On arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our safari guide who will escort you to your hotel. An overview of the program and itineraries will be given. Depending on the time of arrival, our Nile Basin guide will take you on an Entebbe city tour for an exciting introduction to the beautiful town which is on a Peninsula in Lake Victoria, in Central Uganda.

Overnight: Hotel .5 Entebbe (Luxury option) or Boma Guest house Entebbe (Midrange option)

Included in the Accommodation: Meal plan, Bed and Breakfast.

Waking up bright and early, will be met by your safari guide who will pick you from your hotel and transfer you to Bwindi Forest. We’ll stop at the Uganda equator line to take some photos as you stand on its ‘imaginary’ line – you’re literally on the split of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere! Continue to Mbarara town, the home of the long horned Ankole cattle, where you will have lunch. Proceed through the rolling hills of the beautiful countryside until we reach Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Check into your lodge for dinner.

Overnight: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge (Luxury option) or Gorilla Forest Camp (Midrange option)

Included in the Accommodation: Full board basis (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Accommodation)

Today will be the highlight of our safari. After a sumptuous breakfast, we’ll take you to the park headquarters to be briefed by the park rangers about the mountain gorillas. At 8:00a.m. you will set out into the impenetrable forest in groups led by park guides and rangers. The trekking duration is determined by the movements of the gorillas. Upon finding them, in accordance with the park regulations, you will spend a maximum of an hour with the gorilla family observing their amazing way of life. People have been known to break down in tears after their first encounter with these amazing animals.

Later in the evening you can choose to visit the Batwa pygmy community. The Batwa are a semi-pygmoid tribe who previously lived within the tropical forests that covered much of southern Uganda. They spread all the way into DRC and Rwanda but as the forests disappeared, so did they. The few remaining Ugandan Batwa tribe people now live outside the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. They were forced out when the forest was turned into a National Park. Learn more about this on the tour and the guide will be more than happy to answer any questions. Drive to Lake Bunyonyi

Overnight: Birdnest Lake Bunyonyi (Luxury option) or Lake Bunyonyi rock Resort (Midrange option)

Included in the Accommodation: Full board basis (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Accommodation)

After the unforgettable but tiring trek in the Bwindi Forest the previous day, it’s time to relax on the shores of beautiful Lake Bunyonyi. The lake doesn’t get as much publicity as it should — it is absolutely amazing. The green pastures, its 29 scattered islands on the lake and the friendliness of the locals make it an advert for natural beauty and a perfect relaxation sanctuary. Take an optional boat cruise on the lake to some of the islands. The lake is free from crocodiles, hippos and bilharzia – so feel free to take a dip! Lake Bunyonyi has a maximum depth of 900m making it the third deepest lake in the world and also the second deepest in Africa. In the late afternoon, we will transfer to Katara Lodge on the border of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Overnight: Katara Lodge (luxury option) or Parkview safari lodge (Midrange option).

Included in the Accommodation: Full board basis (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Accommodation)

After a delicious breakfast, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive through the Ishasha sector of the park. Here you will search for the exceptional tree climbing lions, which sometimes can be seen resting high up in the branches of huge fig trees. You will spot large herds of Uganda kobs feeding in the plains and other big mammals like buffaloes, waterbucks etc anything could appear!

Overnight: Mweya safari lodge (Luxury option) or Bush lodge (Midrange option).

Included in the Accommodation: Full board basis (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Accommodation)

In the morning we’ll take a game drive along the Kasenyi track to see the early risers: the lions, antelopes, elephants, and buffaloes. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon enjoy a thrilling boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. Here, you will have the chance to have an up-close-and-personal experience with large schools of hippos, crocodiles and various bird species like malachite kingfishers, pink-backed pelicans and saddle billed stork. All the animals are in their natural habitats – really take in where you are and appreciate nature. Picture time!

Overnight: Mweya safari lodge (Luxury option) or Bush lodge (Midrange option)

Included in the Accommodation: Full board basis (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Accommodation)

After an early breakfast enjoy a short game drive as you exit the park. You will drive to Fort Portal to have lunch at the lodge. In the evening you will go for a nature walk in Bigodi Swamp, so expect to see several bird species and monkeys like black and white colobus, vervet and red-tailed.

Overnight: Ndali lodge (Luxury option) or Chimpanzee Forest Guest house (Midrange option).

Included in the Accommodation: Full board basis (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Accommodation)

After breakfast, we’ll drive to the park headquarters for a briefing before an exciting day of chimpanzee tracking. Follow the park rangers as you walk deep into the Kibale Forest. Hike through Kibale, accompanied by rangers and trackers, in search of the noisy chimpanzee troops… The trek can sometimes be tough but when you find the chimpanzees, any qualms will quickly be forgotten! Enjoy a couple of hours observing and taking photographs of the chimpanzees in their natural habitat. Return back from the chimpanzee trek, drive back to Kampala.

Overnight: at Hotel .5 Entebbe (Luxury option) or Boma Guest house Entebbe (Midrange option).

Included in the Accommodation: Bed and Breakfast.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport in time to catch your international flight back home. End of the safari: it was a pleasure having you!