Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
You will be picked up by your guide upon arrival at the airport. 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 driver guide will transfer you to your Hotel in Kampala for dinner, refreshments and overnight stay at Hotel Sojovaro (Budget)/ Cassia Lodge (Midrange)/ Sheraton Hotel (Luxury).
Day 2: Transfer from Kampala to Semliki National Park
After taking your breakfast at the hotel, you will depart and head to Semliki National Park via Mityana-Mubende road with an en route stopover at the historical Nakayima tree. You will have lunch en route in Fort Portal and later continue to Semliki. The Park is made up of diverse habitats that explain the diversity of different tree, animal, primate and bird species. Also en route, you will be able to have sights of the beautiful lush green environment and roadside cliffs. Dinner and overnight stay at UWA campsite (Budget)/ Hotel Vanilla (Deluxe)/ Semliki Safari Lodge (Luxury).
Day 3: Full day Nature walks in Semliki National Park
After a morning breakfast at your hotel, you will leave for a guided nature walk in the vast extension of the Ituri forest where you will have sights of early risers like primates, birds, and different animal species from a far. You will trail through the two main springs set in a lush swampy clearing close to the south eastern corner of the forest. Expect to view various bird species like the yellow throated tinker bird, horn-bills, red-rumped and Frasier’s ant-thrush, blue-breasted King fisher and honey guide greenbul. Also look out for different primate species in the forest like the red-tailed monkey, grey checked Mangabey and Black and white colobus monkeys. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the Park and later visit the Mungilo water fall which may reward you with excellent views of the hornbill species. Also visit the Eastern boundary of the Semliki River which may also expose you to a variety of water birds, monkey’s hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight stay at your previous lodge (Day 2).
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After a morning breakfast, you will drive Kibale Forest National Park with lunch en route in Fort portal. You will also be rewarded with the spectacular view of the magnificent scenery of the Rwenzori Mountains and the local home stead along the way. Upon arrival at the Park you will take a guided nature walk to explore around the Bunyaruguru crater region. Dinner overnight at Chimpanzee Guest house (Budget)/ Chimp’s nest (Deluxe)/ Primates lodge (Luxury).
Day 5: Chimp Tracking and Bigodi Swamp walk
Have an early morning breakfast and immediately set off for a 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 4).
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a warm cup of tea, you will depart Kibale Forest National Park and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is the most popular protected area with a stunning location on the rift valley floor between Lakes Edward and George. En route to the Park you will enjoy a game drive that will expose you to different wildlife species such as Elephants, Buffalos, and Uganda Kob. If lucky, you may also spot the Hyenas, Lions, Leopard and perhaps the Giant Forest Hog. Dinner and overnight stay at at Simba safari lodge (Budget)/ Hippo Hills camp (Deluxe)/ Mweya safari lodge (Luxury).
Day 7: Game drive and afternoon Launch cruise
After breakfast, you will take a 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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park via the Ishasha sector commonly known for the tree climbing lions. These are basically found in the tall fig trees and acacia trees. Enjoy 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. Dinner and overnight stay at Wagtail eco safari camp (Budget)/ Buhoma Lodge (Deluxe)/ Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury).
Day 9: Gorilla tracking
After a heavy warm breakfast, you will 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 8).
Day 10: Transfer to Lake Mburo
You will depart Bwindi immediately after breakfast and drive to Lake Mburo National Park with lunch en route in Mbarara town. Upon reaching lake Mburo, you will go for an afternoon boat ride along Lake Mburo viewing the park’s wildlife such as the hippos and a variety of water birds that may include the African Fin foot, Pelicans, Black crake, Heron, cormorant, fish eagle if lucky you will spot the rare shoebill stork . Dinner and overnight at Rwonyo Camp (Budget)/ Arcadia cottages (Deluxe)/ Mihingo Lodge (Luxury).
Day 11: Game drive and transfer to Kampala
After taking your breakfast, you will go for an early morning game drive expecting to see animals like the Giant eland, Impala and Burchell’s zebra, Buffalo, Oribis, Waterbucks, Reedbuck and the Rare Sitatunga. Thereafter depart for Kampala with an en route lunch stopover at the Equator. You will reach Kampala in the evening, just in time for dinner and overnight stay at your hotel (Day 1).
Day 12: Departure
Have a relaxed breakfast and you may go for final shopping in Kampala or Entebbe, depending on your departure flight time. You will then transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your scheduled flight back.
End of Safari
