10-Day Uganda Big Five, Chimpanzee and Gorilla Trekking Safari

After breakfast, Simba African Expeditions' driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel or place of residence by 7:00 am. Drive northwards on the Kampala-Gulu road for approximately two and a half hours to reach Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Set out to track the white rhinos. In addition to the rhinos, the sanctuary harbors several other types of wildlife and many birds.

After close to two hours of rhino tracking, get back on the road and head to Masindi for lunch. Thereafter, proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. Check in at your booked accommodation to relax, have dinner, and rest for the night.

After breakfast, head out for a game drive. Expect sightings of lions, African elephants, Cape buffaloes, giraffes, reedbuck, lots of savanna birds, and wonderful scenery.

After close to a four-hour drive, return to your booked accommodation for lunch. Later, set out for the afternoon launch cruise along the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls.

There are many wildlife sightings along the Nile, including hippos, crocodiles, and many water birds. At the base of the falls, you can opt to leave the launch and hike along the falls to the top. You will meet the driver at the top and transfer back to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Have breakfast, then check out of your lodge at 9:00 am to start traveling to Hoima. Drive along the Rift Valley escarpment while enjoying lovely views of the volcanic landscape and verdant countryside.

Lunch is en route. Dinner and overnight stay.

Have breakfast, then check out of the lodge and head to Kibale Forest National Park. The drive along the scenic Albertine Rift Valley continues.

You will stop in Fort Portal town for lunch before proceeding to Kibale Forest National Park. Check into your booked accommodation, situated just outside the park.

Spend the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying the natural environment at the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay.

Wake up for breakfast at 6:30 am and later transfer to the park offices for a briefing. By 8:00 am, trek into the forest to find the chimpanzees and see a lot of wildlife.

Return to the lodge for lunch. Later, head out for a nature walk in Bigodi Swamp for sightings of primates and birds.

Dinner and overnight at the accommodation.

After breakfast, check out of the lodge and head for Queen Elizabeth National Park. Stop in Fort Portal for lunch en route.

You will arrive at the park and drive to the Mweya Peninsula while enjoying the breathtaking scenery of beautiful crater lakes dotted across the lush landscape.

You will reach your booked accommodation in the late afternoon and spend the rest of the evening enjoying the beautiful nature across the park.

Wake up for a cup of tea or coffee at 6:00 am, and thereafter set out for a morning game drive. You will spot wildlife including lions, Cape buffaloes, African elephants, hyenas, and topis. The scenery is amazing, with crater lakes and grassy hills.

After the drive, return to your booked lodge for breakfast and wait for lunch. Thereafter, set out for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which joins Lakes Edward and George.

The channel attracts a plethora of wildlife and many water birds, with wonderful scenery while cruising. Dinner and overnight at your booked accommodation.

Wake up for breakfast, then check out of the accommodation and start traveling towards the southern area of the park called Ishasha, which is popular for the tree-climbing lions. If you are lucky, you might spot them.

Other big game in this area includes African elephants, topis, and Cape buffaloes, among others. Have lunch in Ishasha; thereafter, travel southwards to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

Check in at your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Have breakfast and take along a packed lunch, then transfer to the park offices for a briefing by the rangers and be assigned a gorilla group to track.

At 8:00 am, transfer to the start of the trek and head into the forest to find the mountain gorillas. You are allowed not more than an hour with them before returning to meet your driver.

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a relaxation experience. Dinner and overnight stay.

Wake up for a morning canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi, and thereafter check out and travel back to Kampala via Mbarara.

Lunch is en route in Mbarara. You will make a stop at the Uganda Equator in Mpigi for some picture moments.

Proceed to Kampala or Entebbe and drop off at your hotel.