10-Days exploring Uganda: Encounter gorillas, Chimpanzees and Wildlife

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, our professional guide will welcome you with open arms. After that, you'll be transferred to your hotel in Entebbe town, where you can check in and relax.

You will leave for Murchison Falls National Park after breakfast, stopping at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a guided rhino tracking adventure. This one-to two-hour walking activity provides a rare chance to see rhinos in their natural environment.

You will have lunch following the tracking adventure before traveling on to Murchison Falls National Park. You will be transferred to your lodge upon arrival for check-in, where you can unwind and rest as you wait for dinner.

On this day, you will explore Murchison Falls National Park, starting with a morning game drive. During this drive, you are likely to encounter a variety of wildlife, including giraffes, elephants, antelopes, lions, and buffalo.

In the afternoon, you will embark on a three-hour boat ride to the base of the falls. This scenic journey offers an excellent opportunity to observe water-dwelling animals such as crocodiles and hippos.

After breakfast, begin your 7-hour journey to Kibale Forest National Park, enjoying scenic views of the landscape and tea plantations along the way. You will make a lunch stop in Fort Portal town before continuing your drive to the park.

After breakfast, begin your exciting adventure of tracking chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park, which is home to over 1,200 chimpanzees. In addition to chimpanzees, the park hosts a variety of other primate species, including the black-and-white colobus, blue monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, red-tailed monkey, and olive baboon.
Chimpanzee tracking typically lasts between 2 and 4 hours. Once the chimpanzees are located, you will have the opportunity to observe them for an hour as they go about their daily activities.

After the chimpanzee tracking experience, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for your overnight stay.

Following breakfast, set out for a game drive in the park, where you may encounter a variety of wildlife, including elephants, buffalo, bushbucks, Uganda kob, other antelope species, and warthogs.

After lunch, enjoy a unique two-hour boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a 42-kilometer waterway that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. This scenic excursion provides an excellent opportunity for photography, with frequent sightings of hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and several bird species.

After breakfast, you will embark on 2 hours’ drive to southern section of Queen Elizabeth National Park, commonly known as the Ishasha sector. This area is very famous for its diverse wildlife, including the famous tree-climbing lions. Here, you will embark on a game drive in search of wildlife, with opportunities to spot lions, topis, antelopes, elephants, and other species.

After the game drive, embark on a two-hour drive to Bwindi Forest, enjoying scenic views of the region along the way. Upon arrival, relax at your lodge as you prepare for the next day’s unforgettable gorilla trekking experience.

After breakfast, proceed to the ranger station for briefing on trekking guidelines and safety procedures. You will then enter Bwindi Forest, a dense and mountainous landscape characterized by steep slopes and winding trails where mountain gorillas roam freely. The duration of the trek varies depending on the location of the gorillas. Once they are located, you will spend up to one hour observing these remarkable primates in their natural habitat.

Following the trek, return to the lodge for relaxation and overnight stay.

After a leisurely breakfast, drive six hours to Lake Mburo National Park, which is well-known for its antelope and zebra herds.

After arriving at the lodge, relax for a while before embarking on an evening game drive. You might encounter a range of animals on this trip, such as zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, elands, and other species.

After a leisurely breakfast, start your return trip to Entebbe Airport. Stop at the Uganda Equator along the journey to take a quick picture and maybe buy some locally crafted souvenirs.