Upon arrival, the assigned Professional English-speaking Tour Driver-guide will pick you from the Entebbe International Airport and thereafter transfer you to Zziwa Rhino sanctuary – a conservation effort to save the rhino population that was near extinction. It is a great success story. We will reach Zziwa in time to rest and proceed for the guided nature walk. After the walk, we shall return to the accommodation and rest.

Accommodation: (Amuka Lodge-Midrange or similar) | Meals: Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, you will move out to the rangers’ point. From there you will proceed for the on-foot rhino tracking (lasting an hour). After the rhino tracking, we shall hit the road to Murchison Falls NP. The highlights of this park include the roaring rapids of the Murchison, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park where you will have the chance of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. Then surely, the concentration of hippos and the Nile crocodiles here will fascinate you. Note: we shall have a lunch stop in Masindi Town which is en route. Continue to the park and check in to your accommodation. With time available, we can proceed for a late afternoon-evening game drive.

Accommodation: (Pakuba Safari Lodge-Midrange) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Have your breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park and be on the look for wildlife including: lions, leopards (though hard to spot) among others. For any birder, there are quite a number of birds to sight too during the drive. Return to the accommodation for some rest time and lunch. After lunch, you will head out for the boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls where you will also be able to catch sight of more animals including Hippos and Crocodiles and several water birds. Continue with a hike to the top of the falls. The hike may be a strenuous one but the thrill on reaching the top is unforgettable. Miss it only if you must. Return to your accommodation and have a relaxed evening.

Accommodation: (Pakuba Safari Lodge-Midrange) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, you will have breakfast and then, depart right away for Kibale Forest National Park – popular for its primates like the chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkey, Uganda mangabey (Lophocebus ugandae). The drive is quite long but incredibly scenic – passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted with tea plantations that characterize this part of Uganda. The beautiful scenery will amaze you all the way. Upon arrival at the accommodation, check in and just relax. #Optional (extra cost 15$): If interested, you can proceed for the crater lakes excursion. You will enjoy the beauty of the numerous small lakes, surrounded by gentle hills, and the stunning views all over. Else, just enjoy your rest at the facility.

Accommodation: (Chimpanzee Forest Lodge-Midrange) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Have breakfast and head to the rangers’ post where you will receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during chimp trekking. Thereafter, you will proceed to trek the chimps in the Kibale Forest. An experienced ranger guide will take you chimp tracking (Kibale Forest) and the presence of primates here will surely amaze you. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour in their presence. After chimp tracking, embark (right away) on a transfer (about 7 hours) via Mbarara to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. With a strenuous day ahead, you will do less on arrival but just check in your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.

Accommodation: (Bakiga Lodge-Midrange) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast and move to the rangers’ post. You will receive some briefing (from a ranger guide) on the dos and don’ts during trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the Bwindi Forest for your adventure. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular! The area offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants is unforgettable.
Return to the accommodation and check out and set off to Lake Mburo NP via Mbarara City.

Accommodation: (Kigarama Wilderness Lodge-Midrange) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy your early breakfast and proceed for the Mburo morning park (bush) walk in the presence of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger-guide. On this early morning guided walk, you will have the opportunity to encounter (at close range): Zebras, Giraffes and Eland, Topi and other antelope, Cape buffaloes among others. Take the Trail to the top of the hills and see Lake Mburo and beyond. From this vantage point, you will have a great view of 9 of the twelve lakes surrounding Lake Mburo NP. Thereafter, return to the accommodation for checkout and then hit the road to Entebbe airport to catch flight (18:35hrs).

Accommodation: Recommended on request | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch