Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Uganda

   • Arrive in Uganda at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa. A representative/guide from the tour operator will transfer you to Seb Hotel Kampala for your overnight stay.

   Accommodation: Seb Hotel

   Meal Plan: All meals and drinking water

2. Day 2: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park

   • Lake Mburo National Park is the nearest park to Kampala. Travelling southwest, you will arrive at your lodge in or near the park in time for lunch. Lake Mburo N.P is one of two game parks in Uganda where visitors can go for a bushwalk with an experienced ranger. When you go on a walking safari in Mburo, it is exciting to approach wildlife at such close range for 2 hours. You will spot buffalos, zebras, gazelles etc., as you ride while also enjoying fantastic scenery along the way.
   • After your walking safari, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

   Accommodation: Eagles Nest lodge

   Meal Plan: All meals and drinking water

3. Day 3: Transfer from Lake Mburo to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

   • After your breakfast this morning, continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
   • Arrive at Kabale in mid-afternoon and enjoy your lunch in Kabale. 
   • After lunch, you continue to lodge for the next Gorilla trek tomorrow. Optionally you can choose to go on a guided nature walk ($25 per person) to meet the Ugandans who neighbour the park. You get to learn a thing or two about the culture of the people, so depending on which nature trail you take, you will have a chance to meet the traditional healer and learn how the Bwindi forest resource is used to treat people for various ailments. 
   • You can visit a local school if the school term is in session. 
   • Check-in at Gorilla Mist Camp.

   Accommodation: Gorillas Mist Camp

   Meal Plan: All meals and drinking water

4. Day 4: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Transfer to Queen NP

   • Have an early breakfast and transfer to the briefing point. 
   • With packed lunch in your carry-on, listen to the briefing from the rangers on what to expect before commencing your trek. 
   • The guides will then take you through the bushes, pushing your way through the undergrowth, looking for where the family of gorillas you are tracking spent the night. When you finally locate the family that you are following, sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male - the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest in the knowledge that you are in the presence of the few remaining Mountain Gorillas in the wild. 
   • After the mandatory 1 hour is up, the rangers and guides will lead you back to the starting point. 
   • You will commence your transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. 
   • Arriving in the evening, check into Irungu Forest Safaris Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

   Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

   Meal Plan: All meals and drinking water

5. Day 5: Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise along Kazinga Channel

   • After an early breakfast, your guide will take you on a game drive to the northern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Kasenyi Track in search of lions, hyenas, buffaloes, leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda Kobs, plus many bird species including ibis, fish eagles and vultures etc.
   • Have lunch at the lodge. 
   • Embark on a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel – a major highlight of your safari. On the boat cruise, have the opportunity to view great numbers of wildlife, including elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and large numbers of birds like eagles, kingfishers, sparrows, doves, weaver birds, eaglets and sun birds converging at the channel waters to enjoy a sip of the natural water. 
   • After the 3-hour boat cruise, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

   Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

   Meal Plan: All meals and drinking water

6. Day 6: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe International Airport

   • After breakfast, commence your transfer to Entebbe via Kampala. 
   • Travelling via Mbarara, have a chance to view the scenic valley at the rift valley escarpment. 
   • Stop for lunch in Mbarara town at Agip Motel. After lunch, continue to Kampala and as you approach Kampala, make a stop-over at the Equator Crossing, where the imaginary line that divides the earth into two halves passes. 
   • Here, click photos, buy your Uganda safari souvenir and then head to Entebbe International Airport for your departure home.