10-Day Uganda Safari from Entebbe with Gorillas, Chimps and Murchison

• Today you will arrive at Entebbe International Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met by a representative who will then transfer you to your accommodation for an overnight stay.

Overnight at Papyrus Guesthouse

Meal Plan - Bed & Breakfast

• Today you will travel to the famous Murchison Falls National Park. En route, you will visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. You will get a chance to trek the Southern White Rhinos that were reintroduced in Uganda and watch these lovely creatures in their natural habitat. This activity is a once-in-a-lifetime experience not to be missed. Later, you will proceed to Murchison Falls National Park for an overnight stay.

Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Today you will head out into the wild for an exciting early morning game drive. Murchison Falls is one of Uganda's first protected areas and harbors a variety of wild animals, including elephants, lions, Cape buffalos, Rothschild's giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks, oribis, bushbucks, Bohor reedbucks, and hyenas. Guests who are lucky may also get a chance to spot a leopard. Later in the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride upstream on the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls, stopping just tens of meters from the "Devil's Cauldron." En route, marvel at the toothsome hippos and crocodiles, and over this 17 km stretch, you may also see elephants, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, and more crocodiles. This is also a zone of many bird species, including the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant, and the rare shoebill stork. There, you will leave the boat and hike to the Top of the Falls, which takes approximately 1 hour. See where the world's longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43 m below. Return to the lodge for an overnight stay.

Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• You will have a morning boat ride to the Nile Delta. This is a 20 km stretch where the River Nile flows into Lake Albert. It is home to a number of bird species, the most common being the rare shoebill stork. You will also have close encounters with aquatic animals such as crocodiles, hippos, and elephants. You will later return to the lodge for lunch and then go for another exciting evening game drive.

Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• After breakfast, you will start your journey to Kibale Forest National Park through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms. Rapidly becoming a must-do destination in Uganda, Kibale Forest offers an accessible and enlightening insight into life in a tropical rainforest. Large mammals are not easily seen, but the clouds of dazzling butterflies and gorgeous forest birds more than make up for it. Besides, Kibale is most famous for its primates and is commonly known as the primates' capital, with about 13 species of primates. The most common are the chimpanzees. You will then proceed to your accommodation for an overnight stay.

Overnight at Turaco Treetops

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed by the rangers, and by around 8:00 am the search for the amazing chimpanzees begins. Kibale Forest is where the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa are exceptionally represented, and as you track the chimpanzees, you will have an opportunity to see other wildlife species such as the rare L'Hoest's monkey, the black-and-white colobus, blue monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, red-tailed monkey, and olive baboon, among others. In the group, the adult males dominate and provide protection to the territory against males from other territories. The chimps are located simply by listening for their pant-hooting calls and then heading to the place from which they replied. Here, you can observe them as they feed, play, and socialize with each other. The tracking takes 2-3 hours, after which you will have lunch at a local restaurant. Thereafter, proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, crossing the equator along the way. Time allowing, you will go for an evening game drive.

Overnight at Buffalo Safari Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Rise early for a morning game drive to catch up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will most likely encounter grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas, bushbucks, waterbucks, striped jackals, comical warthogs, and the elusive leopard. Later in the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel is home to many of the captivating species that inhabit the park, and taking a boat ride along it gives tourists a chance to cruise just meters from the enormous hippos and buffalos while elephants linger on the shores. Later, return to your accommodation for an overnight stay.

Overnight at Buffalo Safari Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• After an early morning breakfast, you will start your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. This park is home to over half of the remaining population of the rare mountain gorillas and offers visitors an excellent gorilla tracking experience. You may decide to spend the afternoon at leisure as you relax at the lodge or take a walk around the lodge. You will go to bed early as you prepare for the next day's activities.

Overnight at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• After breakfast with your packed lunch, your guide will drive you to the park headquarters for a briefing about the dos and don'ts during your gorilla trekking. Your gorilla family tracking will start immediately after the briefing. This is a memorable and amazing experience, watching the mountain gorillas feed, play around, and go about their day-to-day activities. This activity can take 2 hours or even up to 8 hours, since it depends on the location and movement of the gorillas. Also, expect to walk long distances in muddy and steep conditions - this will require you to have a walking stick. On meeting the gorillas, you will spend one hour with them as you take photos. Later, trek back to the park headquarters to pick up your certificates and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.

Overnight at Birdnest Lodge

Meal Plan - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kisoro Airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe. You will then connect to your flight back home.