8-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorilla Tracking and Kazinga Cruise

• Upon arrival in Entebbe, meet your guide and proceed to the hotel.
• Relax, explore the town on your own, and have a chance to experience the local culture.

Overnight stay in Entebbe.

• Have breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for Kibale Forest National Park and enjoy the changing landscapes along the way.
• Arrive in the afternoon and check in.
• Explore Kibale, a huge protected rainforest and home to a large number of primates such as chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys.

Overnight stay in Kibale.

• Have breakfast at the lodge.
• Relax at the lodge or spend the morning at your leisure, exploring the area at your own pace.
• Head to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the afternoon.
• Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park, famous for its incredible game viewing and home to a variety of large mammals.
• Spend the rest of the day relaxing comfortably at your lodge.

Overnight stay in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Optional Chimpanzee Tracking Excursion: Begin the trek through the rainforest until you make your first sightings of the chimpanzees. Watch them go about their daily activities, such as climbing, feeding, raising their young, and interacting noisily with each other. Get informative insights from your expert guide.

• Wake up early and go on a sunrise game drive in the most popular national park in Uganda.
• Have the best chance of spotting the abundant wildlife of the region, including lions, buffalo, elephants, and nocturnal animals such as hyenas and leopards.
• Listen to the beautiful soundtrack of morning birdsong that accompanies you.
• Have a late breakfast at the lodge and relax.
• Later, embark on an afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which is famous for its hippos, Nile crocodiles, and buffalo.

Overnight stay in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

• Enjoy breakfast at the lodge.
• Drive south through the Ishasha area towards Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, famed for its tree-climbing lions.
• Admire the beautiful natural landscape.
• Continue along the southern sector of Bwindi; this iconic national park is home to the elusive and endangered mountain gorillas.
• Spend the rest of the day relaxing at your lodge.

Overnight stay in Bwindi.

• Have an early breakfast at the lodge.
• At the park offices, register for your exciting Gorilla Tracking Excursion.
• You will be assigned a particular family of gorillas and head into the magical rainforest, full of colourful birds, butterflies, and animal species, until you finally reach the group of gorillas.
• Watch these majestic animals go about their daily lives, grooming, feeding, and interacting with each other. Have an unforgettable experience seeing gorillas in the wild.
• Trek back to base and return to the lodge.

Overnight stay in Bwindi.

• Have breakfast at the lodge.
• Depart from Bwindi and drive to Lake Mburo National Park, situated on the border of Tanzania and home to various species of savannah animals.
• Spot lions, hyenas, zebras, and giraffes, as well as water-loving animals such as hippos and crocodiles by the lake.
• Enjoy amazing game viewing as you make your way towards the lodge.
• Arrive at your lodge for an overnight stay in Lake Mburo.

• Take breakfast at the lodge.
• This morning, you can choose between either a game drive or a fascinating guided forest walk and get up close to the local wildlife.
• Then, head back to Entebbe and stop at the Equator to stand in both hemispheres at once.
• Visit the Royal Drum Makers of Mpambire, masters of handmade drums.
• Arrive in Entebbe and proceed to the airport for your flight back home.