8-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking

• Arrive in Entebbe and meet the representative who will transfer you to your accommodation in Entebbe.

• Reach the hotel, where your guide will brief you about the highlights of your trip.

• You can opt for a city tour depending on your time of arrival.

Accommodation: Protea Hotel (dinner)

Meals: Dinner

• Have your delicious breakfast and start your trip with a transfer to Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park boasts excellent numbers of primates and apes such as black and white Columbus monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, red Columbu, and nocturnal primates like Thomas' galago, as well as various bird species for bird lovers within the Bigodi wetland and numerous tree species.

• Have a stopover in Fort Portal town in the shadow of the "mountains of the moon" for lunch.

Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge (FB)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Proceed to the park office for a briefing after breakfast. An experienced ranger guide will take you through the chimpanzee trekking.

• Locate the chimpanzees, and you will have an hour with them.

• Go back to the lodge for lunch.

• Set out to the Bigodi wetland, an ideal place for bird lovers, in the afternoon. This walk will take you through beautiful scenery, grassland, and small communities where locals are likely to greet you with enthusiastic waves.

Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge (FB)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park after breakfast and reach there in time for lunch.

• Embark on an evening game drive in search of lions, elephants, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, and Uganda Kob.

• Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge (FB)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Have an early morning breakfast. Then continue on the safari with a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains. This is an excellent opportunity for wildlife sightings, as animals are most active in the morning hours.

• Return to the lodge from this beautiful adventure and relax.

• Go in the afternoon for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, where you will sight lots of wildlife grazing on the river shores and cooling off along the banks. The shore is also home to numerous bird species.

• Return to the lodge for refreshing drinks and overnight.

Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge (FB)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Check out after a relaxed breakfast and drive through the Ishasha sector, famous for tree-climbing lions. You will see other animals like elephants, cape buffalo, and Uganda Kob to increase your animal count.

• Reach Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening and check in to your lodge for dinner and overnight as you prepare for tomorrow's adventure.

Accommodation: Bwindi Lodge (FB)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• After breakfast, proceed to the park office for a briefing where you are allocated gorilla trekking groups and given tips on encountering the gentle giants. It may take a few minutes or hours depending on the movements of the gorillas.

• Return to the lodge and go for an optional community walk in the evening, a captivating experience with the local people and a closer look at their culture.

Accommodation: Bwindi Lodge (FB)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Savour a relaxed breakfast and check out. Drive to Kisoro Airfield for your internal flight to Kajjansi Airfield near Entebbe town, where you will be picked up by your driver-guide and driven for lunch and to your day room.

• Transfer to Entebbe International Airport 2 hours before your international flight back home.

No Accommodation (End of tour)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch