7-Day Luxury Uganda Gorillas & Savannah Safari

Day-by-day itinerary

Route: Entebbe → Kibale → Queen Elizabeth → Bwindi → Entebbe

1. Day 1

   Entebbe to Kibale

   Bags are loaded after breakfast and you depart Entebbe bound for Kibale, crossing western Uganda's tea estates and crater-lake country. You arrive in time to settle in, and the day continues with a game drive across moist tropical forest running along the Albertine Rift, one of Africa's richest primate habitats. Wildlife commonly associated with this area includes chimpanzees, red colobus, L'Hoest's monkey and a long list of forest birds. Chimpanzee tracking at Kibale is a permit-dependent activity arranged through the park authority, and places must be confirmed in advance. The vehicle and driver-guide are private to your party throughout. Dinner is served at your Kibale camp or lodge, where you spend the night.

2. Day 2

   Kibale to Queen Elizabeth

   Bags are loaded after breakfast and you depart Kibale bound for Queen Elizabeth, crossing the equator and descending into the western Rift Valley. You arrive in time to settle in, and the day continues with a game drive across savanna, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel linking Lake Edward and Lake George. Your guide works the area for elephant, buffalo, hippo, Uganda kob and, in the Ishasha sector, lions sometimes seen in fig trees, with sightings varying by season and conditions. A boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel gives close views of hippo pods, buffalo and one of the densest concentrations of water birds in the region. Dinner is served at your Queen Elizabeth camp or lodge, where you spend the night.

3. Day 3

   Kibale to Queen Elizabeth

   You leave Kibale after breakfast and head for Queen Elizabeth, crossing the equator and descending into the western Rift Valley. Lunch and check-in come first, then an afternoon drive through savanna, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel linking Lake Edward and Lake George. Wildlife commonly associated with this area includes elephant, buffalo, hippo, Uganda kob and, in the Ishasha sector, lions sometimes seen in fig trees. A boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel gives close views of hippo pods, buffalo and one of the densest concentrations of water birds in the region. The evening is spent at your Queen Elizabeth accommodation, with dinner and overnight there.

4. Day 4

   Bwindi to Entebbe

   The morning starts in Bwindi, from where you continue overland to Entebbe, following the lakeshore road from Kampala. Lunch and check-in come first, then an afternoon drive through the lakeside town on the Lake Victoria shore that serves Uganda's international airport. Entebbe sits on a peninsula in Lake Victoria and is the standard entry and exit point for Ugandan itineraries. Dinner and overnight are at your camp or lodge in Entebbe.

5. Day 5

   Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi

   Bags are loaded after breakfast and you depart Queen Elizabeth bound for Bwindi, travelling the winding roads of the south-western highlands through terraced farmland. You arrive in time to settle in, and the day continues with a game drive across steep Afromontane rainforest ridges and valleys in south-western Uganda. Your guide works the area for mountain gorillas, forest elephant, many primate species and numerous Albertine Rift endemics, with sightings varying by season and conditions. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi is a permit-dependent activity, and a permit must be confirmed in advance for every trekker. Dinner and overnight are at your camp or lodge in Bwindi.

6. Day 6

   Full-Day Entebbe Safari

   You have a complete day in Entebbe, starting early while the air is still cool and animals are active. The drives cover the lakeside town on the Lake Victoria shore that serves Uganda's international airport, moving between habitats as conditions change. Entebbe sits on a peninsula in Lake Victoria and is the standard entry and exit point for Ugandan itineraries. Dinner and overnight are again at your Entebbe camp or lodge.

7. Day 7

   Bwindi to Entebbe

   Breakfast is taken before you set out from Bwindi for the drive to Entebbe, following the lakeshore road from Kampala. You arrive in time to settle in, and the day continues with a game drive across the lakeside town on the Lake Victoria shore that serves Uganda's international airport. Entebbe sits on a peninsula in Lake Victoria and is the standard entry and exit point for Ugandan itineraries. The day ends with a drop-off in Nairobi at your hotel or the airport.