7-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Gorillas, Chimps and Shoebill

• Meet your tour guide for the 7-day Uganda safari at Entebbe Airport, depending on your flight time, and transfer to your lodge in Entebbe to relax after the flight and prepare for tomorrow's adventures.

Overnight at Tilapia Lodge.

• In the morning, head to Mabamba Swamp to look for the prehistoric-looking Great Shoebill Stork. Here, you will go with a specialized guide by boat through the channels of the swamp as you search for the Great Shoebill Stork.
• Afterward, begin the journey to Kibale Forest, where you will spend the night.

Overnight at Isunga Lodge.

• After breakfast, drive to the chimpanzee trekking starting point. Kibale Forest National Park is nicknamed "the primate city of Uganda" and is home to 13 different primates. Here, you will be briefed on the rules of the trek before heading into the jungle in a group with a guide to track the chimpanzees.
• One of the great highlights of this 7-day Uganda itinerary, the trek is followed by a drive southwards to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Upon arrival, head straight for the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, a 36 km channel linking Lake George to Lake Edward.
• From the boat, you can spot hippos, Nile crocodiles, warthogs (Pumba of the award-winning Lion King!), buffalo, birds, and more. After the boat cruise, your guide will take you to the lodge for some rest.

Overnight at Pumba Safari Cottages.

• In the morning, drive down to Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, via the exciting road that passes through the park.
• On arrival in Ishasha, go for a game drive in search of the tree-climbing lions that this sector is famous for. During the game drive, you also have the chance to see elephants, topis, buffalo, and more.
• After the game drive, have lunch and then continue on to the Bwindi Mountains, home of the mountain gorillas.

Overnight at Buhoma Community Rest Camp.

• Have an early breakfast surrounded by Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to the forest giants that are cousins to human beings - the mountain gorillas.
• You have reached a highlight of the 7-day Uganda tour, as today you will go gorilla trekking in a group with a specialized guide, walk through the fascinating jungle, and spend one hour with the mountain gorillas.
• This impenetrable forest is full of birds, butterflies, and plant species, as well as forest hogs, forest elephants, sitatungas, and duikers.
• After the gorilla trek, transfer to the lodge at the edge of the Ishasha sector for scenic views and a relaxed evening. This also helps reduce the driving distance for the next day.

Overnight at Topi Lodge.

• Leave the lodge after breakfast and begin the drive towards Lake Mburo National Park.
• Reach the park in time for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive for views of zebras, topis, warthogs, Cape buffaloes, and impalas.

Overnight at Rwakobo Rock.

• Start the day early with a safari walk that brings you close to nature. Visit the hyenas' den, with a chance to see leopards, zebras, waterbucks, birds, and buffaloes in their daybreak jungle life.
• After the safari walk, have breakfast at the lodge before setting off for Entebbe as you reach the end of the 7-day Uganda safari.
• Arrive in Entebbe in the afternoon, where you can arrange an evening flight or add a night in Entebbe and fly the next day.