Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
You will be picked up by your guide upon arrival. Early arrivals will enable you visit some places in Entebbe like Botanical gardens, Snake Parks and the Entebbe Zoo. However with late and evening arrivals, your guide will transfer you to your Hotel for dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Sojovaro (Budget)/ Cassia Lodge (Midrange)/ Sheraton Hotel (Luxury).
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After a warm heavy breakfast, you will transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with en route stopover for souvenir shopping at the equator and also a chance of witnessing the water experiment at this very spot. You will then proceed to Lake Mburo National Park and upon arrival, have lunch and in the afternoon set off for the boat ride along Lake Mburo, sighting species like the hippos and birds like African Fin foot, Pelicans, Black crake, Heron, cormorant, fish eagle and the rare Shoebill Stork. Dinner and overnight at Rwonyo Camp (Budget)/ Arcadia cottages (Deluxe)/ Mihingo Lodge (Luxury).
Day 3: Game drive and transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, you will enjoy an early morning game drive. You will view animals like; the Giant eland, Impala and Burchell’s zebra, Buffalo, Oribis, Waterbucks, Reedbuck and the Rare Sitatunga. Thereafter depart for Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park with lunch en route in Mbarara town. You will reach Bwindi in the evening in time for dinner and overnight stay at Wagtail eco safari camp (Budget)/ Buhoma Lodge (Deluxe)/ Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury).
Day 4: Gorilla tracking
Enjoy a cup of coffee early in the morning and report to the park headquarters where you will be briefed about the ‘does and don’ts while with the gorillas. Later you will penetrate through the impenetrable forest for a more adventurous and exciting lifetime experience of Mountain Gorilla tracking. You are all reminded to carry along your packed lunch and bottled water since the tracking duration depends on the ease to see the gorillas that day and where they slept the previous night. Besides the Gorillas, you will also spot other forest wildlife which include; the Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Red Tailed Colobus, Blue Monkey, L’hoest and baboons and many more. Retire for dinner and overnight stay at your previous lodge (Day 3).
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After having some breakfast, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi via Kabale which is commonly known as the Switzerland of Africa. The journey will offer you with sights of the beautiful terrain of the rolling hills with terraced landscape. Upon arrival at Bunyonyi, you will have lunch and later go for an afternoon boat ride on the lake viewing different birds on the many small islands on the lake. Dinner and overnight at Bunyonyi overland Camp (budget)/ Bunyonyi Overland Resort (Deluxe)/ Arcadia Cottages (Luxury).
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After taking your breakfast, you will head to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will enter the park via Ishasha sector the commonly known area for the tree climbing lions. Have a relaxed lunch at Ishasha as you spot the hippos in the Ishasha River. You may also spot buffaloes, leopards, Kob and topis on the plains of the area. Proceed for dinner and overnight stay at Simba safari lodge (Budget)/ Hippo Hills camp (Deluxe)/ Mweya safari lodge (Luxury).
Day 7: Game drive and afternoon Launch cruise
After enjoying your breakfast, you will go for the morning game drive in Kasenyi area to search for different wildlife animals missed out in the previous game drive. Later visit the Katwe explosion craters. Here you will spot Kitagata Lake and the enormous Kamengo Crater with a clear view of the different wildlife around the Park. In the afternoon, go for a launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel where you will enjoy spectacular wildlife sights of species like the Hippopotamuses, Waterbucks, Crocodiles and a variety of Water Birds like the black bee- eater, several species of falcons and the raptors. Dinner and overnight stay at your previous lodge (Day 6)
Day 8: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After taking a cup of tea, you will head to Kibale Forest National Park. En route to the Park you will enjoy a game drive that will expose you to different wildlife species like; Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob and if lucky, you may also spot the Hyenas, Lions, Leopard and perhaps the Giant Forest Hog. Proceed to Kibale and upon arrival carry out a short community tour to the neighboring communities surrounding the Park. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Guest house (Budget)/ Chimp’s nest (Midrange)/ Primates lodge (Luxury).
Day 9: Chimp tracking and Bigodi Swamp walk
Enjoy an early morning breakfast and after set off for the life time Chimpanzee tracking experience. You will first report to the Park Headquarters at Kanyachu for a briefing about the ‘does and don’ts’ while with the chimps, then proceed with the adventure. You will penetrate into the forest under the guidance of an armed ranger for the tracking. Besides the chimps, you may spot other primates like; Varvet Monkey, L’hoest, Blue Monkey, Red-Tailed Monkey, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Black And White Colobus Monkey and many more. Return back to the lodge for Lunch and later go for the afternoon Bigodi swamp walk to search for different bird species. Dinner and overnight stay at your previous lodge (Day 8).
Day 10: Transfer to Kampala
Have a relaxed breakfast and after transfer back to Kampala. En route visit sights like the crater regions in Fort Portal and cultural sites like the King’s Palace in Toro. Drop off at your hotel or transfer to the Airport depending on your flight.
End of Safari
