The 7-day Uganda wildlife tour visits Bwindi National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in southern Uganda, which are home to around 480 mountain gorillas. You will also get the opportunity to visit Kibale Forest National Park for chimp tracking and Queen Elizabeth National Park for animal watching.
Highlights
Day 1: Arrival to Kampala
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park and nature walk in the afternoon
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 4: Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
Day 7: Return to Kampala
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival to Kampala
When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met and taken to Kampala. If you arrive early, you may see the Uganda Museum, the Bahai Temple, and the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine before checking into your hotel for supper and a night’s stay at the Hotel in Kampala.
Day 1: Arrival to Kampala
When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met and taken to Kampala. If you arrive early, you may see the Uganda Museum, the Bahai Temple, and the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine before checking into your hotel for supper and a night’s stay at the Hotel in Kampala.
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park and nature walk in the afternoon
After breakfast, depart towards Kibale National Park, passing through the papyrus swamp and lush woodland of the Nile River Delta. You begin your cultural excursion with an afternoon guided nature walk along Crater Lake at the park. You will check in at your preferred lodge for supper and a night’s stay at the Lodge.
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park and nature walk in the afternoon
After breakfast, depart towards Kibale National Park, passing through the papyrus swamp and lush woodland of the Nile River Delta. You begin your cultural excursion with an afternoon guided nature walk along Crater Lake at the park. You will check in at your preferred lodge for supper and a night’s stay at the Lodge.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a cup of coffee, transfer to the Kanyanchu Information Centre with your packed lunch for a chimp trekking briefing. You will be divided into groups of eight and allocated a chimp colony to see. Trekking to view chimps might take anything from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on where the chimps are. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening for animal watching and sightseeing. Your Lodge provides dinner and overnight accommodations.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a cup of coffee, transfer to the Kanyanchu Information Centre with your packed lunch for a chimp trekking briefing. You will be divided into groups of eight and allocated a chimp colony to see. Trekking to view chimps might take anything from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on where the chimps are. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening for animal watching and sightseeing. Your Lodge provides dinner and overnight accommodations.
Day 4: Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Breakfast early in the morning, followed by a morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector in search of four of Uganda’s big five game, as well as over 620 bird species. In the afternoon, take a launch cruise around the Kazinga waterway in search of hippos, crocodiles, and aquatic bird species. You return to the resort in the afternoon for supper and an overnight stay.
Day 4: Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Breakfast early in the morning, followed by a morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector in search of four of Uganda’s big five game, as well as over 620 bird species. In the afternoon, take a launch cruise around the Kazinga waterway in search of hippos, crocodiles, and aquatic bird species. You return to the resort in the afternoon for supper and an overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
Have breakfast early in the morning, check out and travel through Ishasha area to Bwindi Forest through Kanungu. The lodge will provide dinner and overnight stay
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
Early morning meal, then transport to Buhoma park headquarters for registration and a training on mountain gorilla hiking laws and regulations. Trekking to view gorillas begins at 8:00 a.m. and can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on the location of the gorillas and their rate of movement.
Spend an hour with gorillas, appreciate their human-like personalities, and take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Visit Batwa villages for a cultural performance if time allows. Then to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park
Early morning meal, then transport to Buhoma park headquarters for registration and a training on mountain gorilla hiking laws and regulations. Trekking to view gorillas begins at 8:00 a.m. and can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on the location of the gorillas and their rate of movement.
Spend an hour with gorillas, appreciate their human-like personalities, and take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Visit Batwa villages for a cultural performance if time allows. Then to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: Return to Kampala
After breakfast, you will depart for Kampala or Entebbe, stopping for lunch along the road, and your 7-day wildlife safari in Uganda will come to a conclusion.