Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe – Welcome to Uganda!

Activities:

• Arrival at Entebbe International Airport (EBB).
• Meet and greet by your safari guide.
• Transfer to your hotel (10–15 minutes drive).
• Optional (time-permitting):
  
• Visit the Entebbe Botanical Gardens for a relaxing walk.
• Explore the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC).
• Sunset by Lake Victoria.

Meals: Dinner (depending on arrival time)

Overnight:

• Luxury: Hotel No.5 or Protea Hotel
• Mid-range: 2 Friends Guesthouse
• Budget: ViaVia Entebbe

Day 2: Entebbe → Murchison Falls NP via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Drive time: 6–7 hours (with stops)

Activities:

• Early departure after breakfast.
• Drive northwest to Murchison Falls National Park.
• Stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (2 hrs) for on-foot rhino tracking — the only place in Uganda to see wild rhinos.
• Lunch en route at Kabalega Diner or at Ziwa.
• Continue through Masindi to Murchison Falls.
• Enter through Kichumbanyobo Gate and enjoy a brief game drive.
• Optional: Sunset view at the top of the falls.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight:

• Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge
• Mid-range: Pakuba Safari Lodge
• Budget: Fort Murchison

Day 3: Game Drive & Nile River Boat Cruise

Activities:

• Early morning game drive in the northern sector (Paraa) — chances to see elephants, lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, hyenas, and leopards.
• Return to the lodge for a late breakfast and rest.
• Lunch at the lodge.
• Afternoon boat cruise on the Victoria Nile to the base of the Murchison Falls.
  
• Spot hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, and diverse birdlife (including the shoebill stork, if lucky).
• Optional: Short hike to the top of the falls for dramatic views.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Same as Day 2

Day 4: Murchison → Kibale Forest (Scenic Drive)

Drive time: 7–8 hours

Activities:

• Breakfast and early departure.
• Scenic drive via Hoima and Fort Portal, offering views of the Albertine Rift Valley, rural villages, and tea plantations.
• Stop for lunch in Fort Portal, the gateway to Uganda’s crater lakes and home to the Tooro Kingdom.
• Optional stop at Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru caves or the Royal Palace of Tooro.
• Continue to Kibale Forest National Park, check into your lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight:

• Luxury: Crater Safari Lodge / Kyaninga Lodge
• Mid-range: Turaco Treetops
• Budget: Isunga Lodge

Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi Wetland Walk

Activities:

• Early breakfast.
• Transfer to Kanyanchu Visitor Centre for briefing.
• Join a ranger-led chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale Forest (2–5 hrs).
  
• Also spot red colobus, L’Hoest’s monkey, and forest birds.
• Return for lunch.
• Afternoon: Guided Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary community walk.
  
• Visit a local women’s craft group, learn about herbal medicine, and see birds and monkeys.
• An optional evening storytelling or drumming session with the local community.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Same as Day 4

Day 6: Kibale → Queen Elizabeth National Park

Drive time: 3 hours

Activities:

• Leisurely drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• En route: Visit crater lakes or tea estates (optional).
• Enter the park via Kasese and check in at your lodge.
• Late afternoon game drive in the Kasenyi plains — look out for lions, Uganda kob, elephants, and warthogs.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight:

• Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge
• Mid-range: Enganzi Lodge
• Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages

Day 7: Game Drive & Kazinga Channel Boat Safari

Activities:

• Early morning game drive through the savannah of Queen Elizabeth.
  
• Lions, hyenas, elephants, buffalo, and various antelope species.
• Return for breakfast or enjoy a bush breakfast (optional).
• Lunch at the lodge.
• Afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, a 40km waterway linking Lake Edward and Lake George.
  
• Observe massive pods of hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, elephants, and hundreds of waterbirds.

Optional Cultural Experience:

• Visit Katwe Salt Lake to learn traditional salt mining methods from local families.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Same as Day 6

Day 8: Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha) → Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Drive time: 4–5 hours

Activities:

• Drive south through the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth.
  
• Look for tree-climbing lions in fig trees!
• Picnic lunch in Ishasha.
• Continue into the Bwindi highlands, with breathtaking mountain and forest views.
• Check into your forest lodge and relax.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight (based on tracking location – Buhoma, Rushaga, or Nkuringo):

• Luxury: Buhoma Lodge / Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
• Mid-range: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge / Gorilla Mist Camp
• Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp

Day 9: Gorilla Tracking – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience

Activities:

• Early breakfast and packed lunch.
• 7:30 AM: Report to UWA Briefing Point.
• Grouped into 8 with guides and trackers.
• Enter the forest for gorilla tracking – duration 2 to 6+ hrs depending on group location.
• Spend 1 unforgettable hour with a gorilla family in their natural habitat.
• Return, receive the tracking certificate, and rest.

Optional Afternoon Activities:

• Batwa Cultural Encounter: Meet forest-dwelling Batwa pygmies, learn traditional dance, hunting techniques, and visit homesteads.
• Forest walk or birding around the lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Same as Day 8

Day 10: Bwindi → Entebbe – Fly or Drive Back

Options:

• Option 1 – Fly: Morning or afternoon domestic flight from Kihihi/Kisoro to Entebbe (~1.5 hrs).
• Option 2 – Drive: Full-day scenic drive (8–10 hrs) back to Entebbe with stopovers.

Optional Stops (if driving):

• Equator crossing in Kayabwe – souvenir shopping and photo op.
• Lunch in Mbarara or Masaka.

Evening: Transfer to the airport for international flight OR stay overnight in Entebbe.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (if driving), Dinner (if overnight)

Tour Includes:

• 4x4 Land Cruiser safari transport with professional driver-guide
• All domestic flights & airport transfers
• Accommodation in carefully selected lodges and resorts
• Park fees, permits, and all scheduled activities
• Meals as specified
• 24/7 local support

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