Join our customized 7 Days Uganda safari to Lake Mburo for game viewing, Kibale Forest for chimpanzee trekking, Bwindi Forest for mountain gorilla trekking and a boat ride at Lake Bunyonyi with Engagi Safaris. This trip offers you the best Uganda primate trekking and game viewing experience. The trips start and ends in Kampala Uganda
Trip Summary
Day 1: Pick up – Overnight in Kampala/Entebbe
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mburo –Evening Game drives
Day 3: Morning game drive/nature walk – Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Day 4:Chimpanzee trekking/Habituation & Bigodi Wetland
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 7: Fly to Entebbe
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up – Overnight in Kampala/Entebbe
Arrive at the airport, meet your driver guide from our company and transfer to Fairway Hotel/ Marriot Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mburo –Evening Game drives
Have breakfast and drive to Lake Mburo National Park with a stopover at Uganda Equator. Have lunch at the lodge, refresh and in the evening go for game drives to catch up with animals grazing, and browsing before retiring for a night. Lake Mburo National park is home to animals such as zebras, buffalos, giraffes, Uganda kobs, Bushpig, hippos and antelopes among others all for you to see. Dinner and overnight stay at Rwakobo Rock Resort/ Arcadia cottages
Day 3: Morning game drive/nature walk – Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up early and go for morning game drives to catch up with early risers feeding in the open savannahs. Alternatively, you can go for a nature walk to explore the hidden gem of Lake Mburo Park on foot. Return to the lodge for late breakfast, check out and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park with lunch en route in fort portal. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Forest guest house/ Kibale Forest Camp
Day 4:Chimpanzee trekking/Habituation & Bigodi Wetland
After a morning cup of coffee, get your packed lunch and transfer to Kanyanchu information center for briefing about the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. You will be put in groups of 8 and allocated a chimpanzee community to visit. Trekking to see chimpanzees starts at 8:00am lasting between 30 minutes to over 6 hours depending on their locations. Spend an hour with chimps, embrace their human-like characters, take pictures and enjoy this magical encounter. In the afternoon, go for a nature walk in Bigodi wetland, home to numerous monkeys and bird species. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Forest guest house/ Kibale Forest Camp
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, check out and hit the road transferring to Lake Bunyonyi in southwestern Uganda. The 7 hours scenic drive through farms, communities, Ankole plains and rolling hills makes this safari more fun and enjoyable. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
This is the big day to trek the endangered mountain gorillas. Wake up early, have a cup of coffee, get your packed lunch and drive to Bwindi Forest park headquarters for a pre gorilla trekking briefing and registration. You will be put together in groups of eight each allocated a gorilla family to trek. At 8:00 am, start up the trek to search for the gorillas. Trekking time may be as short as 30 minutes of a full day but you are 99% sure f meeting the gorillas. On meeting them, spend an hour in their company, embrace the human-like characters of gorillas, take pictures and enjoy this lifetime encounter. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort.
Day 7: Fly to Entebbe
Have breakfast, drive to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip for your connecting flight to Entebbe International airport for your return flight
End of the tour
Tour inclusions
- Gorilla permit
- Chimpanzee Trekking Permit
- Park entrance fees
- Boat cruise
- Full-time English speaking guide
- Accommodation and meals
- Airport pickups and drop-offs
- Ground transport
- Bottled drinking water
- Miscellaneous
- Photography
- All activities in the itinerary
Tour exclusions
- Visa fees
- International flights
- Alcoholic beverages
- Extra activities not in the itinerary
- Tips
- Porters fee
- Personal expenses
