Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at Entebbe international airport by our representative/ driver guide, transfer to your hotel, have safari briefings and then Relax.
Overnight: Grand Imperial Hotel
Meal plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 3: Murchison Falls National park – Game drive
After an early breakfast, cross the Nile by ferry for an early morning game drive in search for elephant, giraffe, Cape buffalo, Uganda kob and lion. After lunch, take a boat cruise to the base of the majestic Murchison Falls. Have a view to the Crocodiles and hippos, bird life including the rare Shoebill stork, and likely see numerous animals. Excursions such as fishing and bird watching are available upon request
Overnight: Sambiya River Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: SEMLIKI NATIONAL PARK
After an early breakfast, we drive towards Semliki National Park. The scenic winding road will lead us through green mountains offering a magnificent view of River Semliki and Congo. After arriving in the protected area, a ranger will accompany us on a beautiful nature walk through the Ituri Rainforest. Enjoy the peacefulness of the forest and the rich birdlife at the swamp. Take up “boiling eggs experience” in the hot springs that have become an interesting natural attraction before having a picnic lunch. Explore the real Africa and Later in the afternoon drive to Kibale Forest.
Overnight: Primate Lodge Cottage
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7: KIBALE – QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
We transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is a beautiful route via Kasese, with the Rwenzori Mountains on your right side and the green valley on the left. A game drive on our way to the accommodation in the middle of the national park gives us the chance to spot waterbucks, warthogs and other wildlife. After lunch we take on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George. Thanks to the elephants, buffaloes and hundreds of hippos, this cruise will definitely be one of the highlights of your safari.
Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 9: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Bwindi.
After early breakfast head to Ishasha in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in the tropical jungles, carry out a game drive in search of the rare population of lions known as the “climbing lions”. During the hours of the warm Sun, they rest in the trees of figs. Ishasha is dominated by acacia woodland, scrubland and features the meandering Ishasha River, banked by a riparian forest. After picnic lunch, enjoy the scenic drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Overnight: Bwindi Engagi Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 11: Bwindi – Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, drive to Lake Bunyonyi. It is a rich scenic journey that passes you through the beautiful hills of Kabale, also referred to as the Switzerland of Africa. Have a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi probably the deepest lake in Uganda, also most interesting lake to explore being of volcanic origin and having so many islands as well as many bird species.
Overnight: Bunyonyi Arcadia Cottages
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 13: Lake Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast we drive to Lake Mburo National Park which takes us about four hours with lunch en route. As we enter the park and head towards the accommodation it is likely that you will see some wildlife, like impalas, topis, warthogs, zebras and buffaloes. After checking in you will go on a boat ride on the lake and enjoy the rich birdlife and the hippos that are cooling off.
Overnight: Mburo Arcadia Cottages
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 15: Departure
After a leisurely breakfast, have your last shopping and souvenirs and then have transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Day 2: Kampala – Murchison falls
After breakfast, depart heading to Masindi pass through traditional farms and villages; where numerous birds might be sighted including Great Turacos, Ross’s Turacos, and Crowned Hornbills. Proceed to the Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon, have a tour the top of the water falls, where the Nile crashes through a 6 meter gorge and falls 45 meters.
Overnight: Sambiya River Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: MURCHISON FALLS – FORT PORTAL
After breakfast, drive to Fort Portal. The drive is almost eight hours but will provide you with some stunning views as you pass small African villages and banana plantations. The lovely town of Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon and is famous for the many tea plantations.
Overnight: Primate Lodge Cottage
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 6: KIBALE NATIONAL PARK & BIGODI SWAMP
Today the forest opens it doors for a sensational chimp tracking. Kibale Forest is reputable of having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Enjoy a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzee, red-tailed monkey, black-and-white colobus monkey and many others. After a hearty lunch we transfer to the Bigodi Swamp for another, totally different nature walk. The Bigodi Swamp Walk is an initiative of the local community and takes approximately two hours. The swamp is known for its rich diversity of birds and primates.
Overnight: Primate Lodge Cottage
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 8: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
The day begins early as we head for the mating ground of the Uganda kobs. We search for lions, elephants, buffaloes and other wild animals in their natural habitat, before returning for lunch. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to stretch your legs as we will visit the Maramagambo Forest for a walk through the tropical forest. It is known for the Blue Lake and the Bat and Hunters Cave. You will get the chance to have a close look at the bats and maybe even the rock python and forest cobras, which feed on the bats. The same walk will provide you with views of primates, different bird species and beautiful fauna.
Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 10: Bwindi Impenetrable – Mountain Gorilla trek
After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, report to the park headquarters, for gorilla trekking formalities and briefing by the Park’s guides on the gorillas’ etiquette. Your trek will vary in length depending on where gorillas will be found you may see other primates in the forest including the black and white Colobus monkey, red-tailed monkey and chimpanzee. After locating gorillas, you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano slopes. Have lunch at the lodge. Afternoon will be at leisure visit the nearby community.
Overnight: Bwindi Engagi Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 12: Lake Bunyonyi – Leisure
After the challenging and strenuous hike in Bwindi, some relaxing moments on the shores of this peaceful lake and enjoy the sight of the sites and very attractive sylvan life and observation of birds in the boat that crosses the lake BUNYONYI. The lake is the home of species of endemic birds.
Overnight: Bunyonyi Arcadia Cottages
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 14: Lake Mburo National Park – Kampala
Enjoy an early morning guided nature walk. Lake Mburo is the only national park where you can experience a safari on foot. After breakfast we transfer to Kampala with a stop at the equator for photos or shopping. Arriving Kampala in the late in the afternoon!
Overnight: Grand Imperial Hotel
Meal plan: Bed and breakfast