Arrival in Uganda

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our safari guide who will transfer you to the hotel of your booking and brief you on the safari plan.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Mestil Hotel (Luxury), Kenlon Hotel (Mid-Range)

Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After an early breakfast, you will set off from Kampala and travel westwards to Bwindi for approximately 8-9 hours. You will have a brief stop at the Equator for an opportunity for you to stand in two hemispheres at the same time and take some photographs. Continue the Incredible Uganda Wildlife Scenes Safari journey through the beautiful verdant rolling hills characteristic of this part of the country. Have a lunch break at Mbarara City and then continue to Bwindi.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Luxury), Broadbill Camp (Mid-Range)

Gorilla Tracking and Cultural Exposure

After an early breakfast, you will go to the park headquarters where you will be briefed by the guides before you begin the search in the thick Bwindi forest for the giant gorillas. Bwindi Forest Impenetrable National Park is renowned for its impressive mountain gorillas, although it is unpredictable how long you will track them before finding them since it all depends on their movement. Though the time spent to track down these mountain Gorillas is unpredictable, the thrill of spending time and observing these gentle giant Gorillas is a rare, moving, awesome and exciting adventure that will leave you with long-lasting memories of a truly unique experience. You will participate in captivating traditional performances presented by Women’s groups or orphaned children groups.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Luxury), Broadbill Camp (Mid-Range)

Travel to Lake Bunyonyi

You will, after breakfast drive to Lake Bunyonyi. The lake is said to be the second deepest lake in Africa and one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. From glistening backwaters and palm-fringed beaches to colorful villages, wildlife, and tropical scenery, Bunyonyi is a truly exotic retreat place, perfect for adventure and relaxation. It is also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzia free.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Bird’s Nest Lodge (Luxury), Arcadia Cottages (Mid-Range)

Canoeing and Hiking on Lake Bunyonyi

This morning you can choose to either have a canoe ride on the lake or a walk through the surrounding hills. The landscape around the lake is made up of steep hills covered with lush green vegetation protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi means “place of little birds” and as the name suggests, there is plenty of birdlife around the lake. You can choose to go for a canoe ride to see water animals and birds, go swimming, or hike to the viewpoint in the hills to admire the volcano mountain ranges at the border with Rwanda.

In the afternoon you will be driven to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Tabingi Safari Lodge (Mid-Range)

Game Drive and Boat Launch on Kazinga Channel

You will wake up early for a morning game drive in the park during which you will see Lions, Elephants, Topis, Leopards, Bush bucks, Cape Buffaloes, Defassa Waterbucks, Giant Forest Hogs, and Uganda Kobs, among others. You will later in the afternoon go for a two-hour boat cruise down the Kazinga Channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. The cruise takes you through the highest population of Hippos and you will see a profusion of animals drinking on the water shores. This boat safari launch cruise rewards you with a great opportunity to take photos, watch birds and see the water animals.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Tabingi Safari Lodge (Mid-Range)

Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast set off on a 4-hour Incredible Uganda Wildlife Scenes Safari journey to Kibale Forest National Park. On the Drive to Kibale National Park, you will be able to enjoy an impressive sight of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon” which you will clearly see on the road to Fort Portal. You will have lunch in Fort Portal and proceed to Kibale Forest National Park. You will then choose either go to the unique Bigodi swamp eco-tourism site where you will see uncommon plants and rare bird species such as the Great Blue Turaco, little Bulbul, Rwenzori Turaco, and the Narina Trogon, among others, or visit the crater lakes area to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Isunga Lodge (Luxury), Kibale Forest Camp (Mid-Range)

Chimpanzee Tracking and Nature Walk in the Bigodi Wetland

You will, after breakfast, head to Kibale Forest National Park to watch the primates. The activity begins at 8.00 am with a briefing on the rules for trekking chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. The exercise takes half a day and along the way, you will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Red-Colobus, and the Blue-tailed and Red-tailed monkeys swinging in the braches of this thick forest. Your guide will give you informative briefings on the lifestyles of the primates you will be coming across and on the plants as well as on the insects and butterflies in this forest to ensure that the trek is not only enjoyable but informative as well. In the afternoon you will go for a guided nature walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. The sanctuary offers great birding opportunities and nature walks. Besides birding, Bigodi village has a rich cultural heritage site where you can mix with the local people and enjoy the African traditions in terms of lifestyle and entertainment.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Isunga Lodge (Luxury), Kibale Forest Camp (Mid-Range)

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

You will set off on a 6-hour journey to Murchison Falls National Park. The Incredible Uganda Wildlife Scenes Safari drive is through verdant countryside dotted with traditional homesteads and farms and via the town of Hoima where you have a lunch break. You will continue the journey to Murchison Falls National Park arriving late in the afternoon.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Murchison Savannah Lodge (Mid-Range)

Game Drive and Boat Cruise

You will wake up very early and set off at 6.30 am for a sunrise Incredible Uganda Wildlife Scenes Safari game drive in the Nyamsika plateau to see the Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kob, hartebeest, and waterbucks. You may also spot oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, shy sitatunga, bush duiker, warthog, and bush pig plus large carnivores including lions, leopards, and spotted hyenas. Chimpanzees and olive baboons head the list of six species of primates found in the park. Crocodiles and hippos will be seen along the banks of the Nile. Some of the more common birds that can be seen include goliath heron, Egyptian geese, pelican, bee-eaters, kingfishers, hornbill, cormorant, saddle-bill stork, and the rare shoebill stork.

Afterwards take a boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will see pools of hippos and toothsome crocodiles.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Murchison Savannah Lodge (Mid-Range)

Travel to Kampala via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

You will have an early breakfast and drive to Kampala via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will have the opportunity to trek the Rhinos. The sanctuary houses Uganda’s Rhino reintroduction project. You will continue to Kampala arriving late in the afternoon for a well-deserved rest at the accommodation of your booking.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Mestil Hotel (Luxury), Hotel Kenlon (Mid-Range)

Transfer to Jinja

We leave early in the morning and head to Jinja to visit the source of the Nile and to enjoy some of the adventurous activities whose options include white water rafting, jet boating, horse riding, mountain biking, quad biking, or bungee jumping. You will arrive in the late afternoon and relax at the hotel of your booking till dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: The Nile Porch (Mid-Range), Nile River Explorers (Budget)

Adventure on the Nile River, Source of the Nile Site

You will, after breakfast, go for the adventurous white water rafting on the Nile River. The rafting begins at the Source of the Nile at 09:30 am with a comprehensive briefing and being fitted with the rafting gear. The rafting is done on an 18-kilometre stretch of the Nile River and no prior experience of rafting is required. The first few rapids are of low grade (1, 2) to build the confidence of the participants before guiding them gradually into the more challenging grades. A total of eight major rapids are rafted to maximize the adrenaline rush of this adventure. You will, after the rafting adventure, be treated to a barbecue lunch and drinks before returning to Kampala.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Mestil Hotel (Luxury), Kenlon Hotel (Mid-Range)

Visit the Chimp Sanctuary on Ngamba Island

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the pier on Lake Victoria pier for you to take a boat cruise to Ngamba Island. The boat cruise will be for one hour. You will arrive at the chimpanzee sanctuary and be briefed about the sanctuary after which you will proceed to spend time with the chimps as they feed, relax and do acrobatic swings in the tree branches. Later you will go for a nature walk on the island with the young chimpanzees.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Ngamba Island Sanctuary

Forest Walk with the Chimps

You will have breakfast and go for a forest walk with the chimps in the morning. This is an interesting walk as the chimps climb on you, pull your hair or walk hand in hand with you. It’s awesome. You will return from the forest walk for lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing. Dinner and overnight will again be at the island.

Meal Plan: Full Board

Accommodation: Ngamba Island Sanctuary

Transfer to Entebbe for your Departure

This day you will be transferred to Entebbe for your flight back home.

Meal Plan: Half Board

Accommodation: None unless requested