Arrive in Entebbe, Uganda, a country of stunning green vegetation, deep lakes, gentle slopping mountains and rich biodiversity. Our representative shall receive you and drive you to your accommodation for refreshment and rest. He will also brief you about the trip.

Optional: You may do a city tour around Entebbe or visit the Mabamba Swamp for a birding experience.

After breakfast, start the journey to the southwestern part of the country.

The drive is about 3-4 hours from Kampala to the park, with the first stopover being at the Equator line in Kayabwe for a photo moment break and a break for a cup of Ugandan coffee. After the break, you will continue the journey to the park for a hot lunch and relaxation.

Later in the afternoon, you may go birding, drive a night game, or do a guided nature walk in the national park. Please note that it is predator-free.

Have an early breakfast and set out for a game drive in the park at 6:30 am. Encounter with nocturnal mammals and early risers. Expect to see elands, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, impalas, waterbucks and herds of cattle as they all graze on fresh vegetation early in the morning.

This afternoon, take a boat cruise on Lake Mburo, where you will see the crocodiles, hippos, and several water birds. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Included: Morning game drive, afternoon boat cruise

From Lake Mburo, take the road trip to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The drive takes you to the beautiful highlands of Kigezi. Arriving in the evening, you check into a booked lodge.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is famous for its mountain gorillas, and its three volcanoes, Muhabura, Sabinyo, and Gahinga, are ideal for hiking. This is the only place in Uganda where you can see the golden monkeys; for this reason, it is given the signature “where gold meets silver”.

Have a picnic lunch in the rolling hills of southwestern Uganda before proceeding to Kisoro town and your accommodation for relaxation.

Have breakfast early and drive to the park headquarters for briefing before setting off for the day’s adventure.

The hike takes about eight hours, depending on your physical strength and speed. We highly recommend packing plenty of drinking water, warm clothing, and rain gear because it can rain any time of the day during the hike.

More about the Virungas: There are three volcanoes, each with its uniqueness; Sabinyo is the most challenging of the three, but it gives you a chance to be in three countries (Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo) at once and can be hiked only via the Uganda side. Muhabura is the tallest and has a crater lake on top, whereas Mount Gahinga has a swap.

Included: Climb Mount Muhabura

After breakfast, drive to the picturesque Lake Bunyonyi, the most beautiful lake in Uganda, with 29 islands.

You will spend the day on the lake and take activities like a boat cruise to visit the islands, relax, and swim in the crocodile-free lake.

Depart from Lake Bunyonyi to Buhoma, a gorilla tracking sector of the magnificent Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the mountain gorillas. Bwindi's impenetrable forest is rich in primates, birdlife, and plants.

Bwindi Forest is surrounded by very happy and welcoming people who will keep you entertained by the residents with cultural dances and songs.

After an early breakfast and briefing from the guides of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, we set off for the gorilla tracking in the tropical rainforest of Bwindi. The activity starts at 8.00 am, and you join the other members according to the distribution of the gorilla families, with only eight visitors per family each day.
We advise you to carry snacks, enough drinking water, a rain jacket in case of rain, trekking boots, and a walking stick. If you are unsure of your fitness, you might hire a porter and pay him a tip to help you carry the bag. It is unpredictable how long it will take to find the primates as they freely move into the forest.
However, the encounter with the gorillas, lasting for about one hour, is a rewarding and unforgettable experience. After the trekking, you go back to the lodge at leisure.
Dinner and Overnight and dinner at the lodge.

Included: Gorilla tracking

Optional: Batwa cultural walk, community walk, nature walk

Today, you will encounter the Batwa, one of the oldest indigenous tribes and the first occupants of the impenetrable rainforest of Bwindi and Echuya.

Originally known as “the keepers of the forest” that survived gathering fruits and hunting in the forest, the Batwa lived in harmony with the forest and its inhibitors, including the mountain gorillas. They lived in huts made from tree leaves and branches. Like the mountain gorillas, they moved from place to place for fresh food and environment.

A moment with them will enable you to learn about their lifestyle and special storytelling skills, leaving you in awe.

Included: Batwa Experience

Leave the Bwindi Forest foothills and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You take a slow drive through the Ishasha sector in the southern part of the park, then continue and spend the night in the northern sector.

Elizabeth National Park boasts the highest bio-diversity ratings, with various ecosystems such as lakes, forests, savannah grasslands, and wetlands.

Included: Tree-climbing lions

Have breakfast and go for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains and beyond. Expect to see lions, elephants, buffalos, antelopes, warthogs, and several bird species. Return to the lodge for lunch.

This afternoon, go for a 2-hour boat cruise on the hippo-concentrated Kazinga Channel connecting Lake George to Lake Edward. Do a short sunset game drive en route to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Included: Game drive, Kazinga Channel boat cruise

After having your breakfast, you will check out and drive to Kibale National Park through Fort Portal, where you will make a stop for a lunch break and also have a tour around the beautiful city.

Visit the Tooro Kingdom Palace and some other historical sites in the Kingdom. Proceed to the Top of the World for a perfect look at the crater lakes, after which you will continue the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Included: Fort Portal tour

Rise early this morning for the start of your chimpanzee trek. Barks of baboons occasionally overflow the forest’s silence as you walk along the trail.

This afternoon, go for a rewarding nature walk in the Bigodi swamp. During the walk, you will encounter several monkey species, birds, reptiles and plants. The swamp is also known to have several butterfly species.

Included: Chimpanzee tracking, Bigodi Swamp walk

Check out and drive to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive takes you birding along the way, arriving in the evening. You arrive in time for check-in and dinner at a booked accommodation in Murchison Falls.

You will visit the top of the falls depending on the location of your accommodation and the time of arrival in the park.

Have breakfast and prepare for a morning game drive to encounter the early risers, such as the lions, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, antelopes, waterbucks, warthogs, jackals and birds.

Return to the lodge, refresh and have lunch as you prepare for the 2-3 hours boat trip to the bottom of the Murchison waterfalls this afternoon, spotting crocodiles, hippos, elephants, buffalos and several birds along the banks of the Victoria Nile. Visit the top of the falls and then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Included: Game drive, afternoon boat cruise, visit to the top of the falls

After an early morning breakfast, you will go for a 4 – 5 hours boat trip to the Nile Delta, famed for its high concentration of game and best sighting of the shoebill stork in Murchison Falls National Park. During this boat trip, you will enjoy views of elephants, buffaloes, bushbucks, lions and plenty of bird species.

You may have a relaxed afternoon at the lodge or do an evening game drive to seal your Murchison Falls National Park Visit.

Included: Delta boat, Optional: Evening game drive

After breakfast, you will check out and drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is the only protected area in Uganda where you can track the rhinos in the wild. Rhinos are members of the Big Five wild animals of Africa.

After the tracking, you will embark on your journey to the Eastern region of Uganda and spend your night in Jinja.

Included: Rhino tracking

After early breakfast, you will have a boat trip to the source of the Nile.

You can also do white water rafting, tubing, kayaking, or any other activity.

Included: source of the Nile

Have breakfast and drive to Kampala with a stopover in Mabira forest to visit Ssezibwa Falls.

Proceed with your journey to the Namugongo Martyrs shrine, the Bahai temple, the city centre and the famous hills of Kampala.

Afterwards, proceed to your accommodation for dinner and relaxation.

Included: City tour

Depending on your departure time, you can tour Entebbe or visit the craft market for gifts and souvenirs to take back home and later transfer to the airport for your outbound flight.