9 Days Best of Uganda Safari

After breakfast you will be driven to Fort Portal, the capital town of Tooro Kingdom which lies in the shadow of Rwenzori Mountains, the biggest mountain range in Africa. You will have lunch as you travel. In the evening, we organize a visit to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a nature walk in the Frost Sanctuary where you will have the chance to spot some of the endemic albertine species.

Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar.

After breakfast your day’s activities include a nature walk in Kibale National Park where you will experience the tropical rainforest, bird watching and a once in a lifetime encounter with chimpanzees in their natural environment. Kibale National Park contains the highest primates’ density in the world. Among the species which you can see include black and white colobus, red tailed monkey and vervet monkey. Moreover, 325 species of birds are recorded in the area.

In the afternoon you will proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, which lies between Lake George on the East, Lake Edward on the West and the Rwenzori Mountains on the North.

Dinner and overnight stay at Irungu Forest Safari Lodge or similar.

You will rise early, check-out and with breakfast in hand, head out on a sunrise game drive along the tracks of the national park, in the Northern side towards Lake George and Kasenyi Village. You will spot lion, elephant, buffalo, spotted hyena, waterbuck, Ugandan kob, and perhaps the leopard though shy and rare to be seen.

In the early afternoon you will take the most exciting safari by boat from Mweya Peninsula along Kazinga Channel, one of the most popular sites in Uganda for its concentration of wildlife, bird’s life and opportunities for good photographs. On this boat cruise you will see plenty of hippo, buffalo and elephant as they are drinking along the shores of the channel. You will have lunch and then continue your journey south to the Ishasha Sector, a vast savannah between the rivers Ishasha and Ntungwe.

Dinner and overnight stay at Ishasha Jungle Lodge or similar.

After breakfast you will check-out and head out on a morning game drive in Ishasha where you might have a chance to see the tree-climbing lion which are seen during the hot hours of the day as they lie resting on the tops of figs trees. You will see herds of buffalo, elephant, topi antelope and more.

After lunch you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; a natural habitat for the endangered mountain gorillas and a Heritage Site under Unesco for the biodiversity importance. The choice of the area of the “gorilla safari” depends on the availability and allocation of the permits for this activity.

Dinner and overnight stay at Bwindi Broad Bill Forest Camp or similar.

After breakfast you will enter the tropical rainforest of Bwindi for your gorilla safari. You will follow the ranger/guides in a maximum group of 8 people as you search for the habituated family of mountain gorillas. Bwindi in Uganda has a population of about 370 gorillas, which is half the world population according to 2007 gorilla population surveys. Once located, you will have one hour for observing the primates and their behaviors, all the while taking once in a lifetime photographs. Later in the evening you will return to Bwindi broad bill forest camp (or similar depending on availability) for dinner and your overnight stay.

After breakfast you will check-out and travel to Lake Mburo National Park. This small game park found in the central region of Uganda, the Ankole is the perfect stop over between Bwindi and Entebbe. You will have lunch and then go for a game drive in search for the beautiful impala, eland, topi, antelope, buffalo, and zebras.

In the late afternoon you will make your way to the Itambira Island Resort (or similar depending on availability) where you will check-in, have dinner and settle in for the night.

This day is a day for you to spend at your leisure. After breakfast you may engage in optional activities like a nature walk to encounter zebra and the antelope at close range with an armed ranger and guide. Your lunch and dinner will be at the lodge. Optional activities are at an additional cost.

Dinner and overnight stay at Hyena Hill Lodge or similar

After breakfast you will take your last nature walk in the park and then a boat tour on the lake; before returning to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will check-out and begin your journey back to Entebbe for your onward plans.