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Day 1: Arrival to the Pearl of Africa

On your arrival at the airport, you will picked by our guide and transferred to the hotel for

Overnight: Cassia Lodge

Day 2: Rhino Tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

The adventure of exploring Uganda starts today with our first stopover at the Rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola. After this experience, we continue on to Murchison falls national park, arriving later that evening at your lodge for overnight. Fort Murchison

Day 3: Explore the Murchison Falls National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

This beautiful park is the largest in Uganda with great scenery and numerous activities. Here you have opportunities of finding the remaining 4 on the Big 5 list i.e. Lions, Elephants, Leopards and Buffaloes. In addition there are numerous antelopes, birdlife and primates. The afternoon will be spent on Victoria Nile enjoying the breeze and more game watching. Fort Murchison

Day 4: Transfer to primate capital- Kibale Forest NP

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Accommodation: Primate Lodge

Today you arise early morning in preparation for the journey to Kibale forest - the primate capital of East Africa. With stopovers enroute for photo moments we arrive at the lodge later that evening.

Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking in their natural habitat

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Accommodation: Primate Lodge

Chimpanzees live in several areas in Uganda but Kibale forest is the best place to see them. Chimp trekking and birding are the main activities in this forest amidst other attractions. After briefing from the ranger guides, you will start your trek into the forest. It takes anything from 1 hour or more before locating the chimps. You are allowed to stay one hour with them after locating them.

Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Park View safari lodge

The journey to Queen Elizabeth national park starts after a relaxed breakfast. You drive with the Rwenzori mountains in the backdrop offering great views. Lunch will be in Kasese or your lodge depending on time of arrival.

Day 7: Game drives and Boat Safari in Queen Elizabeth national park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Park View safari lodge

Today we begin the search for the big four in the vast savannah areas of the park especially in Kasenyi plains. We hope to find herds of Buffaloes, Elephants, pride of Lions, lonely leopard high up a tree or atop a termite mound plus many other mammal species. In the afternoon, we take a relaxing boat trip on Kazinga Channel.

Day 8: Transfer to Ishasha to search for the tree climbing Lions

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Jungle Lodge

Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth national park is known for its tree-climbing lions. We transfer to this part of the park to search for them.

Day 9: Expedition to the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable Forest

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge

Today is the day we transfer to the home of mountain gorillas. Before we leave for Bwindi impenetrable forest, we have one more chance of searching for the tree-climbing lions before leaving in case we missed them the previous day. Depending on location of gorilla group you are tracking, we arrive in the park later that afternoon or evening.

Day 10: Gorilla trekking in Uganda

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge

This is the day for hiking through the impenetrable forest in search of the endangered mountain gorillas. After briefing from the ranger guide, start your hike into the forest. Some Gorilla groups are away from the briefing point so your guide will drive you to starting point. Enjoy the day in the impenetrable forest, you have up to one hour with the gorillas once you locate them.

Day 11: Journey to the home of Zebras

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Mburo Safari Lodge

Today you wake up after an experience with the gorillas in the jungles of Bwindi. After breakfast, start journey to Lake Mburo national park and arrive in time for a boat trip on Lake Mburo.

Day 12: Drive to Kampala – Departure

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch

Today marks the end of your Uganda primate and wildlife safari. Transfer to Entebbe international airport with stopover at Equator for pictures and lunch.

Day 1: Entebbe –Kampala

Meal: on Bed and Breakfast

Accommodation: Lake Victoria Hotel/ Anderita Beach Hotel

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will have a pick up from your tour guide who will later transfer you to your hotel where you will have dinner and an overnight.

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Fort Murchison/Nile safari lodge

Have an early breakfast and transfer for the 6 to 7 hours’ journey to Murchison Falls, along the way pass visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary which is home to rhinos, tracking them is for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Have lunch in Masindi and embark on your journey to the park which is home to over 451 bird species and 76 mammal species covering an area of 3,840 SQ km. Relax at the lodge in the evening with a delicious dinner and an overnight.

Day 3: Game drives & Launch cruise along the Nile

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Fort Murchison/Nile safari lodge

After a cup of coffee, set out at 6:30 am for a game drive through the park especially the Nyamisika plateau where a lot of early risers will be seen such as Giraffes, leopards, lions, Cape buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, bushbucks, among others.

Return to the lodge for lunch and a rest as you get ready for the afternoon boat cruise along the Nile, the Victoria Nile divides the park into the northern and southern banks. On the boat you will spot other animals like Hippos, Crocodiles and different bird like the Pelican, Goliath Heroin, Kingfishers, and the rare shoebill. The boat will leave you at the bottom of the magnificent falls a few meters from the Devils Cauldron here you will take enough photographs as continue with a hike to the top of these falls, enjoy the thunderous roars of the magnificent falls as they make their way through an 8m gorge and falling at 43m to meet again the Victoria Nile. It’s a great time spent there watching the formed rainbows in the clouds of falling waters. Later meet your guide who will transfer you again to the lodge. Enjoy dinner and overnight.

Day 4: To Queen Elizabeth

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Simba Safari camp (in tents)/ Katara lodge 

After breakfast, get on the road for an 8 hours’ drive to Queen Elizabeth national park passing through tourism city (Fort portal) and have lunch in this town after we Continue with beautiful sceneries of the Rwenzori mountains.

Queen Elizabeth National Park has over 600 species of birds and amazing for game viewing since a number of wild animals made it their home like elephants, lions, waterbucks, warthogs, buffaloes among others. Upon arrival in Queen drive through and reach your lodge, refresh and have an overnight after dinner.

Day 5: Game drive & Launch cruise Queen Elizabeth

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Simba Safari camp (in tents)/Katara lodge 

Have an early tasty breakfast and by 6 am set out for a game drive to look for wild animals such as lions, waterbucks, cape buffaloes, leopards, forest hogs, topis, warthogs, antelopes and others. Head back to the lodge freshen up and have lunch after which in the afternoon you will embark on the 2-hour launch cruise on the 42 km channel called the Kazinga channel which joins lakes Edward and George. On the boat enjoy watching large schools of hippos and crocodiles among other animals and birds.

Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Ishasha sector to Bwindi Forest

Accommodation; Gorillas forest camp/Buhoma lodge

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast drive to the Ishasha region still part of the park for Chimpanzee tracking, while still in Ishasha it will be an added experience as you will see tree-climbing lions. Drive to Bwindi through scenic region also referred to as The Switzerland of Africa. With lunch along the way arrive at the park late afternoon. Dine and overnight at the lodge.

Day 7: Gorilla trekking day- Bwindi

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Gorillas forest camp/Buhoma lodge

Today be up early enough and take breakfast, have a short drive to the headquarters of the park where you will meet experienced park guides/rangers who will take you through a briefing about gorilla trekking. After starting the hike in the mist forest to look for the gentle giants, it normally takes from 1 hour to 8 hours to trek hence requires the trackers to be physically fit since over 7,500 ft. in altitude can be climbed.

You are advised to carry enough water, packed lunch, sun glasses, hats, rain coats, water proof cameras without flashes. On meeting the gorillas what felt like fatigue during the hike will cease to exist as you will have a great time watching the mountain gorillas in this thick forest with only 1 hour is permitted to be with them. After, drive back to the lodge for a rest and dinner.

Day 8: Lake Bunyonyi

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Lake Bunyonyi Overland camp

Enjoy breakfast and drive to Lake Bunyonyi, one of Africa's deepest lakes and famous for its beautiful scenery such as the terraced hills and 29 islands in water, it is also safe for swimming since it is Bilharzia free. Its name Bunyonyi means young birds in the local language and hence is a great place for bird watching. Upon arrival you could go for canoeing on the lake and have lunch. After lunch take a community walk where you will enjoy traditional dances from the Bakiga people, also buy yourself handicrafts from there.

Day 9: To Lake Mburo

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Mihingo lodge

Early morning after breakfast transfer to Lake Mburo, a small but rich National park seated on an area of 371 sq. km. Lake Mburo National Park is home to a big number of Zebras, antelopes, warthogs, reed bucks, oribis and several bird species. On your way, you will go through the rolling terraced hills of Kabale, having a stop in Mbarara for lunch -The land of milk and honey. After, continue reaching the park in the late afternoon. Have a 2-hour boat cruise on the lake and later have dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day10: Transfer to Kampala with a Game drive

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodations; Eureka hotel/Tourist hotel

After breakfast set out for a game drive through the park and feed your eyes as you watch amazing animal species and birds and amazing savannah grasslands. After driving out of the park with stopovers in Masaka for lunch and at the Equator to take photographs and purchase some souvenirs. Arrive in Kampala in the evening. Rest and dine at the hotel.

Day 11: Kampala City tour and transfer to Entebbe

Meal Plan; Breakfast & Lunch

In the morning after breakfast, go for a city tour, visit the Uganda museum

Kasubi Tombs.  craft shops to buy some crafts and souvenirs to take back home with you. After your driver will take you to Entebbe  International Airport have lunch and proceed to the Airport for your flight back home as you bid farewell to Uganda.