We hope your flight is scheduled for an early landing at Entebbe Airport. Upon arrival, you will be received and welcomed to the Pearl of Africa by the assigned Professional English-speaking Private Trip Guide. Then you will hit the road to transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. Enjoy the scenic drive through the Ugandan countryside and local villages with Lush green countryside, and beautiful landscapes that characterize this part of Uganda. Optional:(at an extra cost) Just in case you have reached early and are interested, you may choose to go for a breathtaking night game drive. Else, you will arrive in the evening and you will do little but check in accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Be up as early as possible for breakfast, and go for an early morning game drive in Lake Mburo NP. While on the game drive expect to see wildlife such as zebras, impalas, elands, giraffes, buffalos Topi among others. Depart Lake mburo national park and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park. The major highlight of Bwindi is that it’s a big habitat for endangered mountain gorillas (harboring over 400 mountain gorillas roughly half of the world’s population),  you will arrive at Bwindi in the evening and check in at your lodge. Spend the evening at leisure, enjoying the tranquil surroundings, and overnight at the lodge.

After an early breakfast and proceed to the park headquarters for a briefing by an experienced ranger guide on the dos and don’ts during gorilla trekking. Begin your gorilla trekking adventure in Bwindi by entering the Gorilla sanctuary through the dense rainforest, following the guide’s lead. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. After Encountering a family of mountain gorillas, spend an awe-inspiring hour with them. The shrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is awesome and an exciting experience to be long-savored. After the trek, return to the lodge for lunch and some rest, thereafter if you like Optional: (at an extra cost) You could choose to go for the Batwa community visit and have a great time watching them dance and sing cultural performances.

After an early breakfast checkout and proceed to Queen Elizabeth NP Park through Ishasha sector famously known for its resident tree-climbing lions. Spotting these unique creatures as they laze on the branches of fig trees will paint lasting memories. After checking in at your accommodation have some rest time and enjoy a delicious lunch. Thereafter embark on a game drive through the park’s vast savannah plains. Keep an eye out for elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, and leopards (though hard to spot), among others, and a plethora of bird species. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Be up early and proceed for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura George. This George is a home to habituated chimpanzees and primates including baboons, monkeys and various bird species, such as African finfoot, Blue headed bee eater, martial eagle, Bar tailed Godwit among others. After tracking return to accommodation for some rest time and lunch.

Later, take 2 hours on a scenic boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel which connects Lake George and Lake Albert, expect to catch sight of wildlife like hippos, crocodiles, and birds such as the African fish eagle, the African skimmer, and the yellow-billed stork among others.  Return to the lodge for a relaxing evening, followed by dinner and an overnight stay.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and soak in the last views of the park’s beauty. Depart for Entebbe and you will have your lunch enroute, as you drive through the scenic landscapes of western Uganda.

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight, taking with you unforgettable memories of your wildlife adventure in Uganda and a longing to return to this enchanting wilderness in the future. We hope to see you (or any referral) when next, you visit, and thanks for choosing Private Trip Uganda!