8 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking

Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe Airport to Kampala Serena Hotel

Day 2: Transfer from Kampala to Kibale National Park ( 5 hours’ drive)

Day 3: Chimpanzees trekking in Kibale national park

Day 4: Full day game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 5: Drive to Bwindi National Park (6 hours)

Day 6: Gorilla trekking, Bwindi National Park

Day 7: Fly to Entebbe airport

Day 8: Fly back home

Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe Airport to Kampala Serena Hotel
Arrive Entebbe International Airport, your drive will transfer you to Kampala Serena Hotel, it will take you 1 hour drive to your hotel

Full Board Accommodation- Kampala Serena Hotel.

Day 2: Transfer from Kampala to Kibale National Park ( 5 hours’ drive)
Your driver guide will pick you up at the Kampala Serena hotel and transfer you to Crater Safari Lodge in Kibale National Park. As you drive through the countryside, enjoy the remarkable landscapes, traditional homes and catch glimpses of the different striking bird species. Have a stopover for lunch in Fort portal town – the tourism capital of Uganda because of the beautiful landscapes and attractions. You will arrive at your lodging for the night in the Crater lakes region.
Full Board Accommodation – Crater Safari Lodge

Day 3: Chimpanzees trekking in Kibale national park
After your morning breakfast, your driver will take you to the park information centre where you will be briefed together with other guests about what to do and not to do while trekking chimpanzees. Thereafter you will set out to look for the chimpanzees in the forest and experience unforgettable. Trekking might take 2 to 6 hours of which it is based on the location of chimpanzees.
In the process of seeing chimpanzees you will be able to see also different birds, monkeys like the black and white colobus, grey cheeked Mangabey, golden monkeys among others, and various trees species as you walk through the forest. Later after this amazing time with the chimpanzees
In the afternoon, Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park (1 -hour) and immediately join an evening game drive inside the park. Try to find Ugandan kobs, lions, leopard and the huge giant forest hog and warthog.

Full Board Accommodation – Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge

DAY 4: Full day game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning game drive in the park, Rise up early enough to have breakfast and engage in yet another drive through Ishsha sector where you will see more game among which will be the tree climbing lions in this park, after lunch you will have a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel between Lake George and Lake Edward and see African Fish Eagle hunt, lots of herons and egrets and of course large numbers of hippos. With their short-tempered nature hippo bulls will start fighting very quick to defend their territories, the opportunity to take some awesome action pictures.
See the fishermen of the nearby village sail out to fish and enjoy another gamedrive in the park.

Full Board Accommodation – Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge

DAY 5: Drive to Bwindi National Park (6 hours)
After an early morning breakfast, you will have to checkout of the lodge then, drive to Bwindi National Park for gorilla trekking.
Bwindi National Park is home to the endangered mountain gorillas. This fascinating mountain forest hosts chimpanzees and spectacular birds. There are 23 of the 24 Albertine Rift endemic bird species including Blue-throated Broadbill, bar-tailed Trogon and other beautiful forest species. You shall relax this afternoon and be fit and ready for the gorilla trekking the next day.

Full Board Accommodation- Buhoma Lodge

DAY 6: Gorilla trekking, Bwindi National Park
This morning you will get up very early and for gorilla trekking. Trekking the Mountain Gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The trek will take between 2 and 6 hours, but is well worth the effort. You will be led by an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. Once we find the African Mountain Gorillas we spend some time watching them feed, groom and interact with each other. We get to hear the gorillas communicating with one another and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant adult male gorillas, called Silverbacks.

Full Board Accommodation- Buhoma Lodge

DAY 7: Fly to Entebbe airport
After breakfast, you will drive to Kihihi Airstrip and fly back to Entebbe enjoying the beautiful aerial view of south western Uganda, the hills and thick vegetation as well as the farming practiced by the locals. Our driver will transfer you to Protea Hotel in Entebbe, a luxurious 4-star resort hotel is ideally located on the glistening shores of Lake Victoria and a convenient 1km from the Entebbe airport.

Full Board Accommodation- Protea Hotel in Entebbe

DAY 8: Fly back home
Your drive will take you to the airport for your flight home.