On arrival in Entebbe, you'll be warmly welcomed at the airport and transferred to your hotel in either Entebbe or Kampala for check-in. On the way, you'll get a first impression of everyday life in Uganda.
Once settled in, we're happy to show you around Kampala to give you a feel for the country, its people, culture, and the city’s wide variety of cuisines.
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After breakfast at your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, your guide will pick you up and drive through Luwero Town toward Murchison Falls National Park.
En route, stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a memorable on-foot encounter with southern white rhinos. Continue to Masindi for lunch before heading to the park.
Upon arrival, take a hike to the top of the falls for magnificent views of the Nile River as it forces its way through a 7-meter gorge and plunges 43 meters with thunderous power.
Continue with a game drive en route to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
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After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive to search for wildlife including giraffes, elephants, lions, cape buffaloes, and various bird species.
Return to your lodge for lunch, then head out for an afternoon boat cruise on the Nile. This experience brings you close to aquatic wildlife such as hippos and Nile crocodiles, as well as water birds like the malachite kingfisher, saddle-billed stork, and colorful bee-eaters.
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After an early breakfast, transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale via the scenic Lake Albert Escarpment. Stop for lunch in Hoima and continue past Lakes Nkusi and Kyoga. As you arrive in Fort Portal, enjoy views of the Rwenzori Mountains and tea plantations. Reach your lodge in the early evening for check-in, dinner, and overnight stay.
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After an early breakfast, head to Kanyanchu Visitor Centre by 8:00 AM for a briefing on chimpanzee tracking. These primates share 98 Percent of their DNA with humans, making this encounter particularly fascinating. During the trek, you may also see L’Hoest’s monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white colobus, grey-cheeked mangabeys, pottos, bush babies, and birds like the green-breasted pitta, crowned eagle, and black bee-eater.
After the trek, return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for more primate and bird sightings, including blue monkeys, baboons, bush pigs, and the great blue turaco.
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After breakfast, drive approximately 3 hours to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Upon arrival, enjoy an en-route game drive on your way to the lodge for check-in and lunch. In the afternoon, go on a game drive across the savannah plains where you may spot elephants, Uganda kobs, forest hogs, buffaloes, and possibly tree-climbing lions.
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Start with an early morning game drive to observe more wildlife such as elephants, lions, antelopes, and buffaloes. After lunch, embark on an afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. You'll spot crocodiles, hippos, waterbucks, and numerous bird species including storks and kingfishers. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
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After an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters for a gorilla tracking briefing. In groups of eight, you'll be assigned a gorilla family and begin the trek, which may take 2 to 6 hours. Once you encounter the gorillas, you’ll spend one unforgettable hour observing them in their natural habitat. Afterward, return to headquarters for your tracking certificate, then visit the Batwa community for a cultural experience. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
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After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda’s smallest savannah park (371 km²). Stop in Mbarara for lunch, then proceed to the park for a guided nature walk. Later, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
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Begin the day with a morning game drive through the park, searching for impalas, kobs, antelopes, and a wide range of birdlife.
After lunch at the lodge, enjoy a relaxing boat cruise on Lake Mburo with possible sightings of hippos, crocodiles, and aquatic birds.
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After an early breakfast, you’ll head out for a final game drive as you leave the park — a fitting conclusion to an exciting safari filled with wildlife encounters, cultural insights, and unforgettable personal memories.
Along the way, you’ll stop at the Equator for photos and a fun water experiment that demonstrates the Coriolis effect — showing how water drains in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres due to Earth's rotation.
From there, we will either take you to the airport for your departure or to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe for check-in and a relaxed end to your journey. We’ll gladly arrange your airport transfer on your departure day.
