8-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorillas, Chimps, and Rhinos

• Meet and greet your tour representative, who will pick you up from the airport.
• Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking, then return to Kampala, the capital city.
• Check in at your lodge. A city tour can be organized at an extra cost. The breathtaking experience at Acactus Hotel will give you a clear view of day-by-day African life in a cool environment. Your room will be furnished in a cosy safari style with a TV, telephone, fan, balcony, and a comfortable bathroom.

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Drive early from Kampala through scenic tea plantations to Fort Portal in the western part of Uganda, where you will stop for lunch.
• Continue to Kibale National Park, which is particularly alluring to nature lovers and is known for its excellent chimp tracking and birding. It has the highest concentration of primates in East Africa, including chimps, vervet monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and L'Hoest's blue monkeys.
• Go for an afternoon primate walk to Kanyanchu River Camp, the most popular walk in the park. It highlights a rich collection of flora and fauna within the forest.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent), mid-range tented camp just outside the park (Kibale National Park)

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Leave Kanyanchu by 8:00 am and walk into the forest for around 2-3 hours as you follow chimpanzees. See them going about their daily activities and watch them for an hour.
• After lunch, go for a swamp walk at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, which is probably better for general monkey viewing and is one of the finest birding trails in the country.
• Opt for the optional activity of chimpanzee habituation (US$70 per person).
• Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge, mid-range lodge just outside the park (Queen Elizabeth National Park)

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Get ready for an early morning game drive to catch the early risers in the Kasenyi sector of the park. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, and many others. Return to your lodge for lunch.
• In the afternoon, head out for a 2-hour launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel, where you will see large concentrations of wildlife along the banks, including hippos, bathing elephants, buffaloes, and a large number of bird species. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour. After the boat safari, enjoy en-route game drives back to the lodge.
• Opt for optional activities such as a hot air balloon safari (US$380 per person) or lion tracking (US$85 per person).

Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge, mid-range lodge just outside the park (Queen Elizabeth National Park)

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Today, drive for about 7 hours to Lake Mutanda, located in the south-western part of Uganda and close to the borders with Rwanda and Congo. You will cross a beautiful part of the country often referred to as 'the Switzerland of Africa'. En route, you will pass through the countryside, bamboo forest, and enjoy great views over the Virunga Mountains.
• Stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Later, relax in your comfortable lodge overlooking beautiful Lake Mutanda and the Virunga volcanoes. This will undoubtedly be one of the most spectacular views you have ever seen.

Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort, mid-range lodge in or near Lake Mutanda

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Get up early and report to the park headquarters for a briefing with the guide. From here, head into the montane forest to encounter the mountain gorillas. Watch out for their voices and listen to them grumble, while the young swing from tree to tree, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male, the silverback.
• Enjoy this extraordinary feeling of sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last mountain gorillas. The time to track the gorillas can be as short as 2 hours or as long as 7 hours.

Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort, mid-range lodge in or near Lake Mutanda

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Today, wake up early for breakfast and prepare to transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. You will have lunch en route at Agip Motel or Igongo Cultural Center.
• After that, continue the drive to Lake Mburo National Park for an evening game drive to see zebras, giraffes, impalas, sitatungas, bushbucks, and more.
• Dinner and overnight stay at Rwakobo Rock.

Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock

Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

• Have an early breakfast at the lodge and start your walking safari in search of zebras, giraffes, and more.
• Drive back to Kampala and stop at the equator in Kayabwe for lunch.
• Transfer to the airport.

Accommodation for tonight is not included in the program. If you would like us to book one or more nights in Kampala or Entebbe, please let us know.