10-Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Tanzania Wildlife Tour

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)

Just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Chimpanzee Tracking | Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park | Boat Ride | Evening Game Drive

The tracking will start after an early breakfast and takes about 2 to 3 hours, depending on the location of the chimps. After the trek, you will go to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is your next destination. This is a huge park where wildlife and people co-exist in harmony. After check-in at the hotel for lunch, you will head out for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. The channel connects Lake Edward and Lake George. This boat cruise is one of the most memorable experiences in the park and will provide some of the best wildlife viewings. Over 300 hippos are found in the lake.

After the boat ride, you will go for an evening game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, hoping to catch lions hunting in the evening. Lions usually hunt when the temperatures are cooler. We can also expect to see Uganda kobs, elephants, buffalos, warthogs, leopards and waterbucks. Later, we head to the Bush Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

The Bush Lodge (Tent)

Inside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Tree-Climbing Lions in Ishasha | Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Cultural Interaction

After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to the Ishasha sector with a packed lunch to look for the famous tree-climbing lions in this area. On arrival in Ishasha, you will first try to spot the lions in one of the huge trees.

The Ishasha sector is notably recognized for its resident tree-climbing lions which are an exceptional attraction and among one of the highlights of all safaris taken within Queen Elizabeth National Park. The lions can be spotted hanging on branches of huge fig trees, whereas the Uganda kobs and other antelopes graze in the plains. After the game drive in Ishasha, you will move to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the famous mountain gorillas.

After arrival, we will go on a community walk where you will visit the Batwa. They are an indigenous group of people that have lived in the forest for 500,000 years. Enjoy the traditional dances and drama performances from them. We will head to the Gorilla Friends Resort Lodge for dinner.

Main Destination:

Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite

Budget tented campjust outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Travel to Lake Bunyonyi With 29 Islands

After breakfast, head out to the park head offices with your guide for a briefing about the do's and don’ts while in the park with the gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to the famous mountain gorillas. Bwindi is also home to over 346 bird species, 120 mammal species, 400 plant species, and 27 frog species among others. It covers an area of 331 sq km.

We head out for the gorilla trekking through the misty rainforest. The trekking can take between 2 and 6 hours, depending on the location of the gentle giants. At the end of this long and exciting adventure, return to our lodge for a well-deserved shower. Have your lunch, relax and thereafter check out in the evening for a transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Its twisting waterbody, dotted with 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the waters, will amaze you. We will have dinner and overnight at Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

LionNone

GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi

Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Travel to Lake Mburo National Park | Boat Ride | Evening Game Drive

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Lake Mburo National Park. You will have lunch at your lodge. After lunch, go for a launch boat cruise, one of the most memorable experiences in the park. Over 300 hippos are found in the lake. Take pleasure in observing different waterbirds with their sweet, echoing sounds. See animals such as hippo, African crocodile, waterbuck, and buffalo among others.

After the boat cruise, you will go on the breathtaking evening game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is rich in diversity that ranges from savannah vegetation, woodlands, forests, and seasonal and permanent swamps, providing a habitat to many wildlife and bird species. After experiencing this true wilderness, drive back to the lodge for a night's rest and dinner at Hyena Hill Lodge.

Main Destination:

Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LionRare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Hyena Hill Lodge

Budget lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP (Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Walking Safari OR Bicycle Game Drive Safari | Equator | Transfer to Kampala | PCR Covid-19 Tests

Have an early breakfast, then head out for today's activities. You can choose between a walking safari, horse riding, or a bicycle safari. The morning walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park is a magical way to experience the bush trails of the park. After the activity, you will have lunch, then be driven to Kampala.

You will have a stopover at the equator in Masaka, and see where this imaginary line divides our planet into 2 equal hemispheres. You will have time for snacks, to buy souvenirs and to take photographs here. Arrive at Bushpig Backpackers for dinner and overnight.

NB: You will have PCR Covid-19 tests done, either in Kabale or Kampala.

Main Destination:

Equator Point Uganda (Highlight, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Bushpig

Budget hotelin Kampala (City, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Transfer From Uganda To Tanzania | Evening Game Drive

After an early breakfast, drive to Entebbe Airport for a scheduled flight to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro Airport. Upon arrival at the airport in Tanzania, you will be met by our Kubwa Five Safaris representative with your name printed on an A4 paper who will welcome you. You will be driven to Serengeti National Park and will arrive at your hotel in the afternoon. Later, you will head out for an evening game drive and then return to Seronera Wildlife Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

Accommodation:

Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Mid-range lodge located inside Central Serengeti (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park | Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari (USD600 per person)

You will have a full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. You can also choose to go on an optional hot-air balloon safari in Serengeti National Park (US $600 per person). This epic, seasonal journey is a deeply moving experience and a wonderful photographic subject. Here, visitors to the park can roam its sprawling plains on exhilarating game drives or hop into a hot-air balloon ride for a once-in-a-lifetime wilderness adventure.

Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of the year. We can spend time at the hippo pool and watch these majestic animals laze about in the cool water, happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, and much more. The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is renowned for the part it plays in the annual great migration, when an estimated 3 million wildebeests migrate to Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Later, return for dinner and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Mid-range lodge located inside Central Serengeti (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Travel to Ngorongoro Crater | PCR Covid-19 Tests | Game Drive | Travel to Arusha

After an early breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with packed lunches. The Ngorongoro Crater is known as "Africa’s Garden of Eden". It is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and boasts incredible concentrations of wildlife, which includes elephants, lions, cheetahs, wildebeests, buffaloes, and the rare black rhinos. Later in the afternoon, drive to Arusha and have dinner and your overnight stay at Outpost Lodge.

Note: You will have a Covid-19 test in the morning.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone