This 13 Days fly-in safari & primates trekking covers the best of Uganda’s destinations including Uganda’s most beautiful sceneries of Kidepo and its endless herds of buffalos on the run from the Lions, leopards and cheetahs looking for what to make their days moving.

The aerial views of river Nile and Murchison falls NP with a close encounter of the world’s strongest falls, Meeting Human’s closest relatives at Kibale forest and sailing on the Kazinga channel in company of the elephant herds coming to take a sip of this fresh water instantly quenching their thirst, the magical tree climbing lions of Ishasha sums up the Savanah experience whereas the gentle giants of Bwindi makes a touchdown of your trip adrenaline the moment you step out for this memorable canopied forests of Bwindi Impenetrable forest and the silver back will leave you astonished by the melody of their calmness and yet friendly.

Day 1: Airport pick up and transfer to your booked hotel.

Upon arrival at Entebbe international airport, our driver / safari guide will be waiting for you, pick up and proceed to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe for overnight stay. The guide will be brief about the 13 days safari before you retire for night stay and preparation for the next day.

Day 2: Drive to Entebbe airport and flight to Kidepo Valley NP.

Early morning you will be transferred to the airport for a domestic flight to Uganda’s remote national park, the flight takes about 2 hours to land, and the guide will pick you from Apoka airstrip and transfer you to the lodge. Hot Lunch at the lodge and in the afternoon go for game drive.

Day 3 & Day 4. Game drive and cultural experience

you will spend these days in the park, explore the park with daily morning and evening game drives and a visit to the local village to enjoy a day with the Karamojong people.

Day 5: Transfer from Kidepo Valley to Murchison falls NP

Early breakfast, the guide will pick you and proceed to Murchison falls National park, it’s possible to fly to Murchison falls but there is a unique beauty of the region which should be missed thus preferring land transfer to Murchison falls the drive takes about 4-5 hours passing through complete lowland areas of the Northern Uganda, most of these villages are still remote which grass thatched huts so you will experience real African villages. Check in at the lodge and evening game drive.

Day 6: Game drive and boat cruise.

Full day in the park, with Morning game drive to search for the predators of Murchison falls and clear landscape gives you chance to see as many animals as possible not forgetting the tallest animals in the world, Giraffe and largest animals on land escorted by endless herds of Buffalos and Uganda Kobs, in the afternoon after an early lunch transfer to the starting point of the boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, with great chances of bird spotting and photography later overnight at the lodge.

Day 7: Transfer from Murchison falls NP to Kasese airstrip, drive to Kibale NP.

Relaxed breakfast and later transfer to Pakuba airstrip for another connecting flight to Kasese airstrip, your guide will be there waiting for you. Hot Lunch will be served to you in Fort portal town on your way to Kibale National Park. Check in at the lodge and relax at the lodge in the afternoon.

Day 8: Chimpanzee tracking Kibale Forest National Park

Early morning breakfast, transfer to the starting point of Chimpanzee tracking, undergo general briefing by a ranger guide and later start the walk to the forest to have an encounter with the only Apes that share 99% of human DNA, later come back to the lodge for hot Lunch and community extension visit afterwards, this will give you plight to encounter with the local people and get to know their ways of living. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 9: Visit crater lakes and transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP

Relaxed breakfast, a drive through the crater lakes and top of the world viewpoint will give you an opportunity to see endless rolling hills going up to the foothills of Rwenzori Mountains; this place has one of the most beautiful landscapes, later proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park hot lunch and later evening game drive if time allows.

Day 10: Lion tracking experience

You will have an early breakfast and then drive to the park office a predator tracker ranger guide will escort us to the game drive to look for Lions; with this experience you have more than 90% chances of seeing the lions and leopard, later a Boat cruise on the Kazinga channel will be another highlight of this trip. This Channel has the world’s concentration of Hippos and on a sunny day you many elephants coming to quench their thirst on the fresh waters of the Lake George and Lake Edward joined by a natural channel. Relax at the lodge in the evening.

Day 11: Game drive, boat cruise and transfer to Bwindi national park

Morning breakfast, drive to Ishasha sector in the southern part of the park, this is famous for tree climbing lions and on spotting them many reasons are given to why they climb but major two are for spotting prey and hiding from disturbing flies, also this section of the park has the Topis (Antelope) which can only be seen here in this park.

Proceed to Bwindi National park through beautiful villages covered by, Banana, coffee and tea crops a clear sign that Uganda’s economy is highly supported by agriculture. Relax at the lodge in the afternoon as you wait for your Lunch and Gorilla trekking preparation.

Day 12: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Early breakfast, pick your packed lunch and extra drinking water, you will go for a short briefing at the park offices to orient you on the dos’ and don’ts’ while you go for this amazing and life time experience. Meet the rangers and guides at the office in company of a group of community entertaining group which tells you the stories of their culture through songs and traditional dances. You will later be briefed and the next thing is to start the walk to look for gorillas, time spent in the forest is un predictable so we recommend some level of walking fitness for about 5 hours or more.

For those who feel they can’t make it alone, there is a team of support staff who can be hired at an affordable fee and this is a form of supporting the. community and encouraging conservation of these gentle giants which are at the verge of extinction and considered highly endangered by IUCN. When you meet them you will spend an hour with them and come back to the lodge.

Day 13: Flight transfer from Bwindi National Park to Entebbe

Relaxed breakfast, transfer to a nearby airstrip for your flight to Entebbe for your outbound connecting flight.

This 10-days Uganda safari transfers you to a number of destinations including Murchison falls national park, Kibale forest national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo national park, among others.

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison falls national park. Enroute rhino tracking tour.

Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe and then start the drive to Murchison falls national park. You will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will track rhinos and also have lunch. Rhino tracking takes from 30minutes to 2 hours, you will expect to spot the white rhinos feeding or resting in the sanctuary. You will then proceed to Murchison falls national park.

Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise.

Take an early morning drive through the park after an early breakfast at the lodge. The tour guide will lead you to the finest places to easily see the animals. The game drive takes between 2-4 hours. You will expect to spot animals like lions, giraffes, kobs, leopard, buffalo, elephants, Jackson’s hartebeest, waterbucks, among others as well as various water bird species.

Drive back to the lodge for lunch. At 2pm, you will do a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile which is part of the river Nile, which will lead you to the bottom of the falls. You will observe various animals like elephants, crocodiles, large numbers of hippos, buffaloes, waterbucks and also birds such as the storks, fish eagle, pied kingfishers among others. While at the bottom of the falls you will have a great time watching the magnificent waterfalls. Return to the lodge for dinner and Overnight stay.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale national park.

Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge, check out and transfer to Kibale forest national park. You will take pleasure in the gorgeous scenery of this countryside which makes the journey more exciting. Have your lunch en route in Fortportal town and continue as you observe have great views of the Rwenzori ranges, if the weather is clear. Check in at your camp. You could go for a guided nature walk in Bigodi wetland which is home to various birds and primate species.

Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

On this day, you will drive to Kibale forest national park headquarters after breakfast at the lodge where you will be briefed about chimpanzee trekking and the park in general the park ranger guide. You will then start the trek through the forest to look for the chimps. Unlike gorillas, chimpanzees keep moving around the forest and jump from one tree to another as they go about their daily life. So do not expect to find them in one place.

As you trek chimpanzees, you will expect to see other primates that live in the forest like; monkeys, baboons and mangabey as well as various bird species like the great blue turaco. You will then return to the lodge refresh and have lunch and check out. You will then proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park. If time allows, you can do an evening game drive in the park.

Day 5: Drive to Ishasha – game drive and proceed to Kisoro town.

After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and drive to Ishasha sector. You will do a game drive in this park of the park where you will look for tree climbing lions. As you look for the lions, you will expect to spot other animals like buffalo, elephant, warthog, waterbucks, topi, kobs among others as well as various savannah bird species. You will then proceed to Kisoro.

Day 6: Golden monkey tracking and transfer to Bwindi national park.

After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to Mgahinga national park headquarters where you will be briefed the park ranger guide about the activity and the park rules and regulations and then start the trek to look for these monkeys. The activity takes from 30 minutes to 3 hours.

You will expect to spot the monkeys jumping from one tree branch to another as they go about their daily activities. You will keep following them as you take photos and as you trek the monkeys, you will expect to spot various forest bird species that live in the park. Return to the lodge, have lunch and check out. You will then transfer to Bwindi NP.

Day 7: Nature walk to the falls – Batwa community visit.

After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to Buhoma park headquarters of Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will be briefed the park ranger guide about the trek. You will then start the trek through the thick forest, this takes around 3-4 hours and leads to some of the water falls in the forest. You can also take a bath in the water below the falls. Return to the lodge, refresh and have lunch.

Later in the afternoon you will do a community walk to the Batwa communities around Bwindi. At the community, you will learn about the Batwa people and their culture.

Day 8: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park.

After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and transfer to Lake Mburo national park. As you drive you will have views of kigezi highlands.

Day 9: Game drive and boat cruise.

You will have an early breakfast at the lodge take on a drive through the park to look for different animals that live around. The game drive takes at least 3 hours and you will expect to spot animals like hyenas, zebra, eland, giraffes, kobs, topi, warthogs, waterbucks, leopard, impala among others.

At 2pm you will do a boat cruise on Lake Mburo. The activity takes around 2 hours and you will have beautiful views of the lake and the surrounding vegetation. As you cruise, you will expect to spot animals like; hippos, buffalo, water bucks, as well as various water bird species.

Day 10: Drive back to Kampala. Optional city tour.

After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and transfer back to Kampala with a stopover at the equator and take photos. You will then proceed to Kampala where you will have lunch. You may choose to do a city tour (optional). Here you will visit the Namugongo martyrs shrine and the Kabaka’s palace with great history to learn about. Your guide will drop you at a hotel in Kampala / Entebbe or at Entebbe international airport for your night flight.

Enjoy this 8 days Uganda Wildlife Adventure which takes you to Kidepo national park, a forgotten wilderness in an area inhabited by the Karamajong people, perhaps where the last truly traditional hunter/pastoralists in Africa, live. Located in the remote far north- eastern corner of Uganda, nestled between the Napore and Zulia Mountain ranges, Kidepo is the last enclave of protected land in the whole Karamoja region with huge populations of buffaloes, zebras, elephants and giraffes.

There are host of other occasionally sighted residents such as cheetah, wild dog, lesser kudu and ostrich. Kidepo is the only arid-savannah National Park in Uganda and supports a wider variety of mammal species (82) than any other protected area in Uganda.

Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe – Kampala.

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our company guide. The guide will brief you about this  8 days adventure safari. Depending on arrival time, you will take on the Kampala city tour. The tour will take you through the local markets Museum, African craft village and Buganda king’s palace. Later head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay

Day 2: Transfer to Jinja adventure city.

Morning breakfast, start your journey to Jinja (where the source of River Nile can be seen) a drive through Uganda’s Capital city “Kampala” will be a day’s highlight proceeding through to arrive in Jinja, you can decide on the activity to do after arrival, however if you want to do white water rafting, please book it in advance. Overnight at one of the lodges with a nice view of R. Nile.

Day 3: Drive from Jinja to Sipi falls.

After a relaxed breakfast, drive towards the Eastern part of Uganda arriving in the Foothills of Mountain Elgon “with World’s largest Caldera Lake” you will arrive in good time for your lunch later go with a local guide to do Sipi falls trail and hiking or do a coffee tour, on a clear day you will have a perfect sunset view.

Day 4: Transfer to Moroto town.

Morning sunrise breakfast, later drive to Moroto for overnight stay, this drive is through one of the most remote areas of Uganda, you will see typical African life and culture, proceed through Pian-Upe game reserve “for game drive there is entrance fees” Later proceed to Moroto town for overnight stay.

Day 5: Transfer from Moroto to Kidepo Valley National Park

Early morning drive to Kidepo Valley National Park, via scenic plains of Karamoja region. arrive early, check in and take on an optional game drive in the early evening to enjoy amazing animals and beautiful sunset.

Day 6: Kidepo national park – half day game drive and culture tour.

All day excursion to the Kananorok Hot Springs- an incredible spot, duly visited by a handful of tourists. Evening “Sundowners” drink overlooking the Narus Valley Plains; dinner and overnight stay. If you have time, you will join a local guide to explore one of the Manyatta villages and cattle kraals in the neighbouring karamajong communities.

Day 7: Drive from Kidepo to Murchison falls NP

Kidepo National Park, Morning and evening game drives, as you checkout, proceed to Murchison falls, visit Aruu falls and Lunch in Gulu town. Arrive in the evening at the lodge for relaxation and sunset viewing.

Day 8: Morning game drive and boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park.

After breakfast, we’ll experience our first game scenic drive in the park. In the afternoon, we’ll make the amazing launch trip to the Murchison Falls. We’ll pass pods of hippos, crocodiles, vast number of exotic birds and butterflies and myriad wildlife coming to the water to drink. We’ll maybe see the legendary Shoebill Stork. The fall itself is one of Africa’s wonders- the whole of the Albert Nile bursting majestically through a six-meter gap to an awesome forty-meter drop.

This 7-days Uganda Primates Safari explores the best Ugandan national parks including chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth national park for game drive and boat cruise and gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park.

Some highlight activities include; game drives, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, boat safari and Bigodi swamp walk.

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National park.

Today, have early breakfast and be ready for pick up your tour guide to transfer to Kibale national park reaching in the time for lunch. In the afternoon, you may head out for an optional community walk to visit the crater lakes region where you will have spectacular views of the lakes.

Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi swamp tour

Set off early morning after early breakfast and set off to assemble at the Kibale park headquarters 8:00 am for briefing on chimps tracking. Enter the forest in search for chimps. The search can go up to 4 hours. Return for lunch and after which head out for a community visit to the Bigodi swamp for bird watching and later return to your lodge.

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park.

Set off early after your breakfast at your hotel for Queen Elizabeth National Park on a 1 – 2 hours’ drive. You will get to your lodge in time for lunch and in the afternoon, relax or swimming.

Day 4: Morning Game Drive & afternoon boat trip

Today you will set off quite early with packed breakfast and head out for your early morning game drive to catch sight of the early risers. This is the best time to see wildlife along the Kasenyi trail. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and quite a number of others. Return to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, go out for a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel. Return to your hotel for Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Drive to Bwindi NP through Ishasha Sector.

Have breakfast to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable National Park, a home to half of the world’s mountain gorillas for trekking experience. The journey goes through the Ishasha sector famous for Tree-Climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the booked lodge.

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Bwindi NP

Your day begins with an early cup of coffee and your guide will drive you to the Bwindi park headquarters where all visitors going for gorilla trekking gather for briefing about conduct / behavior when you meet your gorilla family. Trekking for gorilla in Uganda usually last 2 – 7 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas.

A head guide will escort you into the forest plus an armed guard in search for your gorilla group. Once you meet the gorillas, you are allowed 1 hour with the gentle giants. After trekking descend back to the park head offices where you will meet you guide to drive you to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala and Departure

After breakfast, you will transfer back to Kampala with en route stopover in Mbarara town for lunch. After lunch, you will proceed to Kampala with en route stopover at the Equator for a photo session and buying souvenirs.

This 7 Days Gorillas and tree climbing lions flying safari leads you to human’s closest relatives in Kyambura Gorge on the outskirts of Queen Elizabeth NP, sailing on the Kazinga channel in the company of elephant herds coming to take a sip of this fresh water instantly quenching their thirst.

The magical tree climbing lions of Ishasha sum up the Savanah experience whereas the gentle giants of Bwindi makes a touchdown of your trip adrenaline the moment you step out for this memorable canopied forest of Bwindi Impenetrable NP. The silverback will leave you astonished by the melody of their calmness and yet their friendliness above all. This is only possible in Uganda.

Day 1: Pickup from Airport to your Booked Accommodation

Upon arrival at Entebbe international airport, our guide will be there waiting for you, pick up and proceed to your hotel for overnight. If time allows you will be briefed about your 7 days tour.

Day 2: Fly from Entebbe to Kasese (Queen Elizabeth National Park)

Early morning breakfast, transfer to Entebbe airport for a domestic flight to Kasese airstrip, and proceed on a drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Have a hot lunch, relax and later evening game drive if time allows.

Day 3: Lion Tracking Experience in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Predator tracking experience! You will have an early breakfast and then drive to the park office a predator tracker ranger guide will escort us to the game drive to look for lions; with this experience you have more than 90% chances of seeing the lions and leopard, later have a boat cruise on Kazinga channel will be another highlight of this trip.

This Channel has the world’s largest concentration of hippos and on a sunny day you get to see many elephants coming to quench their thirst on the fresh waters of the Kazinga channel. Relax at the lodge in the evening.

Day 4: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Ishasha sector)

Morning breakfast, drive to Ishasha sector in the southern sector of the park, this zone is famous for tree climbing lions and on spotting them many reasons are given to why they climb but major two are for spotting prey and hiding from disturbing flies, also this section of the park has the Topis (antelopes) which can only be seen here in this park.

You will spend the rest of the afternoon and evening around this park to explore all chances of encountering with these majestic cats. Late evening game drives before your dinner.

Day 5: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth NP and Transfer to Bwindi National Park

Pre-breakfast game drive in the tree climbing zone and later go back to the lodge for breakfast and proceed to Bwindi National Park through beautiful villages covered by Banana, coffee and tea crops a clear sign that Uganda’s economy is highly supported by agriculture. Relax at the lodge in the afternoon as you wait for your lunch and gorilla tracking preparation.

Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Early breakfast, pick your packed lunch and extra drinking water, you will go for a short briefing at the park offices to orient you on the dos and don’ts’ while you go for this amazing and lifetime experience. You will meet the rangers and guides at the office in company of a group of community entertaining group which tells you the stories of their culture through songs and traditional dances. You will later be briefed, and the next thing is to start the walk to look for Gorillas, time spent in the forest is unpredictable, so we recommend some level of walking fitness for about 5 hours or more.

For those who feel they can’t make it alone there is a team of support staff who can be hired at a low fee, and this is a form of supporting them and encouraging conservation of these gentle giants which are at the verge of extinction and considered highly endangered by IUCN. When you meet them, you will spend an hour with them and come back to the lodge.

Day 7: Fly from Bwindi NP to Entebbe airport.

Relaxed breakfast, transfer to a nearby airstrip for your flight to Entebbe to connect on your outbound flight.

5 Days Flying gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi NP; mountain gorillas are still highly endangered even though their numbers have greatly increased in the past ten years bringing the total numbers to about 1070 gorillas left, in 3 Volcanoes ranges of Uganda, Congo and Rwanda with close to half population staying in the Mountain national park of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the Virunga Mountains in Uganda (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park), Rwanda (Volcanoes National Park) and Congo (Virunga National Park) sharing the rest of the numbers.

So, this makes Bwindi the only place where you’re guaranteed 99% chances of seeing these gentle giants. Expectations: Immense Gorilla tracking, Aerial views of western Uganda & the local people.

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport.

Your guide will be there waiting for you. Pick up and proceed to your accommodation. (If time allows, you can do a city tour of Kampala).

Day 2: Transfer to Entebbe Airport for flight to Bwindi NP.

After breakfast, drive to Entebbe airport for your flight to Bwindi Impenetrable using a small plane. We spend the night in or very near Bwindi. The area of gorilla trekking will be determined by permit availability as there four gorilla trekking zones and they are all accessed by flight to a nearby airstrip and later road transfer to the lodge; Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo the earliest flight takes 1 hour 30 minutes to reach than 9-10 hours’ drive when using road transport from Entebbe.

You will spend the rest of the afternoon resting at the lodge or get involved in a community walk to see the local people who live around the park and also the indigenous Batwa who used to be the forest dwellers until 1992 when serious conservation started and they were evicted from the forest to the community where they now live harmoniously with the locals. Activities; Morning or afternoon flight & community experience.

Bwindi Impenetrable is a unique jungle, with many monkey species. Bwindi is one of the 4 national parks in the world where you can find Mountain Gorillas!

Day 3. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Early breakfast, pick your packed lunch and extra drinking water, you will go for a short briefing at the park offices to orient you on the dos’ and don’ts’ while you go for this amazing and life time experience. You will meet the rangers and guides at the office in company of a group of community entertaining group which tells you the stories of their culture through songs and traditional dances.

You will later be briefed and the next thing is to start the walk to look for Gorillas, time spent in the forest is un predictable so we recommend some level of walking fitness for about 5 hours or more. For those who feel they can’t make it alone there is a team of support staff who can be hired at a low fee and this is a form of supporting them and encouraging conservation of these gentle giants which are at the verge of extinction and considered highly endangered by IUCN. When you meet them, spend an hour with them and come back to the lodge.

Day 4. Second Gorilla trekking tour in Bwindi National Park.

You will pass through the same process like the previous day of visiting the park offices for briefing and later join the rangers for tracking but today it will be a different Gorilla family from the one you tracked the previous day.

Today will be rewarding as you already know more about the gorillas but each family has a different kind of life at each time of the day. Later return back to the offices for certificate awarding. Overnight stay at the lodge.

Day 5. Fly from Bwindi to Entebbe.

Morning breakfast in Bwindi forest and Fly back to Entebbe for your connecting flight back home.

This 4 Days Mountain Rwenzori Hike takes you through the different trails of Rwenzori ranges. This hike goes through the central circuit, which is vetted the ninth best trail in the whole world that will give you the best hiking adventure services around the Rwenzori mountain.

Day 1: NYAKALENGIJA (1648M)-NYABITABA HUT (2,651M).

Hiking starts through the bamboo, high elephant grass and dense bushes. Climbing Rocks and buffs, crossing river Mahoma then finally to Nyabitaba. Animals such as white colobus, blue monkeys, three horned chameleon and the Rwenzori turaco are spotted. The journey takes 4-5 hours.

Day 2: NYABITABA- JOHN MAATE (3,505M)

Through the forest about a half an hour to the Kurt Shafer bridge, the conference of Mubuku and Bujuku rivers. Then through the bamboo forest, slippery moss-covered rocks for a couple of hours. Nyamuleju rock shelter and a view of Mount Stanley and mount Speke then finally to John maate hut. Views of Mount Stanley and Magherita are made.

Day 3: JOHNMAATE TO NYABITABA CAMP.

Here the same features will be viewed on the swayback to Nyabitaba camp. However, after taking lunch, the guide will guide taking a route to Mahoma Lake for a view. Lake with glacial features with very cold waters having passed through the bamboo zoon. Then proceed to Nyabitaba camp for an overnight.

Day 4: NYABITABA TO NYAKALENGIJA.

Have breakfast and proceed down the Panga ridge and exit the mountain in mid-afternoon for an overnight stay at the base or onward transfer.

This 3 days Gorilla Trekking safari trip is one of the interesting safari tours that one can have in Uganda. Customized to the traveler’s interests; The trip will take you through mountain Gorilla trekking experience in the hilly forests of Bwindi Impenetrable forest.

Enjoy an amazing walk through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and spend a memorable one hour with the Gorillas. After the trekking, you will be transferred to the famous lake Bunyonyi, an area where one can relax after the gorilla trekking adventure.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was gazetted in 1991 and declared a UNESCO natural world heritage site in 1994. The Mubare gorilla group was the first to become available for trekking in Uganda in April 1993. Nine groups are now habituated for trekking. And one for research spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys. Bwindi is the source of the five major rivers which flow into Lake Edward.

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi NP.

After an early breakfast, you will meet your driver guide and start off early drive and for your gorilla trekking adventure. The journey is likely to take about 8-10 hours characterized with stopovers, toilet breaks and photo shoot.

Especially as you approach the Kigezi highlands of Kabale or Kisoro region. Lunch will be en-route depending on your driver guide’s decision. You will arrive in the evening ready for relaxation and a dinner at night.

Day 2: Gorilla trekking and bird watching.

You will have an early full and heavy breakfast around 7:00am in the morning before your driver guide transfers you to the park briefing area. Where you will be handed over to the ranger guide for briefing and after you will enter into the forest in search for the gorillas. Besides gorillas, this impenetrable forest is full of birds with over 350 species recorded. Including 23 endemics such as the short-tailed warbler, Shelly’s crimson wing easy to sport are the African emerald cuckoo, red headed blue bill.

Also, to see are the butterflies and plant species, forest elephants’ duikers. And so many monkey’s species such as blue monkey, colobus etc. Enjoy the walk through the forest and spend one hour around with the gorillas. After the trekking, you will be transferred to the famous Lake Bunyonyi; An area where one can relax after the gorilla activity, to try and cut the time tomorrow for the journey back to Kampala or Entebbe

Day 3: Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe.

On this day we look forward to transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe after breakfast at our overnight lodge. We shall have lunch at Mbarara town, the biggest town in western Uganda. Mbarara is also called the land of milk with its trademark of the long-horned cattle. Arrival in Kampala or Entebbe will be late evening or for a late-night flight back to your motherland. As the saying goes, ‘east or west home is best’.