Itinerary

1. Day 1- Ziwa Rhino Santuary

   • Meet and greet your tour representative, who will pick you up from the Airport. 
   • Transfer to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking and then return to Kampala (Capital City).
   • Check-in at your lodge. A city tour can be organized at an extra cost. The breathtaking experience at Acactus Hotel will give you a clear view of day by day African experience and a cool environment. Your room will be furnished in cosy safari style with TV, telephone, fan, balcony and a comfortable bathroom. 

   Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

2. Day 2- Kibale National Park

   • Drive early from Kampala city through the scenic tea plantation to Fort Portal (Western part of Uganda), where you will stop for lunch.
   • Continue to Kibale National Park, which is particularly alluring to nature lovers known for its excellent chimp tracking and birding, with the highest concentration of primates in East Africa - chimps, vervet, red-tailed, L’Hoestand blue monkeys.
   • Go for an afternoon primate walk to Kanyanchu river camp, the most popular walk in the park. It highlights a collection of flora and fauna within the forest. 

   Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent) Mid-range Tented camp Just outside the park(Kibale National Park)

   Meal plan: All meals and drinking water 

3. Day 3- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary

   • Leave Kanyanchu by 8:00 am. Walk towards the forest, which will take around 2 - 3 hours, where you will follow chimpanzees. See them as they go about with their daily activities and watch them for an hour.
   • After lunch, go for a swamp walk at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, which is probably better for general monkey viewing and one of the finest birding trails in the country.
   • Opt for the optional activity of Chimpanzee Habituation. (US$70 per person)
   • Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for dinner and overnight. 

   Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge Mid-range Lodge Just outside the park (Queen Elizabeth National Park)

   Meal Plan: All meals and drinking water

4. Day 4- Queen Elizabeth National Park

   • Get ready for an early morning game drive to catch the early risers in the Kasenyi sector of the park. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs, and many others. Return to your lodge for lunch.
   • In the afternoon, head out for a 2 hours launch cruise along the Kazinga channel, where you will see large concentrations of wildlife along the banks of the river like hippos, bathing elephants, buffaloes, a large number of birds species. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour. After the boat safari, en-route game drives back to the lodge.
   • Opt for optional activities of Hot Air Balloon Safari (US$ 380 per person) or Lion tracking (US$ 85 per person).

   Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge Mid-range Lodge Just outside the park (Queen Elizabeth National Park)

   Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

5. Day 5- Lake Mutanda

   • Today, drive for about 7 hours to Lake Mutanda, located in the south-western part of Uganda and close to the borders with Rwanda and Congo. You cross a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’. En route, you will pass the countryside, bamboo forest, and great views over the Virunga Mountains. 
   • For lunch, stop at a local restaurant. Relax in your comfortable lodge overlooking the beautiful Lake Mutanda and the Virunga volcanoes. This will undoubtedly be one of the most spectacular views you have ever seen.

   Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort Mid-range Lodge In or near Lake Mutanda

   Meal plan: All meals and drinking water 

6. Day 6- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

   • Get up early and report to the Park headquarters for a brief talk with the guide. From here, hit the montane forest to encounter the mountain gorillas. Watch out for their voices and listen to them grumble, and the young as they swing from tree to tree and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male, the silverback.
   • Enjoy this extraordinary feeling of sitting in the dense rain forest knowing you are with a few of the last mountain gorillas. The time to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours.

   Accommodation: Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort Mid-range Lodge In or near Lake Mutanda

   Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

7. Day 7- Lake Mburo National Park

   • Today, wake up early for breakfast and prepare to transfer to Lake Mburo national park. You will have lunch en-route at Agip motel or Igongo cultural center.
   • After that, continue the drive to Lake Mburo National park for an evening game drive to see Zebras and Giraffes, Impalas, Sitatungas, bush barks etc. 
   • Dinner and overnight stay at Rwakobo Rock.

   Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock

   Meal plan: All meals and drinking water

8. Day 8- Kampala

   • Have an early breakfast at the lodge and start your walking safari in search of zebras, giraffes, etc.
   • Drive back to Kampala and have a stopover at the equator in Kayabwe for lunch.
   • Transfer to Airport.

   Accommodation for tonight is not included in the program. If you would like us to book one (or more) nights in Kampala or Entebbe, please let us know.