Day 1: Kampala - Welcome to the Pearl of Africa

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, a representative of Kagera Safaris will be eagerly waiting to receive you and transfer you to your hotel for a restful night before you embark on your journey tomorrow.

Day 2: Transfer to the home of Chimpanzees – Kibale National Park

After breakfast, we leave for Kibale forest – the primate capital of the world. The trip takes you through the countryside arriving in the beautiful Fort Portal town for lunch at Gardens restaurant or any other place recommended by your tour guide. After lunch, you will proceed to your lodge for check-in and overnight.

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest

After an early breakfast, you will be transferred for briefing at Kanyanchu tourism center before you start your chimp trek in the forest. Your experienced ranger guide will lead you as you hike through the tropical forest for an unforgettable and rewarding experience in search of man’s closest relatives the Chimpanzees. After lunch, you will take a Swamp walk in the Bigodi community – proceeds from this help in community development. This walkthrough the wetland will bring you close to nature. You might have sightings of red-tailed monkeys, Mangabeys, several bird species, and butterflies. This walk continues on to visit different homes where you will have a coffee experience, banana brewing, basketry, and learning about different traditional medicines.

PS: You have an option of a chimpanzee habituation experience. This activity allows you to spend more time in the forest learning more about the life of chimps, their habitat, food, etc.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After an exhilarating experience with the chimps in their natural habitat, we journey to watch wildlife safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through the Crater lakes region (depending on road condition) and enjoying views of the Rwenzori mountain ranges. You will arrive in time for lunch at your lodge.

Day 5: Game drives and Boat Safari

After an early breakfast, we leave for a game drive with a focus on the predators before they go back into hiding. The car is customized for game viewing, enjoy the exotic and rare species which include Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes, and Uganda Kobs, etc. In the afternoon take a boat safari on Kazinga Channel, this water channel connects Lake Edward to Lake George. Its banks often have a variety of animals and beautiful species of birds. This boat takes about 2.5 hours on the water.

Day 6: Transfer to the home of Mountain gorillas

Today we leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – the home to half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site hosting numerous tree species, birdlife, primates, mammals, insects, etc. You will drive through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park and on a lucky day, you might climbing lions by the roadside as you continue your journey to Bwindi.

PS: If you are tracking in Rushaga/Nkuringo you will take a different route, not through Ishasha.

Day 7: Gorillas trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park

Gorillas are amazing creatures with so much energy but gentle. Your driver-guide will transfer you to the briefing area after an early breakfast. You will carry packed lunch because you are not sure how long the trek will take. After the briefing, you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek and a ranger guide for the trek. After the briefing, the ranger guide will lead you on an expedition in the forest. The gorilla trek can take anything from a few minutes to several hours depending on where they nested the previous night. Once you locate the gorillas with help of your guide and trackers, you are allowed to stay with them for only one hour after which you start the trek back to the starting area.

Day 8: Kampala (Departure)

Today morning, you will start the journey to Entebbe/Kampala with a stopover at the Equator monument. This marks the end of your safari.

End of tour.