14 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Safari Tours

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport where you will meet our staff, depending at the time of arrival you will have a stopover at the Uganda Wildlife Centre (UWEC) commonly known as Entebbe Zoo to view a summary of wildlife the Pearl Africa has in stock for you in different National Parks. Drive straight to your hotel in Kampala for diner and overnight at Gately Inn Entebbe / Nican Hotel Resort.

After an early morning breakfast, check out and drive to Kampala for city tour starting with the visit the Uganda Museum (The Oldest and Largest museum in Uganda) which is mandated to Protect, Promote and Present the cultural and natural Heritage of Uganda through Collection, Conservation, study and information dissemination for enjoyment and education. After that, head straight to Kasubi Tombs, the royal burial grounds of the Buganda kings, serving as a sacred cultural, spiritual, and architectural landmark in Uganda. Lunch in Kampala before you head to Naggalabi - Buddo, the Coronation site for Buganda Kingdom. Learn more about the Buganda culture, the rituals done before coronation among others. Return to Kampala for an evening walk as you visit the local craft markets for souvenirs. Diner and overnight at Hotel Triangle or Hotel Africana
Explore vibrant Kampala nightlife.

Drive north words via the famous Luwero Triangle for about 5-6hrs heading to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for lunch and walking safari for rhino tracking before reaching the Park. In afternoon head straight to the park and check in at your hotel. Diner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge / Red Chilli Rest Camp on Full board.

Very early in the morning, wake up for an early morning game drive on the northern bank, where viewing game becomes memorable and animals like elephants, lions, giraffes, buffalo, and antelopes will be seen plus lions and leopards if lucky. After lunch enjoy the afternoon boat cruise along the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls. Enjoy the scenic beauty of the Nile and the falls, get chance to see the Hippos, giant crocodiles along the shores, variety of birds including the Egyptian geese among others. Diner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge / Red Chilli Rest Camp on full board
Optional: hike to the top of the falls for breathtaking views.
Visit Lake Albert to participate in fishing and community activities

Have your breakfast early enough so that you check out of the lodge and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. Have a scenic drive through the Tea plantations viewing different primates along the route like the baboons, black and white Colobus monkeys, and the Vervet monkeys among others. Check in at the lodge, relax in the evening enjoy the community based entertainment in the evening. Diner and overnight at Kibale Guest Cottages or Kibale Forest Lodge.

Wake up early for your breakfast as you prepare for nature experience as you go through the forest with beautiful canopy. Get briefed before tracking and then enter the forest to start the activity of chimpanzee tracking in the Forest (home to 13 primate species). Return to the lodge for relaxation as you wait for your delicious lunch.

Around 2:30pm head for your afternoon Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk for birdwatching and community encounters. Diner and overnight at Kibale Forest Lodge (Mid-range) / Kibale Guest Cottages (budget) on full board.

Wake up for your breakfast and check out. Drive straight to Queen Elizabeth National park for a Game drive in Kasenyi Trail / plains to view animals like the lions, elephants, Buffaloes, water bucks, antelopes, warthogs and if lucky you may see lions and a pythons waiting for their prey. The Savannah vegetation itself is another attraction. Visit the Katwe Salt Crater Lake where local community mines salt and don’t miss the smelling crater, Nyamunuka Crater Lake. Head straight to the hotel and check in as you wait for your lunch Boat cruise along Kazinga Channel. With the Boat Cruise, you will view water life like the Elephants along the shores, Hippos, crocodiles basking along the shores, water birds like the Egyptian goose.
Optional for day 9:
• Night game drive.
• Chimpanzee tracking in the Kyambura Gorge
Diner and Overnight at Simba Safari Lodge / Buffaloe Lodge Queen Elizabeth NP.

Check out after breakfast and drive southwards to Ishasha sector, famous for tree-climbing lions. Spend a day with the amusing animals (Tree-Climbing lions) and the good scenic beauty of the environment. Have an afternoon game drive and diner and overnight in Isasha Pride Lodge on full board.

After breakfast, transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park, the home of Gorillas, Enjoy seeing the different tree species of Bwindi, for birders, variety of birds will be seen enroute and different monkey species. Check in at Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp/ Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge on full board.

Early morning briefing by the Park guides and then start off gorilla trekking adventure in the dense forest as you get close to our close relatives since they are believed to be about 95% intelligent as human beings. Spend up to one (01) hour observing a gorilla family in their natural habitat and this will create an unforgettable memory to everyone.
Afternoon relaxation or optional cultural village walk. Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp/ Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge on full board.

Visit the Batwa community after breakfast, these are the Pygmies of Uganda. Learn more of their culture and community behaviors of the Batwa people. After the cultural tour, check out and drive to Lake Bunyonyi “the Lake of little birds”. Evening at leisure as you enjoy the Camp fire. Diner and Overnight at Bunyonyi Overland Resort.

Lake Bunyonyi is a good place for birders since it’s a home of little birds. Have a Canoe ride for the island tour to see the different Islands on Lake Bunyonyi among which is the Punishment Island (Where young girls who got pregnant we taken for punishment). Have your breakfast and have a Scenic drive as you enjoy God’s nature and creation. Enroute you will be able to see lakes like Lake Africa (It has a shape of Africa), meals enroute back to Entebbe.