Arrive in Entebbe, Uganda, which earns its nickname, the “Pearl of Africa,” from its scenery. Transfer to your hotel for resting and leisure.

Optional: Visit the stunning Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Today’s journey takes you from Kampala or Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda, a scenic drive lasting approximately 8 to 9 hours, including several enriching stopovers. Your first stop will be in Kayabwe, where you’ll experience the equator crossing and enjoy the unique water experiment. Continue to the Igongo Cultural Centre for a cultural insight and enjoy lunch in Mbarara.

As you proceed, you will make another stop to admire the stunning crater lakes before heading onward to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You’ll arrive at your lodge in the evening, check in, enjoy dinner, and relax for the night.

Embark on a morning game drive through the vast landscape, observing the timeless circle of life in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Your explorations may reveal buffalo, elephant, lion, Uganda kob, leopard, and far more. Return to the lodge for lunch.

This afternoon, embark on a 2-hour boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, which is known for its high concentration of hippos in the whole world. Expect to see several water birds, crocodiles, buffalo, warthog, elephant, kob, and far more. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Included: Game drive, Boat cruise

After breakfast, set out for a morning game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Ishasha Sector to spot the tree-climbing lions. Afterwards, proceed to the mountains of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a home to the endangered mountain gorillas. Check into your accommodation and have the rest of the afternoon at leisure.

Optional: Community Walk

After breakfast, you will be taken to the park headquarters for a short but important briefing from the park rangers and guides, after which you will be allocated the gorilla family to visit. Enter the forest and start your trek (please note that a drive to the starting point of your trek may be required).

Coming up close to endangered Mountain Gorillas in the forests of Uganda is a thrilling lifetime experience that surely ranks on most people’s travel bucket lists. Trekking at a high altitude through dense forests and up steep terrain can be challenging, especially in the African heat, but the hour you get to spend with these gentle giants is worth every step.

Only 8 guests may visit one gorilla family at a time. One trek per day/ family.

Gorilla Tracking is managed fully by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, with a head ranger, security personnel (who are armed as a precaution against wildlife, among others), and trackers, with optional porters, who walk with the guests until a family is located. Once the gorillas are found, the rangers only take the guests closer to the gorillas, and your viewing time commences, which is one hour.

Porters – they are from the local communities, rotated for revenue sharing, which goes directly to them. Recommended at least 1 per person for trekking. Fees are usually additional to your tour and paid directly.

Included: Gorilla trekking.

It’s time to hit the road again! After checking out of the lodge, begin your journey back to Kampala or Entebbe. Enjoy scenic views along the way and stop for lunch en route. You will arrive at your hotel in the evening, where you can unwind, have dinner, and rest after the long drive.

After breakfast, you will relax or do a short city tour, and depending on the time for your flight, the driver guide will drop you off at the airport for your departure.