Uganda Gorilla And Wildlife Safari Tour

Today your adventure begins, after breakfast, you will be picked up by your driver guide and proceed to Murchison Falls National Park which is the largest savanna park in Uganda. You will pass via Ziwa Sanctuary for Rhino tracking.

Along the way, you will stop for lunch at Kabalega Dinners and later proceed to Murchison Falls National Park for dinner and an overnight stay at Pakuba Safari Lodge or Para Safari Lodge

Murchison Falls National Park is the largest park in Uganda with the most striking waterfall in the world, a diverse landscape, varied wildlife, and abundant bird life for bird lovers. After an early breakfast, we set off for a morning game drive on the northern bank of the river. We will traverse different tracks in search of the Big 5 and other fantastic wildlife encounter opportunities. After lunch, in the afternoon the safari will be continued with a boat cruise along the Nile for game viewing at close quarters. Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge or Para Safari Lodge

After an early breakfast, we will depart the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park and head to Fort Portal with lunch en -route. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled “mountains of the moon” and is famous for the many tea plantations and you will have time for some photo opportunities. From this lovely town, we will continue to Kibale National Park.

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Guest House or Crater Safari Lodge. Kibale forest is home to the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa, including over 1000 chimpanzees our close cousins, black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest’s, forest elephants, and much more.

Today is time for one of the highlights of your trip as we take a short walk in the forest to begin your chimpanzee tracking experience. Kibale forest is home to the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa and is renowned as being the best place to see the chimpanzees in their natural habitat.

After a pre-tracking briefing, you will begin your hike into the forest to visit a large habituated family of chimps. Along the way, you will see other residents like other primates, bird species, and beautiful flora and fauna. Upon sighting the chimpanzee, you will have an hour to observe them, play, groom, swing, feed, and take care of their young ones.

After your exciting morning, you will head back to the lodge for lunch before traveling to Bigodi Swamp for a very different nature experience. Bigodi swamp walk is an initiative for the local community dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Guest House or Crater Safari Lodge

After breakfast, we will calmly transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey will take you 3hours across the majestic foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, also known as the mountains of the moon. En route, we will see the scenic crater lakes before reaching the beautiful national park Queen Elizabeth.

The remarkable national park is at 1978 km, diverse landscape, abundant wildlife, and Savannah plains. Home to 95 species of mammals including Lions, Elephants, Buffalo, Kobs, and many more including our cousins the Chimpanzee. The park also has the highest number of birds 606 than any other park in Uganda.

The Kazinga Channel, a natural canal that joins Lake Edward and Lake George is one of the park’s domineering features. On your way to the lodge, you will be viewing wild animals as they cross the channel track. Upon arrival at Mweya Safari Lodge, you will relax in the lobby as you get checked in, dinner, and overnight stay.

The day begins early as we start with a morning game drive and head to the mating ground of the Uganda Kobs. We search for Lions, elephants, buffalos, and other wild animals in the natural habitat before returning to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon, we take a luxury boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George. The cruise will take you close to the abundant wildlife cooling off along the shores and it will definitely be one of the highlights of the day. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge.

This morning we transferred to Bwind Impenetrable Park via the Ishasha sector which is the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park in search of tree-climbing lions and other wildlife before settling down for our picnic lunch.

Later we shall calmly transfer to Bwind which is the home to over half of the remaining mountain gorillas in the world. In fact Bwindi is the best place to observe these gentle giants at close encounter. The park is also home to other primates and spectacular scenery, trails, and waterfalls. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Lodge.

Today is a special day, we wake up early to have breakfast and transfer to park offices for registration and group allocation. The lead guide of the group will brief you about the dos and don’ts, the behaviors’ of the gorilla, the history of the group, and expectations.

You will then get back to your cars and be driven to the starting point. The guide will lead you into the forest, the trekking can take 15 minutes to 8 hours this requires some minimum fitness.

As you trek through the forest, the anticipation of seeing the gorillas, the sightings of birds and other primates, and the scenic beauty of the forest is more than enough destruction from that.

Upon sighting the gorillas, your group will be allowed 1 hour to observe the gorillas go through their daily lives, play, feed, groom, and wrestle. After that, the guide will lead you out of the jungle with lifetime memories to the starting point and then transfer back to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Lodge.

After the lifetime experience and busy days, we will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation for 2 days on the shores of the deepest lake in Uganda. We will arrive at the lodge during lunchtime. Dinner and overnight at Arcadia Cottages.

After breakfast, you can decide to relax or take on optional activities like canoeing, bird watching, village walks, and swimming. Dinner and overnight at Arcadia Cottages.

After breakfast will we transfer to Lake Mburo National Park which is the smallest savannah park in Uganda with abundant wildlife. A relaxing game drive will take us to Mihingo Lodge.

After lunch, you will transfer to the lakeside for the evening boat cruise before returning to the lodge. After dinner, you will go for an exciting night game drive that will enable you to see some animals like bush pigs, spotted hyenas, leopards, and white-tailed man geese that cannot be seen on regular game drives. Dinner and overnight stay at Mihingo Lodge.

This day calls for an early wake-up and transfer to the starting point for a walking safari. This is another adventure that allows you to watch wildlife on foot but very close to in the car.

You will be able to spot very small mammals and big mammals. After returning to the lodge, you will have breakfast and later transfer to Kampala with a stop over at the Equator for lunch, photos, and souvenirs’ before lastly transferring to Cassia Lodge.

Have relaxed breakfast and prepare to be transferred to the airport for your onward flight back home.