16 Days Remarkable Uganda Gorilla and Wildlife Safari

Day 1

Arrival | Transfer to Lake Mburo National park | Nature Walk

When you touch down at Entebbe International Airport, you will be greeted with a warm smile from one of our staff clad in our company attire. He/she will help you with your luggage and escort you to our tour van. Once comfortably seated, you will head for Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda. The drive will take about 4 hours on the road ( and about 45 minutes using a domestic charter flight from Entebbe to Mbarara takes much shorter about 45minutes). You stop over at Equator Mark and proceed to Mbarara, checking-in at your lodge Eagle’s Nest Camp, Arcadia Cottages, Mihingo lodge or their equivalents depending on your budget. In the evening you will have take a guided walk through the park. Note: Depending on the time of your arrive, you may need to spend a night in Entebbe before transferring to lake Mburo National Park.

Day 2

Game Drive | Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Very early in the morning, about 6:00, you will have your breakfast, our guide will pick you from your lodge and take you on a morning Game Drive through the park. You will encounter the Brushella Zebras, and the Common Impalas found only in two park og Uganda, this inclusive. Other species to meet include Rothchild’s Giraffes, Eland, the Africa Cape Buffalo, Oribi, Defassa Waterbuck, Leopard, Hippo, Hyena, Topi, Reedbuck, and over 350 bird species among them the Bare-Faced-Go-Away Bird, Black-Billed Busard. This compact gem, 370km2 in size, seated 1,220m-1828 above sea level, the smallest of Uganda's parks, underlined by a 500 million year Precambrian metamorphic rocks, will leave an indelible mark on you. From the game drive, you will have lunch at Igongo Cultural Center, then head off to Bwindi on a 2.5 hour journey. You will lodge in either Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Community Haven Lodge, Clounds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Or their equivalents.

Day 3

Gorilla Tracking

Early in the morning, you will have breakfast. Thereafter, go to the main gate to start your trail. Having been assigned a guide, you will head out into the forest searching for the famed and endangered Mounted Gorilla. This trek last about 3 – 5 hours. Having spent quality time with these gentle creatures of the forest, you will retreat at your lodge. Have Lunch and rest your legs. Should you desire, you can have an evening walk through the neighboring communities.

Day 4

Batwa Experience | Nature Walk

You will wake up to a heart warning and delicious breakfast at around 7:00am, then head out to meet a people Known as the “Keepers of the Forest” the enchanting Batwa pygmies, a hunter-gatherer tribe that has lived side-by-side with the wildlife of this ancient park for thousands of years. Observe how the women prepare, cook and serve a meal. Engage with medicine men and learn about the medicinal properties of the lush forest flora. Hear ancient legends and traditional songs. Enjoy a lively music performance, learn about the Batwa’s fascinating way of life; from religion to their food gathering and hunting techniques, and interact with the tribesmen. This is usually a full day’s experience. Later in the afternoon, you can choose to take a walk to the most natural and wildly uninterrupted and most pure waterfall deep in the middle of this natural forest.

Day 5

Transfer to Ishasha and Evening Game Drive

Wake up to a lazy breakfast at around 7:30 am. Enjoy the morning mist and dew. Later set-off for Ishasha Sector found in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. You will check-in at your lodge of choice either @The River Ishasha, Ishasha Jungle Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp, Or their equivalent. You can choose to rest and relax. Or you can go for an evening game drive. Increase you chance of spotting some wild animals such as the Forest Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, Topi, Warthogs, Waterbucks, Hippos. This drive normaly takes about 2 hours. Return and rest at your lodge with a soothing drink of your choice.

Day 6

Ishasha Game Drive | Boat Tour on Kazinga Channel

You will have breakfast as early as 6:00am then head out on a Morning Game drive in search of an encounter the majestic tree climbing lions. During this drive, you still stand a chance of spoting species you may have missied the previous day including the Forest Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, Topi, Warthogs, and Waterbucks. This drive is estimated to take about 4 hours. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch. In the afternoon, you will check-out of the lodge and head for the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National park, Uganda. You will check-in at your lodge either Engiri Game Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge, Mweya safari lodge or their equivalents. Shortly after, you will head for a boat tour on Kazinga Channel. Here you will encounter one of the largest pools on hippos, thirsty Elephasts, the Nile Crocodile among others and over 600 bird species including Ayres' Hawk Eagle, Collared pratincole, Palm-nut Vulture, Swamp Flycatcher. Retreat to your lodge for the evening.

Day 7

Morning Game Drive | Night Game Drive in Kasenyi or Evening Game Drive

At 6:00 you will have your breakfast, then have your morning game drive. Encounter once more with hunting pride of Lions, the African Elephant, the off-spring of the cape and Forest Bufallo, Warthogs, Waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Topi and the Giant Forest Hog. After about 3-4 hours, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch. Based on your preference and budget, you can do an Evening Game Drive through the crates lakes in most northern part of the park through to the Salt Lake known Lake Katwe. Or, you can have a night game drive where you get to a chance at observing Lions hunt and take down prey to a gigantic feast when one’s lucky.

Day 8

Transfer to Kibale National Park

After a fairly early breakfast, you will head on a 2-3 hour drive to the primate capital of the world. Once there, you will check-in at your lodge of choice either Isunga Lodge, Turaco TreeTops, Crater Safari Lodge, Or their equivalent. If you have time and Strength, you will take a gentle walk through the forest enjoying the melodies of birds, the whispering of the wind through the trees as well as sound of primates near your track.

Day 9

Chimpanzee Tracking and Swamp Walk

After breakfast, you will head to the gate and start your tracking in Kibale Forest. This 766 sqkms park is home to 13 recorded primate species including over 1000+ Chimpanzees, Red-tailed Monkeys, Black And White Colobus Monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, Olive Baboons, Blue Monkeys, Grey Cheeked Mangabeys, Uganda Red Colobus, The Potto, Patas monkey, Uganda Mangabey and Africa's smallest primates the Demidoff Galago. On the swamp walk, you will be in a birder’s treasure load with over 375 species of birds including Blue-breasted Kingfisher, African Grey Parrot, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis ,Brown Illadopsis, Black-Capped Apalis among others. You will see colorful variety of 250 species of butterflies. And when lucky catch a glimpse of 70 mammal species including Elephants,Buffalos, Leopards, Warthogs, Bush Pigs, Golden Cats and Duikers. Overnight at your lodge.

Day 10

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, you will drive off toward Murchison Falls National park, Uganda. This is usually about 2 -3 hour drive. Along the way, you will enjoy the sights of rural life and post-card perfect landscapes. You will overnight at either Fort Murchison Lodge, Murchison river lodge, Paraa Safari Lodge.

Day 11

Morning Game Drive | Boat Tour to bottom of falls

You will have an early breakfast at 6:00am and set of for the game drive. You will encounter such animals as 76 species of mammals including huge herds of buffaloes and elephants, well-camouflaged leopards and a healthy population of lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, bushbucks, Uganda kob, waterbucks and warthogs, and 451 bird species Blue-headed Coucal, Malachite Kingfisher, Red-throated Bee-eater, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Speckle-fronted Weaver and African Quail-Finch among others. After a hot lunch, you go on a boat tour on the Nile to the bottom of the most powerful fall in world as the Nile water forces its way through a 7 m (23 ft) wide gap and tumbles 43 m (141 ft) down sending around 300 cubic meters per second (11,000 ft³/s) of water over the falls, squeezing into less than 10 m (33 ft) wide a gorge. It is one of the most fascinating experiencing on a Safari to Uganda, Africa. Return and rest at your lodge.

Day 12

Boat tour to Delta | Night Game Drive or or Evening Game Drive

Early morning, After a beautiful breakfast, you may choose to take a lazy boat tour and follow the flow of Victoria Nile to where empties its waters to pick them later passed the great Lake Albert. This 20km voyage downstream from Paraa, is home to rare wetland birds including shoebill and papyrus endemic species including Goliath Heron, Great Egrets, African fish Eagles and the rare shoebill among others. You may spend 4 -5 hours especially for those the love bird watching. You will return to a hot lunch at your lodge. You may choose to take an evening game drive through unvisited aparts of the park to catch an animal species not seen the day before or to see them again. Or you can decide to take a night game drive to experience the Lions on the hunt and catch the elusive Hyna as they scavenge to tail the lions.

Day 13

Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park

In the morning after a delicious breakfast, you will take a 5-6 hour drive to Kidepo Valley National Park, the northern part of Uganda. Depending on the time you arrive, you may decide to visit the local Masai community, a nomadic trip that is in transition. You will overnight at either kidepo savanna lodge, Adere Safari Lodge, Apoka safari lodge or their equivalents.

Day 14

Morning Game Drive | Nature Walk

Early Morning, you will go for a morning game drive. In this open savannah land, dominated by dry mountain forest and acacia forest, You will have a chance to encounter 86+ mammal species including Elephants, Zebras, Giraffes, Cape buffaloes, Bush Pigs, Lions and Leopards, 17 antelope species 56 reptors like and 475 recorded bird species including the Pygmy Falcon, Tawny Eagle, Secretary bird among others. This park offer a treasure of rarities only found in this park including, Black Backed Jackals, African hunting dog. Bat eared Fox, Cheetahs, Caracal and the majestic Ostriche. After a hot lunch at your lodge, you may wish to take a walk through the park and get as close as is possible to some of the wildlife. This walk will leave you enthralled and elevated.

Day 15

Transfer to Entebbe (optional stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary)

After a excellent breakfast, you will take a 8 -9 hour back toward Entebbe. On your way, you will stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and encounter the sanctuary priced possession the the Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Other attractions include at least 40 mammal and reptilian species including monkeys, antelopes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles and numerous bird species. Having stretched your legs and adequately refreshed, you will continue with you journey, a 4-5 hour drive to reach you hotel in Entebbe. You will overnight at either Airport guesthouse, Karibu Guesthouse, Gately Inn Entebbe or their equivalents.