6-Day Uganda Safari with Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Kazinga Cruise

• Get picked up from your hotel or Entebbe International Airport by an English-speaking driver-guide.

• Begin the drive to Lake Mburo National Park, located along the Kampala-Mbarara highway.

• Pass through rural scenery and enjoy optional refreshment stops en route.

• Arrive at the park and check in to your lodge.

• If time allows, go on an afternoon or evening game drive.

• Spot wildlife such as zebras, impalas, buffaloes, hippos, and possibly a rare leopard.

Spend the evening relaxing at your lodge.

• Wake early and enjoy breakfast at your lodge.

• Join a guided morning nature walk with a Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger.

• Observe zebras, giraffes, elands, topis, buffaloes, and other antelopes.

• Hike to a hilltop for panoramic views of Lake Mburo.

• Return to the lodge, check out, and begin your drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

• Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge and rest briefly.

• Set out on a late afternoon game drive in the Kasenyi plains.

• Look for elephants, lions, warthogs, antelopes, and possibly a leopard.

• Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Have an early breakfast and transfer to Kyambura Gorge.

• Trek through the gorge to find chimpanzees and other primates.

• Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.

• In the afternoon, enjoy a two-hour boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel.

• View hippos, elephants, crocodiles, and a wide variety of birds.

Optionally, take a brief game drive before heading back to the lodge.

• Begin the day with a sunrise safari in the Kasenyi plains.

• Spot buffaloes, elephants, lions, and other wildlife.

• Return to the lodge for breakfast and check out.

• Drive through the Ishasha sector to search for tree-climbing lions.

• Enjoy lunch or a snack en route.

• Continue the journey to the Ruhija sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

• Arrive at your lodge in the early evening and relax.

Optional: Join a lion tracking experience with researchers for an additional fee (USD 120).

• Eat an early breakfast and transfer to the ranger station.

• Attend a briefing on gorilla trekking etiquette and safety.

• Enter the forest with your guide to track a habituated gorilla family.

• Spend one unforgettable hour observing the mountain gorillas.

• Return to the lodge for lunch, then check out.

• Travel to Lake Bunyonyi, surrounded by terraced green hills.

• Arrive in the late afternoon and admire the lake's 29 scenic islands.

Relax and spend the night at a lakeside lodge.

• Enjoy a leisurely breakfast with lake views.

• Begin your drive back to Entebbe.

• Stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for photographs and souvenir shopping.

• Have lunch en route.

• Arrive at Entebbe International Airport in the late afternoon or early evening.

• Connect to your international flight or transfer to your hotel.