8-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorilla Tracking and Nile Cruises

Meet your tour representative and guide at Entebbe Airport or in Kampala, then set out on a drive to Murchison Falls National Park, the largest national park in Uganda.

Have lunch en route and then visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Arrive at Murchison Falls National Park, enjoy dinner, and settle in for a peaceful overnight stay.

Start the day with a morning game drive as you head towards the Albert Nile and Victoria Nile, witnessing a great variety of wildlife and birds. Along the way, look out for herds of elephants, giraffes, antelopes, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, lions, and a rich variety of flora and fauna.

Enjoy a hearty lunch in the afternoon.

Embark on a 3-hour launch cruise from Paraa to the base of the falls, a rewarding trip that will expose you to a wide variety of wildlife in the region, including African fish eagles.

Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Enjoy breakfast and then transfer to Kibale National Park, the primate capital of the world. Here, you have an excellent chance of observing chimpanzees, baboons, and monkeys moving about in their natural habitat.

Stop for lunch en route and then continue the journey.

Upon arrival at Kibale National Park, check in to the lodge for dinner and a comfortable overnight stay.

After breakfast, get ready with your packed lunch and set out for a chimpanzee tracking adventure. The park's site guide will lead you through this adventurous experience, where you may get a chance to see various forest primates such as black-faced colobus monkeys, baboons, and other species.

Later in the day, proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, which boasts the highest biodiversity rating of all game parks in Uganda. With its dense swamps, beautiful crater lakes, open savannas, and rainforests, the park is home to almost 100 species of mammals.

Upon arrival, check in to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Enjoy a game drive in the Kasenyi plains, which may reward you with sightings of various animals such as huge herds of Uganda kob, elephants, leopards, lions, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes, and more.

Break for a hearty lunch before embarking on a boat cruise on the Kaziga Channel. This experience will bring you closer to amphibians and aquatic animals such as crocodiles and hippos, as well as many bird species including carmine bee-eaters, black bee-eaters, striated herons, and others.

After a full day of game-viewing, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Enjoy breakfast and then drive around the Ishasha sector.

Set off towards Bwindi Forest National Park, where you may get a rare chance to see tree-climbing lions.

Upon arrival, check in to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, get ready with your packed lunch to embark on the once-in-a-lifetime experience of gorilla tracking. The trail you follow may reward you with exciting moments of sighting the giant mountain gorillas.

If time allows, go for an evening community walk where you can mingle with locals, learn about their daily lives, and listen to their tales of adventure.

Return to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

After a healthy breakfast, prepare for the journey back to Kampala, heading on to Entebbe.

Relish a delicious lunch on the way, and enjoy dinner at the hotel in Kampala before your final departure.