8-Day Uganda Safari with Gorilla and Chimpanzee Tracking

• After breakfast, our guide will take you to Lake Mburo National Park through Uganda's tiny communities. Make a photo stop near the Equator line for informative presentations and experiments. Enjoy a game drive to your lodge for check-in and lunch. After lunch, you will go on a boat ride on the lake, searching for hippos, crocodiles, and waterfowl, among other wildlife. Lake Mburo National Park is the day's destination.

Luxury accommodations include Lake Mburo Safari Lodge, Mihingo Lodge, and Courtyard Hotel.

Eagles Nest Lodge and Sky Lodge are both in the mid-price bracket.

Lunch and supper are on the menu.

Bottled water is supplied.

• After breakfast, enjoy a wildlife drive through Lake Mburo National Park before continuing to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - Ruhija Section in southwestern Uganda. This excursion takes you via the Igongo Cultural Centre, through Uganda's beautiful rolling hills, banana and tea plantations, and breathtaking views. Lunch will be provided on the trip, and you will arrive in Bwindi in the evening.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the destination.

Ruhija Gorilla Lodge (4 stars), Broad Hill Forest Camp (3 stars).

Lunch and supper are on the menu.

Bottled drinking water is supplied.

• After breakfast and packing your lunch, the driver will transport you to the Ruhija area park headquarters for registration and training on the dos and don'ts of gorilla tracking at 7:45 a.m. You will hike through dense creepers and foliage with your guides to find the gorillas, which may take anywhere from 30 minutes to three quarters of the day. The heavily wooded area is quite thick, although it is crisscrossed by numerous animal pathways that allow access. It is an incredible experience to be among these gorgeous yet endangered creatures.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the destination.

Ruhija Gorilla Lodge (4 stars), Broadbill Forest Camp (3 stars).

Lunch and supper are on the menu.

Bottled drinking water is supplied.

• You will head for Queen Elizabeth National Park this morning, so be prepared for some breathtaking sights along the route. You will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, followed by an evening game drive on the Kasenyi plains in search of savannah wildlife such as herds of buffalo, antelopes, elephants, and, if you are lucky, wild cats such as lions and leopards.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is the destination.

Accommodation: High-end/luxurious amenities include Elephant Plains Lodge, Katara Lodge, Kyambura Gorge Lodge, and Mweya Safari.

Enganzi Safari Lodge, Kasenyi Safari Lodge, Ihamba Safari Lodge, and Warthog Safari Lodge are examples of mid-range/moderate facilities.

Budget/low-cost accommodations include Wild Track Safari Lodge, Bush Lodge, Simba Safari Lodge, and Buffalo Resort.

Breakfast, lunch, and supper are on the menu.

Bottled water is supplied.

• You will return to the Kasenyi plains this morning for an early wildlife drive to see what you might have missed the day before. Lunch will be at the lodge, followed by an afternoon boat excursion on the Kazinga Channel. This trip allows you to see species such as hippos, waterfowl, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, and other wildlife that frequent the channel for water.
• After breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters to meet with other trackers for a briefing before embarking on chimp tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. Kibale Forest National Park is home to over 70 animal species, including 13 primate species such as mangabey monkeys, olive baboon monkeys, blue monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, the grey vervet monkey, and chimps. The forest is a natural habitat similar to western Africa's lowlands and Afro-Montane woods. Aside from monkeys, there are 351 plant and tree species, butterflies, 375 bird species, and various animals. Many of the 13 primate species will likely be seen during this stroll.

Accommodation: High-end/luxurious amenities include Elephant Plains Lodge, Katara Lodge, Kyambura Gorge Lodge, and Mweya Safari.

Enganzi Safari Lodge, Kasenyi Safari Lodge, Ihamba Safari Lodge, and Warthog Safari Camp are examples of mid-range/moderate facilities.

Budget/limited facilities include Simba Safari Lodge, Buffalo Resort, and Wild Track Safari Lodge.

Breakfast, lunch, and supper are all on the menu.

Bottled water is supplied.

• After an early breakfast, travel to the northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park (Kasenyi) in search of wild creatures such as elephants, buffaloes, wild cats, savannah birds, and several types of antelopes such as waterbuck and Uganda kobs, among others. After lunch, you will drive to Kibale Forest National Park, arriving at your lodge in the evening.

Kibale Forest National Park is the destination.

Accommodation options include Primate Lodge, Bush Lodge, and Chimp Nest Camp.

Breakfast, lunch, and supper are all on the menu.

Bottled water is supplied.

• This morning, after breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters to meet with other trackers for a briefing before embarking on chimp tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. Kibale Forest National Park is home to over 70 animal species, including 13 primate species such as mangabey monkeys, olive baboon monkeys, blue monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, grey vervet monkeys, and chimps. The forest is a natural habitat similar to western Africa's lowlands and Afro-Montane woods. Aside from monkeys, there are 351 plant and tree species, butterflies, 375 bird species, and various animals.
• Many of the 13 primate species will likely be seen during this stroll in Kibale Forest National Park. After lunch, you will do a swamp trek in Bigodi. This marsh is owned by the community next to the park.

Kibale Forest National Park is the destination.

Accommodation options include Primate Lodge, Bush Lodge, and Chimp Nest Camp.

Breakfast, lunch, and supper are all on the menu.

Bottled water is supplied.

• After breakfast, you will be driven back to Kampala and Entebbe International Airport for your onward journey.