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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Welcome to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa! Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, your Destinations Africa Gorilla guide will greet and bfief you. He will then transfer you to your hotel. You will then check-in at your hotel, relax and have dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Karibu Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, drive west toward Kibale Forest, home to the highest concentration of primates in East Africa. The journey takes you through lush countryside, tea plantations, and traditional villages. Arrive in the afternoon and settle into your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest
Wake early for a briefing at the park headquarters. Enter the forest with expert rangers and track habituated chimpanzees in their natural habitat. Witness their playful behavior, hear their iconic pant-hoot calls, and observe them swinging through the canopy. You may also spot red colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys.
Optional: Evening community walk or Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary visit.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Boat Safari
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Boat Safari
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Check into your lodge, then head to the Kazinga Channel for a 2-hour boat safari. This 40km channel connects Lake Edward and Lake George and is teeming with hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, and elephants drinking at the water’s edge. Watch for spectacular birdlife — including African fish eagles and kingfishers.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Hab Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Morning Game Drive & Transfer to Bwindi
Morning Game Drive & Transfer to Bwindi
Wake early for a sunrise game drive in the Kasenyi Plains. Search for lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and antelopes. After lunch, drive south to the misty hills of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to nearly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
First Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
First Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
This is the day you’ve been waiting for. After a morning briefing, enter Bwindi’s dense jungle with your ranger guide. The trek can take anywhere from 1 to 6 hours depending on where the gorillas built their nests the night before. Once you find them, you’ll spend one unforgettable hour observing a family of mountain gorillas — watching mothers groom their babies, silverbacks assert their dominance, and juveniles play. The experience is nothing short of life-changing.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Second Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Second Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Enjoy a well-deserved rest in the morning, or opt for a second gorilla trek (permit required, highly recommended for photographers and serious enthusiasts). Alternatively, take a guided nature walk through the forest, visit the Batwa pygmy community to learn about their ancient forest-dwelling culture, or simply soak in the views from your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Volcanoes national park in Rwanda
Transfer to Volcanoes national park in Rwanda
Set off from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and drive to Volcanoes national park in Rwanda a jouney of about two hours with the border crossing through the kyanika border of Rwanda and Uganda. This journey takes approximately between two to three hours in total.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- The Bishop's House
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Golden monkey tracking
Golden monkey tracking
Wake up for an early morning breakfast. After your wonderfull breakfast, your guide will drive you to the Volcanoes National park headquarters for briefing and later emback on the journey to the park for golden monkey tracking. After the trek, drive to Kigali.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Kigali Serena Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Kigali City tour and Departure
Kigali City tour and Departure
After breakfast, your guide will take you on a city tour in Kigali with a visit to the genocide memorial, Kigali city down town, local restaurant. After the city tour, you will later be transfered to Kigali International Airport for your departure home, unless you want to stay around (this can be moblized) upon communicating. End of safari.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
