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This tour begins on any day upon your request, Kigali, Rwanda - Uganda and runs for 7 days
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Tour Length
7 Days / Six Nights
Start Date
Any day you select
Eligible Solo Travelers
Any body above 15 Years
Summary
7 Day Wildlife and Gorilla Tracking Uganda Safari
Day by Day
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Uganda
Day
1
Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation:
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan:
Lunch & Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
2
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation:
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
3
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
4
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
5
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
6
Chimpanze Trekking
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
7
Transfer to Kampala
Accommodation:
No Accommodation
Meal Plan:
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Highlights
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Gorilla Trekking
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Chimpanze Trekking
Transfer to Kampala

Included
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
Safari 4x4 vehicle
Drinking water
Airport transfer on the first and last day
Tour/driver guide
Chimp permits
All park entrance fees
Hand sanitizer
Face masks
Excluded
International airfares/flight fares
Uganda visa (can be paid at the airport, on arrival)
Tips, other drinks, laundry
Detailed Itinerary
Overview
The 7 days Uganda safari is well packaged with game viewing in Queen Elizabeth national park and a boat cruise along the kazinga channel with the highest concentration of hippos in the world. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest and chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest national park, to give you the best experience tackling Uganda's most thought after treasures.
Day 1
Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
Your guide will pick you from your hotel early in the morning and drive you to the south western side of the country through a verdant country side. You will be fascinated by the traditional drum makers, a photographic moment at the Equator in Kayabwe is an ideal and the Ankole long horned cattle near Mbarara town. With a lunch stop in Mbarara at Igongo cultural center, proceed further south west through the fascinating scenery of Kabale with rolling hills adorned with terraces. You will reach Bwindi impenetrable forest in the evening and check in at your lodge.


Accommodation | Day 1
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Activity
Day 1Morning
Transfer by Road , Entebbe to Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan - Day 1
Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Related Tour
Day 2
Gorilla Trekking
Early in the morning, Report to the park headquarters with a picnic lunch for briefing by the senior park ranger guide. After briefing, you will be assigned a group with a ranger guide, Enter the forest and enjoy its beauty and freshness being home to more than half of the world's mountain gorillas. Proceed through the dense vegetation to trek for these endangered primates depending on where they built their nest the previous night.
For conservation purposes, time allowed with the Gorillas is one hour. Observe the gentle giants as they feed, groom the young, make love and play. You will the trek back to the lodge for a hot lunch then after noon for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.


Accommodation | Day 2
Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Activity
Day 2Morning
Gorilla Trekking
Meal Plan - Day 2
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Related
Day 3
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth national park, arrive in time for lunch, after lunch, transfer to the park for an evening game drive in search of cats; you will also get to see other animals like kobs, elephants among others. There after drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.


Accommodation | Day 3
Enganzi Game Lodge
Activity
Day 3Morning
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Afternoon
Game Drive
Meal Plan - Day 3
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 4
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Take a 6.30 am morning game drive to catch up with the early raisers like the leopard, lion, spotted hyena among others. As you take the Kasenyi trail, look out for buffalos, elephants, giraffes, warthogs, topis, kobs, waterbucks, bush bucks, bush duikers among others. Also to expect is a stupendous bird life that includes the martial eagle, the Woodland kingfisher, the great blue turaco, the grey plantain eater among the 606 species recorded in the park. Return to the lodge for a late breakfast.
After lunch go for the afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel. This is a home of a variety of water birds including the African Fish eagle, the African Skimmer, pelican, the pre-historic looking shoe bill and on a hot day, hippos, elephants, buffaloes and waterbucks can be sighted as they bathe and drink water at the water edge. Crocodiles are common residents and are regularly sighted along the channel banks. Drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 4
Enganzi Game Lodge
Activity
Day 4Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Boat Ride
Meal Plan - Day 4
Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 5
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, You will transfer to Kibale forest national park famed for its highest population of primates in Africa and home to the Chimpanzee. You will pass through Kasese as you enjoy the captivating sight of the Rwenzori glacial peaks' well decorating the sky line's back ground and arrive in Kibale in time for lunch and check in at the lodge. After lunch, You will embark on a crater hike in the hills of fort portal.
The crater hike awards you with great views of the beautiful carter lakes and the view of the park from an aerial point. Walk back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 5
Kibale Forest Camp
Activity
Day 5Morning
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Afternoon
Hike to the Crater Lakes
Meal Plan - Day 5
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 6
Chimpanze Trekking
After an early morning breakfast, report to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for briefing by the senior park guide. Proceed to track man's closest relative of all the apes in this vast forest. You are likely to encounter other primates like olive baboons, bonobos, red colobus, black and white colobus, red and blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey among others as well as a wide diversity of birds.
If time allows, you may take an optional swamp walk in bigodi which awards you with various bird species and some animals. Retire for an overnight at your lodge.


Accommodation | Day 6
Kibale Forest Camp
Activity
Day 6Morning
Chimp Trekking
Afternoon
Swamp Walk
Meal Plan - Day 6
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 7
Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe
You will check out at the lodge after breakfast as you drive back to Kampala through Mubende. Proceed with an en route lunch in Mityana or Kampala depending on where time for lunch will find you. Then transfer the lodge in Kampala/Entebbe or to the airport arriving in time for your departure.


Accommodation | Day 7
No Accommodation
Activity
Day 7Morning
Transfer to Kampala
Meal Plan - Day 7
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Best Time to Visit
June to August and December to February
High Season
June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla
Common

Chimpanzee
Rare

Elephant
Rare

Buffalo
None

Leopard
None
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Elephant
Common

Buffalo
Common

Leopard
Occasional

Lion
Common

Hippo
Abundant

Chimpanzee
Occasional
Tour Features
This uses hotels.
Can be customized
You can request changes to this tour.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Minimum age of 15 years for solo travelers
The minimum age for this tour is 15 years for solo travelers.