8-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorillas, Chimps and Batwa Culture

• Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Kampala and drive west of the country to Lake Mburo National Park.
• Stop at Mpambire for lunch.
• Make another stop at the Equator to take photographs.
• Arrive at Lake Mburo National Park and go for a game drive.
• Spot wild animals like zebras, antelopes, warthogs, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, and more.
• Try bird-watching near the lake.
• Travel to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge (Luxury) or Lake Mburo Safari Lodge (Mid-range) or Eagle's Nest Lodge (Budget)

Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

• At 6:30 am, have an early morning breakfast and begin your journey to the southwestern part of Bwindi Forest, passing via Mbarara town, endowed with beautiful landscapes like various rolling hills with terraces.
• Arrive at the park, check in at the lodge, and relax.

Dinner and overnight stay at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge (Luxury) or Silverback Lodge (Mid-range) or Buhoma Community Campground (Budget)

Meal Plan: Full Board

• Wake up early, meet your tour guide, and drive to the gate of Bwindi Forest.
• Attend a safety briefing and begin the trek through the forest.
• Track the mountain gorillas, observe them, and spend time with them.
• Take a walk through various communities such as the Batwa community, interact with the locals, and learn about their lifestyle and culture.
• Travel back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation options: Buhoma Lodge (Luxury) or Silverback Lodge (Mid-range) or Buhoma Community Campground (Budget)

Meal Plan: Full Board

• Have breakfast, then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, passing through the Ishasha sector, home to the tree-climbing lions.
• Arrive at the national park and go for a game drive.
• Spot the Big Five along with other wild animals, including waterbucks, zebras, and dik-diks.
• Have lunch at the lodge, try bird-watching, and spend the night there.

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury) or Kyambura Gorge (Mid-range) or Bush Lodge (Budget)

Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

• Have an early morning breakfast and go for a game drive.
• Spot lions, solitary buffaloes, kobs, elephants, and more.
• Head back to the lodge for lunch.
• Drive to the jetty and begin the boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.
• Look for different bird species such as malachite kingfishers and pink-backed pelicans.
• Spot wild animals near the river like elephants, hippos, crocodiles, several antelopes, buffaloes, and so much more.
• Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury) or Kyambura Gorge (Mid-range) or Bush Lodge (Budget)

Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

• Have an early morning breakfast and go for a game drive.
• Visit the baboon cliffs and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
• Have lunch at the lodge.
• Depart for Kibale Forest National Park, home to chimpanzees; it is approximately a 2 to 3-hour drive.
• Arrive at the lodge in the evening, have dinner, and spend the night there.

Accommodation: Ndali Lodge (Luxury) or Chimpanzee Forest Guest (Mid-range) or Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)

Meal Plan: Dinner

• Have breakfast, then travel to the park headquarters and attend a briefing session about chimpanzee trekking.
• Begin the trek through the forest at around 8:00 am, guided by an armed park ranger.
• Spot other primates like golden monkeys, grey-checked mangabeys, Hoest's monkeys, bushbabies, and more.
• Return to the lodge and go for a walk in the Bigodi Wetland in the afternoon.
• Meet the locals and interact with them.
• Spot different birds like the Great Blue Turaco and more primates like bush pigs, otters, and baboons.
• Travel back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Ndali Lodge (Luxury) or Chimpanzee Forest Guest House (Mid-range) or Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)

Meal Plan: Dinner

• Have an early morning breakfast and drive back to Kampala, then depart for your destination.