Day 1, Transfer to Bwindi National Park
After breakfast, our guide will pick you up from your Hotel in Kampala and transfer you to Southwestern Uganda where Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is located. En route you will stop over at the Equator monument for photographs and water experiments and also in Mbarara town for Lunch. Reach Bwindi in the evening in time for dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp/Gorilla Resort (Luxury) or Buhoma Lodge Enganzi Gorilla Lodge (mid range) or Buhoma community bandas or wagtail eco safari camp (budget) (B-L-D)
Day 2, Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
After an early breakfast, you will report to the park offices for Gorilla tracking briefing. After a short word from the ranger guides and information on how to behave with the Gorillas, you will set off with the guides to track the gorillas. You will encounter many difficulties on your way to see the Gorillas but the moment you set your eyes on them, all the bad memories of the trek will be erased away. You are advised to bring your jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Its well known that each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but most of the time enjoyed is when the adults starts feeding, grooming and resting as the young ones frolic and swing from vines. After the trek, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp/Gorilla Resort (Luxury) or Buhoma Lodge Engangi Gorilla Lodge (mid range) or Buhoma community bandas or wagtail eco safari camp (budget) (B-L-D)
Day 3, Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Ishasha sector for a brief stopover and game drive to see the rare tree climbing lions and other game safaris. You will arrive late afternoon where you will relax at your lodge after checking in as you prepare for dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge (Luxury), Katara Lodge/Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (mid range) or Simba safari camp (budget) (B-L-D)
Day 4, Game drive and launch cruise
After a morning breakfast, you will take on a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators while returning to their hideouts. You are most likely see the grazing, Elephants, Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, warthogs and if you are lucky you can as well spot the Leopard. Return to your lodge for lunch after which you will take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel which joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise will offer you views of animals like the hippos, buffalos, Kobs and the Nile crocodile and a lot of bird species. Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge (Luxury), Katara Lodge/Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (mid range) or Simba safari camp (budget) (B-L-D)
Day 5, Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, you will go for a guided chimpanzee tracking experience in the Kyambura gorge and then later transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. The journey will give you a game drive en route for the spot of animals like Lions, Elephants and so many others. Upon reaching in Fort portal, you will have lunch and in the afternoon visit the crater region for sightseeing. Dinner and overnight stay at Kibale Forest Lodge or Ndali Lodge (Luxury) or Kibale forest Camp or Chimp nest lodge (Mid Range) or Chimpanzee guest House (Budget) (B-L-D)
Day 6, Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi Walk
After an early morning breakfast, you will report to the park Headquarters at Kanyachu tourist center for a briefing from the ranger guides. From here you will enter into the forest in search for the chimpanzee and the chances of viewing the chimps are over 90% but it’s not a guarantee. This park is one of the most beautiful and stunning forests in the Uganda and it is a home to over 13 species of primates. Search for primates like the chimps, Red colobus monkey, Black and white colobus Monkeys, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and the rare L’hoests monkey. Also you can as well see a lot of bird species. Return to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon, set out for the swamp walk in Bigodi to search for more bird species. Return back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Kibale Forest Lodge or Ndali Lodge (Luxury) or Kibale forest Camp or Chimp nest lodge (Mid Range) or Chimpanzee guest House (Budget) (B-L-D)
Day 7, Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Murchison falls National Park. The journey passes through a verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. You will have a lunch stopover in Hoima and then later reach Murchison falls in the evening. You will transfer to your lodge at Paraa safari lodge/Chobe safari lodge (Luxury) or Sambiya River Lodge (Mid range) or Red chili (Budget) for dinner and overnight stay (B-L-D)
Day 8, Game drive and launch cruise
After a morning served breakfast, you will set out for the game drive in the Northern sector of the Park. Your guide will help you to search for animals like the Elephants, Lions, Cape buffalos, Rothschild’s giraffes, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Oribi, Bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, hyena. If you are a lucky visitor, you may also spot the rare Leopards. After the game drive, you will return back to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon set out for the marvelous launch cruise on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls and stopping just 10 meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. En-route, you may spot animals such as Hippos, crocodiles and a lot of bird species such as Goliath to your lodge at Paraa safari lodge/Chobe safari lodge (Luxury) or Sambiya River Lodge (Mid range ) or Red chili (Budget) for dinner and overnight stay (B-L-D)
Day 9, Top of the falls and transfer back to Kampala
After breakfast, you will visit the top of the falls where you will see the Nile’s beauty perfected!! You will have a close look at the Nile as it compresses from up to 1 km and squeeze its self through a 7 meter gorge and drop down 45 meters thus making a thunderous roar and creating a beautiful rainbow. After this, embark on your return drive back to Kampala with en route stop over at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. Drop off will be at your convenient Hotel in Kampala.
