10-Day Uganda Gorilla and Wildlife Safari with Rhino Tracking

• Arrive at Entebbe International Airport and meet your safari driver-guide.
• Transfer to your hotel in Kampala for check-in, a briefing, and an overnight stay.

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner.

Accommodation: Namirembe Guest House (BB).

• Enjoy breakfast, then explore Kampala's cultural and historical highlights, including Kasubi Tombs, Namugongo Uganda Martyrs Shrines, Uganda Museum, and the National Theatre.
• Sightseeing may vary depending on city traffic and time.

Accommodation: Namirembe Guest House (BB).

• Depart early in the morning for Murchison Falls National Park, an approximately 6-hour drive, with lunch en route.
• Stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a 1.5-hour guided rhino-tracking experience.
• Continue to Murchison Falls National Park and check in at Bamboo Safari Lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Bamboo Safari Lodge (FB).

• Set out on a morning game drive to spot Uganda kobs, elephants, giraffes, lions, buffaloes, bushbucks, and more.
• Return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch.
• In the afternoon, enjoy a 2-hour boat cruise on the Nile River to the base of Murchison Falls, observing hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and birds, including shoebill storks.

Accommodation: Bamboo Safari Lodge (HB).

• Visit the top of Murchison Falls for a breathtaking view of the Nile squeezing through a 7-meter gorge.
• Drive to Kibale National Park, an approximately 9-hour journey via Fort Portal, enjoying rolling hills, tea plantations, and village scenery along the way.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge (FB).

• Set off early for chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest, a 2-4 hour experience led by experienced guides.
• Encounter chimpanzees and other primates, including red-tailed monkeys, colobus monkeys, and olive baboons.
• In the afternoon, you may choose the optional Bigodi Wetland Nature Walk to explore local flora, fauna, and communities.

Accommodation: Engiri Game Lodge (FB).

• Enjoy a morning game drive to spot elephants, topi, leopards, warthogs, and bushbucks.
• Return to the lodge for lunch.
• In the afternoon, take a 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, viewing hippos, elephants, crocodiles, and more than 550 bird species.

Accommodation: Engiri Game Lodge (HB).

• Visit the Ishasha sector early in the morning, famous for its tree-climbing lions and other wildlife.
• Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, enjoying lush scenery and terraced tea and banana plantations.
• Check in at Buhoma Community Rest Camp for your overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp (FB).

• Attend an early briefing at park headquarters, then embark on a 2-6 hour gorilla trekking adventure led by experienced guides and rangers.
• Spend an hour observing habituated mountain gorillas, including the silverback males.
• You may also choose an optional cultural visit to the Batwa pygmy community to learn about their traditions, songs, and dances.

Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp (HB).

• Drive back to Kampala, stopping at the Uganda Equator for a photo opportunity and lunch en route.
• Arrive in Kampala and transfer to your hotel or Entebbe International Airport for departure.

Meal plan: Breakfast.