in the Bigodi swamp. The swamp is known for its rich diversity of birds and primates. The walk will bring you closer to the local tribe in this area—taking 3-4 hours. You will return for dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

   • After having your delicious breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth national park driving through beautiful landscapes. 
   • On arrival, check-in, settle for lunch and undertake a forest walk in Maramagambo forest, sighting different species of monkeys, tree species and much more; return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

5. Day 5: Morning game drive and Kazinga Launch Cruise

   • After breakfast, you will go for a game drive in the Ishasha plains for tree-climbing lions. You will watch them resting on acacia and fig trees. 
   • Next, you will return for lunch, relax and go for a launch cruise at Kazinga channel for animals like crocodiles basking on the banks, herds of hippos, elephants cooling themselves and different bird species. You will return for dinner and overnight.

6. Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

   • After an early breakfast, you will depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the endangered mountain gorillas. 
   • En route, you will pass the vast savanna plains of Queen Elizabeth national park. Enjoy lunch en route before reaching to Bwindi, home of the endangered gentle mountain gorillas. It lies on the edge of the Albertine rift valley in southwestern Uganda.
   • Arrival will be in the late afternoon; check in to your hotels, relax, have dinner and overnight.

7. Day 7: Gorilla tracking

   • Wake up early today and prepare for the highlight of your safari, an unforgettable encounter with the gentle giants. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park offices for briefing. You will then start tracking the gorillas, which takes between 2 and 8 hours in step and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead. On sighting the gorillas, you can spend one hour with them, learning about their behaviours and watching them play, feed, eat and rest in their habitat. 
   • After the tracking, your driver will wait to transfer you back for lunch, and relaxation. You can also opt for a community walk, depending on the time taken on the trek.

8. Day 8: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

   • After breakfast, you will depart the impenetrable forest of Bwindi and head to Lake Mburo national park with a traditional lunch en-route at Igongo cultural centre and proceed with the drive. As you enter the park, you will likely spot some wildlife. 
   • Check in to your lodge, relax as you enjoy the magical views of the park, and settle for dinner and overnight.

9. Day 9: Undertake a walking safari and transfer back to Entebbe

   • Undertake a walking safari in the park after having breakfast; you will come closer to the wildlife on foot; look out for animals like zebras, elephants, buffaloes, impalas (only found here), Uganda kobs, giraffes, and warthogs, among others. 
   • Return for check out and start your journey to Entebbe with a stopover at the equator for photos, water experiment and shopping at the art shops around with lunch en-route. 
   • You will then continue your journey reaching Entebbe in the evening.

10. Day 10: Departure

    • After our guide transfers you to the airport to catch your flight, you will wake up early for breakfast.