You’ll be picked up by our guide/driver from Entebbe or Kampala from where you’ll embark on a four-hour journey to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s biggest and oldest conservation area, having been created close to a century ago. Located 305 kilometers northwest of Kampala, the park is home to a variety of wildlife, including 76 mammal species and 451 bird species, according to statistics from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the institution that is in charge of Uganda’s flora and fauna.

Time allowing, you’ll make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where you’ll get an insight into the sanctuary’s commendable conservation efforts. Tracking rhinos on foot is another spectacular treat for seasoned safari-goers and walking safari enthusiasts.

From Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a two-hour drive will lead you to Murchison Falls National Park, where you’ll be a guest at the picturesque Chobe Safari Lodge.

Distance from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park: 4 hours

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

Now, this is it! Today you wake up early for a game drive in what is now known as Uganda’s wild animal kingdom.

Your day will start as early as 6:00 am as wild animals are most active in the morning. The morning game drive will reward you with sightings of some of the most fascinating wildlife Uganda has to offer: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and a variety of antelope and bird species that roam this park.

After lunch in the afternoon, you will take a boat safari up the River Nile to Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park. Here you whet your eyes with sightings of crocodiles, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys, and all the other thirsty animals seeking permanent water sources such as the Nile. The highlight, however, will be the base of the Murchison Falls, which rises 43 meters high before creating a magical, thunderous roar.

As the sun sets, you’ll take a hike to the top of the waterfalls for magnificent views of the park’s captivating landscapes and spectacular photo opportunities.

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

After breakfast, you’ll be driven back to Kampala or Entebbe to catch your flight back home.

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by our guide/driver who will transfer you to your hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Distance from airport to hotel: 5 minutes

Hotel options: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

Your sojourn in Uganda begins with a trip to Jinja, the country’s second-largest city and the source of the world’s longest river, the Nile. Jinja offers several adrenaline-filled adventure activities for you to choose from, including whitewater rafting right at the source of the world’s longest river, canoeing, boat ride, quad biking, a visit to the spot where the Nile begins its journey to the Mediterranean Sea, as well as horseback safaris.

Distance from Entebbe: 3 hours

Hotel options:  Jinja Nile Resort

Today you’ll travel to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s biggest and oldest conservation area, having been created close to a century ago. Located 305 kilometres northwest of the Kampala, the park is home to a variety of wildlife, including 76 mammal species and 451 bird species, according to statistics from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the institution that is in charge of Uganda’s flora and fauna.

But before you get to Murchison Falls, you’ll make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where you’ll get an insight into the sanctuary’s commendable conservation efforts. Tracking rhinos on foot is another spectacular treat for seasoned safari-goers and walking safari enthusiasts.

From Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a two-hour drive will lead you to Murchison Falls National Park, where you’ll be a guest at the picturesque Chobe Safari Lodge.

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

Distance from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: 2 hours

Now, this is it! You’ll begin your fourth day in Uganda with a game drive in what is now known as Uganda’s wild animal kingdom.

Your day will start as early as 6:00 am as wild animals are most active in the morning. The morning game drive will reward you with sightings of some of the most fantastic wildlife Uganda has to offer: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and a variety of antelope and bird species that roam this park.

After lunch in the afternoon, you will take a boat safari up the River Nile to Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park. Here you whet your eyes with crocodiles, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys, and all the other thirsty animals seeking permanent water sources such as the Nile. The highlight, however, will be the base of the Murchison Falls, which rises 43 meters to create a magical, thunderous roar.

As the sun sets, you’ll take a hike to the top of the waterfalls for magnificent views of the park’s landscapes and spectacular photo opportunities.

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

After breakfast, you’ll be driven to Hoima, home to the Karuziika Palace Museum, an essential piece of the Banyoro tribe’s culture and history. The museum will introduce you to the rich history and culture of the legendary Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom which, at one time, stretched to Karagwe in northern Tanzania, some parts of Kenya, Sudan, and even Rwanda. You’ll learn about the great King Kabalega, the only king in the region who ferociously fought colonial rule.

Cultural performers will regale you with Bunyoro’s unique music and dance, while a tour of the ancient palace will introduce you to the traditional ways of ancient African kings.

Distance from Murchison Falls: 3 hours

Hotel options: Hoima Resort Hotel

After breakfast, you’ll embark on a 10-hour journey to Kibale Forest National Park, which is also known as the primate capital of the world. The park has the highest concentration of primate species in the world, with the chimpanzee the most famous of all.

The drive to Kibale will take you on a trip through some f Uganda’s most scenic countryside – lush green forests and hills dotted with tea plantations – so expect this to be another captivating sight-seeing adventure.

Distance from Murchison Falls National Park: 10 hours

Hotel options: Papaya Lake Lodge

Today you can choose to track chimpanzees either in the morning or in the afternoon – up to you. More than 5,000 chimpanzees are said to be resident in Kibale Forest National Park, and 13 other primate species have been recorded here.

Once you find the chimps, you’ll be allowed to stay with them for one hour, but that one hour will be engraved in your memory for many years to come as an encounter with these species is one of the most poignant travel experiences in Uganda.

As you trek through the forest, you’ll also have chance encounters with other mammal species such as bongos, forest buffalos, and forest elephants – in addition to plenty of Albertine Rift endemic bird species such as the highly sought-after Great Blue Turaco.

You’ll also walk through the swamp, passing through grassland where you are likely to spot primate species, bird species such as the Great Blue Turaco, as well as local communities going about their daily chores. Ugandans are friendly people, so expect them to greet you with enthusiastic waves!

After chimp trekking, you’ll return to the hotel where you’ll spend the rest of the day relaxing, ahead of tomorrow morning’s journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Hotel options: Papaya Lake Lodge

In the morning after breakfast, you can choose to relax at the lodge, check out the crater lake, or join the local tea farming community and get to learn how tea leaves are picked for the highest quality. You’ll then continue your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, about two hours away.

Spread across 2,500 square kilometers along the eastern shore of Lake Edward, Queen Elizabeth National Park is every traveler’s dream destination when it comes to incredible wildlife viewing – with each and every sighting unique and memorable.

Queen Elizabeth National Park also offers visitors magnificent views of the Rwenzori mountains – with most peaks dotted with giant candelabra euphorbia trees. The Kikorondo area also makes for a photographer’s dream destination, with plains that give way to some extinct volcanoes filled with numerous magnificent crater lakes.

Distance from Kibale: 2 hours

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

Today’s morning game drive will reward you with incredible sightings of Cape buffalos going at each other at a waterhole, magnificent elephant herds towering over the landscape, as well as the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha that will give you the proverbial death stare. Lions aside, the Ishasha sector of the park also plays host to topis, Uganda kobs, and Cape buffalos.

Queen Elizabeth National Park harbors a whopping 95 species of mammals, including 5,000 hippos, 3,000 elephants, more than 10,000 cape buffaloes, as well as 619 species of birds – the most significant concentration of bird species in a single protected area in entire East Africa. 

Kyambura Gorge, located on the northeastern side of the park, is an abode for lions, leopards, African finfoots, chimpanzees, and black bee-eaters.

In the afternoon after lunch, a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward with Lake George, will offer you the most epic game viewing in the park – sightings of thousands of hippos, buffalo, elephants as well as multitudes of fish-eating birds.

After the boat ride, you’ll return to your hotel where you’ll spend the evening relaxing.

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

Today will probably be the highlight of your Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari. After breakfast, you will head out for a game drive to the Ishasha plains on your way out of the park.

Ishasha’s fig trees are a hideout for lions ready to pounce on herds of unsuspecting prey, especially Uganda Kob. During the game drive, you’ll see some lions perched high on tree branches. Buffalo, topi and the Uganda kob are some of the other animals you’re likely to see during this game drive.

Today’s lunch will be served at Ishasha Wilderness Camp, after which you’ll be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the iconic mountain gorillas.

The journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will reward you with views of the vast Rift Valley escarpment, Kazinga Channel, Lake George, Lake Edward, and the Rwenzori Mountains in the distance.

Distance from Queen Elizabeth National Park: 2 hours

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

Day 11 marks the highlight and end of your trip to Uganda. The ecologically diverse Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only national park in the world which harbours both the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.

About 113 mammal species, more than 200 butterfly species, five primate species, and 360 species of birds also call this forest home. But you’re here primarily for the iconic gorillas so today’s focus will be tracking one of the nine habituated gorilla families.

It can take between two to seven hours to locate the gorillas, depending on how lucky you are today. But once they are found, you will only be allowed to be with them for a maximum of one hour to avoid stressing them. Still, coming face-to-face with mankind’s closest relatives is a spellbinding, humbling, and memorable experience – the most perfect way to wrap up your trip to the Pearl of Africa.

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll be driven to the nearby Kihihi Airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport from where you’ll catch your international flight.

You’ll be picked up by our guide/driver from Entebbe or Kampala from where you’ll embark on a four-hour journey to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s biggest and oldest conservation area, having been created close to a century ago. Located 305 kilometres northwest of Kampala, the park is home to a variety of wildlife, including 76 mammal species and 451 bird species, according to statistics from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the institution that is in charge of Uganda’s flora and fauna.

Time allowing, you’ll make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where you’ll get an insight into the sanctuary’s commendable conservation efforts. Tracking rhinos on foot is another spectacular treat for seasoned safari-goers and walking safari enthusiasts.

From Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a two-hour drive will lead you to Murchison Falls National Park, where you’ll be a guest at the picturesque Chobe Safari Lodge.

Distance from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park: 4 hours

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

Your day will start as early as 6:00 am as wild animals are most active in the morning. The morning game drive will reward you with sightings of some of the most fascinating wildlife Uganda has to offer: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and a variety of antelope and bird species that roam this park.

After lunch in the afternoon, you will take a boat safari up the River Nile to Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park. Here you whet your eyes with sightings of crocodiles, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys, and all the other thirsty animals seeking permanent water sources such as the Nile. The highlight, however, will be the base of the Murchison Falls, which rise 43 metres high before creating a magical, thunderous roar.

As the sun sets, you’ll take a hike to the top of the waterfalls for magnificent views of the park’s captivating landscapes and spectacular photo opportunities.

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

After breakfast, you’ll be driven back to Kampala or Entebbe to catch your flight back home.

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by our guide/driver who will transfer you to your hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Distance from airport to hotel: 5 minutes

Hotel options: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

After breakfast, you will embark on a five-hour journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, 420 kilometres southwest of the capital Kampala. The park is spread across 2,500 square kilometres along the eastern shore of Lake Edward.

Today’s mid-morning game drive will reward you with incredible sightings of Cape buffalos going at each other at a waterhole, magnificent elephant herds towering over the landscape, as well as the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha that will give you the proverbial death stare. Lions aside, the Ishasha sector of the park also plays host to topis, Uganda kobs, and Cape buffalos.

After lunch, you’ll go for a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward with Lake George. This excursion will offer you the most epic game viewing in the park – sightings of thousands of hippos, buffalo, elephants as well as multitudes of fish-eating birds.

Queen Elizabeth National Park also offers visitors magnificent views of the Rwenzori mountains – with most peaks dotted with giant candelabra euphorbia trees. The Kikorondo area also makes for a photographer’s dream destination, with plains that give way to some extinct volcanoes filled with numerous magnificent crater lakes.

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

After breakfast, you will embark on a five-hour journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, 420 kilometres southwest of the capital Kampala. The park is spread across 2,500 square kilometres along the eastern shore of Lake Edward.

Today’s mid-morning game drive will reward you with incredible sightings of Cape buffalos going at each other at a waterhole, magnificent elephant herds towering over the landscape, as well as the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha that will give you the proverbial death stare. Lions aside, the Ishasha sector of the park also plays host to topis, Uganda kobs, and Cape buffalos.

After lunch you’ll go for a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward with Lake George. This excursion will offer you the most epic game viewing in the park – sightings of thousands of hippos, buffalo, elephants as well as multitudes of fish-eating birds.

Queen Elizabeth National Park also offers visitors magnificent views of the Rwenzori mountains – with most peaks dotted with giant candelabra euphorbia trees. The Kikorondo area also makes for a photographer’s dream destination, with plains that give way to some extinct volcanoes filled with numerous magnificent crater lakes.

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 3 will be dedicated to chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura Gorge. Once you find the chimps, you’ll be allowed to stay with them for one hour, but that one hour will be engraved in your memory for many years to come as an encounter with these species is one of the most poignant travel experiences in Uganda.

Later in the afternoon, a nature walk through Maramagambo Forest will introduce you to bats, pythons, and hunters’ caves. You’ll also check out Queen Elizabeth National Park’s numerous magnificent crater lakes before winding up your memorable safari with a visit to the Katwe salt mines for an introduction to salt extraction and cultural encounters with local communities.

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll be driven to Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight back home.

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by our guide/driver who will transfer you to your hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Distance from airport to hotel: 5 minutes

Hotel options: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

After breakfast, you’ll embark on a five-hour journey to Kibale Forest National Park, which is also known as the primate capital of the world. The park has the highest concentration of primate species in the world, with the chimpanzees the most famous of all.

The drive to Kibale will take you on a trip through some f Uganda’s most scenic countryside – lush green forests and hills dotted with tea plantations – so expect this to be another captivating sight-seeing adventure.

When you arrive in Kibale Forest National Park, you’ll go on an exploration of the park’s diverse habitats and come to close contact with nature. During this nature walk, you’ll get to see some of the 372 bird species that are resident in the park, as well as the ‘naked’ Adam and Eve tree, one of the park’s natural wonders.

You’ll walk through the swamp, passing through grassland where you are likely to spot other primate species, bird species such as the great blue turaco, as well as local communities going about their daily chores. Ugandans are friendly people, so expect them to greet you with enthusiastic waves!

Hotel options: Papaya Lake Lodge

After breakfast, you’ll go straight for a chimpanzee tracking adventure. More than 5,000 chimpanzees are said to be residents in Kibale Forest National Park, and 13 other primate species have also been recorded here.

You’ll see these delightful apes swinging in tree branches on this sunny side of nature. You’ll be allowed to stay with them for one hour, but that one hour will be engraved in your memory for many years to come as an encounter with these species is one of the most poignant travel experiences in Uganda.

As you trek through the forest, you’ll also have chance encounters with other mammal species such as bongos, forest buffalos, and forest elephants – in addition to plenty of Albertine Rift endemic bird species such as the highly sought-after Great Blue Turaco.

After the chimps adventure, you’ll embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a voyage that will reward you with views of the vast Rift Valley escarpment, Kazinga Channel, Lake George, Lake Edward, and the picturesque Rwenzori Mountains brooding in the distance.

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

Day 4 marks the highlight and end of your trip to Uganda. The ecologically diverse Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only national park in the world which harbours both the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.

About 113 mammal species, more than 200 butterfly species, five primate species, and 360 species of birds also call this forest home. But you’re here primarily for the iconic gorillas so today’s focus will be tracking one of the nine habituated gorilla families.

It can take between two to seven hours to locate the gorillas, depending on how lucky you are. But once they are found, you will only be allowed to be with them for a maximum of one hour to avoid stressing them. Still, coming face-to-face with mankind’s closest relatives is a spellbinding, humbling, and memorable experience – the most perfect way to wrap up your trip to the Pearl of Africa.

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll be driven to the nearby Kihihi Airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport from where you’ll catch your international flight.

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by our guide/driver who will transfer you to your hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Distance from airport to hotel: 5 minutes

Hotel options: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

After breakfast, you will embark on a five-hour journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, 420 kilometres Southwest of the capital Kampala.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is every traveler’s dream destination when it comes to incredible wildlife viewing – with each and every sighting unique and memorable. 

Spread across 2,500 square kilometres along the eastern shore of Lake Edward, the park has incredible sightings of Cape buffalos going at each other at a waterhole, magnificent elephant herds towering over the landscape, as well as the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha that give visitors the proverbial death stare. Lions aside, the Ishasha sector of the park also plays host to topis, Uganda kobs, and Cape buffalos.

You will be a guest at the majestic Mweya Safari Lodge, located in the heart of the park. Here you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the park and the Rwenzori Mountains – with most peaks dotted with giant candelabra euphoria trees – as well as the sounds of lions roaring in a distance as you fed off to sleep.

Distance from Entebbe: 5 hours

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

On Day 3 you’ll wake up early for a morning game drive. After a light breakfast, you’ll head out in the wild just in time to see the first rays of the sun. Queen Elizabeth National Park harbors a whopping 95 species of mammals, including 5,000 hippos, 3,000 elephants, more than 10,000 cape buffaloes, as well as 619 species of birds – the most significant concentration of bird species in a single protected area in entire East Africa. 

Kyambura Gorge, located on the northeastern side of the park, is an abode for lions, leopards, African finfoots, chimpanzees, and black bee-eaters.

After the morning game drive, you’ll return to the hotel for lunch and a bit of relaxation ahead of the afternoon boat ride along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward with Lake George. The boat ride will offer you the most epic game viewing in the park – sightings of thousands of hippos, buffalo, elephants as well as multitudes of fish-eating birds.

After the boat ride, you will return to the hotel where you’ll spend the evening relaxing.

Hotel options: Mweya Safari Lodge

Today will probably be the highlight of your Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari. After breakfast, you will head out for a game drive to the Ishasha plains on your way out of the park.

Ishasha’s fig trees are a hideout for lions ready to pounce on herds of unsuspecting prey, especially Uganda Kob. During the game drive, you’ll see some lions perched high on tree branches. Buffalo, topi, and the Uganda Kob are some of the other animals you’re likely to see during this game drive.

Today’s lunch will be served at Ishasha Wilderness Camp, after which you’ll be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the iconic mountain gorillas.

The journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will reward you with views of the vast Rift Valley escarpment, Kazinga Channel, Lake George, Lake Edward, and the Rwenzori Mountains in the distance.

Distance from Queen Elizabeth National Park: 2 hours

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

Day 5 marks the highlight and end of your trip to Uganda. The ecologically diverse Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only national park in the world which harbours both the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.

About 113 mammal species, more than 200 butterfly species, five primate species, and 360 species of birds also call this forest home. But you’re here primarily for the iconic gorillas so today’s focus will be tracking one of the nine habituated gorilla families.

It can take between two to seven hours to locate the gorillas, depending on how lucky you are today. But once they are found, you will only be allowed to be with them for a maximum of one hour to avoid stressing them. Still, coming face-to-face with mankind’s closest relatives is a spellbinding, humbling, and memorable experience – the most perfect way to wrap up your trip to the Pearl of Africa.

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll be driven to the nearby Kihihi Airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport from where you’ll catch your international flight.

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by our guide/driver who will transfer you to your hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Distance from airport to hotel: 5 minutes

Hotel options: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

In the morning after breakfast, you’ll embark on a five-hour journey to Mount Elgon National Park, which lies 235 kilometers west of Kampala, Uganda’s capital.

You’ll make a stopover in Jinja, halfway through the journey, and check out the source of River Nile, the world’s longest river. This is a spot that is bound to elevate your Instagram with some very colorful shots. After a visit to the source of the Nile, you’ll continue your journey to Mbale on the Uganda-Kenya border, home to Mount Elgon, where you’ll be a guest at Sipi River Lodge. 

Distance from Entebbe to Mbale: 5 hours

Hotel options: Sipi River Lodge

After breakfast, guides and porters in tow, you’ll begin your Mount Elgon excursion from the exploration centre at Kapkwai in the Chebonet valley. Today you’ll follow the steep and straight Mountain Bamboo trail, which traverses a seven-kilometer loop across the Sasa River and through a rainforest.

You’ll walk for between seven-eight hours (2,900 metres) before you reach the Sasa River Camp for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, you’ll continue your excursion up to the Mude Cave Campsite. The distance from Sasa Camp to Mude Camp is 600 metres and takes about four to five hours to cover. 

You’ll stay here for dinner and overnight and prepare to strike out for the summit tomorrow morning, just in time to catch the first rays of the sun.

After breakfast, you’ll trek through the moorland zone up to Wagagai, from where you are guaranteed breathtaking views across neighboring Kenya and northern Uganda.

You will return to the Mude campsite, but you also have the option to descend down to the Sasa Camp for dinner and overnight. It may take between 8 to 9 hours to cover the distance.

After breakfast, take a short forest walk and head back to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight back home.

After breakfast, take a short forest walk and head back to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight back home.

When you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by our guide/driver who will transfer you to your hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Distance from airport to hotel: 5 minutes

Hotel options: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe

Today you’ll travel to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s biggest and oldest conservation area, having been created close to a century ago. Located 305 kilometres northwest of Kampala, the park is home to a variety of wildlife, including 76 mammal species and 451 bird species, according to statistics from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the institution that is in charge of Uganda’s flora and fauna.

But before you get to Murchison Falls, you’ll make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where you’ll get an insight into the sanctuary’s commendable conservation efforts. Tracking rhinos on foot is another spectacular treat for seasoned safari-goers and walking safari enthusiasts.

From Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a two-hour drive will lead you to Murchison Falls National Park, where you’ll be a guest at the picturesque Chobe Safari Lodge.

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

Distance from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: 2 hours

Now, this is it! You’ll begin your fourth day in Uganda with a game drive in what is now known as Uganda’s wild animal kingdom.

Your day will start as early as 6:00 am as wild animals are most active in the morning. The morning game drive will reward you with sightings of some of the most fantastic wildlife Uganda has to offer: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and a variety of antelope and bird species that roam this park.

After lunch in the afternoon, you will take a boat safari up the River Nile to Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park. Here you whet your eyes with crocodiles, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys, and all the other thirsty animals seeking permanent water sources such as the Nile. The highlight, however, will be the base of the Murchison Falls, which rise 43 metres to create a magical, thunderous roar.

As the sun sets, you’ll take a hike to the top of the waterfalls for a magnificent view and spectacular photo op.

Hotel options: Chobe Safari Lodge

After breakfast, you’ll embark on a 10-hour journey to Kibale Forest National Park, which is also known as the primate capital of the world. The park has the highest concentration of primate species in the world, with the chimpanzee the most famous of all.

The drive to Kibale will take you on a trip through some f Uganda’s most scenic countryside – lush green forests and hills dotted with tea plantations – so expect this to be another captivating sight-seeing adventure.

Distance from Murchison Falls National Park: 10 hours

Hotel options: Papaya Lake Lodge

Today you can choose to track chimpanzees either in the morning or in the afternoon – up to you. More than 5,000 chimpanzees are said to be residents in Kibale Forest National Park, and 13 other primate species have also been recorded here.

Once you find the chimps, you’ll be allowed to stay with them for one hour, but that one hour will be engraved in your memory for many years to come as an encounter with these species is one of the most poignant travel experiences in Uganda.

As you trek through the forest, you’ll also have chance encounters with other mammal species such as bongos, forest buffalos, and forest elephants – in addition to plenty of Albertine Rift endemic bird species such as the highly sought-after Great Blue Turaco.

After chimp trekking, you’ll continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a journey that will reward you with views of the vast Rift Valley escarpment, Kazinga Channel, Lake George, Lake Edward, and the Rwenzori Mountains in the distance.

Distance from Kibale Forest National Park: 2 hours

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

Day 6 marks the highlight and end of your trip to Uganda. The ecologically diverse Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only national park in the world that harbors both the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.

About 113 mammal species, more than 200 butterfly species, five primate species, and 360 species of birds also call this forest home. But you’re here primarily for the iconic gorillas so today’s focus will be tracking one of the nine habituated gorilla families.

It can take between two to seven hours to locate the gorillas, depending on how lucky you are today. But once they are found, you will only be allowed to be with them for a maximum of one hour to avoid stressing them. Still, coming face-to-face with mankind’s closest relatives is spellbinding, humbling, and memorable – the most perfect way to wrap up your trip to the Pearl of Africa.

Hotel options: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp

After breakfast in the morning, you’ll be driven to the nearby Kihihi Airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport from where you’ll catch your international flight.