8-Day Uganda Safari with Gorilla Tracking and Source of the Nile

• You will be picked up on arrival at Entebbe International Airport and dropped at the agreed place of accommodation for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• Pick up from your hotel at 10.00 am, followed by a drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park (6-7 hours), with en route stopovers for lunch and at the Equator for a photo opportunity and souvenirs.
• Proceed through the magical Ankole cattle herds grazing alongside the road and scenic tea plantations, with lunch en route.

Check in, dinner, and overnight at Engazi Lodge.

• If it appeals to you, you can have a cup of coffee or tea before setting off for an early morning game drive at about 6.30 am. This is an awesome experience to spot animals in their natural habitats, with higher chances of seeing elephants, solitary Cape buffaloes, hyenas, lions, leopards, antelopes, warthogs, and beautiful birds. This park has spectacular scenery, including crater lakes and rolling savannah plains overlooking the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountain ranges.
• Afterwards, return for a full breakfast at the lodge and relax until lunchtime.
• In the afternoon, you will take a relaxing boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. This is a huge opportunity to spot more animals as they come to cool off down the stream. Queen Elizabeth National Park is a leading birding destination with over 600 bird species, including pelicans, kingfishers, hammerkops, woodpeckers, cormorants, goliath heron, and the rare shoebill stork. Have a good time spotting these birds.
• Later, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at the previous hotel.

• After breakfast, you will check out and drive to Bwindi, checking in at the accommodation facility of your choice depending on your permit: Silverback Lodge (mid-range) or similar.
• You will then be left to relax and spend the rest of the day at leisure while enjoying the lodge facilities.

• After an early breakfast, you will be driven to the briefing point, after which you will start tracking at 08.00 am. This is a demanding but rewarding experience.
• You will depart with lunch boxes and drinking water, and remember to bring jungle boots and a raincoat with you. This park is covered in dense vegetation and rugged hills, which will require you to be physically fit. The time taken to reach the gorillas varies according to their movements.

• After breakfast, you will check out and drive back to Kampala, with interesting stopovers for lunch and time to explore souvenir markets at the Uganda Equator line crossing in Masaka.
• Later, proceed to Kampala and check in to the booked hotel for dinner and an overnight stay at La Petite Hotel.

• You will have a relaxed breakfast and check out of the hotel to transfer to Jinja City, known as the adventure capital of East Africa.
• En route, enjoy amazing views of great scenery along the way, including Lugazi tea plantations, sugarcane plantations, Mbira Forest, and more, arriving by lunchtime.
• In the afternoon, go for a boat cruise to visit the Source of the River Nile, which rewards you with lifetime moments.
• Later, return to the booked hotel for dinner and an overnight stay at Two Friends' Hotel Jinja.

• You will have a relaxed breakfast and check out of the hotel to transfer back to Kampala.
• En route, visit the historical Sezibwa Falls and have lunch in Kampala City.
• Later, go to the Uganda Museum and more historical sites in the city centre.

Dinner and overnight at Two Friends' Hotel.

Safari ends.