Gorilla tracking safari in Uganda

* Murchison Falls for the falls on the River Nile, game drives and forest walks
* Kibale Forest for chimpanzees and other smaller primates
* Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drives, boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, chimpanzee tracking, bush walks
* Bwindi Forest for gorilla tracking
* Lake Bunyonyi for Island explorer and boat cruise
* Lake Mburo for game drives

Day 1 Arrival (Entebbe Airport) – Kampala
Meet/greet at Entebbe International Airport, transfer to Kampala for light shopping and exchanges.

Dinner/overnight

Day 2 Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park
Leave your hotel Kampala, travel north through towards the Murchison Falls National Park. The Uganda’s largest Park and is bisected across its middle by the river Nile; arrive in time for lunch en rout at the Masindi Hotel, prepare for our first real venture into the African bush. Travel through the park towards the Murchison Falls, you are at the top of the falls, where the entire Nile is forced through a gap only six meters wide making it the most significant event to occur on the Nile on its journey to the sea then cross the Nile by ferry to your Lodge. Overnight stay at Paraa Safari Lodge

Day 3 Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning, go on a “sunrise game drive” on the Buligi Circuit, north of the Nile you will encounter Buffalo, Giraffes, Elephant, and a wide variety of plains game, luckily enough; we may catch sight of the resident lion or leopard. Return to the lodge mid-morning for breakfast. After lunch proceed for one of Uganda’s great experiences – a game cruise on the Nile up river towards the fall. We’ll pass pods of hippo and crocodile, flocks of exotic birds, butterflies and game coming down to drink at the water’s edge, late afternoon return to your lodge for dinner/overnight.

Day 4 Murchison Falls National Park
A walk in a tropical forest (Budongo forest) the East Africa’s largest Mahogany forest, marvel at the magnificent but increasingly rare giants. View/spot the famous chimpanzees and other primates on your walk, over 366 bird species can also be seen.

Check in at Sambiya River Lodge this time for dinner/Overnight

Day 5 Murchison Falls National Park – Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, leave Murchison falls drive southwest to the Kibale Forest National Park via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and typical Ugandan traditional homesteads and farms, catching view of the Western Rift Valley. Lunch in fort Portal town, the town rests in the shadow of the fabled ‘Mountains of the Moon’.

In the late afternoon arrive at your Lodge; Ndali Lodge for dinner/overnight

Day 6 Kibale Forest National Park
Early morning you are in a Tropical rain forest the natural habitat for an amazing 12 primate species, 325 bird species and contain the highest primate density of an area on Earth. Track the Chimpanzees and other primates including I’hoestes, red Colubus, blues, red tailed and Grey magabeys. The guide will provide detailed explanation on primate forest Flora and Fauna. After lunch visit to Bigodi swamp (Home of the Great Blue Turacos) which offers excellent opportunity for birders to see verity of bird spices and other small mammals.

Dinner/over night return to your Lodge (Ndali Lodge)

Day 7 Kibale Forest National Park - Queen Elizabeth National Park
After early breakfast proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain ranges for much of the journey with a game drive en route to Queen. After lunch enjoys a unique 2hrs boat cruise on the renowned Kazinga channel into Lake Edward, which trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos, and many other animals may be seen drinking at water edges hence offers you an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing.

Dinner/overnight stay at Mweya lodge

Day 8 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early game drive with a magnificent view of the sunset, the massive Rwenzori Mountains as a backdrop provides excellent opportunities to see lions, leopards, and elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda kob, topi, bushbuck; Lion action is usually superb in QENP. Afternoon you can relax at the pool as you prepare for an evening game drive.

Evening return to your Lodge for Dinner/Overnight

Day 9 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early morning breakfast, drive to the top of the Kyambura Gorge, a deep natural ravine in the surrounding plains. We descend into the floor of the gorge, where a riverine forest very different from what we have so far seen awaits us. The Gorge is home for Chimpanzee, a number of bird and mammal species then drive back to the lodge for lunch. Evening relax/rest at your hotel getting prepared for followed day journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Dinner/Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 10 Queen Elizabeth National Park-Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Leave Queen Elizabeth, drive through the “Switzerland of Africa”, known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; this is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world.

Dinner/overnight at Lake Kitandara tented camp.

Day 11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla tracking, you will enter the Gorilla sanctuary for the adventure of a lifetime. This adventure/experience is amongst the most exciting and challenging of our entire expedition. The Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi are a half (1/2) of the worldwide population of just 600 individuals. The gorillas are by no means tame, and are completely wild animals. However, experienced guides will accompany us on our tracking.
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Dinner/Overnight at Lake Kitandara Tented Camp

Day 12 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Lake Bunyonyi
Transfer from Bwindi to Kabale then Lake Bunyonyi; in the afternoon get on boat ride to explore the many spectaculars Islands on this Lake with tourists attractions and historical sites.

Dinner/overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Over Land Tented Camp or cross the Lake to Bushara Tented Camp on Bushara Island.

Day 13 Lake Bunyonyi - Lake Bunyonyi
Early morning breakfast; depart from Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park via Mbarara Town for lunch, after lunch drive to the park.
Check in at Lake Mburo Tented Camp for a short rest preparing for an evening game drive expect to see large numbers of Zebra (Lake Mburo National Park has the highest concentration of Zebra in Uganda) and other plains game species and birds like the rare Shoebills.

Dinner/overnight stay at Lake Mburo Tented Camp

Day 14 Lake Mburo - Kampala
After early morning breakfast, proceed for boat ride this offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. After lunch drive back to Kampala via Masaka with a stopover at the Equator for photos. Arrive in the even to check in at your Guest House (Palais Dacha) for dinner/overnight as you prepare for the next day flight.

Day 15 Kampala – Entebbe
On time transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your departure.

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